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by pm24601 8y ago
It prevents computer-based application filtering.
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by pm24601 8y ago
I am using 'X' to represent a conviction for a crime. I am using 'X' because I don't want anyone to think that I am condoning or justifying any particular crime. 1. How would someone else know that the person did X?
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by pm24601 8y ago
> When I asked, he said they just didn't need to do it faster. There is your really good reason.
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by pm24601 8y ago
I would bet another advantage of wood is they fail gracefully. From article: "We had one ladder here that was fully involved in a fire for 25 minutes, and the whole tip of it—six feet—was crispy. It looked like a log you pull out of a
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by pm24601 8y ago
> "I can't think of any reason to acclimatize them this way instead of" .... I bet the expert woodmakers doing this job have very good reasons. Reasons that you haven't thought of.. Seriously, these people are experts
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by pm24601 8y ago
Youtube's algorithm is designed to give the viewer stuff similar to what they have already seen. Be it Goto Conference videos, Nazi rants, or wacky people doing fingernail designs. Youtube's AI is not designed take chances and off
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by pm24601 8y ago
Yes because the NSA believes the Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle applies to that data. Such data is simultaneously in the "collected"/"not-collected" state. It is only when the data is observed that it resolves
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by pm24601 8y ago
It's working for Uber...still waiting for those autonomous taxis that don't run people over....
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by pm24601 8y ago
It was my understanding that all AI technology/approaches need some sort of training. And that this training required some sort of human intervention to grade "correctness" In companies that I have worked for that want to use
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by pm24601 8y ago
Reality Winner let the US know our elections are being hacked... yet she is being destroyed.
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Chamber contains water so pure it dissolves metal is helping detect dying stars(businessinsider.com)
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by pm24601 8y ago
I love the way the video showed the border fluctuations over time. Any criticism of "precision" is kind of pointless - even today it is difficult to determine population any many countries or cities. Population is too fluid. What
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by pm24601 8y ago
Sounds like one of those "smart" contracts at work.
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by pm24601 8y ago
Hmmm try again. Here are some more common barriers. Notice that these are 'assets' that are not controlled by the couple: * Social Security with survivor benefits * Pension payouts * Health Insurance coverage (1 person's job
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Private Equity Kills Toys R Us, Workers Get No Severance(nakedcapitalism.com)
2 points by pm24601 8y ago|0 comments
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The birthrate in the U.S. is the lowest it’s been in 30 years(vox.com)
89 points by pm24601 8y ago|121 comments
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by pm24601 8y ago
Wow... I remember a simple, elegant language. The C, I knew had close to a 1-1 mapping to assembly. The compiler didn't overthink things. How can you muck this up! I thought it was C++'s job to turn something simple/elegant i
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by pm24601 8y ago
Commentators talking about solutions. There are already solutions in the article: > The three PUDs have been experimenting with policies that force miners to shoulder these extra costs and risks, while insulating ratepayers and the utili
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by pm24601 8y ago
Yes they did: > In one instance last year, the transformer outside a bootleg miner’s home overheated and touched off a grass fire, Chelan County PUD officials say.
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by pm24601 8y ago
<snark>Remind me again why cryptocurrency are a good idea</snark> Seriously, the idea of smart contracts can truly be of value if attacks like this are no longer possible.
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by pm24601 8y ago
Once again, proving that building a business dependent on other business is a bad long-term idea. I say long-term because Favstar had a good run. But every app company loses out.
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Podcast: Why Manufacturers Struggle to Secure IoT(threatpost.com)
2 points by pm24601 8y ago|0 comments
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by pm24601 8y ago
Simple reasons: 1. A ferry can be inspected continuously - after every run, end of day, end of season, etc. 2. The sail can be in the ideal position. 3. The sail will not get damaged during the loading/unloading process.
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by pm24601 8y ago
> The issue with jailing bankers is that nothing they did was illegal. They were never investigated. Looking back to earlier banking meltdowns, plenty of crimes were discovered. See for just such an example: https://en.wikiped
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by pm24601 8y ago
Seems like a good test for any new service. See if they deny access to Europeans, if they do - stay away from the service.
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by pm24601 8y ago
This line at the end is the most frustrating: > But they still don’t seem to grasp what’s been lost, or why. It’s easy to dismiss the disappearance of factory jobs as a past misstep—with a “we’re not getting those jobs back” and a sigh.
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by pm24601 8y ago
Here is my test of how good a school really is. The conversation among the NON-valedictorians is: Poor: "Why should I go to university?" Ok: "Are you going to university?" Better: "Which university are you going to?
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by pm24601 8y ago
Meh. Brownback. No funding for my kids' school if I was to move to Kansas. No tourism or things to do that are different. Miles and miles of miles and miles..... I might move back to my home state in the Midwest, if they got rid of the
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by pm24601 8y ago
i like both. Github is too public sometimes.
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ICE held an American man in custody for 1,273 days. He’s not the only one(latimes.com)
143 points by pm24601 8y ago|62 comments

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