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It makes it possible to turn Windows into a subscription-based service.

https://archive.is/6YnWC

https://archive.is/F5j5l

seventh. Haskell made me remember why i love programming.

Going to read that in earnest, did a quick scan (not my native language) and yes: i want to differentiate here between the not-asleep and the i-think-i-know-i-am-thinking type of c…

The word "Consciousness" is almost like the word "God". Many people seem to know what it is, no one can actually define it, and it has never been measured, located or proven to exi…

mentioned article about fast string search: http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.13....

Kudos for mentioning this article. It is an excellent essay that more people should read.

Thank you. I will start there then.

Unrelated yet more relevant question: How many people does it take to properly care for ourselves and the planet we live on?

Yes please, invite me as well :)

You're right of course, but the tactics they used (especially against oss/linux and the web) pissed off a lot of people. If destroying meant: making yet a better product and margin…

In a pure theoretical sense, yes torture is very effective at hurting people. But only for watchers or executioners who have a need of seeing the person being tortured suffer. I re…

I can't tell if you're serious. Are you condoning torture, saying it has a function we should put to good use?

technology will overcome all problems, solve injustice and everyone will be happy. sure. no mention of climate change, ever-increasing debts, failing antibiotics or social problems…

IIRC computers still have a hard time winning from even moderately skilled go players http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_Go

the c2 article speaks of the difference between dynamic scoping and acquisition as the former being dependent on call context and the latter on "where you put it". Can i conclude a…

and again... no IE. (as the article mentions: work-around needed with conditional comments) absolutely off-topic and yes a bit unreasonable, but after years of webdevelopment, i'm …

you _hate_ them? wow. anyway, i would also not jump out of the window, because some anonymous commenter says its not dangerous to do so.

> then they're not really interested in keeping in touch Yes, or they are simply not interested in stories about the risks and plans of Google and Facebook. Or do not understand wh…

Being less radical would diffuse his message and make it more difficult to explain to the masses. I dont agree to with him to extent he make his points and historically he has alwa…

i dont know why you are downvoted, i see the link and think it's pretty cool. almost feel bad i dont live near the meetups :) maybe you should submit it to the frontpage ?

Whether points made about the aircraft are valid or not, the tone of the article is very biased. As if only the idea of inventing your own modern airplane is ridiculous, let alone …