xlnt

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by xlnt 19y ago
he agreed it was convenient for them, but said it's not important in some directly world-changing sense. you haven't contradicted this.
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by xlnt 19y ago
being able to make money off something is different than it being important. and the sense of important Matt meant was made pretty clear in his post.
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by xlnt 19y ago
you should try reading his post before criticizing him. he literally said he couldn't foresee GOOG in particular getting so big, just that type of thing in general.
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by xlnt 19y ago
facebook makes no interesting steps forward in solving trust problems. i made an account. people give facebook their email password and thus entire address book (this amuses me when the topic is setting up reasonable trust system), and thus
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by xlnt 19y ago
someone thought facebook was special?
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by xlnt 19y ago
how do you know that you knew the answers to all his questions if you closed the article after the second paragraph?
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by xlnt 19y ago
I think it already had a catchy phrase: "If your only tool is a hammer, all problems look like nails." This phrase has the added benefit of explaining the point.
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by xlnt 19y ago
what's with calling everything a chess match? as a chess player I can tell you that chess matches are rather different.
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by xlnt 19y ago
pg forced them to do this by putting an application form on the web with so many rounded corners they couldn't resist filling it out, or what? :)
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Feynman Quotes/Anecdotes(curi.us)
6 points by xlnt 19y ago|2 comments
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by xlnt 19y ago
so, how do safari users stack up?
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by xlnt 19y ago
yters you said "Finally, it really helps to think about what the author is saying, especially if I try to anticipate what's next." I think that is the stuff of misunderstandings in a serious discussion. If someone is trying to say something
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by xlnt 19y ago
haha textbooks. i used to just read the summary at the end of the chapter in most text books, and maybe the section headings, and that's it. skipping most pages is even faster than speed reading or skimming :) of course that doesn't work fo
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by xlnt 19y ago
i prefer to read word by word so i don't miss anything. if something isn't worth reading that way, i usually read a couple sentences at random places that way then leave. i think a large majority of arguments would go more smoothly if peopl
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by xlnt 19y ago
wow that's a lot of upvotes for not saying anything interesting.
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by xlnt 19y ago
this link sucks, but i definitely don't visit digg
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by xlnt 19y ago
if only they actually did all that stuff. they've been promising a new war3 patch for years. if they'd just have one guy making a few small balance changes per month it'd be much better than it is. it's not rocket science to watch pro gam
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by xlnt 19y ago
William Godwin
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by xlnt 19y ago
You didn't? Then why'd you say how you took it?
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by xlnt 19y ago
I didn't say that was the point, nor say anything to indicate I didn't get the point (so no need to repeat it). Do you know why people take things personally just because they are the parent post, even if the content doesn't criticize them?
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by xlnt 19y ago
fwiw, in my experience, when i read the papers, they suck. (have not read the article, not defending the guy, just commenting on papers)
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by xlnt 19y ago
Good luck to all the karma seekers in this thread!
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by xlnt 19y ago
my problem with laptops is that when i'm at home, i want to hook up external mouse and keyboard, and put it on some books on a desk to get the display at the right height (or plug it into an external display). if you're doing all that, a de
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by xlnt 19y ago
he faked it, to trick us. that's the joke. nickb isn't really a sock puppet.
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by xlnt 19y ago
i'm pretty sure eating a lot, not driving, is what makes people fat.
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by xlnt 19y ago
I agree that there's a wide range of it, from very shallow to slightly imperfect. But what happens if you wear something that isn't pretty and people start noticing? Some won't like you. Others will notice their reaction and compensate for
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by xlnt 19y ago
studying fashion is reasonably interesting but that's different than having fashion sense, which means taking the time to look pretty so shallow guys will like you.
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by xlnt 19y ago
"smart" and "has good fashion sense" pull in different directions. one requires caring about interesting stuff, the other about pleasing people and fitting in.
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by xlnt 19y ago
Rate limit down (and up) voting, so you can't vote on a bunch of stuff very fast, but you won't notice the rate limit if you are reading the stuff you vote on.
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by xlnt 19y ago
If you take a BMW, now the car dealership has one less BMW. That's harm done. If you download a movie, no one has one less movie afterwards. It's like using a Star Trek replicator on a BMW, not stealing one.

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