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by pmdulaney 11mo ago
I assume the HN title is understated humor.
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by pmdulaney 11mo ago
It is, I think, indicative of a broader trend. When you drive past the National Cemetery on Wilshire Blvd in Westwood, there is a large statue of a naked woman (personifying victory or the glory to be accorded the fallen?). I believe it was
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by pmdulaney 11mo ago
An interesting woman. If you are reading comments here, I wonder if you -- being French and all -- have familiarity with Jacques Ellul's writings on technology.
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by pmdulaney 11mo ago
Somehow using the word "shoplifting" is like calling October 12 "Columbus Day". I like it.
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by pmdulaney 11mo ago
The Hamas leadership's plan to hole up in hospitals was brilliant. Until it wasn't.
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by pmdulaney 11mo ago
He should go to work for an American firm; he'd get a commendation and a raise for asking that question.
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by pmdulaney 11mo ago
I think in the US we call this a tramway.
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by pmdulaney 11mo ago
The fact that software on my TV knows what I'm watching is mildly annoying; what is more annoying is that it doesn't give me access to that information -- just like my Roku device similarly fails to give me that information.
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by pmdulaney 1y ago
What a delightful quest!
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by pmdulaney 1y ago
I wonder if science.org has taken a position on whether or not the mandate is a good idea.
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by pmdulaney 1y ago
Doesn't the Constitution guarantee freedom of association?
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by pmdulaney 1y ago
Please, Mr President, this is a bad idea.
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by pmdulaney 1y ago
To have coined both "artificial intelligence" and "cybernetics" -- not bad.
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by pmdulaney 1y ago
"China can't win." These words can be understood in one of two ways: 1. China, it will turn out, does not have what it takes to prevail. or 2. We must not allow the Chinese to prevail. Whether rightly or wrongly, No. 1 is i
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by pmdulaney 1y ago
1983
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by pmdulaney 1y ago
Jason Gay is a treasure. If you fail to see the glory and significance of athletic competition, read his columns -- it will seep into you by osmosis.
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by pmdulaney 1y ago
Sorry, but this is a terrible design. Why all the flashing discs? Why isn't there detailed information on each lighthouse (e.g., name, location)?
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by pmdulaney 1y ago
Thanks for the link! Besides this recipe there are plenty of other great ones -- simple, unpretentious, flavorful food!
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by pmdulaney 1y ago
As a practical matter, they probably settled on the winner months ago.
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by pmdulaney 1y ago
"Surely the headline meant to say Albanian government." No, the wording is akin to "the Trump Administration". The PM of Australia is named Albanese. The surname derives from the Italian word for someone of Albanian de
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by pmdulaney 1y ago
The students are to be commended for their restraint. It is so easy for rightfully offended people to transform into a violent mob.
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by pmdulaney 1y ago
I'm not a lawyer and I have no insider information, but I wouldn't be surprised if Apple is concerned that if anything happened to an ICE agent, they could be criminally and civilly liable if it could be shown that the attacker be
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by pmdulaney 1y ago
Ashleigh Brilliant: Let's organize this thing and take all the fun out of it
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by pmdulaney 1y ago
What is lacking in our culture is an ethos of what I will call "interpersonal generosity", a spirit of accommodation rather than fault-finding and the taking of offense. In the absence of such an ethos, spontaneity is destroyed, m
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by pmdulaney 1y ago
Presumably, it takes so much energy because the AI needs to digest all the online data from the beginning of the internet to 2025. Is there the expectation that once steady state is achieved, less power will be required?
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by pmdulaney 1y ago
You're right that the article seems to be talking out of both sides of its mouth, so to speak, as to the effectiveness of vagus nerve surgery. But the paragraph that begins with "Gastrointestinal symptoms" seems to conclude t
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by pmdulaney 1y ago
Yes, we recognize the need for an underclass, but we all strive to make sure our kids and our grandkids won't be part of it.
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by pmdulaney 1y ago
There is some evidence that the infecting agent (bacteria? prions?) travels from the gut to the brain along the vagus nerve. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5440238/
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by pmdulaney 1y ago
Ha!
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by pmdulaney 1y ago
I hope there won't be any compacency about this venture. Even after 50 years this will be very difficult to get right.

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