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I think Altered Carbon brought up the most chilling view of a world without death. In that exploration only the rich are immortal, because the poor can’t afford immortality. Someon…

I expected this to be some dude’s project that got blown out of proportion.

With much of the world we interact with being digital, or at least digitally connected, the ability to interact with that world is like unlocking a magical power. Invoke regex to s…

Same. It’s weird that my misunderstanding of someone’s idea often better than the idea they were actually proposing.

A good text editor will have regex ability, and once you learn it, it’s super convenient to have it handy. Writing macros to do stuff is more of a hassle. RegEx is most useful for …

Funny student projects should have a different headline style or wording.

- The Unbearable Lightness of Being, fiction, how the “crazy” actions of people in relationships makes sense in the context of their individual history. There’s one chapter about m…

They still can. A government doesn't have the need for first mover advantage because they have the power to make the official version. Also, the technology is very mature and best …

These insurance underwriters seem like fun folks. While reading the fine print of my credit card insurance I noticed my purchases were covered from damages from "aircraft, spacecra…

Part of the cause of misinformation is that people want to believe in misinformation because it allows them to be part of their social group. The problem is that belief in certain …

That’s an interesting design. My only quibble is the 2600 degree “theoretical” max temperature of the building. That’s the just the melting point of steel, I’m sure something under…