cryptophreak

For someone with a passing interest but no desire to do the research, what have you found?

The following is layman speculation:

Computer languages are constructed by a single party, with a logic and purpose behind every feature, and the flexibility to make unilateral decisions about their design. It’s reasonable that they should start simply and grow in complexity.

Spoken languages, by contrast, evolve out of a behavior soup. There are no rules, particularly in the early days—just look at how long English spelling went without standardization. In an environment without rules, an unnecessarily large number of solutions to a small set of problems will develop; everyone is re-inventing the wheel. As culture solidifies, rules emerge. Best practices and linguistic “cow paths” are formed, and something resembling design emerges from the muck.

This is like saying that McDonald’s and American Apparel share a similar business model in that they make money by ignoring the more obscure commandments in classical Hebrew scripture.

The claim only sounds meaningful to people who subscribe to the particular framework in question. To everyone else it’s trivial.

Sharing is the most ethical thing there is.

> The first thing to know is that you have to physically be there to apply.

Not anymore, according to the article.

In what way is it “reasonable” to force a policy of censorship on a non-consenting population?

You can use swear words on the Internet.

>the black market (or NSA, etc)

Legitimate question: What’s the difference?

I feel that “Skip the Cloud” is misleading in that they still want us to rent the software. For me, half the point is being able to pay my money and walk away completely.

Why take a system you know is compromised, shift a few things around, and hope for the best?

Format the drive and install a fresh, non-malicious OS image.

Yes, but if the title was honest then not as many people would click, and we can’t have that.

You shouldn’t trust them, but it’s hardly an extraordinary claim. We can extrapolate from King’s heroic figure, charm, and constant traveling that he would been positively drowning in opportunity, to say nothing of the temptation that comes of being away from home for extended periods.

If you care enough to explore the matter—although why you would consider it consequential I don’t know—you might start with Ralph David Abernathy, Sr., a close friend of King’s and a fellow civil rights leader, who confirms King’s alleged “weakness for women”.

Revoking the license of everyone who drives while impaired seems unworkable given its prevalence and the necessity of driving in the States:

1. Since so many people do it and will continue to do it, you essentially create a lottery situation; just as now, very few are caught, whereas the vast majority will evade punishment, and they know it, therefore the problem persists.

2. People who have their licenses revoked still have to get places, therefore they continue to drive and accept the fact of additional penalties.

In summary, creating harsh penalties for everyday behavior creates new problems while solving no existing ones.

You don’t have to believe in “the fold” for the Web to know that the title should be near the top.

While a strict interpretation of your statement technically evaluates as true, it’s worth noting that volume, enunciation and tonality can themselves carry information which alters the meaning of your communication.

I too thought that was odd, but I think the point is the method and its potential accessibility benefits, not a specific medical case.

Mirror?

Homebrew.

I have no knowledge of or interest in the methodology of this particular study, but I can tell you my own experience: I can, under double-blind conditions, be given four different ages of The Macallan whiskey and correctly identify the year by taste.

Possibly because we don't actually know very much about other planets.

> The utility of this can't be understated.

It can be, actually, and quite easily. “This is not that useful.” See, I’ve done it.

You mean that it can’t be overstated.

Many, many people who work on the Web are familiar with Eric Meyer and have used his Reset CSS, and so it feels more personal for some.