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I just interpret 'serverless' to mean 'an abstraction layer above the server'. The term is poorly named, but just like git commands you gotta go with what takes off. shrug unicode

If ajax was Web 2, I feel like decentralization feels apt enough to define Web 3. Like a major upgrade. ^^

our society is sick.

It's him that made me understand linear algebra. College? No fucking clue what a matrix was. Now? a clear, intuitive understanding. I'm still struggling with concepts like trace, b…

Oh, I see we've met! My current hypothesis is that a sever lack of self-esteem causes me to rely on esteem from others. But because negative interactions hurt so much more than goo…

I live in the Belle Haven neighborhood. And I love it. Go jogging frequently, always feel safe, diverse neighborhood...

...No they don't. If you manage to find two people who do, congratulations on being "technically" correct.

At the end of the article, Scott essentially says the same thing, but emphasizing the other side of the coin: > [...] the question of whether the universe “really” “is” a simulatio…

It looks like this is neither an editorial nor a hard news story, but rather a column[1]. The difference being an editorial is an opinion piece (typically?) representing the public…

So... plenty of comments about font size. What do y'all think about the actual contents of the book? I've looked through it a bit and seems like an interesting concept--understandi…

Max Tegmark! I love his book "Our Mathematical Universe". This video was a lot of fun to watch--I'll have to watch it a few more times before I understand it though :P

I run my personal vps' and a site for a family member[1] on two "droplets" on digital ocean for $5 a pop and couldn't be happier with their service. Also their collection of articl…

Is "ability", or market value, static over time? I don't think it is, wrt both an individual's ability to change learn and grow (short term), as well as natural changes in the mark…

This is great! Throwing all of these into an anki deck. :)

Your comment made me spit all over my laptop. I'm just letting you know because I think I'd appreciate knowing if something I wrote caused such a reaction. I actually worry a lot a…

Oh now, it can be fun to think about. :) Can't blame a pal for wanting to share.

I think the guy just grew up. People say dumb stuff when they're young. Not much need for empirical backing when the heuristic (in this case: people mature as they grow older) expl…

I suspect he looked at his daughter and saw the faces of billions. Not to say you're incorrect.

It looks like a ghost, or a 'soul'--that which brings life to an object. :)

yeah, so think of your muscles as temporarily pretending to act like wood (rigid), and it just so happens that humans have to expend energy in order to carry out this feat.

I'll repeat what I posted on facebook because I thought it was clever: "Yes, but only if we tell them to dream about electric sheep." So, tell the machine to think about bananas, a…