xkcd1963

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   by xkcd1963 3y ago

   This was exactly my reaction and I only barely had begun using stackoverflow.
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   by xkcd1963 3y ago

   Isn't it rediculous to assume a seat-heating feature could cause a fire? I would assume there are even hardware limitations in place to prevent heating that would otherwise cause damage. I imagine the situation at court "you imple
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   by xkcd1963 3y ago

   I don't understand why passports would be a good swan invention. Are we happy about having less freedom? I can't just cross USA to Mexico, I need to be identifiable. Governments could screw me up if they wanted to and the passport
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   by xkcd1963 3y ago

   Heated seats is essentially a bool somewhere in the code implemented as artificial limitation. Self-Driving is much more complex and abides much more as an argument to your view.
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   by xkcd1963 3y ago

   There was a hn post once where OP wrote all questions are already answered on SO. Hence nobody should ask questions (especially newbs)
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   by xkcd1963 3y ago

   I have relatives that have inventions but they live in Russia and basically you get nothing in return for patents. How difficult would it be for a foreign citizen to apply for a patent in, lets say, the USA?
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   by xkcd1963 3y ago

   You say it as if that is something that should be accepted.
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   by xkcd1963 3y ago

   > Sure. I already did that, and you disagreed with it. WP’s definition supports social science being categorized as science. I’m asking you for the definition that supports your claim, because WP’s does not. Okay so social sciences I do
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   by xkcd1963 3y ago

   > That's not a definition, it's a circular statement with no information. Common man do you want me to copy-paste the definition of science from wikipedia here? You can look it up yourself. My obvious statement is that the prob
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    by xkcd1963 3y ago

    https://www.thoughtco.com/is-anthropology-a-science-3971060 https://www.yourarticlelibrary.com/sociology/sociology-is-so... . http://cognitionandculture.net/blogs/benson-salers-blog
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    by xkcd1963 3y ago

    If you remain friendly I'm willing to continue our conversation. What if we tried an approach with examples. What field as example is a social science to you?
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    by xkcd1963 3y ago

    I'm quite sure it's not a mental defect but if anything a fallacy.
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    by xkcd1963 3y ago

    Look you get on my nerves with your tone. If you want to have a conversation thats fine, but if your message starts with Aww you are not worth my time.
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    by xkcd1963 3y ago

    I don't think I'm wrong otherwise I'd stop arguing with you. But you insist stubbornly that I'm wrong without providing any good arguments. Regarding the downvoting, I don't have evidence for it, but you don't
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    by xkcd1963 3y ago

    I've the impression you didn't read or engage with the articles I provided at all. My comment closer to the top got flagged because some people who work in social "science" don't like it if someone tells them the tr
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    by xkcd1963 3y ago

    Well, I would paraphrase my search differently "why is social science not a science" This one I had saved somewhere https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/literally-psyched/human... On psychology https:/&
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    by xkcd1963 3y ago

    It doesn't matter what some self-proclaimed intellectuals define as "science". There is a difference between social "sciences" and STEM that make it important to be distinguished and it's unfair, and even dange
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    by xkcd1963 3y ago

    We should make a hard distinction between science and social science.
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    by xkcd1963 3y ago

    I agree with hospitalJail, by calling it science we do not distinguish social sciences from real sciences enough and give them too much credibility.
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    by xkcd1963 3y ago

    but they are not "exacta"
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    by xkcd1963 3y ago

    hey, im not the only one with this opinion. i find it confusing to call social sciences, sciences, because they are not the same.
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    by xkcd1963 3y ago

    There are too many variables involved that could also play an influencing role.
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    by xkcd1963 3y ago

    Astronomy is not a human science. It is a physical science that is concerned with the study of celestial objects such as stars, planets, galaxies, and the universe as a whole. Astronomers use mathematics, physics, and chemistry to explain t
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    by xkcd1963 3y ago

    This is simply not true as materials don't disappear.
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    by xkcd1963 3y ago

    The idea would be to build the equivalents of JS and WA in PHP for client-side
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    Tell HN: We need PHP as a browser script language

    3 points by xkcd1963 3y ago|6 comments
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    by xkcd1963 3y ago

    I talked about my statement with a friend the other day and was able to consolidate my stance. On an intuitive level software seems like a tool to me. Latin had much more gramatical rules than todays English but that doesn't mean it &q
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    by xkcd1963 3y ago

    Software itself hasn't "evolved" over the last 40 or 50 years. It only ever gets better because the hardware becomes better. There is no true innovation in software development. Folks that "innovate" either reinvent
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    by xkcd1963 3y ago

    The moment this happens a big fraction of internet users will switch to an alternative browser
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    by xkcd1963 3y ago

    Oh no, half of hackernews population will be jobless!