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by sofal 16y ago
This is interesting. I wouldn't say that atheism "denies" that spirits exist anymore than it denies that Russell's teapot exists. Besides, atheism still provides plenty of room for spirits should there be any evidence for them (subjective o
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by sofal 16y ago
The whole IQ thing is BS. After about a minute of practice I can get it to switch at will. You'll have to trust me when I tell you that I'm not even close to being a genius.
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How To Be An Outstanding CS Grad Student(cs.purdue.edu)
5 points by sofal 16y ago|0 comments
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The Turboencabulator(en.wikipedia.org)
2 points by sofal 17y ago|0 comments
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by sofal 17y ago
Sarcasm on the internet is really not a good idea. it's never the readers fault when sarcasm isn't obvious I completely disagree on both counts. First of all, just because some people get duped doesn't make sarcasm a bad idea. In fact,
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by sofal 17y ago
For reference: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=494066 42 comments http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1003875 2 comments http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=495561 2 comments http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=474588 1 comment
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by sofal 17y ago
Could you elaborate a little on that? I'm just genuinely curious about what the "additional runtime machinery" is, what assumptions they make about runtime behavior, how those assumptions break with the outlawed methods, and what those assu
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by sofal 17y ago
If you are constitutionally opposed to developing for a platform where you’re expected to follow the advice of the platform vendor, the iPhone OS is not the platform for you. It never was. It never will be. Good lord, advice? He's making
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by sofal 17y ago
Audio programming on Android is a particular pain point right now. There is no low level audio API and this makes it impossible to develop certain types of applications. Until Android can provide better audio support, the iPhone sound apps
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by sofal 17y ago
Most kids already have a Mac? You know, I thought I came from an average middle class family, but now I realize I must have been living in poverty. My 17-year-old budding programmer brother recently had to practically enter into a contract
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by sofal 17y ago
I've found that the most consistent and prevalent thing about HN on April Fools' Day is the whining about April Fools' Day. It's like a rehearsed puppet show.
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by sofal 17y ago
I think maybe you misunderstood what "easy" means in this context. It means casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior. In other words, your friend's quote confirms this. If you want more examples, try Chatroulette. Whether or not it's easy
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Mike McConnell, the WashPost & the dangers of sleazy corporatism(salon.com)
3 points by sofal 17y ago|0 comments
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by sofal 17y ago
Guys, we need a better way for exploring big open source projects (like Android, for example), preferably online. Google Code Search is pretty good, but I think there is so much more that can be done.
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by sofal 17y ago
I think you have to have the headphones on otherwise the feedback will ruin it.
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by sofal 17y ago
The Android sound API is unfortunately very far behind the iPhone. There is as of yet no low level native API for sound whatsoever.
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by sofal 17y ago
Earlier conversation on this topic: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1161467
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by sofal 17y ago
I don't understand this patent world. From everything I've read, it is obvious to me that I could get about 5 patents out of every casual conversation I have with my fellow grad students each day. Is everyone in the judicial system complete
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by sofal 17y ago
What? Is someone claiming power over objective definitions of right and wrong? I hope you understand that just because right and wrong are subjective doesn't render the model useless. What if it just so happens that a lot of this marvelous
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by sofal 17y ago
* forehead smack * I did not know I could do that with the trackball until I read your comment.
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by sofal 17y ago
I agree with this. I've read so many 10-15 page papers that could have been explained more succinctly and clearly in an average length colloquial blog post. Researchers come up with some dumb unoriginal idea and dress it up so it looks comp
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by sofal 17y ago
These two threads seem to confirm that updates will be possible via WiFi: http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/android/thread?tid=736... http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/android/thread?tid=38c...
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by sofal 17y ago
Everybody uses them in the gym as well. Working out is actually pretty boring.
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by sofal 17y ago
Is it really that hard to picture people using iPads instead of traditional computers?
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by sofal 17y ago
Nintendo tried to supplant personal computers?
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by sofal 17y ago
You cannot take the "it's not evil, it's just capitalism" argument all the way to its logical conclusion. Even a basic Economics 100 class will teach you that it's more complicated than that. Some levels of "good" and "evil" may have slippe
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by sofal 17y ago
What really makes the [Apple product] any more special, especially considering the price? Please don't say the UI, as it's not so well loved by everyone... I don't know what to say to that if you don't already know by now. What answer a
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by sofal 17y ago
I don't think it would be too hard to explain that a pathetic little blog post somewhere on the Web falsely claims that you purchased 1,500 of these things.
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by sofal 17y ago
I dunno, I think that a comment section for an author as famous as this would just be a fire-hose blast of noise.
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by sofal 17y ago
I would instantly disqualify all of those reviews while reading them, even subconsciously. So either 1) I am smarter than Yelp users, or 2) the lame reviews are actually more subtle and believable, or 3) this just isn't a big issue.

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