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by wuschel 10y ago
Thank you for the link. Lisp-y things have a soft place in my heart, although I must say I never did any productive with them (Python happened to be our software stack back then). Neithertheless, they gave me interesting insights into CS. I
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by wuschel 10y ago
I faintly remember the Klammeraffe . Fun times. In Poland it is still called Małpa , which means monkey.
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by wuschel 10y ago
Well, I hope for the head of the NK chief propaganda minister that the grand divine dictator's internet does not break down with all the traffic from Hacker News.. "Kim Jong Un, Chairman of the Workers' Party of Korea, Chair
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by wuschel 10y ago
Very lengthy, well written article about the history, political implications and principles of public key encryption. I am a big fan of this technology [1], and still hope that it will be more wide spread among citizens in a secure form. Li
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by wuschel 10y ago
I take that as bleeding edge sarcasm :^) There are many startup endeavours that aim to use tech for the better of our ecosystem e.g. all the startups affiliated with the New Harvest Community ( http://new-harvest.org ).
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by wuschel 10y ago
"Are we doing enough?" This question is spot on. We have this planet, our habitat, in our hands. Overexploition of natural recources can bring our ecosystem in dire straits, and us with it. We can loose so much. About time to use
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500 dead horseshoe crabs have washed up in Japan(sciencealert.com)
40 points by wuschel 10y ago|26 comments
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by wuschel 10y ago
Seconded. 1) A PhD is a very personal experience, but hard work is the common denominator. 2) The article is off - very much because there is a multitude of outcomes when it comes to personal development during a PhD.
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Ask HN: What is a good multi-user solution for encrypted cloud data
1 points by wuschel 10y ago|0 comments
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by wuschel 10y ago
Thank you for your reply, and making your position understandable. In my humble opinion science has already a problem with communicating to the general public. We are still far away from the comprehension of state, or even computuation in l
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by wuschel 10y ago
sarcasm on Don't forget, human brains are squishy, too, and there are many more of them! Sarcasm off Not sure if your comment meant to be provocative, or if you just did not think through the ethical considerations of your stateme
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by wuschel 10y ago
I am astonished how geo-political squabbles over resources such as oil and fishing may destroy the great reef ecosystems of this region. Ecosystems, that are far more valuable than the things these nations squabble about. The cold war was m
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by wuschel 10y ago
1. Never give up. 2. Get to work.
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by wuschel 10y ago
This is true - wildlife conservation is an incredibly difficult endeavor. Classical strategies such as those employed by WildAid [1] are not the only approaches on how to help poor creatures to survive poaching. Unfortunately, governments a
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by wuschel 10y ago
That means that we should take it as a lesson to improve our way to handle decisions like that.
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by wuschel 10y ago
Generally, I do agree with you. Voting power, even if it is just one vote, comes with responsibility. And one should respect a vote, and also demand from a voter to behave in a mature, educated and responsible way. > So all the rest (eco
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by wuschel 10y ago
As mentioned above, the vote has been made - but is not legally binding. I completely agree that one should respect the vote of the voters - after all, isn't that one of the basis of our western political systems? On the other hand,
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by wuschel 10y ago
I understand, thanks for elaborating on that matter. In a way, a clean way to do it would to be a call for elections, and a proper mandate - either to stay in, or stay out. But that might not happen, considering the nature of the politica
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by wuschel 10y ago
Please correct me if I am wrong - as I understand, the referendum for the BREXIT is not binding. As such, there is a lot of fuss and hot air about things that will possibly not materialize. Not to mention all those speculative business af
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by wuschel 10y ago
Interesting remark, and it in a way can be observed in our daily lives around the world when you compare to what older generations said. Could you point me to some of these essays? I would like to have a look at them.
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by wuschel 10y ago
IMHO this is a very individual matter. An uneven split among founders should not be red light, as long as it is in the same magnitude.
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by wuschel 10y ago
The question is: Do you really want to leave earth, the only habitat for us humans (and other species) that is accessible to us? Live will change and evolve under other conditions; as such, earth is our home, and unique. I propose saving th
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by wuschel 10y ago
I found the design of the sample processing robot and the overall design concept of the automated process very interesting. Some quotes from the Q&A: -- "We have a lot work to do .." -- ".. I had have started earlier in t
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Theranos CEO Holmes Speech at ACC: Miniaturization of Laboratory Testing(youtube.com)
2 points by wuschel 10y ago|2 comments
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by wuschel 11y ago
Could you elaborate, with some examples? I am aware of the risks involved in using US cloud services, as every data on the cloud is exposed to hostile access to some point. Basically, keep your mission critical files of the internet. I just
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by wuschel 11y ago
I wonder if the 'tick a box per day' model is a proper visualization of your life . You age, health and knowledge define your potential of doing and accomplishing things e.g. -- the majority of your top quality relationships are
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by wuschel 11y ago
Not only the capabilities of this tool are limited - so is our understanding of many of the fundamental concepts that might give us control over the biofactories that are living cells e.g. think protein folding.
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by wuschel 11y ago
Sounds great! Thumbs up for leading the way, YC.
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by wuschel 11y ago
Interesting read of the introduction - and very good points. Perhaps yew was also way too hard to come by / expensive for the Scottish? Also, it does make sense that training long term military personel was reserved to the ruling feuda
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by wuschel 11y ago
Please explain the downvotes. Sure, the comment was a quick shot comment about 'X for Y' ventures, but I do indeed guess that many current IT unicorns are not straying so much into bleeding edge technology, but are following a mar

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