vagab0nd

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by vagab0nd 8y ago
I've been thinking recently, that we learned about both phage and crispr from the war between viruses and bacteria. This is amazing to me. It's like the earth is running a genetic algorithm from which we can copy code. What else c
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by vagab0nd 8y ago
I get what the author is getting at. But this particular example doesn't really help with the conclusion. The solution is still about locks, just that the 2 locks are now linked together.
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by vagab0nd 8y ago
I've always wondered, how does this compare to a dedicated hardware router (some kind of ASIC maybe. I'm not sure if what routers on the market use), in terms of performance. E.g. if the router is connected to 200 clients and they
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by vagab0nd 8y ago
Personally, the first book is my favorite out of the 3. I think if you know a bit of the history of the Cultural Revolution, you'd enjoy it more. The way he combined the plot with that part of the Chinese history is amazing.
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by vagab0nd 8y ago
If you want to get a taste of Jorge Luis Borges, I strongly recommend the short story, The Garden of Forking Paths. Especially if you like twist at the end.
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by vagab0nd 8y ago
Well, you mentioned you "feel incredibly cynical about longevity tech", which seems to suggest that you feel differently on this particular type of research compared to others.
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by vagab0nd 8y ago
May I ask, why you don't feel the same way for any other medical research that saves lives? What's so different about curing aging?
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by vagab0nd 8y ago
What do people think about the career trajectory as an individual contributor in an early stage startup? I'm the kind of person who not only enjoys coding, but hates dealing with management, hiring, meetings, etc. I always fear that I
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by vagab0nd 8y ago
Yes. I remember in the 90s when I was in kindergarten, a 1-hour afternoon nap is "mandatory". I hated it.
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Ask HN: How to self-learn finance
4 points by vagab0nd 8y ago|0 comments
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Ask HN: Why can't I visualize myself walking through a doorway?
1 points by vagab0nd 9y ago|2 comments
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by vagab0nd 9y ago
This makes sense. However, this also means as one party of the off-chain transaction, I need to constantly monitor the main chain to make sure the other party doesn't try to screw me up. And if they do I need to publish the contract be
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by vagab0nd 9y ago
>> Natural death is a beautiful thing; it's a part of life. I'll be honored to die a natural death at a normal age. I completely disagree. Natural death is not a beautiful thing, and is sometimes painful. Even if I don'
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by vagab0nd 9y ago
Forget python development, why is it so damn hard to USE python scripts in a version-correct way in the first place? I have python scripts in my system which rely on different python versions. And since I have a default python version, 2.7
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by vagab0nd 9y ago
In Google Maps Navigation, there used to be a "dim screen between turns" option. Anyone knows where it went? Not sure why they took it away. Seems to be a pretty useful feature.
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Alcohol Can Cause Irreversible Genetic Damage to Stem Cells(nature.com)
2 points by vagab0nd 9y ago|0 comments
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by vagab0nd 9y ago
netcat released their album as a linux kernel module [0]. Browsing their code might be a more fun way to learn how to write a kernel module with a real "use case". 0: https://github.com/usrbinnc/netcat-cpi-ker
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by vagab0nd 9y ago
I was wondering about that too. Google already has speech recognition APIs. I don't understand why they don't provide TTS.
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by vagab0nd 9y ago
How does the amount you take compare to the total amount of stem cells I have in my body? Does the process have any negative effect on my short term and long term health?
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by vagab0nd 10y ago
I feel like I have very bad "mid-term" memory. I have no problem reading long sentences, and my long-term memory is just fine. But I feel like my brain just forgets things too soon. If I were to speak in front of people about 3 th