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by ragazzina 8y ago
This is incredible. Such a simple idea and such a powerful result.
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by ragazzina 8y ago
>£4 -5 k for a Vespa - 1 or 2 less for a lesser brand with worse handling. Vespas have small wheels, any other lesser brand will have better handling (but worse design).
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by ragazzina 8y ago
> A programmer is harmed by their creation not because it goes against their orders but because it follows their orders to a much greater extent than they were anticipating. This is theme also explored by Isaac Asimov regarding the Three
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by ragazzina 8y ago
Then why discontinuing it now?
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by ragazzina 8y ago
Was there enough extremely cheap and tasty food before the 1970s?
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by ragazzina 8y ago
>Do you know the name of Mickey Mouse's dog? I don't get your point, the name of Mickey Mouse's dog is the same in other languages.
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by ragazzina 8y ago
I think it's Seymour Papert. Mindstorms: Children, Computers, and Powerful Ideas, 1980, ISBN 0-465-04674-6
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by ragazzina 8y ago
You are comparing a generic computer to the best human conversation. But people make phone calls when driving, make phone calls with background noise, make phone calls while speaking to other people, make phone calls even if they don't
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by ragazzina 8y ago
>“We want to make sure that we’re not wasting the business’s time,” Fox says. “We want to make sure throughout everything we do here, that this is good experience for the business and that they’re not getting frustrated talking to an ass
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by ragazzina 8y ago
Do you know of any similar websites? I have a couple of questions that I would like to see answered. I emailed mr Munroe in the past but he never replied, I'm sure he has thousands of questions from readers to choose from.
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by ragazzina 9y ago
>Waiting on the reviews for how the Sony Xperia XZ1 compact fares, because I wouldn't mind a smaller phone. Wow, this looks nice. I have wanted a small android phone like this for YEARS, before finally buying an iPhone SE a couple o
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by ragazzina 9y ago
"Roaring Forties" and "Furious Fifties". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roaring_Forties
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by ragazzina 10y ago
>Kafka by way of Mike Judge https://www.metafilter.com/122529/Welcome-to-San-Francisco-N... . This was written by someone who doesn't know how human interaction works. I have been in this situation twice. 2 year
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by ragazzina 10y ago
> Also, most income earned by the top 1% of income earners is employment income; many professionals (doctors / dentists / engineers / lawyers / accountants) fall into that top 1% of incomes. I am not American and I do
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by ragazzina 10y ago
>If the macro trend of hobbyist guitar playing has declined, I think it's correlated with its lack of prominence in current music. >the top 20 songs do not have any obvious guitars >It's easier for guitar novices to stay
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by ragazzina 10y ago
Because it's asynchronous?
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by ragazzina 10y ago
“I’m the darn guy who caused all these problems,” Hall tells the seated group by way of introduction. He doesn’t let his PR handlers do any talking, and he doesn’t rein in the extent of his vision. Despite Vermont’s beauty, he points out,
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by ragazzina 10y ago
This is correct. I am a European who visited Iran. Before that, I could travel to the U.S. with the ESTA (14$). Now I must ask for a B2 tourist visa, which is valid for 10 years and is multi-entry - but it costs ~160$ and it requires me to
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by ragazzina 10y ago
"The god Jupiter drew a veil of clouds around himself to hide his mischief, but his wife, the goddess Juno, was able to peer through the clouds and see Jupiter's true nature."
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by ragazzina 11y ago
How is it different than having pizza delivered?
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by ragazzina 11y ago
On a plane, the larger business class seats mean there is less space, on average, for the other passengers. Without a business class, every seat on the plane would be a bit larger and more comfortable.
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by ragazzina 11y ago
italian is definitely lacking. it doesn't recognize STOCATSO nor ESTIGRANQATSI nor euphemisms such as patata, passera..
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by ragazzina 11y ago
>The only measure of correctness for language is use, I'd posit the only measure of correctness for language is the ability of being understood, even before the use. So when I read and understand USian, I don't really care that