mk270 | 12 years ago | on: Modelling a Basic Income with Python and Monte Carlo Simulation
Deal: I want to investigate the case where everyone is bullied into quitting their job, by thugs who don't want laziness to stop being a social norm
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mk270 | 12 years ago | on: Modelling a Basic Income with Python and Monte Carlo Simulation
if you disagree, write some code
unstated assumption: and do so quickly enough for it to influence the discussion before it slips off HN
mk270 | 12 years ago | on: Add ASCII art to your GitHub profile page
I always like to take the opportunity to plug my Chrome plugin which makes your Github landing page play Conway's game of life: https://github.com/mk270/life-contributions
mk270 | 12 years ago | on: Ask HN: Where do you find interesting papers to read?
Arts and Letters Daily : http://www.aldaily.com/
mk270 | 12 years ago | on: How is a system of axioms different from a system of beliefs?
A couple of important distinctions between axioms and beliefs:
1) axioms are assumed to be logically consistent with each other, at least when the word "axiom" is understood strictly; it's possible that someone may believe two things that are inconsistent with each other
2) belief is an involuntary mental acceptance that a particular claim is true. You can't make yourself believe something that you know to be false
mk270 | 12 years ago | on: The End of Files: the biggest revolution since the GUI?
This is just rent-seeking, right?
Get rid of files, and data is easier to lock up in a single application - it becomes harder to write programmes that interoperate without the co-operation of the authors of the original app, who might have a commercial reason not to play ball.
mk270 | 12 years ago | on: The shittiest project I ever worked on
The Emperor has spoken.
mk270 | 12 years ago | on: 177 Days of GitHub
If you ARE going to make pretty patterns on your Github contributions graph, make sure you view them with my "Conway's Game Of Life in Github Contributions Page" Chrome Plugin: https://github.com/mk270/life-contributions
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