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koluft··on Why the Airline Industry Could Keep Suffering System Failures Like Delta's
Why assume computer costs is substantial to overall costs of maintaining and flying airplanes?
koluft··on Most of us would be better off without lawns
None, because the lawn owners are sitting out and yelling at the kids to get off.
koluft··on Most of us would be better off without lawns
Lawns are soul-crushing to the suburban homeowners who are are coerced to slash their natural meadows to conform to demands for artificially maintained turf.
koluft··on Google employees have enjoyed revolving door during Obama administration
Is "Google employee leaves Google and gets job in Executive Branch" a "revolving door"? Even when the job is technical not policy?
koluft··on It Depends What You Study, Not Where
How many CS grads from Ohio state are getting $150k start in SV it NY? To get nothing of the growth 10 years later
koluft··on It Depends What You Study, Not Where
The median course grade at Harvard has been A- for over 20 years.

It's inflated, but then again, how much Harvard coursework mastery is actually necessary for your job?

koluft··on It Depends What You Study, Not Where
The hardest part of an Ivy League degree is getting in. No guarantee of education.
koluft··on Medical Equipment Crashes During Heart Procedure Because of Antivirus Scan
They run USB, it doesn't matter what OS is on the other side.
koluft··on OxyContin's 12-hour problem
What do addicts crush/shoot drugs, instead of just eating them?
koluft··on Student invention grows hundreds of ‘mini-brains’ at once
This is just a hype article. The invention is a cost saving redesign of an existing device. The wholesale wholesale price ($400) is lower than the retail price of existing devices ($200), which is nice -- more competition, but not particularly technically amazing.
koluft··on Student invention grows hundreds of ‘mini-brains’ at once
OTOH, it is a groundswell in the engineering community to notice the medical application. Interdisciplinarians are the hugely valuable applied scientists who unlock the power of ideas.
koluft··on Student invention grows hundreds of ‘mini-brains’ at once
Could you send a form letter inviting them to verify that they are serious?
koluft··on Student invention grows hundreds of ‘mini-brains’ at once
>“My thought was, okay, let’s just wait. If he is serious, he’s going to ask me again,” says Song, professor of neurology

This is a horribly destructive attitude, that promotes salesmanship over technical talent.

koluft··on Craig Steven Wright claims to be Satoshi Nakamoto
Don't judge people by their looks when their actions speak far louder.
koluft··on Down and out in the magic kingdom – A tale of software consulting in the midwest
That's great! Now he gets unemployment compensation until his next job.
koluft··on Why you shouldn't exercise to lose weight
Are your confusing nutritional calories with physics calories? When people talk about diet, of course they are talking about calories obtained from digestion, not combustion engines.
koluft··on Why you shouldn't exercise to lose weight
Exercising every 5 years isn't so bad.
koluft··on Why is Amazon all of a sudden not re-investing all its profits?
What are they going to doing they can't sustain these profits in future quarters?
koluft··on Beautiful minds, wasted: how not to squander the potential of autistic people
Why "start" at either end? Different problems call for different solutions.
koluft··on Beautiful minds, wasted: how not to squander the potential of autistic people
Let me introduce you to the market, where self interested parties exchange goods and services for mutual benefit, increasing society's wealth.
koluft··on Beautiful minds, wasted: how not to squander the potential of autistic people
You shouldn't spout off about medical topics you are uninformed about.
koluft··on Beautiful minds, wasted: how not to squander the potential of autistic people
It's still deeply tacky empty euphemism. Do non-autistic people have ugly minds?
koluft··on Research into the reasons for procrastination and how to stop
Maybe it's paid syndication?
koluft··on Infinit announces Project Dropboxe
This is also how electric car brakes work, going back to the Prius.
koluft··on Infinit announces Project Dropboxe
Parent was saying the "Dropbox" is also a generic word.
koluft··on Infinit announces Project Dropboxe
When people name their company generic words about their product, that's what happens.

Show some creativity if you want to be uniq.

koluft··on Infinit announces Project Dropboxe
Such are the risks of naming your company after a common word that describes the product.
koluft··on Infinit announces Project Dropboxe
You seem so angry for such a bizarre reason.
koluft··on The Science of Making Friends
The "speculation" is the worst part of a science research. It gets the most air play but has but has the least basis in fact.

Perhaps more intelligent people (by IQ test) are more introverted -- more thinking less feeling/EQ, and so are less comfortable with the company of other people they don't know well. That certainly fits the bookworm/ computer nerd / uberhobbyist type of high IQ person.

koluft··on The Science of Making Friends
I haven't been invited to any dinner parties with strangers to become friends with. My existing friends invite me to dinner parties.
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