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I've learned that Greatest X of all time usually just means, greatest A-hole of all time. Because they absorb so much energy from the universe in order to fulfill their self servin…

The only question I have is, how much work is it to create a C based ruby without a global interpreter lock.

"Good guys". Apple. Google? Whuy? Why do adults have the moral understanding of a 10 year old.

This will be the first time humans have ever underestimated nature

I would be more concerned with the mental health effects than the physical health effects anyway.

I agree, and I would argue that this type of development is more economic. People want cars because they will take you everywhere. Why are the futurists arguing for an outmoded den…

I think the individual has always struggled against the system. It's just nature. I'm just surprised anyone would be excited about Singapore. You need to get a permit to give any k…

It's the economy, stupid.

Beane doesn't have much utility in a franchise with a big budget

Dwarf fortress is amazing, the algorithms it must use must be pretty interesting, it would be interesting to piece it out and open source it. Dwarf fortress also benefits from comp…

People in general seem unsympathetic to difficult mental states, especially people who can't imagine what it would be like

I like how sites like this expose true human nature. It seems like we spend a lot of time denying it, but we love to pick on the vulnerable.

Obligatory question: was the student shot by another student?

I guess everyone is lacking that bit of information that separates them from the real comptrollers

I have a theory that traffic in cities would be much reduced if we removed left have turns all together. Although I guess in San Francisco most left turns on busy intersections are…

What is a tock?

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Well it's the musician who called it a creative desert. He'll learn soon enough that it's the desert where 90% of America's culture comes from. It's hard to understand without livi…

Welcome to the wild west

Yeah I thought we stopped arguing for 'civil society' 100 years ago, when we realized that it was a sham

Or perhaps it's too smart

I would think that computers will continue to increase social inequity, since now just a few people can run a multi-million dollar company.

If it's anything like my electric bicycle, the regenerative braking doesn't really count for much

Well, this is basically the price of an iphone. The market said it could bear that price.

I think most of the biggest core contributors are unable to project that kind of emotional intelligence. Because, well, they are programming, not working PR