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I just interpret 'serverless' to mean 'an abstraction layer above the server'. The term is poorly named, but just like git commands you gotta go with what takes off. shrug unicode

If ajax was Web 2, I feel like decentralization feels apt enough to define Web 3. Like a major upgrade. ^^

our society is sick.

It's him that made me understand linear algebra. College? No fucking clue what a matrix was. Now? a clear, intuitive understanding. I'm still struggling with concepts like trace, but he provided a base from which to I'm able to climb myself.

Oh, I see we've met!

My current hypothesis is that a sever lack of self-esteem causes me to rely on esteem from others. But because negative interactions hurt so much more than good interactions feel good, I just end up avoiding others.

There's also my mother's hypothesis that some combination of drugs will fix me. I think this seems improbable, but she claims it's how she was fixed.

I live in the Belle Haven neighborhood. And I love it. Go jogging frequently, always feel safe, diverse neighborhood...

...No they don't.

If you manage to find two people who do, congratulations on being "technically" correct.

At the end of the article, Scott essentially says the same thing, but emphasizing the other side of the coin:

> [...] the question of whether the universe “really” “is” a simulation has barely come up. Why would it, when there are so many more fruitful things to ask?

It looks like this is neither an editorial nor a hard news story, but rather a column[1]. The difference being an editorial is an opinion piece (typically?) representing the publication, and a column is a recurring opinion piece by named individuals. At least that's what wikipedia says--I can never keep these terms in my head.

[1] https://www.nytimes.com/column/the-interpreter

So... plenty of comments about font size. What do y'all think about the actual contents of the book? I've looked through it a bit and seems like an interesting concept--understanding why certain decisions were made in the history of the web, and extracting "resilient" design patterns out of those decisions.

I'm reminded of the first Feynman lecture, explaining how physics was discovered through a historical lens. I find it immensely helpful. Hopefully this web book is helpful as well!

Max Tegmark! I love his book "Our Mathematical Universe". This video was a lot of fun to watch--I'll have to watch it a few more times before I understand it though :P

I run my personal vps' and a site for a family member[1] on two "droplets" on digital ocean for $5 a pop and couldn't be happier with their service. Also their collection of articles is fantastic for finding out how to get different things set up or whatnot[2]. Love 'em! <3

[1] http://amagiccarwashforsale.com/ (if it's hugged to death let me know

[2] https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials

Is "ability", or market value, static over time? I don't think it is, wrt both an individual's ability to change learn and grow (short term), as well as natural changes in the market (long term).

This doesn't disprove your statement--social mobility can still go to zero--but I think it's something that people can, should, and do strive to make as large as possible, be it individually, through legislation, etc.

This is great! Throwing all of these into an anki deck. :)

Your comment made me spit all over my laptop. I'm just letting you know because I think I'd appreciate knowing if something I wrote caused such a reaction.

I actually worry a lot about whether or not a comment I make or want to make is "HN enough" or "too much like a reddit comment", what with the emphasis on comments contributing to the conversation. Maybe "a lot" is too strong for what I feel. It feels like a lot for internet comments.

I hope expressing this anxiety somehow contributes. :P

Oh now, it can be fun to think about. :) Can't blame a pal for wanting to share.

I think the guy just grew up. People say dumb stuff when they're young. Not much need for empirical backing when the heuristic (in this case: people mature as they grow older) explains it well enough.

I suspect he looked at his daughter and saw the faces of billions. Not to say you're incorrect.

It looks like a ghost, or a 'soul'--that which brings life to an object. :)

yeah, so think of your muscles as temporarily pretending to act like wood (rigid), and it just so happens that humans have to expend energy in order to carry out this feat.

I'll repeat what I posted on facebook because I thought it was clever: "Yes, but only if we tell them to dream about electric sheep."

So, tell the machine to think about bananas, and it will conjure up a mental image of bananas. Tell it to imagine a fish-dog and it'll do its best. What happens if/when we have enough storage to supply it a 24/7 video feed (aka eyes), give a robot some navigational logic (or strap it to someone's head), and give it the ability to ask questions, say, below some confidence interval (and us the ability to supply it answers)? What would this represent? What would come out on the other side? A fraction of a human being? Or perhaps just an artificial representation of "the human experience".

...what if we fed it books?