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by Bluem00 3y ago
This particular "fact" actually has a known source. Someone made it up as an example of the kinds of things people will believe: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/swallow-spiders/
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Lyft will offer discounted rides to voters during midterm elections(cnet.com)
28 points by Bluem00 8y ago|4 comments
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by Bluem00 10y ago
Volantio (YCW09) | Full Stack Engineer | Atlanta | Full-time | ONSITE Volantio is hiring an experienced full-stack developer to help us fix travel tech for airlines. We make some of the world’s biggest travel sites suck less, by providing t
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Tdubs: better test doubles for python(blog.blaix.com)
1 points by Bluem00 11y ago|0 comments
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Three Things You May Not Get About the Aaron Swartz Case(popehat.com)
10 points by Bluem00 14y ago|3 comments
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The Oatmeal v. FunnyJunk: Brave Sir Charlie Ran Away(popehat.com)
2 points by Bluem00 14y ago|0 comments
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by Bluem00 14y ago
I'll start things off. When I've used recruiting firms, they get something between 15-30% of the first year salary of a successful hire. I have the conceit that you'd get better applicants via the HN ad than a recruiting firm, so I'll value
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Ask HN: What is the estimated value of a job posting on the front page?
1 points by Bluem00 14y ago|1 comments
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by Bluem00 14y ago
The UI gets in the way of an interesting product. Nothing a little user testing couldn't solve, though! I thought I'd suggest that you remove the underline from all of the lines at the top of the page, as it makes them all appear to be link
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Jay-Z’S 99 Problems: Fourth Amendment Guidance For Cops And Perps(slu.edu)
2 points by Bluem00 14y ago|0 comments
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by Bluem00 14y ago
Thanks for posting! I live in Minneapolis and rely on the bus system for transport. So far it's easier to use than the NextTrip website on my phone. For my usual trip each day there are several buses that work for me, and what I was hoping
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A/B Testing Tech Note: determining sample size(37signals.com)
2 points by Bluem00 14y ago|0 comments
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Science vs. PR(american.com)
1 points by Bluem00 14y ago|0 comments
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Startup looking for designer? Here are some resources you didn't know existed.(wellsriley.com)
1 points by Bluem00 14y ago|0 comments
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Supreme Court argument recap: For GPS, get a warrant(scotusblog.com)
1 points by Bluem00 15y ago|0 comments
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by Bluem00 15y ago
Then you will be interested in this case being argued today in front of the Supreme Court: http://www.scotusblog.com/case-files/cases/united-states-v-j... Here is the issue: Whether the Constitution allows police to put a tracking device
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by Bluem00 15y ago
Here's an explanation I wrote about how I handled my mail: http://twelvemonthsofsummer.com/get-mail-on-the-road I lived in it full time for about a year, inspired by Tynan's posts on the subject. However, I've now gone overseas to Bali an
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by Bluem00 15y ago
Perhaps slightly off topic, but I was in a similar situation recently (a replacement phone was overnighted from verizon via Fedex and my motorhome was not at an rv park). I don't know if it applies to your problem, but I discovered that man
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Why learning TDD is hard and what to do.(davesquared.net)
2 points by Bluem00 16y ago|0 comments
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by Bluem00 16y ago
I'm visiting Mumbai this week as a tourist, but leave before the meetup. Would anyone care to meet early? I'd love to change things up and be a hacker-tourist for a bit.
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Writing and Selling a Blackberry App, With Numbers(versatilemonkey.com)
2 points by Bluem00 16y ago|0 comments
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by Bluem00 16y ago
I use msysgit locally on my machine with a svn repository upstream. Everything seems to work fine for me in my daily work. Like another commenter noted, the initial import took a really long time, and would stop seemingly randomly.
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by Bluem00 16y ago
Oh. Thank you. I suppose I'll go re-read the other post and learn something. Is the term 'asymmetric key encryption' meaningful, or did I just make that up?
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by Bluem00 16y ago
I've heard a different variation of the metaphor: I have box with two keys. When I use the first key to lock the box, it can only be opened with the second key, and vice versa. I keep the first key hidden, but publish details of how to make
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by Bluem00 16y ago
The time taken to fill the form is dominated by the time it takes a user to understand the field label and fill the input box. I think UX people use the term 'cognitive load' to describe the effort taken to understand. This paper presents r
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by Bluem00 16y ago
In order of decreasing importance, I recommend you: Constantly check that you're building the right thing. Get some kind of testing framework. Look into Test Driven Development as a methodology. With a testing framework, you won't waste tim
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by Bluem00 16y ago
While it's not what you're asking for, you might be interested in Robocode: http://robocode.sourceforge.net/ It has been around long enough to be 'balanced', and even the most advanced strategies are documented by the community and availa
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Poll: How do you use the comments and articles on HN?
15 points by Bluem00 16y ago|14 comments
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by Bluem00 16y ago
I read the article, and rarely bother with the comments.
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by Bluem00 16y ago
I read the article first, then usually check out the comments.

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