rjprins

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by rjprins 16y ago
It's not like misdirection is not possible without anonymity. In fact, anonymous misdirection is less effective because the source is more questionable. Misdirection from an authorative source is the really dangerous stuff (WMD's in Iraq?).
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by rjprins 16y ago
I think hypocrisy means stating a certain position while acting out different position. The need for stating a position comes from social or political correctness (or misdirection in which case it doesn't work) which are unnecessary with an
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by rjprins 16y ago
I find that Reddit is great because of anonimity. People can talk about problems they can't talk about to anyone. People share experiences they would never dare to share. You get to realize some things are extremely common yet never discuss
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by rjprins 16y ago
I'm not from the U.S., can somebody explain to me why litigation is so common there? Are there laws that somehow lower personal responsibility in general?
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by rjprins 16y ago
It should be noted that government is expected to get relatively more and more expensive because it's most of it's duties are of the service type. Services like schools, public transport, health care generally defy automation but costs stil
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by rjprins 16y ago
It's interesting to think what will happen to us when we've automated the production of everything we really need. I think the reality is we don't need to work so much anymore. In fact we need to work less and less. Especially if you comb
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by rjprins 16y ago
I have an idea for neural networks that is different from everything else out there. I've been thinking about it for years. Finally going to start on it in September. Expect the rise of robot legions next January.
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by rjprins 16y ago
No, and so far from what I see monads seem to be a way to make your functional code imperative again.
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by rjprins 16y ago
Yes, but we were talking about writing code, not communication.
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by rjprins 16y ago
Since when does HN need mathematical rigor for hypotheses? I have never seen this standard applied to blog posts about how to be a leader, pitching your ideas, how to program, etc. All of which usually don't come with the statistical proof
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by rjprins 16y ago
Yes, my alarm was triggered when he said the camera was of his own design, I could not fathom a single person producing extremely high tech imaging systems. But the writer pulled it off really well and I figured the guy maybe had the thing
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by rjprins 16y ago
I think if we encountered aliens, they will not be "biological" but mechanical and electronic. These have by far the more superior characteristics needed for space travel. The same holds for us, we are sending robots already and it will onl
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by rjprins 16y ago
Actually this is a feature I was missing. I like your implementation, thanks!!
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by rjprins 16y ago
On the matter of proving nonexistence, this is possible. The problem lies with the definition of a god. Whenever you try to proof anything, you assume the world is causal/deterministic. An omnipotent influence is therefore also deterministi
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by rjprins 16y ago
Why is it so unusual for businesses to be open about the income and expenses?
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by rjprins 16y ago
I would simply use autohotkey: ^{Right}::Send ^{Tab} ^{Left}::Send ^+{Tab} But then, that changes behavior for all applications, not just Firefox. There is a keyconfig extension for Firefox: http://kb.mozillazine.org/Keyconfig
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by rjprins 16y ago
This problem has frustrated me so much, here are things I do currently: - Ctrl-<number> focus on or start my regular applications (with an autohotkey script). That is 10 applications, more then enough. - Alt-Tab and Shift-Alt-Tab ar
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by rjprins 17y ago
I think the article is clear in stating this is about the US. Thus blacks, whites, educated, uneducated.. are all understood to be in the US.
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by rjprins 17y ago
Did you even read the article?
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by rjprins 17y ago
Did you feel somehow attacked? The post gives the appropriate disclaimer upfront. And generalization is necessary to make any kind of point. It's not about promoting, it's about honest observations. Which is what makes this interesting. I t
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by rjprins 17y ago
Justice comes from the need for social morality. Law books are only a means to express this morality. If society thinks something should or should not be done, or a punishment is too harsh or too light, then the law should be changed. Since
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by rjprins 17y ago
I'm suprised no one mentions this, good code does not need comments, because it clearly speaks with variable names and function names. The Lisp function Yegge gives, is horrible in that aspect. for example this piece of code: (if (or (
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by rjprins 17y ago
Gödel's theorem: If you print only true statements, you can not print all true statements. Proof: "I do not print this statement"
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by rjprins 17y ago
This is a common misconception. You want to calculate the odds of 162 people not showing an effect where there should be one? What is important is not the sample size, but the manner of sample selection. 10 people carefully chosen to repres
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by rjprins 17y ago
In no way is it that simple.
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by rjprins 17y ago
In China they work even harder for less money. From my European perspective it is all about how much you are willing to sacrifice for your job. Because no matter how much you love your job, it's still a sacrifice. As an inidividual I'm mor
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by rjprins 17y ago
This can also be theoretically proven: If we view a coin flip as a random variable X that describes the number of revolutions, then X has a value of 0 to infinity. Before the coin is flipped, lets say H faces up. Then as X marks the number
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by rjprins 17y ago
The map is incorrect for the Netherlands, because it simply looks at surface height. Large parts of the Netherlands are already below sea level and have been for hundreds of years. Dutch water defense planning has already considered rising
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by rjprins 17y ago
As the guy who invented artificial intelligence.
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by rjprins 17y ago
Of course lotteries do not make sense economically. But what if it buys hope? And entertainment?

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