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   Ask HN: Downvoting without replying

   12 points by xk_id 14y ago|15 comments
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   by xk_id 14y ago

   Duly noted! The lecture is here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-30t8pSd7s0 .
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   by xk_id 14y ago

   Thanks for your contribution. But, regarding the first paragraph, I need to ask – are you sure? I cannot sense the distinction you describe. As for the second paragraph, I completely do not understand what it means.
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   by xk_id 14y ago

   indeed...
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   by xk_id 14y ago

   well, there is absolutely nothing wrong with conjecturing, when one presents it as such. Thanks for making a case against what I said, I may give Chomsky a second chance. Edit: by the way, I'm a bit suspicious of your phrasing in "mathemat
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   by xk_id 14y ago

   Uh, didn't he criticise scientific epistemologies in relation to so-called scientism? I read briefly about some of his remarks on the matter, and he just seemed like most of his fellow sociologists: ignorant of the relevance of science to s
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   by xk_id 14y ago

   I kindof get the feeling facebook conveys an autistic interpretation of human social interactions.
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   by xk_id 14y ago

   Imo, facebook is really focusing on the wrong things here. I'd have been much more enthusiastic if they offered me tools for better control over my data, for example (incidentally, I had to spend 40 minutes just the other day using a Grease
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   Apple stock hits a nine month low as rumors swirl and confidence falls(theverge.com)

   2 points by xk_id 14y ago|0 comments
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    by xk_id 14y ago

    From Alfred Korzybski, who claimed he got it from a physician.
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    by xk_id 14y ago

    Just like porn became a socialised behaviour… so can its rejection.
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    by xk_id 14y ago

    "9/10th* of the working of the gonads is to vitalise the whole body – brain included. If the gonads would secrete a blue fluid, the whole body would be blue, and the brain very blue – and even the bones would be slightly blue. […] It is qui
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    by xk_id 14y ago

    haha exactly, same here
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    by xk_id 14y ago

    Excellent article! I'm looking forward for the next wave! His insights echo some of mine regarding social media; it's both comforting (knowing that I'm not crazy), and scary (discovering that others are seeing the patterns I see). I have an
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    by xk_id 14y ago

    you have to be an idiot to use any email provider for something like this, without PGP encrypting your content.
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    by xk_id 14y ago

    fuck, i need to graduate :)
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    by xk_id 14y ago

    Amen to that.
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    by xk_id 14y ago

    That's a myth! Please see my post in this thread regarding Accutane. It cures acne successfully.
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    by xk_id 14y ago

    I can stand behind Accutane (isotretinoin). It really, really works. And in my case, it was the only thing that worked. But the leaflet of possible side effects is likely to intimidate you – anything goes, from falling of the nails and hair
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    by xk_id 14y ago

    Thanks for writing such a valuable contribution. I've learned a lot.
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    by xk_id 14y ago

    There is a quote in this clip http://youtu.be/gQ3HEVelBFY?t=4m7s which goes: "we have to shift from long sequential thinking, to short parallel thinking". I think that because computers have permeated our lifes so much, they are enabling
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    by xk_id 14y ago

    man i loved that :) guide to mostly harmless hacking (GTMHH) :D
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    by xk_id 14y ago

    It's awesome :D
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    by xk_id 14y ago

    I have already downgraded to a Blackberry Curve 9360, because of getting an iPad. I mostly use it for texting and calling. I really think you're right, at least to me smartphones stopped making sense after I got an iPad. Thanks for the shar
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    by xk_id 14y ago

    Here's a list of some of my use cases; I'm sure I'll discover more with time. I keep my iPad passlocked with a strong pass, so Siri is sometimes really convenient. Also, I tend to keep the iPad next to my bed, because very often when I go t
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    by xk_id 14y ago

    Safari looks good so far
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    by xk_id 14y ago

    Bekhtereva's work sounds interesting to me. thanks
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    by xk_id 14y ago

    Interesting observation. Have you heard of Korzybski?
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    by xk_id 14y ago

    just to clarify – when it says "hacking a gmail account costs this much", it means " attempting to hack", right?
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    by xk_id 14y ago

    Awesome!