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denzil_correa
27,567karma·4,366submissions·November 17, 2011
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"I'd rather be a could-be if I cannot be an are; because a could-be is a maybe who is reaching for a star. I'd rather be a has-been than a might-have-been, by far; for a might have-been has never been, but a has was once an are."
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> The things churchill said and did were no different than what hitler said and did. Most likely, this.
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I'm not sure why you have been downvoted. A referendum is a survey of the population. Most rigorous surveys, never ask a simple Yes/No question to the final objective. A survey questionnaire…
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> Under the terms of the deal, Musk and Tesla would have had to pay a nominal fine, and he would not have had to admit any guilt. However, the settlement would have barred Musk as chairman for two …
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A recent study has shown that removal of malaria carrying mosquitoes is unlikely to affect our ecosystem [0]. > Lead author Dr Tilly Collins, from the Centre for Environmental Policy at Imperial, s…
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This always reminds me of the alternative : cash [0]. [0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13782561 …
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> The problem starts here. Most researchers would love to show their negative results There's another core issue which most people miss. In science, you need to publish results AND explain WHY…
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> You can also use that to check who are your friend who gave FB your phone number. Can you explain further how this will work?
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The worst part about these updates is that you have two options - "Yes" and "Not Now". The "No" option doesn't exist in their dictionary.
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> The reason I never give fb my mobile Here's the issue with it. You might not give it but your friends would. Therefore, this strategy is pretty useless as network effects kick in.
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Non-paywalled article : https://outline.com/ZC4jn8
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> I don't know if Zuck had the foresight at the time, but Instagram has obviously been an amazing hedge against apps like Snapchat. I wish all of us have the "foresight" to give away…
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> you can't literally put those physical things in the blockchain You can not otherwise too, right? A blockchain holds interactions/transactions not the data itself. Most blockchains are …
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> Is a given blockchain a more efficient database? One property of a database that may not exist on blockchain is deletion of records. You can not delete "records" on blockchain due to it…
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> The app will soon offer its experience ad-free for all users so everyone can enjoy the best of Shazam without interruption. Probably, one of the best results from this acquisition.
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So, what's the optimal solution according to the Ski Rental problem?
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> Because higher drinking age leads to less drunk driving. This may be the cause of a poor or non-existent public transportation system. Once you have an efficient public transportation, you have a…
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> MIT’s dismantling of Senior House is part of a nationwide trend on college campuses, a shift that places a premium on safety, orderliness, and minimal bad publicity above all. Experts trace the r…
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> Someone said any field with "Science" in the name isn't really a science. That's the most unscientific thing I've heard in a while ;)