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> If contact is made by an alien intelligence in the near future, it is very likely to end up being entirely on the alien's terms

Simply because for the next few hundred years, they will have to have come to us, which immediately places them in the position of power. Yet, (if) we become highly mobile in space and find other life, we could easily be the ones in power.
One of my close friends was a researcher in neuroscience and memory, and I'll tell you - this just simply isn't true for the majority of people. Lots of stuff you input is just lost if you don't make a note or copy it down.

If you come across a really valuable obscure piece of information, you really ought to make a note of it, especially if you're not likely to come across it again.
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As odd as it may sound, the problems discussed in the article were in great part solved by AOL. As annoying as it might have been then, and as laughable as it is now, AOL played an important part in getting the masses into the email world. The business sector may have been different, but email in the social world grew through AOL.
Being an introvert and not having social skills are orthogonal things. The first is not a problem, but the second is. Not because it is 'a bad thing' by any objective moral standard, but simply because it will make your life harder than necessary.
But that wouldn't employ typographers!
I understand what you're saying. I think in your design you can keep it essentially one-way without needing anything on the car. This could be done by reading the plate and assigning it to the system, which would then allow tokens to be added/subtracted on the system side only. This does, however, mean that all the traffic lights are hooked up together, but still this is much easier than asking that all cars be modified.

The congestion charging system in London works in a very similar way - it doesn't pretend to know when a car is going to come in or out - just reads the plate and stores it in the database.
It's only a problem if it bothers you. Personally, I've learned how to appear more extroverted, but despite lots of practice I still don't necessarily enjoy doing it. Also, keep in mind that having lots of shallow relationships isn't necessarily as good as having a few deeper ones :)
That "Mac Store" isn't an official Apple store at all. They just styled it to look like one. There are real Apple stores in Ginza and Shibuya.

http://www.apple.com/retail/storelist/
It is things like this that make us look stupid to future generations.
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Here is a long, recent article about introversion that helped me (a definite introvert) feel more at peace with my tendencies:

http://www.psychologytoday.com/print/46944

Bottom line: 50% of us are introverts, but in American society it's the extraverts that define the norms.
Actually these new Chrome fonts (Tinos, Arimo and Cousine) are the Liberation fonts. Exact same design, but a larger glyph set.
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"English as it is usually written is too terse and direct"

If only. Too many people waste too many words dancing around what they really mean to say.

English can be terse and direct (love those anglo-saxon words!), but having glommed so much from so many other languages it affords endless variety for circumlocution.
There's a very good comparable from present day.

It's SMS.

http://www.ctia.org/consumer_info/service/index.cfm/AID/1032...

SMS volume in the US spiked after interoperability between carriers became a reality from 2003 - 2005.

Prior to 2003, Europeans and Asians turned their noses down at their American counterparts because "Americans just didn't text."

From here:

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2003-06-02-text-me-main_x....

At the time, only "12% of cell phone users in the USA send or receive text messages."

And from recent times:

http://articles.latimes.com/2009/dec/16/nation/la-na-census-...
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Bad loser :)

Think of it as a challenge.

I'm just trying to figure out how he ever got to 55 on that primes challenge, at least now I know that it's possible, all I have to do is figure out why. It's a nice argument for software patents actually (and this is coming from someone that is morbidly against them), if you know that something is possible but not how you should be able to figure out how it's done.

Bodily harm to someone that is simply better at you is so gradeschool :)
Smiling makes a huge difference. People see you as friendly and react positively toward you.
Perhaps he meant irregular combatants.
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I've been learning more about the Cold War and reading stories like this in _The Dead Hand_.

Not a bad read for the historically-inclined: http://www.amazon.com/Dead-Hand-Untold-Dangerous-Legacy/dp/0...
There's a lot more to it than AT&T's version. See http://www.cato.org/pubs/journal/cjv14n2-6.html

I don't see anything in AT&T's link suggesting it was paid for by the government.
I really dislike this example because the underlying metric is so poor.

It's not the least bit surprising for 2% to make such a large difference. We deal with this sort of thing on a highly regular basis -- ordering food at a restaurant, writing code, reading books, having conversations...

The 2% example says the obvious: "Aliens could be really advanced compared to humans because they're different from humans in a way that makes them really advanced."
I have used Pivotal Tracker in the past for this, blending non-technical tasks in with tech tasks so that all team members have tasks assigned and velocity can be tracked.

Not sure whether a whole new piece of software is necessarily needed.
So, how many lines of code does it take to have goat sex on Twitter?
Anecdotes do not equal proof. I agree that ugly design can help certain businesses (think landing pages) but wouldn't use a couple of examples as proof of this (mainly because the opposite is likely to be more accurate).
It's an interesting workflow, but I think the granularity they are suggesting feels a little too micro-management like.

