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Programming with Technological Ritual and Alchemy[pdf]
http://c59951.r51.cf2.rackcdn.com/5849-61823-couch.pdf Prof. Couch discusses how programming is becoming more and more 'ritualistic' for more and more people.
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That's really interesting. I remember when this [1] article came out, showing the difference in streets' income level with the greenery in the street, I found it amazing. Once I st…
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Comment #8070647
>Airbnb was dismissive when I contacted them about our security concerns. It apologized for the inconvenience, but said it is just an Internet company and can't get involved. This.…
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Comment #8070314
I have a similar (albeit modified) theory. Let me clarify that stupid and smart don't necessary mean the same as regular usage, but they're close enough. If you are 'stupid' (not n…
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Comment #8065741
>Society can't make progress if progress hinges upon the diktates of a corruptible few. Not being sarcastic here, but come again? Isn't that also the argument _against_ bitcoin? Th…
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Comment #8063573
I'm not sure I completely comprehend the issue: so you want to play a location-based massive multiplayer game, AND you don't want to let your location be known. Hmmm.
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Comment #8048287
All the reports have clearly stated 'international air corridor'. Pretty ignorant to be commenting on the issue without actually reading the article. I'm sure some common sense wou…
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Comment #8015009
True that, but if you were writing poems in say, ancient Greece, you likely weren't Little Billy writing love ballads to Susan from across the street. That someone was writings poe…
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Comment #7959604
I found a bug in there: sometimes you'll get two of same person, and since they have the same ID, they'll act like they were the same image, so you can never complete the round onw…
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Comment #7827588
>I paid £5 including delivery. While I agree IEEE is evil, the practice is standard among publishers, or any economic entity. It's called price discrimination ( http://en.wikipedia…