That's about 7% of the total number of bitcoins in circulation. Anyone have details on how this happened? http://blockexplorer.com/q/totalbc
Why is this seemingly not true in other western countries where they have cheaper, better-functioning public institutions? I think there's truth in what you're saying, but the idea that government itself is the sole…
The idea that the mind is some sort of insanely complex, naturally evolved quantum computer is becoming increasingly credible
Wouldn't it be feasible to make an iPhone google map app that included a map caching tile server for offline mode?
I downloaded it by signing up for a free account, and it's littered with their ads
Here's a PDF of the full article: http://crayz.org/science.pdf
Right. If the genes were giving the snail sores, we'd call it a virus. Perception is reality
This is really a straw man argument. If you go read Drexler's blog(e.g. this series: http://metamodern.com/2009/12/19/molecular-manufacturing-whe...), he is very explicit that the path forward is studying natural…
Have you seen: http://github.com/chriseppstein/compass-960-plugin
Exactly. Reading a comment right next to yours, "Are lower expectations supposed to be a good thing?". It's become ingrained in Western and especially American culture that money is one of if not the most important…
Why don't you just upload everything to github and let the best man (team) win?
Actually the ruby would just be "if myvariable" - I think it's more readable simply because it expresses the minimalist core of what that line of code is doing. I could also use Blub and say…
If a person doesn't understand the value of intellesense, they're not doing it right I think the argument against a full-blown IDE which optimizes code-writing is, if it's possible for an IDE to make your code easier to…
I think the larger misconception he has is that Ruby developers solve the same kinds of problems as .Net developers. They don’t. Not even kinda.... In general, Ruby developers create small to medium size websites ... On…
I like my emotions goddammit, and this essay left me flustered and angry! So this essay enabled you two experience two of your emotions, you must have enjoyed it
When he says they're 'faking' it, it's the wrong word. I would say more that in a meditative mindset, the cognitive dissonance and sheer mental noise most people are dealing with on a minute-by-minute basis becomes very…
We have the technology, the entire country has been geographically analyzed... The entire country of Africa?
This would probably be better done as a template, but nice job
Yeah, I'm aware this is a bit of a problem, but it seems an inescapable aspect of the format (maybe I'm just not thinking creatively enough about UI, though) Anyhow, thanks for the feedback. This was sort of a trial run…
I whipped up a site to collect all the best funny/parody Amazon reviews. There seems to be something of an ad hoc community who've been posting parody, facetious or just plain caustic reviews on Amazon for years, and it…
Would Apple actually store individual copies of each song, or would they use compression at some level so that if two users uploaded an identical MP3 rip of a song, it would "compress" down to only one copy on their…
If you didn't get that it was tongue-in-cheek by the "Build Quality" category, you have no sense of humor That was pretty over the top sarcasm, but still fairly amusing. I like that the Nexus One won only the eBook…
And ruby's manifest destiny continues Your current language is too ugly or verbose? There's a ruby DSL for that
As Moore's law marches on, it's inevitable that the computing power needed by Joe Sixpack will fit into smaller and smaller packages. The rise of the desktop, then laptop, now netbook. Each iteration takes less time…
Well, try an experiment. Find a time of day when you are alert and well-rested, and lay still in your bed with no external entertainment for eight hours I'm not saying the idea is correct, but your argument is sorely…
That's about 7% of the total number of bitcoins in circulation. Anyone have details on how this happened? http://blockexplorer.com/q/totalbc
Why is this seemingly not true in other western countries where they have cheaper, better-functioning public institutions? I think there's truth in what you're saying, but the idea that government itself is the sole…
The idea that the mind is some sort of insanely complex, naturally evolved quantum computer is becoming increasingly credible
Wouldn't it be feasible to make an iPhone google map app that included a map caching tile server for offline mode?
I downloaded it by signing up for a free account, and it's littered with their ads
Here's a PDF of the full article: http://crayz.org/science.pdf
Right. If the genes were giving the snail sores, we'd call it a virus. Perception is reality
This is really a straw man argument. If you go read Drexler's blog(e.g. this series: http://metamodern.com/2009/12/19/molecular-manufacturing-whe...), he is very explicit that the path forward is studying natural…
Have you seen: http://github.com/chriseppstein/compass-960-plugin
Exactly. Reading a comment right next to yours, "Are lower expectations supposed to be a good thing?". It's become ingrained in Western and especially American culture that money is one of if not the most important…
Why don't you just upload everything to github and let the best man (team) win?
Actually the ruby would just be "if myvariable" - I think it's more readable simply because it expresses the minimalist core of what that line of code is doing. I could also use Blub and say…
If a person doesn't understand the value of intellesense, they're not doing it right I think the argument against a full-blown IDE which optimizes code-writing is, if it's possible for an IDE to make your code easier to…
I think the larger misconception he has is that Ruby developers solve the same kinds of problems as .Net developers. They don’t. Not even kinda.... In general, Ruby developers create small to medium size websites ... On…
I like my emotions goddammit, and this essay left me flustered and angry! So this essay enabled you two experience two of your emotions, you must have enjoyed it
When he says they're 'faking' it, it's the wrong word. I would say more that in a meditative mindset, the cognitive dissonance and sheer mental noise most people are dealing with on a minute-by-minute basis becomes very…
We have the technology, the entire country has been geographically analyzed... The entire country of Africa?
This would probably be better done as a template, but nice job
Yeah, I'm aware this is a bit of a problem, but it seems an inescapable aspect of the format (maybe I'm just not thinking creatively enough about UI, though) Anyhow, thanks for the feedback. This was sort of a trial run…
I whipped up a site to collect all the best funny/parody Amazon reviews. There seems to be something of an ad hoc community who've been posting parody, facetious or just plain caustic reviews on Amazon for years, and it…
Would Apple actually store individual copies of each song, or would they use compression at some level so that if two users uploaded an identical MP3 rip of a song, it would "compress" down to only one copy on their…
If you didn't get that it was tongue-in-cheek by the "Build Quality" category, you have no sense of humor That was pretty over the top sarcasm, but still fairly amusing. I like that the Nexus One won only the eBook…
And ruby's manifest destiny continues Your current language is too ugly or verbose? There's a ruby DSL for that
As Moore's law marches on, it's inevitable that the computing power needed by Joe Sixpack will fit into smaller and smaller packages. The rise of the desktop, then laptop, now netbook. Each iteration takes less time…
Well, try an experiment. Find a time of day when you are alert and well-rested, and lay still in your bed with no external entertainment for eight hours I'm not saying the idea is correct, but your argument is sorely…