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1. 31.▲
   by ptc 13y ago

   Do you have some back of the envelope calculations of cost of this versus satellite or extending copper wire? I'm fairly ignorant on the subject, but would love to hear more.
2. 32.▲
   by ptc 13y ago

   Can someone explain why this is more cost effective than other alternatives? The need for specialized antenna's on the ground seems to be a negative. Also, does Google just subsidize the entire thing? How is this paid for long term? Ho
3. 33.▲
   by ptc 14y ago

   I assume he's referring to Apache Pig's Pig Latin language.
4. 34.▲
   by ptc 14y ago

   Playing off the fact that the “Y” clearly didn’t stand for “yes,” ... Uhh, no. Y-Combinator is a nod to the fixed point combinator: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fixed-point_combinator#Y_combin...
5. 35.▲
   by ptc 14y ago

   Perhaps not as scientifically minded, I still think Alan Watts ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Watts ) and his accompanying lectures (e.g. http://archive.org/details/BuddhismAsDialogue ) are a great introduction to eastern philosophy f
6. 36.▲
   by ptc 14y ago

   Cheat Code, activated: http://rosettacode.org/wiki/99_Bottles_of_Beer