Recent content by dx713

Did anyone in this thread mention the "Supernova in the East" episodes of the Dan Carlin's Hardcore History podcast ? They deserve a listen for this discussion's context - especially the first episodes that deal with the rise of a colonialist Japan. (They're quite recent - by Hardcore History...

Pokemon Go with à sci-fi theme? That's the game Niantic built their engine with before they got the Pokemon contract, it's called Ingress.

Yeah: Aviate, Navigate, Communicate. In that order. (and Aviate can be split further. First, you control the aircraft, as much as possible, then only second you run the checklist to troubleshoot the problem)

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I'm undecided between Duke Ellington and Thelonious Monk.

Not totally following you here, dystopian. CIA/US military is the dr Frankenstein who created ISIS. But I agree, if we want to find international responsibilities for the refugees crisis, the most finger pointing should go to Russia and China and their blocking of the UN discussions, (plus...

Not eager, but can do. Let me know (PM so I can have a mail notification) if you still need some guinea pigs.

What irks me most about this 'running a country like a business" theory is the thought of lay-offs. Can you lay-off citizens? What does it mean? Green Soylent?

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True, but it's the only way you could convince me that it is.

Take a breath, and re-read his posts carefully. It's not Togo's definition. He's trying to explain a point of view he doesn't agree with. You should cut him some slack, and commend him for trying to elevate the debate instead of being the standard "only my opinion counts" Internet guy...

Agreed. Mind seem to be the name we give to the emergent properties and/or the processes they enable, that the composition of our physical bodies (including the many neurons in our brains) create for perception, reasonning, communication, and interaction. Thus, whether minds "exist" depends on...

Actually, seen from abroad the question sometime is "would have Bill been successful without her"? It sometimes looked like she was the driver in the couple, and just put Bill in front because the US was not ready for a woman in charge yet.

Only if the water is cold, because sharks won't do the work for you. Professional courtesy