Auguste

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by Auguste 14y ago
We're currently at 16,000+ items and 61 GB uploaded. Nice work. Edit: 25 minutes later and we are at 18,700+ items and 67 GB uploaded. Distributed computing at its finest!
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by Auguste 14y ago
Unless Microsoft is prepared to invest a lot of money and time in preserving backwards compatibility with existing Windows applications, I can't see it being met with anything but resistance.
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by Auguste 14y ago
I like the way that he implies that you don't have the right to complain about the 12-character limit at Stardock unless you complain to your bank about the 4-digit credit card pin limitation first.
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by Auguste 14y ago
You can also use a tool like the iMacros plugin [1] for Firefox to automate the deletion of your wall posts, photos, etc., for whatever good that does. It's not like they actually get deleted from the server, but makes me feel a bit more co
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by Auguste 14y ago
This has been my experience too. In the end, I found myself more comfortable with slower-moving distributions like Slackware.
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by Auguste 14y ago
Mine has an IPS panel. It looks great from any angle, but it suffers from a mild ghosting effect when some colours are displayed [1] [2], mostly dark-blue colours. I didn't notice it for the first time until I upgraded to Windows 8, which u
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by Auguste 14y ago
Don't forget his quote blog. http://qblog.aaronsw.com/
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by Auguste 14y ago
I don't get it either. It was only made the default Windows download on www.git-scm.com recently, but msysgit has been around for years.
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by Auguste 14y ago
That sounds pretty cool. Have you considered publishing it under an open-source license?
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by Auguste 14y ago
I recommend joining the mailing list too. There's one book on sale nearly every day, and a category (e.g. Python, Ruby, data mining, etc.) every few weeks. If you aren't in a rush to buy your books, keep a wishlist and pick them up as they
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by Auguste 14y ago
The easiest way to deal with this crap is just to do a fresh install of Windows when you buy a new PC, and download the drivers from the manufacturer's website. That way you can be sure that it's as clean an install as you can get. Unfortun
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by Auguste 14y ago
I went through the same experience as you. One day I downloaded the drivers after reinstalling Windows and found it asking for a username and password. The old drivers are still on the site though, just hidden. To find them, follow these st
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by Auguste 14y ago
The name looks like it's from the 'Bridge of Death' scene of Monty Python and the Holy Grail[1] ("Answer me these questions three, then the other side ye see"). I think it's a great name, but most people probably won't get the joke. [1] ht
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by Auguste 14y ago
I read this book around a year ago, and it's one of my favourites. If you've been enjoying the recent Warcraft[1] and Starcraft[2] blog posts from Patrick Wyatt, you'll love Masters of Doom. It doesn't focus on the technical details as much
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by Auguste 14y ago
I've got it tied to a separate bank account that I transfer funds into whenever I want to buy something. I wouldn't ever connect it to my savings.
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by Auguste 14y ago
>Is there a reason Amazon Payments or Google Wallet haven't overtaken PayPal in this market? As a buyer (and not a merchant), I love Paypal because I can have it debit directly from by bank account instead of handing over my credit card
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by Auguste 14y ago
Owning ten colour schemes is like owning ten cars. They look really nice and are fun to show off, but at the end of the day, you can only use one at a time.
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by Auguste 14y ago
(All the apple bashing on HN is from the google distortion field, it isn't reality.) Wat? The world isn't divided into Apple users and Google users. I'm sure I'm not the only person who avoids both, and there's plenty out there who
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by Auguste 14y ago
Wasn't Aero removed altogether to make way for Metro?
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by Auguste 14y ago
Why? They are completely different games that share a few similar themes (mining & construction). Minecraft owes more to Infiniminer, but it has been its own game ever since development on Survival Mode started.
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by Auguste 14y ago
Backblaze does support the optional use of a separate encryption key which they claim to never store, but there's no information about whether it is ever disclosed to them or not. There's little information on their website, but it can be s
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by Auguste 14y ago
It's available in Australia. Strange, because it's often considered part of the Asia Pacific/Oceanic region.
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by Auguste 14y ago
I think every programmer should have an understanding of what Regular Expressions are, how they can be used, and where to find a cheat sheet or reference (like www.regular-expressions.info). It helps to know the basic syntax by memory, but
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by Auguste 14y ago
I find that perfectly readable, except for the \b which I hadn't seen before. It's matching an all-uppercase email address.
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by Auguste 14y ago
If you enjoy these blog posts, you might want to check out 'Masters of Doom' by David Kushner. It's about John Carmack & Romero and id Software's early years (The Johns' childhoods through to Quake 3). Like these blog posts, it's more o
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by Auguste 14y ago
My thoughts exactly. Are they trying to kill their own product? It seems to me that Android is one of the few platforms that would still welcome it.
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by Auguste 14y ago
The L512 is 15 inches and has the same resolution.
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by Auguste 14y ago
My ThinkPad X220 has the same resolution (1366*768 - not sure where you got 756 from), and so did my ThinkPad L512 before it. I honestly don't mind it at all. Maybe I'm weird or something.
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by Auguste 14y ago
I assume it means hashes of some sort.
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by Auguste 14y ago
How can I change my security questions? I can't find them in the account settings.

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