>It's amazing how easy it is to get the majority of people to completely shut down their critical thinking abilities. In this case, it only took 3 words. One amusing thing I have noticed is that how fast all of the…
over the air updates, like most things in marketing is a sign of incompetence, even they are marketed as a positive. In reality it means that they the company is OK to ship broken/half baked stuff (owning to some kind…
When I see things like these, I always think. Oh look, another thing that will eventually get bought out. I mean, I woulnd't want to depend on one of these things unless the people behind them has shown a enough…
>Parents can be rather selfish too, most can't wait until their kids turn 18 and leave the house. The want to live alone too. This is the worst aspect of it. The hypocrisy! When I was young and naive, I believed parents…
What a crappy article and an equally crappy title. > Some days I would go to bed 3am, others I would sleep until 2pm. There is your problem. Don't blame it on being remote. If you don't have the discipline, you will…
>Can you suggest an environment conducive to life that isn't exposed to EM radiation? Life itself creates EM radiation. There is nothing in the definition of "life" that warrants an ability to observe EM radiation or…
> nature of reality remains constant regardless of the data amassed. It does not remain constant. But it remains indeterminable. Ie we can say we know something about the universe. But we cannot say we know x % of the…
> as long as we lived somewhere EM existed had a noticeable effect, which is just about everywhere. You should have understood that I meant otherwise. Of course, if we could notice the effect of EM, that could trigger…
That is because we could "see" it. Imagine if we were not able to see. Could we have known the existence of EM? Or think if we were not able to hear. Could we have imagined the sensation of sound, or the concept of…
Ghost..is the word you are looking for.
> It's not contributing anything. Just spend that time doing something useful. Oh I think it is incredibly useful to warn people who are new to programming, to stay the fuck away from PHP. Even though it is incredibly…
>I think PHP is interchangeable with PHP, ROR, and node (i.e. give me a line in any of them, and there's a one-liner in the other to do the same thing) This is one of the stupidest things I have ever read here on HN.…
Some statements might warrant citations, while some might not. That is your argument, right? Given! Now, hop along your merry way!
>HN doesn't take well to people making unsubstantiated assertions. ooooo..scary. Tell something that fits with the hive mind narrative and HN will give you all its love without asking for no citation. (I mean, some one…
>Am I crazy or does this seem like an extremely cynical attempt to get more phone numbers? Yes it does. The normal Gmail interface I get now has a forgot password link which is by default activated after I enter the…
I have a similar explanation to this dropping hormone levels phenomenon. It is simply just that it does not require to be a 'manly man' in these days to have the same amount of "success", as it required in the old…
>but the book doesn't claim that time doesn't exist. Why are people so hung up on the question whether 'x' exist or not without actually having a proper idea of what it mean for something to "exist"?
> "soften" the principles of science. How can it soften the principles of science, if it does not masquerade as science. Can you point me in the article where it tries to pass some mysticism or philosophy as science?
Did quoting R.Feynman was part of your plan? Because I don't see no other point for your original comment other than to eventually quote R.Feynman. A: I like x B: I don't like x A: Why? B: Because it is not science A:…
Everything was "not science" before it became "science". So what is your point?
>It seems to care more about evoking some mystical and philosophical idea of the universe What is wrong about mystical, philosophical idea of the universe? I like mystical, philosophical idea of the universe.
