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Newton was a smart guy and he devoted a lot of time to his occult research. I bet that a lot of that occult research inspired the physics. The fact that his occult research remains…

I have never felt closer yet farther away from y'all. Thank you, I need to cry, and revaluate my social habits.

If you depend on that brand and following for your livelihood and they arbitrarily ban you, what rights do you have?

I really liked the list, probably cause my resume kinda fits and as a true generalist, my resume rarely fits anything. It is true that working for free is bonkers. Priority number …

> Eugene Wigner once wrote an article titled “The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Mathematics in the Natural Sciences.” I don’t know what he wrote in the article, but it is certainly…

They are taking steps in that direction with Windows subsystem for Linux

On the surface: The world would be premises and stories would be proofs. Linear Logic for Non-Linear Storytelling by Anne-Gwenn Bosser and Marc Cavazza and Ronan Champagnat has an …

I liked the bit about the hobbit, even if it was a bit out of the blue. those interested in the link between math and literature might be interested in the link between narratives …

I appreciate measuring productive when profit is the objective. Still, there exists code that does resonate and evoke emotional response. Quines, code golf, adding a paradigms to a…

Well, the comic did say it would take 5 years.

Should YouTubers hop on board of this? Or is the safest bet to assume Google will cancel it?

I'm glad I read this comment. I had conversations with people who used "skin in the game" and "intellectual yet idiot" constantly, but I always had other books on my to-read list. …

>Even amongst doctors I know, most woes are pinned down to the NHS's modern addiction to statistics to judge everything. Yes, statistics are never a substitute for knowledge, no ma…

Yup, it seems a side effect of data driven approach is that Windows no longer cares about its own reputation.

You still have the problem of two famous persons named the same. It would be better to have separate checks. Have a check that means "this person showed us their passport" and anot…

Interesting, that definition of "prequel" creates a strange conceptual symmetry with the word "sequel". Both "prequel of A" and "sequel of A" imply "published later than A but set …

Luckily those that respond strong to external incentives go straight to industry.

Seeing how smoking cigarettes went from being popular to being rare in a lots of places I would say: 1 - make it uncool (no more james bond smoking in cinemas, packaging that remin…

>Ask yourself: How does Elon Musk work 80/90/100 hours per week in his early 50s My guess is that he is exaggerating, he has a track record of doing that. Or that what he means by …

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Sounds heavenly, are they hiring?

What is the name?

Seems like an obvious optimization though. Is that enough to grant a patent?

To make it more tractable, 1% daily growth, means doubling in about 70 days.