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nothiggs

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    Comment #8265723

    As for using it for military purposes - wouldn't any country it flies over that has the ability to detect it, just shoot it down?

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    Comment #8175617

    Serious question: Knowing what it's like to feel burned out,I don't understand how you found the energy to create the app. Did you create it after recovering ?

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    Comment #8025016

    Ironic you bring up the term ignorance: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civilian_casualty_ratio https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fko9F1EAU2g Although I don't want to discuss politics o…

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    Comment #7924691

    I don't know enough about the subject to have the pretence to judge whether it can work, what I do know is that: 1. It seems the naysayers are doing nothing to try and change the s…

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    Comment #7835644

    Just look at the latest ruling on Oracle vs. Google using Java...

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    Comment #7647275

    The more things change, the more they stay the same... It seems people always have a tendency to worship something, to let the means become the end or what is supposed to be their …

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    Comment #7608708

    On the contrary. We should strive to correct all the "wats" that obviously exist in all these languages, but most of what I see is just complaints, most of them ignoring the amazin…

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    Comment #7608541

    The following perfectly describes my sentiments about all the complaints people have about JavaScript, PHP, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEY58fiSK8E

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    Comment #7285788

    Simply ignoring your feelings to get a job done is just a tactic, and IMHO, not a very good one as it is not sustainable. You should always want to do what you are doing; not neces…

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    Comment #7200568

    As you say, it seems that the main point of creationists' argument is that historical science isn't valid, because "you haven't seen it happen". There are so many things wrong with…

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    Comment #6852534

    I guess it depends to how detached from reality the average choice is when affected by these biases, and obviously it's not worse than suboptimal as you said, otherwise we would no…

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    Comment #6852098

    I'm a bit skeptical regarding the weight of these biases on everyday life. Looking at all these biases, and the fact that no one is actually free of them (except perhaps some enlig…