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rgower··on Ask HN: Favorite podcasts?
* Skeptic's Guide to the Universe (http://www.theskepticsguide.org/) * Rationally Speaking (http://rationallyspeakingpodcast.org/)
rgower··on Gaming Company Fined $1M for Secretly Using Players' Computers to Mine Bitcoin
This kind of invasiveness is standard for good anti-cheat protection. The fine stems entirely from stealth bitcoin mining.
rgower··on India to launch its first mission to Mars [video]
Believe it or not, the Moon would be much more difficult to colonize.

With absolutely not atmosphere, you're totally naked to the harsh environment of radiation from space. Mars has a thin but substantial atmosphere, and easily accessible resources.

With current technologies, the only way to colonize the Moon is to do it underground - a non-trivial engineering hurdle to say the least.

rgower··on Gödel and the limits of logic
I have no background in CS or Math, but a lot of philosophy. In other words, I'm a highly interested layman. What's my best plan of action to understanding Godel's theory? Maybe the best approach would be an entry level book on CS?
rgower··on Kim Dotcom’s first TV interview: ‘I’m no piracy king’
Anyone see the irony here?
rgower··on Collection of Richard Feynman talks on the scientific method, learning, and CS
Don't forget The Feynman Series http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRmbwczTC6E
rgower··on Denis Dutton: A Darwinian Theory Of Beauty
To be clear, it's not because they're less flawed per se, but less symmetrical. Physical asymmetries indicate poorer genetic fitness, and we interpret this potential genetic detriment as flaw.