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by robotcookies 11y ago
I realize that it was discussed in the piece and never claimed it wasn't. My claim is only that the argument is more likely than the other arguments (with supporting bits about teeth added in).
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by robotcookies 11y ago
Almost every mammal has a protruding mouth to help bite/feed. Humans are the exception and pre-humans like australopithecus had very prominent mouths like other mammals. It seems very likely that chins are remnants of having much longe
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by robotcookies 11y ago
I agree about the taxi drivers. I do think they have gotten better in terms of customer service since Uber has come on the scene - probably in response to losing business to them. Competition is good. That's partly why I hope both cont
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by robotcookies 11y ago
I think they'll both survive (uber types and taxis). They fill different needs. When I'm at an airport, I really don't want to have to search the crowd of cars for my particular Uber driver - I just want to hop in a cab. When
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by robotcookies 11y ago
I don't think this is as much about AI as it may seem. I mean, yes, it's about AI. But what it's really about is a human tendency which is to create things and meaning when we don't necessarily have the evidence of them.
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by robotcookies 11y ago
In the fourth paragraph that starts "Twenty minutes later..." he specifically states that his account email and password were changed on his account a second time. This is after calling in to paypal to fix the first hack.
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by robotcookies 11y ago
I closed it more as an incentive for them to improve their security than because I feel I'm at risk. I think customers should do this more often otherwise companies are slow to address these issues. And if it were too difficult for me
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by robotcookies 11y ago
I closed my paypal account after reading this. The gist is that the author had his account compromised and after warning paypal about this, had it compromised immediately again. It turned out you don't even need a password to get into
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by robotcookies 11y ago
The case could be made that Corel did this to make it easier for users who used one product to find things in the other. I use both macs and pcs and I still get confused because the command button is on the inner while ctrl on pcs is on the
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by robotcookies 11y ago
The issue I have with Cook's proclaiming support for strong encryption is that Apple still has control over what can and can't install on the user's device. So imagine if some strong agency came and said to a company you can&
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by robotcookies 11y ago
I've heard many similar stories from people who have had medical procedures outside the US. Even in more developed nations, a foreigner paying out of pocket with zero insurance can be substantially cheaper than the same in the US. Mean
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by robotcookies 11y ago
I would say "portal" which is to connect content creators with content consumers (and charging for space on the portal). Unfortunately for yahoo, this model lost out to social networks. People seem to prefer seeing content from fr
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by robotcookies 11y ago
He seems obsessed with being Satoshi. And the article itself said he made edits to insert bitcoin related entries into past writings. I'm sure he's a very smart guy but he's also one of the last people I'd think was Sato
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by robotcookies 11y ago
Yes, for point-of-sale exploits, this would not work. But certainly there are companies that store CC information. Every time I go to Amazon, I don't re-input my cc info. They must be storing it somewhere? As for buying it back, see my
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by robotcookies 11y ago
And to add, the credit card companies would know about the fakes so as soon as someone tried using it, we'd know about the breach and where it came from. All without having LE trying to buy the information from criminals.
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by robotcookies 11y ago
I propose that a few fake credit card numbers and names be issued to different companies and that they place them in their records. If there is a breach, finding those fakes will identify where the breach came from. Each set of fakes would
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by robotcookies 11y ago
I feel the same way. And it's funny how many people think along similar lines and then go straight to their iPhone without a second thought. It's as if because it's always been that way with the iPhone (no external apps) that
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by robotcookies 11y ago
How about something like this except make it as a watch strap? You could just replace your strap and not make your watch thicker (my pet peeve when it comes to watches). You could probably even have a larger battery and have it last for sev
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by robotcookies 11y ago
Buying up coal would raise the price of electricity. That's essentially a flat tax. You punish the poor of the world who use minimal amounts.
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by robotcookies 11y ago
It's a morbid fear of social interaction. Some situations are worse than others. And, for me, it isn't caused by confusion over what to do in social settings (although when I was younger I had confusion due to lack of experience i
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by robotcookies 11y ago
Hmmm. Much of what is described here is not social anxiety. He is really describing what seems to be Asperger's. The two are very often co-morbid and can be confused as being the same but they are not. While they often occur together,
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by robotcookies 11y ago
Tesla was founded in 2003 and is now 12 years old. It is not a new company.
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New analysis of the impact of tech buses in San Francisco(citylab.com)
43 points by robotcookies 11y ago|77 comments
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New analysis of the impact of tech buses in San Francisco(citylab.com)
1 points by robotcookies 11y ago|0 comments
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by robotcookies 11y ago
Why are so many people keen on defending VW with the claim "if VW are doing it, everyone else must be"? That dilutes the severity of this problem. I've seen several threads on HN meant to do this.
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Why curious people are destined for the C suite(hbr.org)
1 points by robotcookies 11y ago|0 comments
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by robotcookies 11y ago
You have to wonder, if they had hands and arms instead of flippers, they might have built civilizations like humans have.
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by robotcookies 11y ago
That's strange because when we do this, the person who initially paid usually ends up with more cash back after everyone else repays. Maybe this is a good way to measure the honesty of co-workers. But I am the same way and hate trying
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by robotcookies 11y ago
Author is conveniently neglecting to mention how much Pandora typically pays out for 1 million plays. Just because the songwriter gets only $90 does not mean that is all Pandora pays out. If I recall with the last musician who made a simila
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by robotcookies 11y ago
People do in general prefer trains over buses. This article is basically just saying that as you make the buses more train-like by giving them dedicated lanes and more reliability, people start to like buses more. Make them longer (articula

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