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32ftpersecond

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About 32ftpersecond

B.S. Mathematics, B.A. Philosophy, M.I.T. 2008; PhD. Number Theory, Columbia University 2014; current location: New York, NY, USA

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    Comment #3708449

    Thank you, $39.99 for the paper on the link seemed steep. If it went to the authors I would have no problem paying for it but as we all know - it's not.

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    Comment #3461795

    > We don't need more philosophers. Disagree. There would be no computer science without philosophy (but not the other way around). > ...imagine how boring CS would be if people wer…

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    Comment #3461754

    Stuy High alumnus here ('04). Applications to the Stuy, BK Tech and BX Sci are more rigorous than most college applications - considering this high school is not basing entrance ac…

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    Comment #3346946

    > When we designed the game, we were looking at Facebook where aquarium games were very popular – and the average player, according to various blogs was a 43 year old woman! Realll…

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    Comment #3346912

    > creative editing Brilliant. Without a doubt they cut their interviews every way possible - but give it to them that at least they're honest about it and still refer to themselves…

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    Comment #3346904

    W/r/t penny auctions: In November, an Oregon man filed a federal lawsuit alleging that one of the largest auction sites, Quibids.com, was really a gambling site masquerading as an …

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    Comment #3346876

    Especially because the target demographic is children (let's hope) for this game, I would not hesitate to call this freemium game-model a text-book scam.

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    Comment #3346850

    What kind of sorting algorithm are you using for the videos based on their geo-location? If I search "New York City" on YouTube, I receive far different and probably more relevant …

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    Comment #3313756

    The Classics are timeless and thus always relevant, that's why they're still read today. Can anyone really argue that reading Jimmy Carter over Cicero or Marcus Aurelius is prefera…

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    Comment #3312962

    But we've strayed away from the old knowledge (e.g. classics) -- the stuff that keeps repeating itself...

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    Comment #3027286

    Now all they need is a text-to-speech feature to fully rip off Qwiki in this new(ish) innovation.

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    Comment #2640122

    Just read these all in Rodney Dangerfield's voice, delightful.

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    Comment #2424240

    see: G H Hardy's "A Mathematician's Apology"

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    Comment #1993891

    Red Bull - definitely Red Bull -

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    Comment #1993844

    Right, but aren't we sort of underestimating GS's ability to tag oss with just about anything proprietary-ish, then, when one of your top programmers quits to join (or co-found) a …

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    Comment #1981284

    This. And the fourth video related to Radiohead was a 2 hour and 24 minute video of the 4th meeting of the Bipartisan Fiscal Commission in the USA... a la http://www.youtube.com/wa…

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    Comment #1946598

    Ubuntu One is free for a certain amount (relatively large) and larger plans are really reasonable. But, not sure if you're running any Linux boxes.

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    Comment #1576369

    ... I have to go return some video-tapes.

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