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Arkanin

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    Comment #1236470

    I just want to say you're right. For some reason the up arrow is gone and I can't upvote you. But you're right. If I am reasonably bright, I am capable of learning if I work hard. …

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    Comment #1222883

    Thanks for the advice. I'm going to try that. 6-10 books. OK. I can do that in 4 months. First topic: learning, memory & reading comprehension techniques. Then change habits. I hav…

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    HN: The distress of a young padawan. (rant)

    Warning: rant. I have an MIS degree from a mediocre university, but I am quite smart, and I am doing my best to become a good IT professional. I am doing extremely well at my compa…

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    Comment #883271

    But what, other than intelligent beings, can ponder the concept of beauty? When we say something is beautiful, we mean it is aesthetically pleasing, and without a perceiver of an o…

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    Comment #878881

    What? No. Maybe you should read this article. Perhaps you can interchange "Luck" with "Fortune", but it contains a few principles that could benefit you in the future.

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    Comment #876612

    "Beauty" is an aesthetic concept of the mind that varies between each person, not a property that you can give to an object. The object is beautiful because its perceiver finds it …

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    Comment #876587

    I think he is getting at the epistemological problem of first premises. If the only fact of epistemology that I accept is "I exist", the statement "Objective reality exists" cannot…

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    Ask HN: Good ways to become a professional data miner?

    HN, First of all, I'm astonished by the overall level of intelligence and tech saavy here. I am in the company of truly brilliant people, which is why I have come here with my ques…

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    Comment #866585

    Disclaimer -- IANAL, so maybe we can all get some elaboration from an attorney and learn something? Let's make a distinction between intent and awareness of the law. For example's …