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by swombat 12y ago
Would be interesting to see Patrick's answer to the above, particularly the first point... I pinged the tweetstorm to a friend of mine who's knowledgeable about Bitcoin and he seemed to feel Patrick was, erm, not particularly beli
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by swombat 12y ago
What do you mean "we have new rules"?? Where are those rules? Where the fuck can I see them? Who the fuck made them? Edit: Ok, I can see the link on the first page - hadn't seen the announcement. On the announcement: Where do
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by swombat 12y ago
Presumably, since they're actually fairly common, and not rare at all, extracting them from the surface of a smartphone is no easier than extracting them from dirt itself.
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by swombat 12y ago
> my ideal of a city is not a large archaeology You mean arcology: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arcology
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by swombat 12y ago
Surely, to investigate foreign nationals, they just put their details into XKeyscore and...
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by swombat 12y ago
Setting up the system you describe above to work as well as say, Hipchat, with notifications by email and push notifications to iOS and Android clients, @mentions, reliability, etc, is certainly doable. If you have someone who's basica
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by swombat 12y ago
That was the first thing I thought when I saw this stat posted a little while ago. "Fine, the stat sounds impressive, but there's a lot of other stats that other countries do more of in the last few years than in the 20th Century&
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by swombat 12y ago
Good sleep and exercise will do that for you (speaking from experience).
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by swombat 12y ago
See my article on the topic for more detailed, in-depth view of modafinil and start-ups: http://swombat.com/2012/2/27/modafinil-and-startups
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by swombat 12y ago
The new MacBook is retina, no?
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by swombat 12y ago
That's not always the case - but it frequently is, and yes, does make the direction of the cable even less of an issue!
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by swombat 12y ago
Swiss person here. The total length of the "plug" part of a swiss plug is actually roundabout the same as the width of a british plug. They fit just fine behind couches, shelves, etc.
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by swombat 12y ago
There's some very weird downvoting patterns on these sexism-related threads. A very polarising topic ("you're either with us or against us, and if I think you're against us I'll downvote you as soon as I detect that
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by swombat 12y ago
Thanks for the response and the clarification. Witnesses are not necessary... I was just curious where this sort of stuff happens. I don't go to many conferences myself. Totally agree with the point of your article btw. I've striv
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by swombat 12y ago
I have spoken at a professional conference and had about two dozen drunk fully grown men shout-chant at me to take my shirt off, becoming louder and growing more numerous the longer nobody responded to them. Security did nothing, and I was
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by swombat 12y ago
Respond to the bullying and toxicity with apathy. Respond to the world around you with care and compassion. That's the only lesson here. I like this. Good attitude. Anger < Sadness < Care/Compassion.
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by swombat 12y ago
It's interesting to think about why it is that we are so much more incensed (as we are) by this wanton destruction of historical artefacts than by the destruction of human lives - beheadings, mass murders, etc. I think both actions, th
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by swombat 12y ago
There's no contradiction between what you've said and what I've said.
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by swombat 12y ago
Oh dear, where to start with this... > It's a job, not a country club. Yes, it's a job, but your ability to deliver on your work is not defined merely by private metrics like how fast you type, how many lines of code you can
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by swombat 12y ago
For what it's worth, my dad's diesel Nissan Patrol is about 20 years old now and still running fine. I mean, it's a bit clunky, but it does the job - and the 4wd has got me through some snowy roads, too. Good car. Beyond fuel
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by swombat 12y ago
More to the point, is there any thing that is a repellant for police harassment? I can think of a few things, but generally not easily achieved (e.g. large amounts of money or power or celebrity status)...
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by swombat 12y ago
That could work as well... Perhaps a better method than the certification approach. My point is just: we probably need the government to help somehow.
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by swombat 12y ago
Indeed... the government can't even audit their own code, let alone someone else's!...
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by swombat 12y ago
See https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9089660
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by swombat 12y ago
You don't disagree, we just have a misunderstanding of terms :-) To me, going on holiday, learning the guitar, writing fiction, sleeping, etc. are all also part of my work/purpose, which is multi-faceted and not contained in a sin
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by swombat 12y ago
In the wrong hands, all our best ideas become disgusting ideological tools for oppression. How many people have been murdered for truth, freedom, beauty, etc? Doesn't make the ideals any less appealing, or indeed any less worthwhile. Y
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by swombat 12y ago
Good luck finding enough people who will be passionate about cleaning your office, or collecting your trash, or driving your Uber, or processing your DMV application, or building your new house, or stripping your old laptop for recycling,
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by swombat 12y ago
Let me clarify: I totally do not think that this state of mind is a reality at banks - and probably not at many tech companies either. I truly abhor the fake "passion" demonstrations required in the typical corporate environment.
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by swombat 12y ago
Dr Schmidt’s smart creatives work all the hours that God sends, and then some. They are, to use his term, “overworked in a good way”. The concept of work-life balance can, he thinks, “be insulting to smart, dedicated employees”, for whom w
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by swombat 12y ago
Most of what was worth saying has been said already, so I'll just add a simple stone to the growing pile of rocks/comments that symbolise the fact that we care and want you to get better. This strange state of mind you're in

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