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Canadian scientists convert human skin into blood cells(theglobeandmail.com)
2 points by thisduck 16y ago|0 comments
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by thisduck 16y ago
Not necessarily. Yes, there are many Christian, Muslim and Jewish scientists who are practising believers. However, there are variations in practising belief. The type of thinking in the lab is not the type of thinking done in church. Now t
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by thisduck 16y ago
Sure they were, but as Carl Sagan said, "Science is a way of thinking much more than it is a body of knowledge." And this way of thinking is antithetical to the way of thinking that faith is based on.
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by thisduck 16y ago
Atheism is in response to theism. One can be a believer and be agnostic, likewise you can be atheist and agnostic as well. The existence of god is as yet unverifiable in the same way the existence of Bilbo Baggins is unverifiable. So what?
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by thisduck 16y ago
Entirely anecdotal as well, but how many of us got into computer science/engineering/programming because we played lots of computer games?
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by thisduck 16y ago
So is not sending a note a lack of courtesy? And who should send the note? The interviewer? The interviewee? Both?
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by thisduck 16y ago
The problem I have with thank you notes - both as an interviewer and an interviewee - is that not only are they mechanical in nature but also manipulative. The interviewee has something to gain by sending a thank you note. When all the peop
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by thisduck 16y ago
For Froyo only.
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A Machine That Turns Plastic Trash Back into Oil(good.is)
1 points by thisduck 16y ago|0 comments
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Linux Kernel poster(postertext.com)
3 points by thisduck 16y ago|0 comments
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RIP Java, 1995-2010(quoderat.megginson.com)
11 points by thisduck 16y ago|3 comments
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On Improv, Agile, and Fear at Agile Coach Camp Canada 2010(planningforfailure.com)
2 points by thisduck 16y ago|0 comments
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When I Say No...(talklikeaduck.denhaven2.com)
2 points by thisduck 16y ago|0 comments
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If you were hacking since age 8, it means you were privileged.(restructure.wordpress.com)
1 points by thisduck 16y ago|1 comments
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by thisduck 16y ago
That's good insight. Still, it's okay to cry.
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Explaining the difference between copyright, ownership and licensing(majordojo.com)
1 points by thisduck 16y ago|1 comments
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by thisduck 16y ago
Anyone see any resemblances to: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sickle_and_hammer ? Not that I mind at all.
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Longitudinal Effects of Violent Video Games on Aggression(pediatrics.aappublications.org)
1 points by thisduck 16y ago|0 comments
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by thisduck 16y ago
Much for the same reason that I don't believe Gollum (Lord of the Rings) or Harry Potter exist. For the same reason that I don't believe that there is a Giant Invisible Teapot in outer space (Russell's teapot). Just so you know, it wasn't a
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Multitasking With iOS 4 is Horrible: Apple Blew It(pcworld.com)
2 points by thisduck 16y ago|2 comments
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Mongoid vs MongoMapper: Two Great MongoDB Libraries for Ruby(rubyinside.com)
4 points by thisduck 16y ago|1 comments
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by thisduck 16y ago
PomoDB looks awfully a lot like PornoDB, depending on the font you're using. Or depending on your mindset.
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by thisduck 16y ago
He'll never have the joy of standing in the rain/cold/wind chatting to his girlfriend from a payphone. He will have other joys. Joys that perhaps you will never have.
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by thisduck 16y ago
The hit and miss analysis seems a bit off. Gates talks quite a bit about what people will be _able_ to do rather what they _will_ do. Most of the things he said are possible and highly available now.
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by thisduck 16y ago
But it also speaks to the access to education those in the West Bank have compared to ALL their neighbours.
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Pomegranate | NS08(pomegranatephone.com)
3 points by thisduck 16y ago|0 comments
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by thisduck 16y ago
http://book.git-scm.com/ http://progit.org/book/
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by thisduck 16y ago
Yes, and when you prorogue parliament it effectively dissolves any tabled motions in parliament. Taking away the chance for the opposition to lose confidence. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008%E2%80%932009_Canadian_parl...
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by thisduck 16y ago
Is it just me, or is the whole "open source movement vs XP movement" a completely inapplicable comparison? It left a bad taste while reading the rest of the piece.
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The Bakeoff - Gladwell on cookies, open source and XP(gladwell.com)
3 points by thisduck 16y ago|1 comments

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