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by vipref 7y ago
There was a story in The Economist about greenhouse gas emissions causing increasingly frequent heat waves in the US.
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by vipref 7y ago
A lot of frontends, in reality most, are moving towards a data driven approach and handling tremendous amounts of data in the browser - making it an exciting place to be!
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by vipref 7y ago
Financial sanctions being requested on Spain and Greece for failure to transpose EU rules for personal data protection into law! Good thing, in my books.
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by vipref 7y ago
I remember being spooked when my calendar started being proactive about reminding me to wish my friends a very Happy Birthday before the event actually occurred.
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by vipref 7y ago
I don't agree. The ant looks much distant to us. There are colonization tendencies in every living being, I think. Ants are not the only one. A wolf pack hangs together, so do a bunch of chimpanzees and zebras. The difference is in the
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by vipref 7y ago
this looks cool!
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by vipref 7y ago
The linked article reads: "Because students believe that learning and testing are separate things, they often study inefficiently" Efficient learning is not only about performing during a test, but understanding the subject matter
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by vipref 7y ago
Quoting the article: it says trees "bury CO2". that is just wrong! I don't believe that is a good choice of words. CO2 is essential to their survival. burying it is not how one would describe the process of transformation!
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by vipref 7y ago
> from the article: "Everyone has a pet peeve" That is true. I feel the word content has been used and abused over and over but there are valid uses of the term, much like other terms. 'atmosphere', for example, could
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by vipref 7y ago
> socioeconomic status (SES) is a powerful determinant of human health and disease, and social inequality is a ubiquitous stressor for human populations globally It is common to see why this could be a big problem for poor people as they
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by vipref 7y ago
This is what I've tried. I started with multiple monitors and an ergonomic keyboard, Microsoft, left by the employee before me and developed typing skills while contributing code. Then I had a big screen - 30" - and liked it a lot
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by vipref 7y ago
>> Most importantly, the researchers didn't include a control group for their study. I'm not sure what qualifies as a "good methodology"?
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by vipref 7y ago
> people conversing are quite aware This is not true
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by vipref 7y ago
Not hard to imagine one could deduce one's partner preferences based on cultural facts.
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by vipref 7y ago
This is fancy
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by vipref 7y ago
This is cool!
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by vipref 7y ago
> I wonder what will happen to all of the digital-only movies and tv shows being made today Why do you feel digital media can't be preserved? There are DVD renditions of old media. Cassettes were popular at one time only to be suppl
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Does YC, Paul Graham Invest in India?
1 points by vipref 7y ago|1 comments