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by sxcurry 12y ago
According to BBC News, in the interview with The Sunday Times, Watson said he was "inherently gloomy about the prospect of Africa because "all our social policies are based on the fact that their intelligence is the same as ours -
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Apple Had a Rough Morning(bloombergview.com)
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by sxcurry 12y ago
Very interesting and thought provoking read. Having seen one parent die recently at 94 and the other fading at 94, I've observed that they were/are both really done with life. Not in a bad way, but they had lived long full lives a
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by sxcurry 12y ago
But I think that's my point, although I didn't express it very well. I happen to be reading Ulysses right now - amazing book. But what about Danielle Steel's books? They're also books, right? There's a tremendous ra
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by sxcurry 12y ago
Sorry, I admire her writing, but I call complete and utter bullshit on this speech. Books are commodities, not some magical elixer from the gods. Some are good, some are terrible. I buy mine from Amazon and Audible. New technologies, and th
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by sxcurry 12y ago
I pay for Evernote Premium to get PDF searching, offline notes, larger data volume, etc, as I manage all of my projects in Evernote. For me, the cost is trivial compared to the benefit. That said, I hope they don't lose their focus wit
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by sxcurry 12y ago
APL was the first language I learned - we used an IBM Selectric type terminal with an APL type ball on a time sharing system. I still fondly remember writing Least Squares analyses in 1 line of "code". I couldn't believe how
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by sxcurry 12y ago
My first thought also - might make a great all-sky camera.
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I agree - Rendezvous with Rama is a great book. I'd recommend listening to it as an audio book - really lets your mind fully construct Rama.
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by sxcurry 12y ago
Wow, they were shocked and dismayed? You'd think a newspaper would have had a little more worldly experience. Methinks they are a bit too sensitive.
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by sxcurry 12y ago
I totally agree - bikes should not be sharing the road with angry entitled nasty car drivers. Solution - get rid of the cars. Seriously. Make all traffic lanes in city cores bikes only, and make public transit free for everyone. Have dedica
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by sxcurry 12y ago
Maybe an outlier, but they are providing 12mbs service to my rural home in S. Oregon, and 40mbs fiber service to my apartment in Portland. Both work great and are very reliable.
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by sxcurry 12y ago
As an Oregon resident watching this mess unfold over the last few years, it seems as if both parties are to blame. The State of Oregon clearly mis-managed the project from their side. On the other hand, Oracle saw this as an opportunity to
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by sxcurry 12y ago
Interesting story, but I wonder if there really is any value in preserving all this stuff? When I read about the efforts to save disappearing websites, I wonder the same thing. Isn't there some value in letting things just disappear, l
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by sxcurry 12y ago
Did you read the accompanying text? It talks about a 216 foot rise in sea level.
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What makes you think that "scientists" have any better ethics than anyone else? Given past examples, I really don't trust them to look beyond their own self interest. Besides, this particular experiment would be much more use
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by sxcurry 12y ago
I live in the Western US - it isn't very prevalent here. I suspect it's more common in NYC, where this supposed analysis took place.
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by sxcurry 12y ago
I agree - this whole post is totally unbelievable. I eat in restaurants all the time and have never seen a single person take a picture of their food - group photos are rare and happen quickly. I call fake.
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by sxcurry 12y ago
A caution if you're considering Quebec. You might be caught off guard by the draconian French language laws, and restrictions on where you can send your children to school. (Ex-Quebecer here)
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by sxcurry 12y ago
This is why I read HN - fascinating article, knowledge of an industry I had never thought about before, and a heads up about a new source of information, Cabinet Magazine. Thanks, HN!
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by sxcurry 12y ago
I agree. I think part of it is that the NYT reporters see their own industry slipping away, and really identify with others who are struggling to maintain ink on paper publishing. BTW, the recent internal NYT report stated that the future f
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by sxcurry 13y ago
Well stated. I found that the opinions and actions of the Mozilla employees were what I found the most important in this case.
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Remember that it was passed with the help of a large amount of money from an out-of-state conservative "religious" organization.
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by sxcurry 13y ago
Is it just me, or is this kind of "science" reporting more annoying than it used to be? 1) 'Space rocks, formally known as asteroids' - actually no, they are informally also known as asteroids. You just made up the term
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by sxcurry 13y ago
This is interesting - I've been using iOS7 since the day it came out and don't think I've seen a serious bug yet, certainly not hundreds of them. I really am curious - is it the hardware (iPhone 5s here) or different usage pa
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by sxcurry 13y ago
For those interested in a technically detailed fictional account of a rescue mission to Mars, read The Martian by Andy Weir. It raises some of the same feelings as this article.
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by sxcurry 13y ago
I guess I'm more likely to believe the climate scientists of the IPCC rather than "some predictions".
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by sxcurry 13y ago
No kidding - this is happening increasingly to me and I've also complained to Amazon. I live rurally, and USPS takes at least 2 extra days, and up to a week. Also, large items won't fit in my mailbox and I have to drive to the Pos
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by sxcurry 13y ago
Agree. Also, be sure to consider the source - Forbes. Hardly the bastion of unbiased journalism.
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by sxcurry 13y ago
Also recommend Glacier via Arq. I have hundreds of GB of astro photos that I don't need immediate access to, but want securely backed up. Arq/Glacier are ideal for this kind of long term storage. Just be aware that there is an AWS

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