cubix

I did a clone of HN in Clojure 10 years ago (wow, time flies), but it just wrote the state out to files: https://github.com/cubix/simplenews

No ClojureScript then, of course. I was planning something more sophisticated for persistence, but never got around to it.

That you could detect that in pocket is kind of mind blowing. I guess minor differences in movement related to operating the vehicle versus sitting passively produces an identifiable signature?

You may only need to trust some but not all actors in the system, so there may still be benefit in mining.

I don't see it as so black and white. Sure, zero trust is the ideal, but there are potentially benefits even there's some trust involved. For example, I saw a headline indicating that Unicef was going to experiment with block chain technology and asset management. Charity strikes me as particularly suitable domain since benefactors are understandably concerned about how their donations are being used and there's little need or even desire for secrecy. Block chain could provide an unparalleled degree of transparency and accountability even if the humans in control of the private keys ultimately need to be trusted. "Trust but verify" as Reagan said, and it would help a great deal with the latter if not the former.

Forgive my ignorance, but what exactly is the definition of processed red meat? I assume it lies somewhere between gnawing on a freshly slaughtered animal carcass and buying beef jerky form the corner store, but I'm not sure where, exactly.

I think so. When I read history from the 19th until the mid-20th century, it's almost like the border didn't exist. People would move back and fourth with little concern.

What I found most remarkable about my LSD experience were the auditory effects. It seemed like my hearing had been dramatically enhanced. I could readily pick out a conversation being held between two people standing a hundred feet away. Of course, that could just be an illusion, but I was curious if anyone had studied this phenomenon.

I think he is referring to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yo_(app)

He might have a point with other units, but when it comes to temperature, Celsius strikes me as more humanistic and intuitive. Zero as the freezing point of water, and 100 as the boiling point is easy for any human to relate to since we interact with water every day.

The video shows one crash last year. It didn't actually appear to be that bad. The shell would presumably spare you some nasty road rash at least.

That video is from last year's attempt.

I wonder if the numbers have improved any in the 13 years since that was written.

My wife and I befriended a couple from North Korea who, in the face of horrendous hardship that we can barely begin to imagine, managed to escape by way of China to end up in Toronto.

In short order they had setup a thriving massage studio based on traditional Chinese methods, had a child, and were able to afford a nice apartment and car. Apart from the the private Christian group that helped them enter Canada, they were entirely self-reliant.

They showed greater entrepreneurism and work ethnic than the majority of Canadians, by far. Despite their many challenges (including the presumed murder of their families in DPRK), they remained delightful, generous, and happy people that were a pleasure to be around.

I'm getting a little emotional as I write this because I was shocked -- disgusted really -- when I learned that the Canadian government was kicking them out of the country. They were forced to apply for citizenship in South Korea, and told only to return if they were rejected from S. Korea.

Unfortunately, I don't know how the story ended because, somewhat alarmingly, we've lost contact with them although my wife was speaking to the woman almost daily via WeChat before they left. I hope they are able to establish a more permanent home for themselves in S. Korea or wherever they ended up.

So, yes, I would say the government has changed its policies recently, and not for the better. Why these people would be forced to leave is beyond me.

> For example, cutting vegetables. I would say it is a common sense to always put your holding figures on top

That's not actually what most experts advocate. Chefs are trained to hold from the side, but with their finger tips curled underneath their knuckles for protection.

https://youtu.be/cV0c7qiNjuI?t=1m56s

I did the same except that I put the file onto a network drive so that I could access it from a less conspicuous location. Also, made a crude chat program in a similar manner.

I wish I could function competently on 4 hours of sleep, let alone write world changing philosophical treatises.

Once, as a child, I recall waking-up and running to the cupboard expecting to find it recently replenished with food, only to discover it was bare. My mom was still out shopping. I realized that I had only dreamt about her returning home with groceries.

It's probably not applicable in the Berenstein/stain case, but I've long suspected that a lot of false memories originate in dreams that I've forgotten about having. The contents of the dream lives on, along side legitimate memories, while the fact that it was a dream fades away.

The empty cupboard experience was unique because the dream was recent enough for me to recognize the false memory as a dream I had just had.

LaTeX tables drive me crazy. There are tools to help, but for me, it's the least pleasant aspect of using it. Still beats Word masochism, however.

My grand father was a railroad electrician for many decades, and I always found it fascinating that he was able to get by despite his colour blindness. Apart from the wires, he had to ensure that he interpreted the red and green signal lights correctly to avoid disaster.

Except when it comes to vaccinations, apparently.

> why are they getting paid essentially to put into action stuff that other people wrote

Isn't that true of almost every tool in a modern economy with division of labour, including something as simple as a pencil[1] that you use to jot down notes?

[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I,_Pencil

> apparently recording everything forever

I think you are missing the part where he says that any participant can rescind at any time.

Not the military, but if Tesla or someone else violated the law, it's no exaggeration to say that at some point law enforcement, i.e. armed personnel, would be involved. Of course, it's unlikely anyone would take it that far, but that doesn't mean force or the threat of force is not at work.

Our company has been using Nexonia for a few years. Not to say there isn't room for competition, but I don't see any differentiator.

One feature I would like to see is better integration with my calendar. Nexonia will figure out my mileage based on the addresses I enter, but it would be nice if would simply pull this information in from my calendar, and perhaps take a guess at what meeting I just attended based on my current location.

No, plagiarism entails passing the work or idea off as your own.

Well, it's nice to able to light up a room when you need to. But to each his own.

That's what I thought, until I started carrying one. Now I use it all the time for mundane tasks such as finding something that dropped under my car seat, plugging in an ethernet cable under my desk, rummaging around in the back of a closet, and so on. It really makes life easier, especially as I find my night vision isn't as good as it used to be. LED lights and Li-ion batteries last for ages, so it's hardly an inconvenience.

Wouldn't "non-clean" be cheaper then, if fewer precautions are being taken?

I took it to mean fast and relatively painless versus protracted suffering, i.e. "non-clean", messy.

My dad ends up doing this pretty often. He "quits" cigarettes for a while, but eventually starts smoking cigars, surreptitiously at first, with increasing frequency until he reverts to regular cigarette smoking again.

I would have thought: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:LISP_machine.jpg