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its cool that it still works across all locales (US, UK) for words spelt differently between countries. E.G. searching “aluminum” still got both US and UK results, even though the …

And which of those implications bare importance on string templating? Of course there are examples of situations where this heuristic doesn't apply, but that doesn't mean its a bad…

This movie is incredible. To many people, its lack of characters and a traditional storyline makes it alienating and boring, but there’s such a deep beauty embedded within that. Th…

Nice. Not only was I unaware that /leaders even existed, but the top profile has some great links to blogs and writers: https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=tptacek

That's super interesting! I'd love get the names of some people working on that stuff.

> This is true in principle, but the reality is more complicated. When we say “NP-complete is hard” we’re talking about worst-case complexity, and the average-case complexity is of…

Agreed. He is presenting the list as "too be finished by X date", which within itself sort of implies trying to do it quickly, or at least that he is taking time into account while…

Wow, thank you for sharing that. Most of us don’t like to discus death and we do our absolute best to pretend like it will never happen. It really pains me to read this and I hope …

http://www.chrislessard.co/ it’s nothing more than a decorated version of http://bettermotherfuckingwebsite.com but it does the job and works on mobile without me needing to unders…

I’ve reflected on this argument recently but I struggle to see the real logic behind it. Putin claims he wants Ukraine as a neutral zone between russia and NATO. He then proceeds t…

There are recipes and sticky situations where having a near instant heat switch is a real convenience, if not a real life saver. That said, if you've made it this far you probably …

Even though I can see the value in what you’re saying and agree completely, I can’t help but feel like my attention span has been ruined by my casual internet usage. I’ve been read…

I agree with OP - the language seems to re-represent the languages key words in ways that are natural for Spanish speakers to understand. I think the value this will bring isn't ve…

I strongly believe that helping younger students gain strong intuition for these operators pays dividends towards their later success in maths. I've always run into the following p…

> Also, I learned that the french in school is nothing like the french they speak in France. Sure, you get by and they'll understand you, but french relies heavy on vernacular, say…

Who are we considering to be google's customers here ? Someone will have to pay union fees and elect representatives, presumably. I can see this being a big hurdle for the idea.

In drawing the distinction between technologies that enable us to act on a decision we’ve already made versus those that try to make the decision for us, its interesting to note th…

In the 1970s, a Canadian composer named Mort Garson composed a full electronic album meant to be played to house plants. It's called Mother Earth's Plantasia, because it was primar…

... deleted deleted, or soft deleted ? I guess there are probably many complications preventing hard deleting, other parties investigating abusive material might need or want acces…

> some impartial account of what really happened This can be very hard to acquire, especially for events that we are far removed from. Then again, maybe it isn't necessary. Simply …

I would recommend Joshua Foer "Moonwalking with Einstein" for those interested in memory. Spaced repition is effective to an extent, but I find the techniques explored in his book …