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jim_bailie
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Comment #19199516
Look, it was an informative piece and I'm glad I read it. I even book-marked it for future reference. But let's be candid, It was a promotional piece as well and if I "owned" this …
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Comment #19196520
Maybe not! I wonder how much if anything was paid for this placement. And I also wonder if I should be preparing an "article" about my company. We could sure use some extra exposur…
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Comment #19181204
As a primary guide to the subject, I would recommend "The Road to Reality" by Roger Penrose.
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Comment #19171951
And I love Lazarus/FreePascal for those very reasons. A simple and very performant tool set that I use quite extensively for a set of mission critical quantitative financial analys…
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Comment #19093118
I always felt that there should have been a sequel where Peter, Michael and Samir eventually reunited and started that company Penetrode.
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Comment #19091109
"Side Effects" by Woody Allen
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Comment #19046618
Wow, a lot of interesting machinations. You've given me a few things to think about for sure. Thanks for the write-up!
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Comment #19038977
This is an interesting and informative little benchmark. I'm sure a few things can be picked apart, but eh. What am also interested in hearing about is the author's experience with…
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Comment #19003840
A thoughtful article this is. Heck, I like Typescript. I've used it in extensive experimentation and would gladly use it in production if a client or employer insisted on it. Would…
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Comment #18983101
I've not seen any indication of any "obnoxious and dishonest marketing campaign" on his part. All I know is that in his books he presents what I feel is very credible research and …
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Comment #18968764
Is this an actual blog post or sponsored content or some hybrid of advertorial?
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Comment #18948969
Yes! I like the way you think.
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Comment #18947709
That was my $0.02 as someone who majored in Physics. You just gave $0.04. Good suggestions.
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Comment #18947700
His books aren't cheap and I'm thinking he makes his living and supports his research from their sale. I'm also thinking you have not read any of his books and really have nothing …
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Comment #18943821
My $0.02: Make a goal to fully understand General Relativity as Einstein published it. Then work through the evolution of some of its mathematics.
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Comment #18943715
Agreed.
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Comment #18943711
If you're really interested in peeling back the layers of these stories, you're going to have to watch and read all the material published by David Paulides. Type "Missing 411" in …
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Comment #18885691
Let's not overthink this. If you don't want to drink alcohol get a soda and mingle and have some fun. Or do what I do: Get a seltzer water with a twist of lemon. Tastes refreshing …
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Comment #18877755
Uh oh, you're getting grayed down. Get those critical thoughts out of your head at once and get back onto the reservation.
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Comment #18696712
That's remarkable. I'll be in an audience somewhere on the 27th.
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Comment #18670212
You're darn right he became Google's champion. What a better champion than this flake who "would love to be able to regulate the content of speech,..."
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Comment #18630937
I up-voted you because you mentioned Processwire. Holy God is that a wonderful piece of work. We're getting ready to deploy an enormous amount of content using this platform and it…
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Comment #18503544
Never say never
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Comment #18500575
What you claim is indeed so very sad, but I wouldn't gnash teeth or loose any sleep over it.
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Comment #18500560
I wasn't positing faster than light travel, but rather a medium allowing a ftl transfer of information.