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Re:Cat-proofing a cat feeding machine
on Wednesday December 21, 2016 @11:55PM (#13234938)
Ok u win at hacker news I guess gotta be someone
Re:Cat-proofing a cat feeding machine
on Wednesday December 21, 2016 @03:58PM (#13232565)
it's substantive to the OP and GP's commentary. it's not apropos of nothing
Re:Famed poker pro with ‘remarkable’ $9.6M scheme has to pay it back
on Wednesday December 21, 2016 @11:46AM (#13230517)
This is the idea behind 100x or 1000x odds in craps. People either won't play that high, or the other -EV play decisions outweigh even massive true odds action
Re:UK Government is breaking the law by collecting everyone's internet...
on Wednesday December 21, 2016 @10:04AM (#13229622)
Oppressing UK citizenry hasn't really ever had great success
Re:Uber continues self-driving vehicle testing in SF in defiance of DMV
on Friday December 16, 2016 @07:58PM (#13198336)
Legislation arbitrage
Re:Pardon Edward Snowden
on Friday December 16, 2016 @01:57PM (#13195731)
Like the founders left it to the English courts
Re:Pardon Edward Snowden
on Friday December 16, 2016 @12:21PM (#13194879)
stealing classified information is different from whistleblowing
Re:GitHub lost $66M in nine months of 2016
on Thursday December 15, 2016 @05:18PM (#13189075)
Maybe they'll be the next Verizon aquisition
Re:Apple Removes 'Time Remaining' Battery Life Indicator in Sierra 10....
on Thursday December 15, 2016 @12:39PM (#13186410)
because mAh aren't magical
Re:A neural link between affective understanding and interpersonal att...
on Thursday December 15, 2016 @12:23PM (#13186269)
not really. It's saying if you can't understand the emotional state then you dont get the reward so its more neutral than hate
Re:A neural link between affective understanding and interpersonal att...
on Thursday December 15, 2016 @10:42AM (#13185302)
>I wonder if it was actually that my ex-partners were incapable of understanding how someone unlike them would react to different situations. I was usually able to predict their reactions, but maybe it was only a one way street
Re:A neural link between affective understanding and interpersonal att...
on Thursday December 15, 2016 @09:31AM (#13184741)
but you're the common denominator so its their fault, ok right
Re:Amazon has made its first drone delivery to an actual customer
on Wednesday December 14, 2016 @12:11PM (#13177567)
I can't see this becoming a regular activity. They'll be people waiting near the distribution center treating it like skeet shooting range
Re:Italian doctors successfully transplant a kidney in the place of th...
on Wednesday December 14, 2016 @10:47AM (#13176808)
It is. I'm skeptical its true like so much medical news out of Italy. This poorly documented transplant doesn't make biological sense. The organs have completely different functions.
Re:Ask HN: What will happen to make VR finally explode, if anything?
on Thursday December 08, 2016 @06:50PM (#13135466)
It adds efficiency for military grade targeting but the everyday applications are more novelty than explosive technology. A field technician will have minimal benefit from a heads up targeting display.
Re:Ask HN: What will happen to make VR finally explode, if anything?
on Thursday December 08, 2016 @06:09PM (#13135176)
None? It would be dangerous to obscure the vision of either of these types of workers
Re:Ask HN: What will happen to make VR finally explode, if anything?
on Thursday December 08, 2016 @06:06PM (#13135153)
The map is not the territory and there is no value merging the two. Overlaying data onto vision is just a distraction and assuming something magical happens when you overlay data instead of putting it next to you on a screen is delusional
Re:In the Deep, Clues to How Life Makes Light
on Friday December 02, 2016 @05:55PM (#13093048)
Since life has repeatedly found light to be a great way to communicate in the dark, where are all the messages coded by aliens in starlight
Re:Trump’s FCC: Tom Wheeler to be replaced, set-top box reform could b...
on Friday November 11, 2016 @03:43PM (#12934153)
The majority of Americans see free data for streaming video and music from a carrier's partner as a feature.
They look no further into it
Re:Brain implants allow paralysed monkeys to walk
on Friday November 11, 2016 @01:00PM (#12932784)
I think the dissonance is more pronounced in love animals / eat mistreated animals. Empathy developed presumably along with the enjoyment for taste of animal fats and protein
Re:Warning: 2016 MacBook Pro is not compatible with Linux
on Friday November 11, 2016 @09:28AM (#12930859)
logically yes, but the subtext of this usage in English adds hidden variables
Re:Warning: 2016 MacBook Pro is not compatible with Linux
on Friday November 11, 2016 @09:26AM (#12930846)
apples and oranges
Re:Warning: 2016 MacBook Pro is not compatible with Linux
on Thursday November 10, 2016 @04:05PM (#12924328)
A more accurate description is that Linux isn't compatible with the new Macbook Pro.
It's not Apple's job to make their laptop compatible with Linux.
Re:Trump, our next president, promised to block AT&T/Time Warner merger
on Wednesday November 09, 2016 @09:06PM (#12917076)
So you're saying he's like every politician that has ever made a promise
Re:Scientists have found a way to help learn skills faster
on Thursday February 11, 2016 @06:21PM (#11084125)
Scales is the key to improv in my experience
Re:Scientists have found a way to help learn skills faster
on Thursday February 11, 2016 @05:47PM (#11083942)
If you take the approach of mastering the instrument instead of a piece then scales, arpeggios, and other building blocks become critical. Almost like learning improv jazz violin, before taking on a classical piece
Re:Physicists Detect Gravitational Waves, Proving Einstein Right
on Thursday February 11, 2016 @11:35AM (#11081169)
Would it be possible to listen for information transmitted via gravitational waves? Would there be any benefit over radio?
Re:Web Scraping Finds Price Fluctuation
on Wednesday February 10, 2016 @03:39PM (#11075795)
buyer beware; its not protection that the US is averse to, its interference
Re:Was Uber’s Branding Done While Uber High?
on Thursday February 04, 2016 @07:56PM (#11038594)
Valuation not cash on hand
Re:A Diet and Exercise Plan to Lose Weight and Gain Muscle
on Wednesday February 03, 2016 @04:08PM (#11029766)
It's possible, calories in > calories out and you will still gain weight. Zero carb facilitates satiation on fewer calories