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I love this book. When I first read it I was really into real time strategy games. What I took away from this book was, focus on your economy and you can do wonders when you want t…

This list is interesting but really says more about the author than what kids born in 2011 will be exposed to. This reads like a list of things the author doesn't use or thinks are…

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1262968 Good discussion there... http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=99544 Nothing here..

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Reading this I see the corn tortilla rolled around a filling, but where is the chili pepper sauce? What makes this language live up to it's spicy namesake.

Works in 4...

This seems like a poorly written editorialized account of nothing specific...

Pay Wall =(

Having been to several conferences my only advice would be do everything with confidence and a big smile. As an undergraduate I approached many famous people in my field with nothi…

Rational thinking can sometimes be like a wall... Intuition will sometimes lead to ludicrous solutions... Guess you have to use rationality to filter out the ridiculous ideas you c…

I don't see how this is an issue. As a mathematician I get most of my actual work done in some kind of intoxicated state. If I'm not intoxicated and working I'm on some other subst…

If the average was increasing three points per decade then there would be no noticeable increase since the test is supposed to be calibrated so average is 100. Which would mean, th…

Who the fuck are you to tell me what my rights are? I can complain all I want, regardless of my voting activities.

Wasn't planning on it.

Never use absolutes?

Surprise, surprise. The courts are making silly decisions yet again. Expect movies, music, etc, to come with licenses granting you the right to listen, instead of ownership of a co…

"To me, there’s a fair amount of similarities between atheism, science and religion: they’re all beliefs." Personally I can't stand atheism or religion. Why can't more people take …