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Re:Show HN: Wave function collapse algorithm on Friday September 30, 2016 @02:25PM (#12614253)
1 physical dimension. Mathematically, each signal is a dimension.
Re:SVG has more potential on Tuesday September 27, 2016 @05:39PM (#12593465)
That's exactly the same as regular HTML
At what point of sharing does something become unworthy of respect? Is a married couple's property unworthy? A family's? A group of roommates?
It's not. The stone age ended because we invented better tech, without raising stone prices. Oil costs will rise.
If you lease the car, the monthly price doubles.
Re:Evidence That Computer Science Grades Are Not Bimodal [pdf] on Tuesday September 27, 2016 @10:25AM (#12589784)
That sounds funny, but it's true under the common modern curving regime that is really just lowering the bar for raw score to letter grade conversion, not forcing a bell curve.
Re:Evidence That Computer Science Grades Are Not Bimodal [pdf] on Tuesday September 27, 2016 @10:23AM (#12589772)
100 level classes werent substantiallly more often bimodal than the others though.
Re:The hippest internet cafe of 1995 [video] on Monday September 26, 2016 @11:20AM (#12582542)
Microsoft, the inventor and trademark owner, use # on their website.
Re:The hippest internet cafe of 1995 [video] on Monday September 26, 2016 @11:19AM (#12582533)
You were correct before ASCII and English keyboards and Microsoft C# gave the # an expanded role out of convenience
Re:The hippest internet cafe of 1995 [video] on Monday September 26, 2016 @11:12AM (#12582473)
It's a hash, not a hashtag. The hashtag is the # plus a "tag" word. When someone says "hashtag foo", they went spelling it out # + foo, they are saying "this is a hashtag, not a regular word in my setencen; the tag is foo" and the # is silent.

#prescriptivism.

Re:Project Shield on Monday September 26, 2016 @10:36AM (#12582148)
Jigsaw is run by a veteran of the US State Department
Re:Canvas Gauges on Monday September 26, 2016 @10:29AM (#12582080)
TIL "bullet graph", which makes this whole HN submission worthwhile
Re:What if the aliens we are seeking are AI? on Sunday September 25, 2016 @11:08PM (#12578960)
They're made out of meat.

Don't butcher the title/refrain.

More likely because he might be involved in a company that would have a quiet period related to a potential sale
What's that? Sunlight is shutting down?!
In my experience foreign absentee landlords aren't even very bad, because they care mainly about parking their assets outside of China, more than maximizing or even collecting rent.
There is no gift tax burden (except a little paperwork) on the first $5 million of lifetime gifting. Plenty for a house down payment.
Indians buying from India, or Indian-Americans?

Usually when people mention foreigners in real estate, they are talking about nonresident investors (often Chinese citizens). Calling out mere ethnicity of homebuyers is weird.

They were not breaking copyright law at all. Interoperability is not a copyright violation. They were not breaking trademark either, showing a picture of a trademark is not illegal, unless it causes confusion in the mind of the corner. but that would be avoided by adding a simple disclaimer when shipping a cartridge or loading a game.
Re:Am I Introverted, or Just Rude? on Saturday September 24, 2016 @11:43PM (#12573829)
If you don't build relationships with people, beware that you might not have anyone to know or care for you when you are in need. If you want to be part of a supportive community, and the standard conversational forms of social grooming don't work for you, take care to replace them with something, like writing letters or doing acts of kindness
Re:Am I Introverted, or Just Rude? on Saturday September 24, 2016 @11:34PM (#12573805)
Or introverts who want to be edgy and scare people away.
Re:Am I Introverted, or Just Rude? on Saturday September 24, 2016 @11:30PM (#12573791)
Warning: If you read this title aloud to your spouse, you might get an answer.
Re:How Palantir Is Taking Over New York City on Friday September 23, 2016 @10:26PM (#12569156)
IBM built custom computing solutions for Nazi Germany, so....
Hmm. Suppose I want to buy a bike. Joe steals a bike and sells it to me for cheap. I did nothing wrong, but could be forced to return the bike. But if I resell the bike, I am no longer liable?
You mean, "refusing POTUS's orders to undermine the law of the USA, is unethical?"
If I pay someone a million dollars to do work for me. And they cause half a million dollars in damages due to negligence, it's coming out of their pay.
Re:Self-Driving Cars Must Meet 15 Benchmarks in U.S. Guidance on Tuesday September 20, 2016 @08:32PM (#12544517)
In thr most famous Tesla case, the driver was a huge advocate and YouTuber who pushed autopilot to its limits intentionally, not being a good copilot.
Re:The Free-Time Paradox in America on Tuesday September 20, 2016 @02:41PM (#12542076)
Depends on how you count. Do they mean 6hrs of games per day but then no more games at night and weekends, or do they mean 6 extra hours of games per day?
Re:The Free-Time Paradox in America on Tuesday September 20, 2016 @02:28PM (#12541969)
I work 9-5 and I do it for the highest bidder.

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