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by sparky_z 10y ago
To be fair, it's pretty standard for crimes to have differing punishments depending on whether they were accidental or purposeful. Sometimes they're even considered different crimes entirely (i.e., murder vs manslaughter). (I&#x27
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by sparky_z 10y ago
If Fletcher had better evidence, this would be a fascinating court case. But as it stands, the fact that they've located the family of the real Peter Doige (talk about burying the lede) makes it laughably open and shut. >Mr. Doig an
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by sparky_z 10y ago
Intuitively, you can think of N as a rough measure of the "ballpark" around where you are in the number line. As you move up to higher numbers, perfect powers get more and more scarce, so the probability of finding one by picking
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by sparky_z 10y ago
Wouldn't that just result in a new normal where both sides immediately fight it out in the court of public opinion? How would that be an improvement?
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by sparky_z 10y ago
I can't tell if you're genuinely asking or just making a snarky point, but no. It's a US Law pertaining to "foreign" governments, so I don't see how it could apply to the US Government. And it will be vetoed an
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by sparky_z 10y ago
My favorite explanation comes from Greg Egan[0]: "The uncertainty principle is the inability of a quantum system to possess sharply defined values of certain pairs of variables, such as position and momentum. Unfortunately, this simple
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by sparky_z 10y ago
How do you know you can trust the app, though?
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by sparky_z 10y ago
> In-home chargers do affect the viability of a new technology, and they are available to use. Just not to everyone. But most people who have an electric car have access to at least one private charger, and it's the one they will us
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by sparky_z 10y ago
I disagree completely. In your hypothetical world, what if they were all private gas stations? That would certainly affect the economics of owning a gasoline car for the worse, if you also had to build and maintain your own gas station to
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by sparky_z 11y ago
> But the software was supposed to take that into account, which is why it it supports bend allowance calculations in it! Structural engineers aren't allowed to treat software as a black box and trust that it works correctly. They&#
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by sparky_z 11y ago
There's something a little distasteful about making jokes like that about a person on the day of their death.
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by sparky_z 11y ago
> It was smart for Kyle to file first because it makes it harder for the other party to retain a contingency attorney Why would that change the calculus for an attorney considering a contingency agreement? (Honest question. I have 0 leg
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by sparky_z 11y ago
I honestly don't think a person like you're describing actually exists (as an otherwise perfectly polite and well-adjusted member of society--including to members of that ethnic group that they interact with personally). But lets
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by sparky_z 11y ago
I never said essays are non-actions. In fact, I used them as an example of them a type of action: one which would not cause me to disassociate myself from someone else. I might feel a little awkward about it, mostly because I'm sure th
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by sparky_z 11y ago
As long as they don't act on their views (except to write essays explaining and discussing them), then no. If they were rude to me or to others (in a personal way), then I would not want to associate with them, but that's true of
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by sparky_z 11y ago
Can somebody explain to me the meaning of the variable names "st" and "pct" on this page[0]? I understand the code itself, but I can't puzzle out what the letters stand for. [0] http://thebookofshaders.com
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by sparky_z 11y ago
Ironically, that makes you the kind of person that the advertising company is the least interested in. You're not interested in buying what they're selling, you just want to cost them money. That means your "ethical" sta
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by sparky_z 11y ago
This is a really insightful article. I know it's kind of long, but I highly recommend reading it all the way through.
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by sparky_z 11y ago
Fair enough. I've never been to Argentina, and can only go on what I've read in the news. I'm curious what policies you specifically think are going to sink the country into crisis. Is it just about his deal to make good on t
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by sparky_z 11y ago
At least with Argentina there's reason to be optimistic. From what I've read, the newly-elected Macri administration seems to be taking concrete steps toward reversing Fernandez's economic mismanagement.
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by sparky_z 11y ago
According to the article (which is all I have to go on) the ACLU reviewed each incident and said they were all legal. Lobby to change the law if you like, but you can't put someone on trial for taking legal actions you find distasteful
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by sparky_z 11y ago
To be clear, the Warren Buffet bet was about index funds . Not all ETFs track index funds, and even the ones that do aren't necessary. You can just buy into the funds directly.
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by sparky_z 11y ago
I thought the point was that, for minor crimes, it makes sense to plead guilty because the resulting prison sentence is shorter than waiting months in jail for the full trial. It's not a risk calculation.
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by sparky_z 11y ago
Assuming a normal distribution instead of a uniform one isn't that outlandishly unreasonable.
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by sparky_z 11y ago
"This is true, in no small part, because the big three have cleverly extended the lives of their patents, making incremental “improvements” to their insulin." Possibly dumb question: If the improvements really are that minor, what
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by sparky_z 11y ago
What happens then? You're reading about it on Buzzfeed. That's why it's a dumb thing to do.
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by sparky_z 11y ago
> Happy Birthday will DEFINITELY be in the public domain in 2030 Unless the law changes between now and then.
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by sparky_z 11y ago
Holy crap, that's really helpful. Thank you! But from the user perspective... how was I ever supposed to guess that?
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by sparky_z 11y ago
"I also later found out that every editor in my section at Reuters had been well aware of the non-compete for years." I thought she'd only been there for a month. What am I missing here?
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by sparky_z 11y ago
I may have to switch to Chrome (from Firefox) and see if actually works as described.

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