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> That may be counterintuitive, but it's a mis-extrapolation from the fact that being poor really sucks. I don't think it is so simple. Consider a totalitarian country. The people …

> Ask yourself just what it is you think "meaning" might mean, and why you're so interested in it. What is the actual problem that you're hoping "meaning" will solve? The actual pr…

Why are you so sure there is no meaning of life? We cannot know it, because we do not know everything about the world. Maybe we just did not find it yet? It's not inside the knowle…

But does this badge influence the scientific profile / resume of the researcher in any way?

The second case. However I am hesitating to ask to look at the code of my supervisor. How would I explain why I need it (if it's not needed for my research)? It's also unlikely use…

> the distinction between "production-ready" and "science-ready" code In the first case, you must take into account all (un)imaginable corner cases and never allow the code to fail…

Or Fortran.

Most of the codes I am developing alone. No one else looks at them ever. My supervisor also develops the code alone and never shows it to anyone (not even members of the group). In…

It won't happen until researchers are forced to do it. Please sign petition at https://publiccode.eu and have a look at my other comment here.

As a theoretical physicist doing computer simulations, I am trying to publish all my code whenever possible. However all my coauthors are against that. They say things like "Someon…

The point is that there may be a meaning. You questions do not prove its lack. I do not like your parallel. The question about the meaning of life can also have the answer "there i…

The creatures you listed were necessary for the development of a human. They are also a part of the fragile balance of nature which keeps the living conditions on Earth. I am not s…

I handled it logically: If there is a meaning of life, we did not find it yet. Therefore it must be beyond our current scientific knowledge. Now, science becomes the new meaning, b…

1. "Just like a steel door, when somebody else has the keys, you are not secure - you are imprisoned." https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12751461 2. "Do not use the Internet. Do…

distributed, federated crawler and search engine that does not depend on a central point of failure. here you go: http://yacy.net

You can probably just compare the budgets...

> p2p twitter alternative here you go https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twister_%28software%29

When 99% of your friends use Facebook, it becomes very hard to avoid it [0]. If you want to advertise your new book among them, what would you do, for example? [0] https://en.wikip…

"Do not use the Internet. Do not use phones. Do not use bank accounts. Do not travel by plane. Do not enter public spaces. Do not show your face. Otherwise you accept our Terms of …