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by richmarr 12y ago
Microsoft already published this. http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/news/press/2014/aug14/08-19st...
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by richmarr 12y ago
We're absolutely living more comfortable lives than we did in the middle ages, or in the 50s, or whenever. That wasn't my point. I don't agree with the "things were better in the old days" sentiment either. Suspect
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by richmarr 12y ago
This article couldn't miss the mark more completely if it tried. Distopian sci-fi is just a mirror of our current political climate, and fears that already exist. Human fears, that don't require fictional technology. You don'
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by richmarr 12y ago
Is there more information that you haven't published? There are plenty of reasons to choose a less qualified candidate that don't involve gender discrimination. Price. Nepotism. Change in spec. You're obviously upset about th
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by richmarr 12y ago
"Dawkins’ narrowmindedness, his unshakeable belief that the entire history of human intellectual achievement was just a prelude to the codification of scientific inquiry, leads him to dismiss the insights offered not o
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by richmarr 12y ago
"Imagine someone holding forth on biology whose only knowledge of the subject is the Book of British Birds, and you have a rough idea of what it feels like to read Richard Dawkins on theology." Err... no. Imagi
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by richmarr 12y ago
That's a little unfair, isn't it? Whether you agree with his actions or not, he's certainly no coward. He's also unlikely to be in possession of any information about Russia that isn't widely known. Surely it'd
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by richmarr 12y ago
Not just possible. Likely. The Brunhes–Matuyama reversal was 780k years ago and the average gap is only 450k years http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geomagnetic_reversal . Such reversal events can cause thousands of years of
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by richmarr 12y ago
I'm going with no, but hopefully their market share will be taken up by Mozilla. Mozilla will do a better job of keeping the big players honest and (IMO) have a better chance of putting out a decent product.
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by richmarr 12y ago
To find out how to assist the UK tech industry they need to talk to actual early-stage companies about they problems they are currently facing... not listening to 8-year old SMEs pitch. Suggest title change to "Some companies come to t
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by richmarr 12y ago
This advantage is either completely gone, or will be within the decade. China also has the advantage of being able to correct design mistakes, like the F35's lift fan.
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by richmarr 12y ago
The fact that Tredinnick is on the Health and Science committees is is proof that the illusion of government is just one big epic troll by our lizard overlords. Oh how they chortle.
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by richmarr 12y ago
Use different websites.
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by richmarr 12y ago
There's a slight mistake in the submission which changes the topic significantly. The actual article is about employees, not co-founders.
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by richmarr 12y ago
There are already litmus-style tests kicking around that change colour in the presence of a disease or virus. Maybe in future all condoms will warn about STDs... although you could imagine that getting depressing if you have an incurable on
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by richmarr 12y ago
I like the vision. Those inserts will need to come in different varieties to allow for people who already need inserts for other reasons, e.g. arch support... odour control... (not me obviously, I'm commenting on behalf of a friend)
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by richmarr 12y ago
Someone in PR at Microsoft will see that bio in 10... 9...
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by richmarr 12y ago
People around the world are pretty disgusted by the photos & footage coming out of Israel/Palestine. You seem to be here looking for support. I don't think you'll get any, at all, other than from people for whom cognitive
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by richmarr 12y ago
Do you really, genuinely, believe the problem lies just on one side of this conflict? I'm sure you're smarter than that.
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by richmarr 17y ago
Regardless of how small a physical space the world's population could conceivably fit into, there's still the biodiversity cost, energy use, and other knock-on effects of increased population. I do wonder where these figures come from, and