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As was flagged in the other discussions, see Could a neuroscientist understand a microprocessor: https://journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol/article?id=10.1371/jo... Or a recap from The…

I'm grateful that my 2019 Norco Section uses a round seatpost, threaded Shimano BB, and standard cockpit; I deplore the "self-adjusting" D-shaped Giant seatpost on my girlfriend's …

This is very excellent.

You have 46 chromosomes. Each chromosome is one massive contiguous molecule of DNA, which can be represented as a string of (up to) 150 million letters ("nucleotides") drawn from {…

I moved to Toronto from Calgary four years ago to do my PhD at the UofT. I love Toronto. * Toronto has a legacy as one of the best places to do ML, and while it felt like it was lo…

Hype has almost universally negative connotations to me. Based on the name, I expected your extension would hide "hyped" stories (where hype is perhaps defined by a high comment-to…

I am helping design a CS-related activity for a Let's Talk Science competition (http://www.letstalkscience.ca), which promotes STEM amongst high school students. In the competition…

I remember reading about OpenWorm a few years ago and thinking it was ridiculously cool. I'm glad to see the project has persisted. They do a bad job, however, of selling themselve…

I wish Calgary had better public transport. As a Calgarian, my commute is 20 minutes by car, 58 minutes by bike, or 75 minutes by public transit.

I don't understand the crux of this fellow's argument. If we can engineer and then print a fully functional cell, one which perhaps performs a function radically different than fou…

The issue of how to deal with people who seek out child porn troubles me. The tone accompanying an article such as this inevitably vilifies those who consume such material, as thou…

Just what is that "larger point"? Is it that by revealing his identity and publicizing his movements, Snowden has shifted attention to his personal story, away from the issue of U.…

I'd also appreciate an invite, if possible. My e-mail address is @gmail.com. Thanks!

Brad Templeton delivered a superb talk on robotic cars at the Singularity Summit 2009 ( http://www.vimeo.com/7337628 ). It expounds on the technology's implications, supporting Mar…

Ditto -- I'm Canadian, so I'm not holding out hope. I'd kill to get my hands on one of these to use as my daily beater at school.

I found A Field Guide to Genetic Programming to be a good introduction to genetic programming, which is a subset of genetic algorithms. The book can be had freely at http://www.gp-…

'"If he doesn’t make a dramatic move soon to clean up the service, the brand will be permanently tarnished," says another interested investor.' Is Chatroulette not already synonymo…

Ubuntu is the best choice for a user who is not terribly computer literate. The Ubuntu devs have made an extensive effort to provide a cohesive and well-integrated system that shou…

In Canada, CTV offered access to both live video and recorded clips for these Olympics. On Windows, the service seemed to work seamlessly -- it did not prompt for cable providers, …

I do it to keep track of my position when I scroll a document.

iTunes proved that people are willing to pay rather than pirate if you make purchasing more convenient than pirating. The movie studios seem almost to be begging their customers to…

I was just picking through a copy of The Singularity is Near today. Kurzweil makes several specific predictions in his "2010 scenario": * Computers will become invisible and invade…

On a similar, somewhat-related tangent: The Metamorphosis of Prime Intellect is a fantastic novella depicting rapid change caused by a technological singularity. http://www.kuro5hi…