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by throwwit 12y ago
Are Google analytics usually in Julia notebooks?
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by throwwit 12y ago
I'd prefer a discretely input-able password; alongside who ever is stupid enough to attempt to brute force it.
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by throwwit 12y ago
Norton Desktop, an EGA monitor, and Windows 3.11 had some early magic.
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by throwwit 12y ago
It's already happening in one form or another with 'reputation management' and the DMCA... http://arstechnica.com/science/2013/02/site-plagiarizes-blog...
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by throwwit 12y ago
Umm... here's a passage from a year old Forbes op/ed: "... about half of real health expenditure growth is attributable to medical technology. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation goes on to say that advancing technology may ha
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by throwwit 12y ago
With such a large user database, why isn't tar pitting db requests the norm?... or at the very least, instituting something as simple as a flag on dummy record requests?
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by throwwit 12y ago
"Usage of Sensor Pattern Noise for Picture-to-Identity linking" is a more accurate title.
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by throwwit 12y ago
Better article with a youtube vid... http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/182500-dual-carbon-batter... . I'm particularly happy if this leads to less mining of Lithium.
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by throwwit 12y ago
For 0.1 Instagrams worth of funding it is a start though.
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by throwwit 12y ago
Take heart... http://www.technologyreview.com/view/523566/how-the-friendsh...
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by throwwit 12y ago
There's also been some interesting prior work involving optics: http://phys.org/news/2012-09-scientists-renowned-uncertainty...
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by throwwit 12y ago
>... will only help young startups build platforms that are "content provider friendly". This will promote competition... That is anathema to their business model dynamic; licenses are stringently kept to stretch exclusivity.
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by throwwit 12y ago
WolframAlpha
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by throwwit 12y ago
Wow... I was just thinking about this recently and how it could be embedded into the bezel of a phone for SLR-level quality.
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by throwwit 12y ago
Probably to avoid people diff'ing the updates.
106.
by throwwit 12y ago
Maybe the article re-frames a cutback of full time jobs and their related benefits. Isn't there an increase in the number of lower wage jobs in North America?
107.
by throwwit 12y ago
Cut a separate piece out and flip it.
108.
by throwwit 12y ago
I'd say it's a reflection on the pragmatism in the culture. (reluctantly generalizing)
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by throwwit 12y ago
On the efficiency side: cuts down on waste b/c otherwise hundreds of people squeeze the produce. But on the whole I'm not for the plan... seems like feature creep for these companies.
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by throwwit 12y ago
I'm still amazed some want to go back to a system that charged them more for marketing it to themselves than actual care-- boggles the mind.
111.
by throwwit 12y ago
...or that sysadmins are used to script kids the day a glitch comes out. (Hopefully)
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by throwwit 12y ago
Unfortunately there's an erosion of privacy on a couple of fronts: http://www.itworldcanada.com/article/groups-complain-bell-us...
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by throwwit 12y ago
So would this explain a spam email in my hotmail inbox that had the same From&To, with no mention of my actual email in the raw message source?
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by throwwit 13y ago
They could've simply slowly transitioned to the 'metro' UI. Step 1. Make advanced window positioning integrated with OS. Step 2. Allow windows to fade into background (possibly live wallpaper). Step 3. Make the changes more e
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by throwwit 13y ago
The most prescient comparison to be made is the increase in self checkout lanes; the human element is left to frantically supervise while the customer has all the social interaction equivalent to using a DVD player. The future should be br
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by throwwit 13y ago
I would say the political/inequality ramifications are going to be foremost terryfying, unfortunately it's hard to research that beforehand.
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by throwwit 13y ago
Out of all the news coverage showing the search crews manning the planes, never once did I see anyone wearing sunglasses. Wouldn't polarized glasses actually help with reflection/glare?
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by throwwit 13y ago
I've learned to be wary of the "Talk about some recent topics in the news" type questions, politics & issues can be surprisingly divisive.
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by throwwit 13y ago
I really hope the Aaron Sorkin movie cuts through the reality distortion field and distills just exactly what entrepreneurs really should be emulating about Jobs. Also of note: http://www.kevinoleary.com/kevin-oleary-steve-j
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by throwwit 13y ago
Being cynical is the only way security works.

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