And the probability of a collision and the files being the same size (the first thing to check when looking for dupes) is even smaller.
And then you could pick a random section from both files and run an md5sum on that, squaring your probability of a collision. Probably. I'm just guessing.
plugged it into prebuilt model for the spread of infectious disease (PDF), tweaked things a bit
Tweaked it how? And why?
and found that Facebook—like any plague that's burned through a significant portion of a population—will decline before the decade is out.
And did they find that because that's what they wanted to find, and they tweaked the model until it came out with an interesting story?
Seem unlikely? To be fair, the researchers ran the term 'MySpace' through their model and found it traced that social network's rise and fall with some accuracy
Hickson equates Snapchat's ghost very particular and calls it a template
Why is the summary written in Chinglish?
Oh wait, I know. It's because the submitter blindly copy-pasted it from the article and the editors don't give two shits about looking lazy and incompetent.
hypnosec writes
Can we please stop displaying this lie on practically every story? hynosec didn't write anything.
Well, in common language, there really are at least two "nows".
When someone starts a sentence during a discussion related to astrophysics with "In our frame of reference..." I think it's safe to assume they're talking about now(1).
I've heard that the carrots-for-the-eyes thing is mostly urban legend based on World War disinformation campaigns to mask actual night-vision research.
Radar. But I think I heard that on the same QI episode where they discussed how they used men who'd had cataracts removed to spot UV morse code lamps.
If I don't mentally label things with their colors as a separate fact, as in "John owns a blue car", I'll have no recollection of what color something is.
Except, in our frame of reference, it's happening now, even though it happened then.
Nope. In our frame of reference, it most definitely happened then. The light is reaching us now. It's too late to emit a beam of light of our own to meet the supernova light halfway, which it wouldn't be if it was happening now.
The only reference frame at this point in space in which it is happening now is that of the light which is reaching us.
Bitcoin is the first practical solution to the Byzantine Generals Problem
Why is this the first we're hearing about this? These Byzantine Generals must be stopped at all costs! Inform the TSA! Harvest the metadata! And will someone please get me a burger!
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seriously. wtf people. It's voilÃ.
Well, you tried.
Quoted for funniness.
And the probability of a collision and the files being the same size (the first thing to check when looking for dupes) is even smaller.
And then you could pick a random section from both files and run an md5sum on that, squaring your probability of a collision. Probably. I'm just guessing.
I never had a happy youth.
Had one or two miserable ones, though.
plugged it into prebuilt model for the spread of infectious disease (PDF), tweaked things a bit
Tweaked it how? And why?
and found that Facebook—like any plague that's burned through a significant portion of a population—will decline before the decade is out.
And did they find that because that's what they wanted to find, and they tweaked the model until it came out with an interesting story?
Seem unlikely? To be fair, the researchers ran the term 'MySpace' through their model and found it traced that social network's rise and fall with some accuracy
And how much tweaking happened there?
Hickson equates Snapchat's ghost very particular and calls it a template
Why is the summary written in Chinglish?
Oh wait, I know. It's because the submitter blindly copy-pasted it from the article and the editors don't give two shits about looking lazy and incompetent.
hypnosec writes
Can we please stop displaying this lie on practically every story? hynosec didn't write anything.
Beautiful. Have an internets!
Rob says, "At its simplest, Slashdot combines editor quality control and insight
Really? When was the last time you saw evidence of either of those two things from an editor?
It's called Trove, and it's currently available on the web as well as iPhones and iPads.
If only the rest of the web was also available on iPhones and iPads... oh well.
New Jersey, thankyouverymuch.
The portal isn't a new open data initiative, but if you're a NYC resident and not a big fan of rodents, the site is worth a look.
It's also worth a look if you are a big fan of rodents.
Man, it's easy to get modded Insightful round here.
Well, in common language, there really are at least two "nows".
When someone starts a sentence during a discussion related to astrophysics with "In our frame of reference..." I think it's safe to assume they're talking about now(1).
from an epistemological standpoint.
Okay, now you're just making up words! ;)
I assume also that someone probably has the film rights and, let's face it, this thing wouldn't be called Soylent if not for the film.
I've heard that the carrots-for-the-eyes thing is mostly urban legend based on World War disinformation campaigns to mask actual night-vision research.
Radar. But I think I heard that on the same QI episode where they discussed how they used men who'd had cataracts removed to spot UV morse code lamps.
If I don't mentally label things with their colors as a separate fact, as in "John owns a blue car", I'll have no recollection of what color something is.
I can verify this. John owns a red car.
I now have the body of a 12 year old
That's not cool. Let the parents have some closure.
You want a truly great read, get the book. You want a horrible viewing experience, get the film.
You want to make up your own mind instead of being told what to think by someone on the internet, do both.
Studies say Earth won't die as soon as Thought
Judging from the way some people act on this planet, Thought died a long time ago. That's right, I said it!
The galaxies M81 and M82 are only about 300K ly from each other. A decent telescope can image them both at the same time.
Not if you were standing between them.
Except, in our frame of reference, it's happening now, even though it happened then.
Nope. In our frame of reference, it most definitely happened then. The light is reaching us now. It's too late to emit a beam of light of our own to meet the supernova light halfway, which it wouldn't be if it was happening now.
The only reference frame at this point in space in which it is happening now is that of the light which is reaching us.
Listen to the song (it plays using HTML5 audio if you pretend to be an iPhone, otherwise it requires Flash).
Those sound like the words on someone who tried it on exactly two devices.
It played without Flash for me in Firefox.
(feel you)
Feel yourself, you infectious clod!
Bitcoin is the first practical solution to the Byzantine Generals Problem
Why is this the first we're hearing about this? These Byzantine Generals must be stopped at all costs! Inform the TSA! Harvest the metadata! And will someone please get me a burger!
Wrath on, because an editor is supposed to mark such atrocities with [sic].
The submitter is supposed to write their own submission and not just copy-and-paste a paragraph or two from the article.
To be fair to the editors
They're supposed to fix these things - that's why they call themselves editors.
this is exactly how it reads in the source
And submitters are supposed to write their own summaries:
Please try to use your own words; if you're quoting another source, make that clear.