If you need to track whether your (presumably non-tech) employees have written 3 emails, your team have a motivation/time-management problem.
>In all three examples, people at the top of the pyramid end up displaying characteristics similar to those at the bottom. Hipsters deliberately wear the same clothes uncool people wear.

Hipsters are at the top of the fashion now? This is why I wear suits.
One of the best classes I've ever taken was a class on set theory at the University of Washington. It was a philosophy course taught by a law professor, even if it was, for the most part, a math course.

The way he had setup the class was that he'd give lecture for three days out of the week, give us two week long assignments, and nothing else.

These limits were extremely reasonable, he went far and beyond in explaining a lot of concepts in easy to understand language, and he was a tough grader. But everyone came away anyway with at least a 3.5 or higher in the class.

Why? Because he was also very very reasonable with the workload. The assignments were anything but busy work - he gave two weeks because he really wanted everyone to absorb the material before tackling the mind crushing assignments.

There was another math class I took in college (that I failed miserably) - it was a senior level analysis class. I think within the first week or two, I was on the list to give a proposed solution to a problem in the problem set. Within two or three seconds of giving a solution, a fellow student shot me down and the professor said in front of everyone that "it was alright, it just meant I didn't understand the material." Never went to class after that.
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But how do we know if you're wearing that suit ironically or not? ;-)

http://www.theonion.com/articles/why-cant-anyone-tell-im-wea...
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The author does not explain why govt-sponsored nanotech research elsewhere (Russia, China) turned out just as fruitless and the same kind of rebranding enterprise as in USA.
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both meetings were aboveboard... period. the discussions at the second dinner meeting were similar in nature to the first, altho Chris wasn't at the 2nd dinner.

we also discussed ways to reduce legal costs, increase exit opportunities by using services like Second Market, how other services like Angel List were innovating & bringing access to more investors / entrepreneurs, how convertible notes were becoming more popular (which i use most of the time, and both PG & Mark Suster have written about lately), and a number of related topics -- again, many of which i mentioned on my blog post in response to Arrington's initial post.

altho some folks were bitching about startup valuations being higher lately, THERE WERE NO conversations about "price-fixing" or other BS mike reported... which is why i got so pissed when mike made such accusations, even though he wasn't there for any conversation & only reported based on anonymous sources.

while some people might suggest Mike's reporting as "hard-hitting", i'd characterize it as more inflammatory and not very well sourced. if he'd bothered to talk in more detail with any of us who were there before rushing to print, he might have gotten a lot more information about the discussions, instead of just printing one anonymous source's perspective... and perhaps less criticism from those who think he's just creating controversy to drive attention prior to the Disrupt conference.

mike has a right to report what he thinks is news, but that doesn't mean it's ok to go to print with only anonymous sources perspectives on that matter, particularly when others (like me) are willing to publicly state otherwise.

in any case, i guess we'll hear more about this in the morning on the panel. i'm tired and i'm going to bed.

believe what you will.
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I'm a girl with the most opposite personality type imaginable but my suggestion is to find someone like that - who you share a lab or elevator with - and try to find some common ground. Once you do that person can become your "social conduit" and when you do need to meet people or give a speech or go to a party they can help out. Most outgoing people love making more friends, even if they have little in common on the surface and if you program you can always repay their social skills by designing a webpage for their latest party or social networking profile. Hopefully if you have one solid link to social skills you can spend 99% of your time listening to metal and coding in peace and the other 1% socializing without the stress!
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The underlying assumption of this article every step of the way is that one's underlying motivation for argument, debate, or discussion is to signal social standing

I would argue instead that the most intelligent people find it innately enjoyable to talk about ideas. They are motivated by a desire to decrease-uncertainty and clarify-understanding.... they realize social standing is often an illusion and not overly worth worrying about.
That's interesting. Anecdotal evidence on my part says that a party anywhere will benefit from the same thing. Basically, to get people talking you need to (a) get them drinking and (b) cause them to have close contact that busts their personal space.

Big empty rooms kill the buzz. Two different spots with a choke point in between make it rock. Think inside (doorway) outside, or lounge (doorway) kitchen. Even better when everyone has to make the pilgrammage between (ie, toilets, drinks ,etc).

I imagine it's for the same reasons. In my single days, I always stood/sat at the bar. You're guaranteed a turnover of people to talk to.
I've got an exit interview coming up tomorrow... got me thinking: any tips guys?
I was planning on just going there, saying the typical 'i loved you guys, its just time to move on' guff and not saying anything incriminating.
Strict smoking bans make a big difference for smokers, but not such a big deal for second-hand smoke.

