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Re:C.S. Lewis on the Reading of Old Books on Monday December 03, 2018 @07:33PM (#18594699)

I recently read, The Swerve about On the Nature of Things by Lucretius. It was very well written has made reading On the Nature of things that much more enjoyable. Getting that context and backstory was -ironically- a godsend. While I agree with his point about coming into conversation late and missing some of the meaning, with some books you just have to accept that that ship has sailed and look for the help of somebody who studied the work. To me this is why historical writers are so important, we put a lot of trust in them.

Re:8 World-Class Software Companies That Use Python on Thursday February 08, 2018 @12:11PM (#16333657)

ESRI

Re:The U.S. Can No Longer Hide from Its Deep Poverty Problem on Thursday January 25, 2018 @09:51AM (#16231079)

The Master Place.

Re:Hitchhiking robot that relied on human kindness found decapitated (... on Wednesday January 10, 2018 @12:07PM (#16116658)

I met Hitchbot in Salem, MA at the bon voyage party. Sad times we live in. Screw Philly.

Re:Ask HN: IF the Bitcoin bubble bursts, where would you invest next? on Monday November 27, 2017 @02:40PM (#15790465)

Ethereum, the flippening will happen and when it does it will happen fast. Ether transfers in seconds for a fraction of a penny, it's a better cryptocurrency that bitcoin and that's not even its billing. It has far more utility and will use far less energy with a hybrid Proof of Stake/Proof of Work and eventual Proof of Stake consensus. So much more in the works, Ethereum's brightest days are ahead. All that while bitcoin squabbling brings it low, fork after fork after fork. It stands as an amazing proof of concept does bitcoin, but in a short number of years it will be in a museum.