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jhales

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About jhales

[ my public key: https://keybase.io/jkhales; my proof: https://keybase.io/jkhales/sigs/JP7id_3sA65f91VfgcyYutCzx1iXBjuuH5W8opM_gEY ]

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    Comment #36989852

    What is your data privacy policy?

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    Comment #29442621

    It's also a factual error. There have been longevity genes discovered. Cynthia Kenyon famously doubled the lifespan of a C. Elegans by mutating daf-2: https://www.nature.com/articl…

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    Comment #29273118

    In the final form of Duff's device, isn't the loop control still executed each time, but in the do/while statement instead of the for loop?

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    Comment #29096050

    Isn't Rapamycin generally used as part of an immunosuppressant cocktail for organ transplants? Curious why that isn't mentioned in the article as a contributing factor.

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    Comment #25892779

    Do you see any pure software niches, or is everything right now heavily involved with hardware/wetware?

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    Comment #24312475

    How do they decide where to place the electrodes? And how do they keep them fixed in the right position?

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    Comment #22089494

    This is very cool, but what is the use case?

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    Comment #21917590

    Take a look at expo. Rapid development with a minimum amount of domain specific setup knowledge.

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    Comment #21612473

    Is it okay for startups not based in the `British Indian Ocean Territory` to use `.io` for their domain?

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    Comment #21511696

    I think we want a precise computer language, but with a code completion/suggestion good enough to make transitioning from natural language trivial.

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    Comment #20985666

    The plausibility of a fair trail in the shadow of the Assange debacle is 0.

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    Comment #19819630

    This can be gamed easily by running N-1 clones of any given candidate, where N is the total number of votes allotted.

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    Comment #19526418

    Seems like it wouldn't be too hard to just put a cover over the batteries entire range of motion.

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    Comment #16262570

    There no support for the Communist Government, only a vibrant tech community.

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    Comment #10792869

    This guy isn't unsung, he's no hero. Heros have just causes. He's an enthusiastic, misguided, bureacratic cog.

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    Comment #8404845

    There seem to be a lot of private enterprise that competes and prospers even when there is a large state presence. FedEx is an example that comes to mind. "This is a natural fit fo…

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    Comment #7748896

    good point. I hear that a some of the pornography sites are charging the bitcoin users more to make if for the non recurring payment style.

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    Comment #7748895

    good point. I hear that a some of the pornography sites are charging the bitcoin users more to make if for the non recurring payment style.

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    Comment #7012893

    Agree with your general thesis, but it seems that the tech is for the iPhone specifically, not cameras in general.

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    Comment #6806069

    These uses form a negligible amount of the value of Gold, presently and historically.

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    Comment #6471263

    it's interesting they use there own custom encryption. Can't help but wonder how they compare to gpg, otr etc.

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    Comment #6424891

    Point taken, intent does matter. But there is a large difference between taking the information you used to the black market and taking it to a media organization. e.g. Homakov's h…