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Comment · 8 years ago
Ordering is just a special case of categorizing.
Comment · 8 years ago
I think part of your question is, why does every p2p app not work on all platforms equally well. This is true of pretty much 90% of apps and software - they don't work on all platforms equally well. This is because of conscious design and business decisions taken by the builders.
Comment · 8 years ago
The decks are stacked up with containers. No room for sails
Comment · 8 years ago
The prices of modern appliances have come down due to really intricate miniaturization of many components, which enables larger scale manufacturing and cheaper supply chains.

Because of the prices being low, it's not really worth it to repair consumer goods anymore. And if it's worth it in some cases (iPhone), it can only be done by a specialist due to the extreme miniaturization.

Comment · 9 years ago
Yeah that was classic Man-in-the-Middle attack.
Comment · 9 years ago
Have your run ANALYZE? ;)
Comment · 9 years ago
> The big Mac will constitute nearly 50% of calories in a meal

The big mac in India is chicken, and a lot smaller. Edit: Also, it's called The Maharaja.

Comment · 9 years ago
India is hardly resource rich. Especially not per-capita.
Comment · 9 years ago
Wow looks a bit like the venerable MiG-25 foxbat
Comment · 9 years ago
Equifax worked, the other two failed for me
Comment · 9 years ago
You also missed out violence inflicted on colonies, in Asia and Africa.
Comment · 9 years ago
The big assumption in David Brooks' piece is that the so-called "manifesto" was Damore's one and only "transgression". Were there other, previous internal complaints about him, and this was the straw that broke the camel's back?
Comment · 9 years ago
In the article, the author clearly provides clickable references in the form of hyperlinked text. I don't think he claims "he dug the proof himself".
Comment · 9 years ago
The first example (tree represented in Japanese) seemed a bit misleading, because the "alphabet" has not been kept as a constant. Since the Japanese alphabet is much larger, it may be argued that the number of bits actually occupied in storage by "本" and "tree" are about the same. Could someone clarify if this is correct reasoning?
Comment · 9 years ago
Mr. King sounds like inspiration for some part of George Smiley's character.

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