> Indian companies will work more closely with the Indian government for more oppressive surveillance of its people. And having the source open and reviewable does not help with that? The problem with depending on is -…
> No, a related disadvantage doesn't nullify the fact of an advantage. Sure it does in some cases. Having a lot of gold is an advantage. Having to keep from being stolen is a disadvantage. That disadvantage does not…
> You're really shifting the goalposts. Not really. Its just that I (and most people today) see a car as something that can take them mostly anywhere, across the country. If you see or limit the definition of a car as…
> Cost of fueling - electricity is cheaper than gas. Nullified by the fact that charging stations are scarce AND that it takes a lot of time to finish a charge. People drive cars so that they can get somewhere faster.…
>It's amazing how easy it is to get the majority of people to completely shut down their critical thinking abilities. In this case, it only took 3 words. One amusing thing I have noticed is that how fast all of the…
over the air updates, like most things in marketing is a sign of incompetence, even they are marketed as a positive. In reality it means that they the company is OK to ship broken/half baked stuff (owning to some kind…
When I see things like these, I always think. Oh look, another thing that will eventually get bought out. I mean, I woulnd't want to depend on one of these things unless the people behind them has shown a enough…
>Parents can be rather selfish too, most can't wait until their kids turn 18 and leave the house. The want to live alone too. This is the worst aspect of it. The hypocrisy! When I was young and naive, I believed parents…
What a crappy article and an equally crappy title. > Some days I would go to bed 3am, others I would sleep until 2pm. There is your problem. Don't blame it on being remote. If you don't have the discipline, you will…
>Can you suggest an environment conducive to life that isn't exposed to EM radiation? Life itself creates EM radiation. There is nothing in the definition of "life" that warrants an ability to observe EM radiation or…
> nature of reality remains constant regardless of the data amassed. It does not remain constant. But it remains indeterminable. Ie we can say we know something about the universe. But we cannot say we know x % of the…
> as long as we lived somewhere EM existed had a noticeable effect, which is just about everywhere. You should have understood that I meant otherwise. Of course, if we could notice the effect of EM, that could trigger…
That is because we could "see" it. Imagine if we were not able to see. Could we have known the existence of EM? Or think if we were not able to hear. Could we have imagined the sensation of sound, or the concept of…
Ghost..is the word you are looking for.
> It's not contributing anything. Just spend that time doing something useful. Oh I think it is incredibly useful to warn people who are new to programming, to stay the fuck away from PHP. Even though it is incredibly…
>I think PHP is interchangeable with PHP, ROR, and node (i.e. give me a line in any of them, and there's a one-liner in the other to do the same thing) This is one of the stupidest things I have ever read here on HN.…
Some statements might warrant citations, while some might not. That is your argument, right? Given! Now, hop along your merry way!
>HN doesn't take well to people making unsubstantiated assertions. ooooo..scary. Tell something that fits with the hive mind narrative and HN will give you all its love without asking for no citation. (I mean, some one…
>Am I crazy or does this seem like an extremely cynical attempt to get more phone numbers? Yes it does. The normal Gmail interface I get now has a forgot password link which is by default activated after I enter the…
I have a similar explanation to this dropping hormone levels phenomenon. It is simply just that it does not require to be a 'manly man' in these days to have the same amount of "success", as it required in the old…
>but the book doesn't claim that time doesn't exist. Why are people so hung up on the question whether 'x' exist or not without actually having a proper idea of what it mean for something to "exist"?
> "soften" the principles of science. How can it soften the principles of science, if it does not masquerade as science. Can you point me in the article where it tries to pass some mysticism or philosophy as science?
Did quoting R.Feynman was part of your plan? Because I don't see no other point for your original comment other than to eventually quote R.Feynman. A: I like x B: I don't like x A: Why? B: Because it is not science A:…
Everything was "not science" before it became "science". So what is your point?
>It seems to care more about evoking some mystical and philosophical idea of the universe What is wrong about mystical, philosophical idea of the universe? I like mystical, philosophical idea of the universe.
> Indian companies will work more closely with the Indian government for more oppressive surveillance of its people. And having the source open and reviewable does not help with that? The problem with depending on is -…
> No, a related disadvantage doesn't nullify the fact of an advantage. Sure it does in some cases. Having a lot of gold is an advantage. Having to keep from being stolen is a disadvantage. That disadvantage does not…
> You're really shifting the goalposts. Not really. Its just that I (and most people today) see a car as something that can take them mostly anywhere, across the country. If you see or limit the definition of a car as…
> Cost of fueling - electricity is cheaper than gas. Nullified by the fact that charging stations are scarce AND that it takes a lot of time to finish a charge. People drive cars so that they can get somewhere faster.…