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If the novels were as bad as he says they were, maybe he can crank out some random(ly bad) prose to go with it, and get Amazon-rich. (And/or, this might make an interesting compani…

Smart design--somebody had fun with this one.

This looks interesting, and definitely addresses some common pain points.

This may seem overly negative or (internet) contrarian, and I believe yours is a good comment, but these are subject to political forces as much as--or more than--any. Put your tim…

From a business standpoint: play the game, check all the boxes. (And it never hurts to be flexible and open to different ideas, even those that seem counterintuitive.)

Prison rape and other violence, either.

"on Earth"

Wasteful yet subversive

All these years, and we're finally getting around to the important questions. I don't have a cat (or a workplace), but cat cafes seem to be purring right along. Digging a bit, it s…

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

US assistance for UXO in Laos has been slowly increasing (though some point out it's only a tiny fraction of the amount spent bombing the country in the first place).

If you enjoyed the Joel interview, a bunch of his Q&A's during college tours are on YouTube, and they can be quite funny and insightful. Check out this one about 'Uptown Girl' (yes…

https://aqicn.org/contact/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcKUL5E2woc

I don't know if it's bad, or just rapidly evolving. Somebody should create a cool map/visualization of the AWS landscape. (Possibly relating it to some other concept: AWS as a smal…

Surprised nobody mentioned HFT. He also sounds like the sort of candidate many startups are looking for in their job ads. So there's that.

You're both upvoted. I'm going to try the Fibonacci version for a while. (Though perhaps as is suggested with languages, it's better to start applying the new system directly, inst…

"IARC list ethanol in alcoholic beverages as Group 1 carcinogens and arguments "There is sufficient evidence for the carcinogenicity of acetaldehyde (the major metabolite of ethano…

FWIW, it places well across TechEmpower benchmarks: http://www.techempower.com/benchmarks/

Important: “Sudden-onset dementia should really be a red flag for Lyme [disease], especially in people with compromised immune systems,” she said. “Everyone over 50 has a compromis…