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by thret 13y ago
I always thought ubiquitous VR was a race between porn and games, looks like games will win.
662.
by thret 13y ago
I'm not American, but I follow Amash. Voluntary transparency in a politician is a wonderful thing.
663.
by thret 13y ago
The have one billion hands to draw inspiration from, and talk about completely standard hands in mundane ways from WSOP. The only value anonymised data has is to train a bot.
664.
by thret 13y ago
Actually watching TNG for the first time now. If they want data, they ask the Computer. If they want analysis, they ask Data. Holodeck characters seem to have better reasoning capabilities than the Computer! I find it very odd.
665.
by thret 13y ago
Who does the photos for these? They are clearly just using unrelated images and fitting in a certain number of pictures per page. Good stories do not need to be embellished with images of apartment windows or empty parking lots.
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Milky Way Galaxy Has Four Spiral Arms, New Study Confirms(sci-news.com)
4 points by thret 13y ago|0 comments
667.
by thret 13y ago
"Page xx is not part of this book preview" Sigh, I hate crippleware. I do love this paradox though, it makes for enjoyable conversation over a bottle of wine with just about anyone.
668.
by thret 13y ago
"Judge Ronald S.W. Lew asserted that Gotham Garage can't simply manufacture Batmobiles as depicted in Batman movies, without the consent of Warner Bros., the producer of the Batman franchise." If Warner Bros. had no intention
669.
by thret 13y ago
This would be more interesting if they only polled people who could draw. Maybe ask them to draw a horse first, and if it's recognisable as a horse, then continue on with the world map.
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by thret 13y ago
Yes! I already wear glasses that are very expensive, surely I'd be able to use GG without looking too extravagant.
671.
by thret 13y ago
"spacecraft will probably have to steer clear of them unless the craft are carefully sterilized" Question: How could they still be carrying live earth bacteria after the trip? What kind of sterilization is going to be more effecti
672.
by thret 13y ago
Just ask! People like this tend to enjoy showing off their projects. You might even get some pie out of it.
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Uruguay legalises the production and sale of marijuana(abc.net.au)
1 points by thret 13y ago|0 comments
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by thret 13y ago
I'm sure it was perfectly spaced though.
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by thret 13y ago
"When the Internet was designed it was to have about 50 connected networks. With the explosion of networking, the number is now approaching 300." Good read, thanks for posting this.
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by thret 13y ago
China's one child policy comes to mind. You could approach this in the west without force by tying tax thresholds to number of children.
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by thret 13y ago
https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Trade
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by thret 13y ago
I think this article is a little short sighted. DNA profiling may be bad for some people in certain situations (health insurance), but the long term effects, for our species as a whole? I don't have a problem sacrificing my individual
679.
by thret 13y ago
http://www.wired.com/magazine/2011/10/ff_radioactivecargo/ Related article previously submitted on HN, about what happens when one of these containers has radioactive cargo.
680.
by thret 13y ago
IMO the entire health-food, dieting, naturopath industry is a placebo for lazy people who will try literally everything and anything to avoid exercise.
681.
by thret 13y ago
I also find this incredible. Particularly when you can spend $50k just renting a place in Vegas for three months. I realise there are slums in Vegas but the place actually looks quite nice for the money. $200/month for an unlimited cle
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Direct democracy(en.wikipedia.org)
5 points by thret 13y ago|0 comments
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by thret 13y ago
The first comment has a link to this article: http://gizmodo.com/382026/a-cellphones-missing-dot-kills-two... Wow.
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by thret 13y ago
CodeCombat is hilarious. I may actually teach my girlfriend some code :)
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by thret 13y ago
Happened to me too. I got an email from their lawyer making vague threats and I thought about it, and replied that they could sue me if they so wished. They had no case (obviously) and I've the time and money so I was kind of curious t
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by thret 13y ago
That was his point, the war on drugs creates violence and is not a deterrence.
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by thret 13y ago
It really cannot. It can be used to make him a person of interest.
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Sydney pub to accept Bitcoin for beer(afr.com)
2 points by thret 13y ago|0 comments
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Earthquake kills at least 46 in remote Pakistan, creates new island in sea(abc.net.au)
2 points by thret 13y ago|0 comments
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Curiosities - Maps that will change the way you see the world.(slightlywarped.com)
1 points by thret 13y ago|0 comments

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