lupatus
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Comment · 12 years ago
Comment · 12 years ago
So, I just read through all of the other comments and see that I was the only person who didn't comment on Eich's ouster.
I think I understand now why you asked if my account was hijacked.
Comment · 12 years ago
Nope, but thanks for the concern. I just have diverse interests, and think that the URbit project is quite strange and, as a result, sort of wonderful, IMO. For example, the algebra grammar for the Nock VM is fascinating for me. Moreover, I'm thinking of even using the C# port of Nock as a basis for bringing the rest of the project over to the Windows platform. My children take up a lot of time though.
Comment · 12 years ago
The solution to his network problem is probably something bizarre, like URbit (http://www.urbit.org/).
Comment · 12 years ago
Go tell this kid happy birthday.
Adolescence is already hard enough. Going through it with Aspergers and feeling like you have zero friends has got to be a lot worse.
I think that this is something that folks in on this message board can relate to. Imagine being able to help him out, even just a little bit.
Comment · 12 years ago
Part of the explanation is the convoluted history of the people who lived in the British isles.
Originally, it was inhabited by gaelic-speaking Celts. Some of their words that are still used today ():
plaide -> plaid
tàrmachan -> ptarmigan
triubhas -> trousers
peata -> pet
Then, it was conquered by the Romans. Latin words that found their way into English (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Latin_words_with_Engli...):
honor -> honor
imbecillus -> imbecile
inferus -> inferior
vulgus -> vulgar
Then, after the fall of the Romans, Britain was conquered by the Angles, Saxons, and Jutes, who brought the old German words mentioned below.
After this, the area was Christianized, and the priests and proselytizers brought even more latin with them because that was the language of the Church.
After this, large portions of England were conquered by the Vikings, who introduced more Scandinavian-origin words that others have mentioned here. In fact, King Canute was once simultaneously king of England, Denmark, and Norway.
After the Vikings, England was conquered by the Normans by William the Conqueror in the Battle of Hastings. The Normans were Viking raiders who settled in northwestern France and who had turned in francophones. They introduce french-origin words like:
boef -> beef
mouton -> mutton
veal -> veal
porc -> pork
After which, all these language influences congealed, vaguely, into the English we know and love today.
For this graphed: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Origins_of_English_PieCha...
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Comment · 13 years ago
"... and what would we do if we find it ?"
Grill it.
Even if it can talk to us.
In all sincerity, that's what I honestly think will happen.
Humans are the apex predators of Earth. Give us starships and we would be the apex predators of the galaxy in short order.
For tens to hundreds of thousands of years, there have been no creatures on Earth about which some human didn't think, "I wonder what that tastes like?" For Pete's sake, our ancestors ate giant, super-fast cave bears to extinction using little more than sharp sticks. Eskimos hunt huge multi-ton whales in the open ocean in flimsy canoes with hooked spears.
Sure alien life will be examined in labs and some will go to zoos. But, eventually, Monsanto would sell you Venusian steaks with a side of Martian scrapple. And, the most telling thing is, I would buy some and eat it. My mouth is already watering.
Comment · 13 years ago
Here's one instance: http://www.azcentral.com/news/free/20121218flagstaff-gun-tot...
Comment · 13 years ago
Throwing knives, throwing axes?
And, the grandparent commenter's comment duly considered, I still wouldn't easily dismiss a Finn's ability to use guns to kill people; see the White Death[1].
Comment · 13 years ago
Better yet, pretend that everything you say/post/share will be seen on a jumbotron at a packed sporting arena.
This way, you will have data security, better grammar, and fewer embarrassing personal moments.
Comment · 13 years ago
I must have missed that. Thanks!
Comment · 13 years ago
Left-out of this article is that the Denisovans seem to be one of the ancestors of the Melanesian peoples living in and near Papua New Guinea: http://johnhawks.net/weblog/reviews/neandertals/neandertal_d....
More about the Melanesians: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melanesians
I've basically been using these instructions for a few years and have nothing but rave reviews for my pies no matter what toppings I put on it: http://www.varasanos.com/PizzaRecipe.htm.
See also: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1464760, and https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2023280.