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pinkrooftop··on Cat-proofing a cat feeding machine
Ok u win at hacker news I guess gotta be someone
pinkrooftop··on Cat-proofing a cat feeding machine
it's substantive to the OP and GP's commentary. it's not apropos of nothing
pinkrooftop··on Famed poker pro with ‘remarkable’ $9.6M scheme has to pay it back
This is the idea behind 100x or 1000x odds in craps. People either won't play that high, or the other -EV play decisions outweigh even massive true odds action
pinkrooftop··on UK Government is breaking the law by collecting everyone's internet data
Oppressing UK citizenry hasn't really ever had great success
pinkrooftop··on Uber continues self-driving vehicle testing in SF in defiance of DMV
Legislation arbitrage
pinkrooftop··on Pardon Edward Snowden
Like the founders left it to the English courts
pinkrooftop··on Pardon Edward Snowden
stealing classified information is different from whistleblowing
pinkrooftop··on GitHub lost $66M in nine months of 2016
Maybe they'll be the next Verizon aquisition
pinkrooftop··on Apple Removes 'Time Remaining' Battery Life Indicator in Sierra 10.12.2
because mAh aren't magical
pinkrooftop··on A neural link between affective understanding and interpersonal attraction [pdf]
not really. It's saying if you can't understand the emotional state then you dont get the reward so its more neutral than hate
pinkrooftop··on A neural link between affective understanding and interpersonal attraction [pdf]
>I wonder if it was actually that my ex-partners were incapable of understanding how someone unlike them would react to different situations. I was usually able to predict their reactions, but maybe it was only a one way street
pinkrooftop··on A neural link between affective understanding and interpersonal attraction [pdf]
but you're the common denominator so its their fault, ok right
pinkrooftop··on Amazon has made its first drone delivery to an actual customer
I can't see this becoming a regular activity. They'll be people waiting near the distribution center treating it like skeet shooting range
pinkrooftop··on Italian doctors successfully transplant a kidney in the place of the spleen
It is. I'm skeptical its true like so much medical news out of Italy. This poorly documented transplant doesn't make biological sense. The organs have completely different functions.
pinkrooftop··on Ask HN: What will happen to make VR finally explode, if anything?
It adds efficiency for military grade targeting but the everyday applications are more novelty than explosive technology. A field technician will have minimal benefit from a heads up targeting display.
pinkrooftop··on Ask HN: What will happen to make VR finally explode, if anything?
None? It would be dangerous to obscure the vision of either of these types of workers
pinkrooftop··on Ask HN: What will happen to make VR finally explode, if anything?
The map is not the territory and there is no value merging the two. Overlaying data onto vision is just a distraction and assuming something magical happens when you overlay data instead of putting it next to you on a screen is delusional
pinkrooftop··on In the Deep, Clues to How Life Makes Light
Since life has repeatedly found light to be a great way to communicate in the dark, where are all the messages coded by aliens in starlight
pinkrooftop··on Trump’s FCC: Tom Wheeler to be replaced, set-top box reform could be dead
The majority of Americans see free data for streaming video and music from a carrier's partner as a feature.

They look no further into it

pinkrooftop··on Brain implants allow paralysed monkeys to walk
I think the dissonance is more pronounced in love animals / eat mistreated animals. Empathy developed presumably along with the enjoyment for taste of animal fats and protein
pinkrooftop··on Warning: 2016 MacBook Pro is not compatible with Linux
logically yes, but the subtext of this usage in English adds hidden variables
pinkrooftop··on Warning: 2016 MacBook Pro is not compatible with Linux
apples and oranges
pinkrooftop··on Warning: 2016 MacBook Pro is not compatible with Linux
A more accurate description is that Linux isn't compatible with the new Macbook Pro. It's not Apple's job to make their laptop compatible with Linux.
pinkrooftop··on Trump, our next president, promised to block AT&T/Time Warner merger
So you're saying he's like every politician that has ever made a promise
pinkrooftop··on Scientists have found a way to help learn skills faster
Scales is the key to improv in my experience
pinkrooftop··on Scientists have found a way to help learn skills faster
If you take the approach of mastering the instrument instead of a piece then scales, arpeggios, and other building blocks become critical. Almost like learning improv jazz violin, before taking on a classical piece
pinkrooftop··on Physicists Detect Gravitational Waves, Proving Einstein Right
Would it be possible to listen for information transmitted via gravitational waves? Would there be any benefit over radio?
pinkrooftop··on Web Scraping Finds Price Fluctuation
buyer beware; its not protection that the US is averse to, its interference
pinkrooftop··on Was Uber’s Branding Done While Uber High?
Valuation not cash on hand
pinkrooftop··on A Diet and Exercise Plan to Lose Weight and Gain Muscle
It's possible, calories in > calories out and you will still gain weight. Zero carb facilitates satiation on fewer calories
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