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> a JSON document confirming no use That would be the better design. No need to overload an HTTP status code meant only to indicate transport status.

The world of the future is software. We're on the slow and exciting path of better and better digital representations of reality... everything from cheap orientation sensors to ADC…

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the other day i whipped up a mashup: http://www.wikifieldtrip.org check it out... the parser is still a bit under construction, but it's still fun. comments, suggestions?

How would you define ideology? As a person's current set of beliefs? Or as a set of vehemently held beliefs? Argument is the process of applying logic to a set of ideas. It is base…

So because one cannot disprove X, then "the whole universe is X"?

No I didn't, which is why I asked the question I asked. I guess I didn't know that vmware made stuff other than virtual machine software.

Is there any reason to check this out? I've been using virtualbox for a while and can't think of any reason to stop.

You are correct. One example that makes it obvious: Take 100 calories of lettuce (which is quite a lot). Now take 100 calories of oil (which is not much at all). Combine the two in…

+1 for #6. It's a great read. It would be fun to teach a high school history class around it.

Could also be measurement error...

He writes: "Let me make my own point of view clear - it is that the only position tenable from a viewpoint of strict empiricism is that the existence or non-existence of God are eq…

I've found that "business" email is usually best expressed in a few sentences: Issue, suggestion, next step. Usually the next step is a formal discussion and decision. In business …

Well said -- I work from the home office much of the time. If I want to be around people I go to a coffee shop. Meanwhile, my schedule is flexible and my commute takes 3 seconds. A…

Monit has been very useful to me as well. I also use capistrano's command: "cap shell" to easily type the same command on all the servers.

Are you interested in a low pay situation? My startup doesn't have the revenue at present to pay you much, but you'd have a big hand in shaping the direction of the product and a f…

The Libertarian party is a fringe party that is mostly concerned with hemp legalization. I know libertarians (small l) who vote for each major party some of the time. The point of …

I disagree with your premise that it's absolutism. Rand called herself a capitalist and Atlas Shrugged is simply Rand's argument about the morality of capitalism. Notably, Atlas Sh…

Your point references the correlation between capitalism and democracy. One downside of a democracy is that special interests can gain power and distort the system to the benefit o…

The approach I'd use would be to find a problem he wants to solve, and teach him to solve it in a few languages. One of the big "duh" moments when learning CS is when you realize t…

I think the comment does carry that implication, though it's not obvious to most people because they are looking for a messiah, benevolent dictator, wise group of elders, etc. Your…

I wouldn't say that. Have you read any of Rand's books?

Your comment suggests that you believe the world needs to be "run" by a wise planner of some sort.

Note: Rand doesn't care how productive someone is, only that he/she attempts to actually be productive. Obviously there is great variation in how productive (in an absolute and eco…