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Astro9k

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Astro9k··on Encyclopedia dramatica: Ruby on rails - MUAHA :)
LOL , a friend of mine is pushing me really hard to learn ruby/ror. I should send him a link to this.
Astro9k··on UN to appoint Earth contact for aliens
"they are more likely to be microbes than anything intelligent"

I'm curious what the probability is that this statement is true. Alien species that have been around much longer than us may view humans as microbe-like in intelligence.

Astro9k··on Ron Conway Drops A Nuclear Bomb On The Super Angels
Maybe this is the first a$$ covering salvo
Astro9k··on Ron Conway Drops A Nuclear Bomb On The Super Angels
Could be all fake and disinformation. Stirring up controversy is how people get attention (and therefore money) nowadays.
Astro9k··on Facebook Down, Like Buttons Vanish, Internet Implodes
Wow. So twitter censors disparaging comments about companies? Wow.
Astro9k··on [dead]
I'm curious what the convention is for determining the gender of participles for foreign words. My suggestion is to use "Das" or "Der" instead of "Die", especially when the context is not completely clear. The URL domain saves you this time, still, why wouldn't you use the German word for community? When I first saw this headline I thought you were quoting someone who threatened the entire internet with death.
Astro9k··on James Gosling: Why I Quit Oracle
It's interesting that a pay cut and a down-grade in title isn't what did it but that their marginalization of his input and control is what pushed him over the edge.
Astro9k··on Ask HN:Is our universe a computer simulation inside another universe?
Isn't it such that we can never know for sure one way or another? Maybe a better question to ask is: how would you conduct your life differently if you did or did not believe in "God."