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Fashion statements come and go in academia. There are academics doing good research in unfashionable areas and doing just fine. Plus, it's hard to see where the latest trends will …

> Once they're on the freeway, I would think most automation would work (relatively) well. That's assuming nice weather conditions. Mudslides, flash floods, extreme code, ice, snow…

To be extremely rigorous one would have to write formal proofs, that includes all steps. This is a type of proof that could be verified by a computer and may be tedious and very ha…

I agree, hence I wrote "Universities are not trade schools (nor should they be)"

This makes me wonder. What is the "best" way to teach computer science to students? Universities are not trade schools (nor should they be), but it seems apparent that CS graduates…

Since it seems to be a thing to report that X person specializing in machine learning has moved from Y company to Z, it makes me wonder if other areas of computer science is seen a…

That's Apples problem. Hopefully Apple gets the message that consumers want actual pro laptops. What I'm suggesting is let's discuss something more important on HN at this point.

I've used the new MBP since its release. It's fine. I have no issues with the battery and came to like the keyboard and screen. The anti-MBP threads in HN is tiring. How many threa…

I get at least 8-10 hours on my tMBP 15". I don't mind the keyboard. I this point it seems like hating on the MBP is 'free karma' and the 'in-thing' to do on HN. My experience has …

You missed the part where I said they are underexposed to educational resources. These "objective measures" would be biased against low income students that aren't taught the mater…

You ignore the fact most "gifted" students come from higher income families. There are "gifted" children from lower income families that would be misidentified due to underexposure…

I have the tMBP 15". I know there is a lot of hate on HN (easy upvotes), but I get 8-10 hours on mine. I use safari.

Haha, yeah that's true!

You can still view estimated battery life in Activity Monitor.

I may be the only developer on HN that doesn't have this issue or on the entire internet for that matter, but I have no issues with battery life on my tMBP 15". I do all day develo…

Thanks for the feedback! I hope you get a refurb 2015 soon, sounds like they are selling out rather quickly! I have a fully spec'd out 2013 MBP 15" and the battery last at most 3 h…