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Would refer to the guidelines [1] for this site: > Be kind. Don't be snarky. > Comments should get more thoughtful and substantive, not less, as a topic gets more divisive. > Esche…

Right on cue: "Meta.org will sunset March 31, 2022: Meta will be supported through March 31, 2022. In the lead up, we will work with you in transitioning to alternative open servic…

11:45ish they will put a banner up saying it's going to be shutdown end of May next year Unfortunately archive.org is capturing the SVG logo from the site not the actual site so I …

They started the process of shuttering it ~6 months ago. My partner worked there for ~3 years. Despite meeting all their metrics for user growth and activity it was a decision that…

The title and lede state they are "Russian-Owned" and a Czech company. Perhaps NYT edited title after publishing or original poster misread the title. Russian-Owned Software Compan…

> The problem is that this agreement is expressly unconstitutional I would disagree with that phrasing, and your final paragraph contradicts that statement. There is nothing uncons…

I would urge you to reconsider your stance on this as "a PR issue". Having readily available realtime aerial imaging data involves numerous ethical and safety concerns. Stating tha…

So when one of Badyaev’s undergraduate students, Clayton Addison, noticed that the male finches on campus in central Tucson were not singing a rapid trill that’s essential for attr…

The current headline, "Stanford adopts JavaScript, drops Java for its intro to CS curriculum" is incorrect. Stanford is piloting two new classes one in JavaScript and the other in …

While I disagree with the author, I believe his intent was to claim that bird watchers, Paleo dieters and minimalists are similar in that talking about their respective activities …

I think the original commentor's skepticism, while possibly too concerned with sample size, is still valid. This study is trying to draw connections between two large and hard to u…

Notepad++, granted they were called out on it hence the apology: http://notepad-plus-plus.org/news/response-and-apology-4-sex...

Because the assignments, section material, grading infrastructure, handouts, teacher training material, and institutional knowledge for this class are all built around Java when th…

One of the authors wrote a nice article in Grantland about this paper with some more cool visualizations: http://grantland.com/features/department-of-defense/

Attempting to use sarcasm as an ad hominem attack on the author doesn't add to this conversation at all. Attending Stanford doesn't change the fact that she went through a certain …

So in a case like this assuming the defendant is able to suppress any information used against him with respect to his location. Does it even matter for his case? The police now kn…

Came here to make sure that this article was posted. It's an engaging and well written examination of the followup to the Columbia's loss. Thanks for linking to it!

There are dumb ideas, and it can be useful to point out their weaknesses in a constructive manner. However, using the word retarded to describe something in a negative way is both …

2011-2012 Salary Survey from the Stanford Computer Forum CS/EE Undergrads Data: I received 135 responses which described 380 job offers. 95% of the job offers were primarily locate…

I'm curious, what do you feel "Google's offerings" are when it comes to education? I'm asking because besides search, and the ability to search effectively, which I think is a very…

Seems like he's claiming it's fact -- https://twitter.com/johnsifton/status/345864867946827777 Do you have any proof it's fictional writing?

It is tragic that certain individuals lives are effectively destroyed by losing a genetic lottery, but in the end genetic diversity allows a species as a whole to adapt and deal wi…

The title fits in nicely with the other slogans: WAR IS PEACE FREEDOM IS SLAVERY IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH DRM IS OPEN

Stanford's enrollment was over 700 for fall quarter. Over 1500 students took the course during the entire year. A typical class has around 1650-1800 students for perspective. http:…

The main reason IE doesn't adopt webkit is that IE's current purpose is to provide stability and backwards compatibility to enterprise customers. A large portion of corporations ha…