On the contrary, the benefits for non-smokers are substantial.

For example, “Using 11 reports from 10 study locations, AMI risk decreased by 17% overall (IRR: 0.83, 95% CI: 0.75 to 0.92), with the greatest effect among younger individuals and nonsmokers.” (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19778665).

Or: “an overall 22% reduction in the AMI incidence within the first year after enactment of the new regulation. This reduction was driven by a significant decrease in the AMI incidence in men, nonsmokers, and individuals with established coronary artery disease” (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20069475).

Or an 18% reduction in hospital admissions for childhood asthma (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20843248).

Et, I think it’s justifiable to say, cetera. Second-hand smoke is a really big problem that smoking bans address effectively. There may be a case that smoking bans are bad for personal liberty, but I think it’s settled that they’re good for pretty much everyone’s health.
Not trying to throw Chris under the bus here but if his stated net worth is <$1million when he started, was he not in violation of the definition of "accredited investor" per Wikipedia?
I use MDC reference rather often and their loooong response times and occasional "Service Unavailable" messages annoy me very much.

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I've read only snippets of their articles on signalling, but I think it's mainly issues of self & identity.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narcissism_of_small_differences
I have Hashimotos Disease, which is a sister disease to yours. I started 8 Women Dream, which will be a social website for women with big dreams. I think you can do anything if you are passionate enough - even when ill. Do you really think a programmer with the failing marriage - relationship - life is any different? People go through crap in their lives - it happens. My start-up makes me fight my disease - and yes - it's not easy. But I am so committed to my project that I would rather die doing this than live forever working some county job.

If you haven't given up gluten (all bread, pasta etc) then start there. If your symptoms don't get better, weed out dairy. Eliminate sugar if it still continues after giving up gluten and dairy. Last but not least, when you have done all this, eliminate caffeine, and switch to green tea and lots of water.

Gluten can really mess you up. Take care of yourself! Catherine ,
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Late response... I understand the inflation, but poor people are not less affected by the inflation that the rich. Rich people can invest in more inflation-protected goods, like gold or houses. Poor people can't, they're directly hit by price increases of food or movie theaters.
Ah, I guess Google just didn't like the GPLv2 licence attached to the Liberation fonts, and paid for them to be re-licensed.

That's a bit of a shame, I'd been looking forward to having a wider set of Free fonts but the Liberation family is not a thing anyone would choose to use if it weren't for the metrics-compatibility.
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This is actually a bit of a fascinating question. Even if you found an appropriate technology, I would think mist cable would break under it's weight (I don't know if it would hanging straight down). Even if you got a cable sown, what would they hook it to? And I'm not sure I'd want to have a cable stuck in the only hole I have that's gotta serve for anything else that I would want to get down there.
It's much different from assuming a flat earth. There has always been good and readily available data supporting the hypothesis of a non-flat earth. Various cultures have used this data to realize that the earth is not flat.

Our dataset about life is ostensibly limited to earth-based life. If we abandon available data, we are limited to making wild untestable conjectures.

What is the alternative? Should we just stop thinking about it?
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Introvert there.

Tried to force myself to be extrovert few times. That was a disaster. I was miserable. And it didn't help me find friends or whatever.

My advice - be who you're. There's no better way than just NOT pretending to be somebody who you aren't. I learned this the hard way... Now I just have few friends, some of them introverts, some of them not, and I'm happy with that. Other people think I'm weird, arrogant, closed etc. But who cares? Yes, it's a little bit harder to live as you are, but it helps in the long run.

Sometimes I go "socialise". At least other people think I'm "socialising". But that's rather grey-hat hacking other people and their networks...

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No, a chaplain in a military uniform is a combatant as far as the Geneva Convention is concerned, and must be treated as a POW.

The term more recently used was "unlawful combatant".
I use Gmail to organize information that I encounter on the web. I email myself the link and the content/text. The great advantage of Gmail is that I can assign multiple Labels to each piece of email or content.

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Yes, it is okay.

But...

...university is a time where everyone around you has broken away from their previous social habits and are actively looking to form new bonds and try new things. The sheer number of people with this attitude that you will be exposed to is not a situation that will repeat itself throughout your life.

My advice, from a fellow introvert, is to try to take advantage of it while you still can.
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There's no contradiction to your argument. I innately enjoy looking at beautiful women and eat delicious food without (always) being aware that the ultimate cause for the enjoyment is increase in genetic fitness.

Or more to the point: I innately enjoy winning games or working creatively just as the male bower bird [1] finds innate desire to build richly colored bowers to attract females.

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