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by tankbot 14y ago
Although I agree with you, this is not evident from the graph. There are some really poor countries on there with good IQ and low religiosity.
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by tankbot 14y ago
I hope you're joking. Anyway, for me this stokes my confirmation bias that the stupider a person is, the more likely they are to believe in ridiculous nonsense. It also shows that the U.S. is sorta smart for how religious they are.
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by tankbot 14y ago
Your judgement sounds pretty good to me. In fact this is exactly what I was thinking when reading the OP, mainly because he spent 2 hours printing "hundreds" of fliers and packing them into envelopes only to gain what, 15 emails? And how m
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by tankbot 14y ago
MDMA is currently being tested (in sessions combined with therapy) for treating PTSD. I've heard nothing about its consideration for schizophrenia but it wouldn't be surprising.
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by tankbot 14y ago
He made the right conclusions and these programs have already been implemented. (at least in my state) There are many community-based mental health providers. They are private-sector companies, usually nonprofits, that provide treatment p
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by tankbot 14y ago
It's actually not a good point, see my reply above. Upvote for using the word 'promulgating' though. Good show :o)
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by tankbot 14y ago
> "supportive short-term and long-term community housing and treatment", which doesn't sound like institutional care But it is. The housing/treatment he is referring to covers a range of facilities from supported housing to crisis cent
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by tankbot 14y ago
Not to mention there are twice as many versions of Red Bull without sugar than with.
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by tankbot 14y ago
Just to clarify: This isn't DRM, it's a patent on how DRM would be implemented.
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by tankbot 14y ago
Beat me to it, nice :) But why do you use that keyboard combination over the default option+space? EDIT: Ugh, nevermind - brain fart, my apologies for the slight odor...
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by tankbot 14y ago
> So is it simply a matter of degree, and the "disorder" label just gets applied when the traits get strong enough for others to comment on? Yes, it is the degree to which traits manifest, but it's not simply a matter of others commenti
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by tankbot 14y ago
I've seen this pop up a few times on HN now, seems a good candidate for this type of setup. Tomorrow on HN: "Hi, we're Stump! It's like Bump for messaging but with the encryption of STEED!"
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by tankbot 14y ago
No I haven't, but that's exactly my point. These companies are spending crazyass amounts on lawyers, lobbying, campaigns, etc. all the while mis-valuing a single download as an enormous profit loss (up to $22,000 for a single song if you be
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by tankbot 14y ago
During the last HA round I noticed that LivingSocial has Portland offices, as do a few of the companies that App Academy works with (vmware springs to mind, was just there yesterday). My problem is there is no way I can leave for a couple m
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by tankbot 14y ago
I really want to participate in one of these programs (App Academy, Hungry Academy, Hacker School, etc.) but location is a deal-breaker. Does anyone know of similar events in the Portland, OR area?
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by tankbot 14y ago
Cool idea but as others have mentioned, the 'viral' visualization is pretty but doesn't represent any one-to-many shares. Also, poor China... They don't get to play.
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by tankbot 14y ago
Love this idea. Surprising that it hasn't been done yet, has it?
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by tankbot 14y ago
Agreed. This exactly. Since the point of all of this is to prevent evil downloading that robs these poor companies of money, I would like to see some figures relating to the amount of cash that the MPAA/RIAA spend on legislation and policy
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by tankbot 14y ago
Agree. I can remember vividly that same state of flux in my own life. When my parents dropped our dialup internet (too expensive) I looked for alternative ways to get online. My 'solution' was successful and was really exciting at the tim
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by tankbot 14y ago
I learned a similar lesson working for RadioShack as a teen except with Sprint phones/service. After handling charges for upset customers I learned the ins and outs of Sprint's phone support and could basically get them to do whatever I wa
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by tankbot 14y ago
There are still plenty of WEP APs in my area. In fact there are local businesses still using WEP on their WiFi. HN often fails to realize what 'normal' users are like. The world is still very unsecured.
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by tankbot 14y ago
There are ways around the fw password, so it's an additional layer against the uninitiated but probably won't help you much and can cause problems for legitimate users.
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by tankbot 14y ago
Too true! My mistake, edited my comment to reflect this.
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by tankbot 14y ago
OS X offers FileVault natively for full-partition encryption. There are also myriad 3rd party options. EDIT: See larry's coment :o)
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by tankbot 14y ago
There is a local bar that has done this for the bar top out of pennies with the name of the establishment spelled out in nickels. It's pretty cool. Not really relevant but they also have over 100 beers on tap and the ceiling is lined with
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by tankbot 14y ago
My niece, also 10, has been bugging me to teach her how to make computer games of her own. After thinking about this for a couple of months the Raspberry Pi came out so I ordered 2 (one for her, one for me!) and set her up with Scratch. Wh
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by tankbot 14y ago
Did the same exact thing. Went ahead and read the article anyway though, it was still pretty interesting. Not sure how it ended up on HN.
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by tankbot 14y ago
Because they won't do anything that disrupts their own current cash cow models. Even if you explain that this is the future, that it's what their customers want, and that they will make money from it, the argument will fall on deaf ears.
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by tankbot 14y ago
You do realize that obsessive/addictive personalities and depression go hand in hand right?
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by tankbot 14y ago
I totally agree. Honestly MS really needs this sort of overhaul if they want to remain competitive down the road. They still have a pretty good hold on enterprise IT (slipping with the cloud) but I personally think they are in a bad posit

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