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That's because sooner or later every species enters an equilibrium state with the amount of energy available in the ecosystem. In the process it may out-compete quite a bit of othe…

One reason for 'even'. Silicon Valley contains some of the richest zip codes, richest corporations and highest paying jobs in the country. Yet all this monetary wealth doesn't seem…

Researchers say there are three possible explanations for the anomalous data. One is mundane, 99.98%. Two would revolutionize physics, 0.01% and 0.01%.

I don't understand. There are dozens, if not hundreds, or even thousands of bits to use to identify any given browser, but providing one extra such bit that politely asks 'Do Not T…

It's not a black/white situation. It's a 'argue in front of a judge' situation. With sign: Unassailable evidence that tresspassers are informed they are not welcome. Without sign. …

Great point. There are 'No Soliciting' signs and laws. https://banneradviser.com/no-soliciting-signs > In a nutshell, no, door to door solicitation isn’t illegal. But if you have a…

If everyone has a lock on their door, then people will just ignore it and break into the house anyways.

1 extra bit is the last of my concerns, there's plenty of bits to uniquely fingerprint a browser anyways. I'd gladly trade one inconsequential bit, which requires malicious intent …

Does Google Chrome set DoNotTrack by default in incognito mode? If not, why not?

Having used both Python and Typescript recently, I largely prefer the consistency of Typescript. [Hey mom, I like cherries better than strawberries]. Having said that, I'd love to …

One of the greatest boons of static typing is formal documentation of data structures and interfaces. Catching errors early is a bonus :)

Typescript greatest features are optional types and the extensive type inference. On small projects this can work well, but on larger ones I can see overly rigid style guides requi…

The title right now: 'ZFS Removes References to Slavery'. Probably 95% of the commenters have not read TFA in sufficient detail to argue minutiae details. They see 'language change…

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newspeak

I'm somewhat confused about the TV media landscape, as there are cable news channels, Fox / CNN / MSNBC, but there are also the big 3 networks, ABC / CBS / NBC, which also air news…

Seattle has 600,000 people. In a given year there are 30 murders and 300 rapes. One can collect 175,200,000 amateur camera footage of 'an hour in the life of the average Seattle-it…

That is almost right. Society has decided that, on average [or median if you prefer], every job is worthless. Income inequality is skyrocketing between automation, globalization an…

Wow. Building and operating a massive unaccountable automated system to deboost and/or silence undesirable speech is now OK because 'it was a mistake'. Edit. At what point are the …

There can be more than one truth valid at any given point: * The wealth was not taken from those children. At the limit, those children can just fuck off and die in the street of s…

> The low skilled workers are going to get paid very little because we choose to pay them very little. I wish it were that simple. More reasons: * Low skilled workers are paid very…

Another interesting fragment: > Q: Are the interactions that are happening right now between police and protesters something that you think is predictable? Or is this something new…