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thrax

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    Comment #21877305

    Can you prove to yourself that your every behavior isn't the result of a complex chain of mathematical equations? I know I can't.

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    Comment #21877296

    What is your definition of intelligent? because I see evidence of intelligent machines all around us.

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    Comment #21877288

    The fact that you can ask the question is, paradoxically, the answer. Your mind is computed by your brain.

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    Comment #21871388

    For every comment in here complaining about e-waste, I'm going to buy an attiny20 and throw it in a landfill.

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    Comment #21871367

    Major Buzzkill is bucking for a promotion!

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    Comment #21870424

    It might also put some brakes on rampant "disrupt" capitalist overdrive we're in. I honestly can't think of any tech that I NEED to progress badly enough to compromise customer saf…

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    Comment #21860038

    Or a fragment shader.

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    Comment #21719609

    "natural"

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    Comment #21719600

    He's donated 5 percent of his wealth. Him and buffet are top of the billionaire giving pile at 3 and 5 %. that means 95% of their wealth is still tied up in service of further weal…

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    Comment #21718983

    apt get install burn-laptop

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    Comment #21683039

    Git webgl

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    Comment #21661583

    Wow TIL, very cool.

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    Comment #21654279

    Rubber meet road.

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    Comment #21643920

    Clicks -> sees app store link -> hits back button. If your social media app isn't browser based first and foremost.. then I don't trust your judgement.

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    Comment #21643866

    The first Macintosh UI was kinda the backlash to the default night mode of the original dos boxes.

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    Comment #21590256

    I agree w the above r.e. lsd/shrooms .. never done dmt tho.. not particularly interested. I've done salvia which I've been td is like a super light version of dmt, and was not a bi…

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    Comment #21590211

    Barf the rainbow.

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    Comment #21589665

    Check out erowid if you want some high dosage lsd stories. In the early 90s I encountered some "mop up" doses that were claimed to be in the 3000 mic range. I tried them twice.. fi…

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    Comment #21588070

    I specifically switched to juul from cigs because I knew of nicotine salts vs the type used in most vapes. Its a huge deal and has probably saved my life.

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    Comment #21588051

    >absolute disaster Citation needed. 5th largest economy ON EARTH. By that metric, every other state is a disaster. But.. whatever helps you sleep at night.. I guess.

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    Comment #21587874

    You can live code js out of the box. Still cool though.

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    Comment #21570656

    I never quite understand this though.. because everything that I've seen about scheme/lisps is that it's a simple modular syntax, self hosting, etc. is it the runtime that is gigan…

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    Comment #21564789

    prepares for roasting

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    Comment #21564779

    Almost every dead language and piece of hardware has a JavaScript emulator out there.. why isn't there just a .evalLisp() / jslisp.min.js library? With how much people wank about i…