CodeMage

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by CodeMage 12y ago
"Better off" than what? That should be the key question. A lot of people in these comments seem to think that just because poor people's conditions are better now than X years ago, that means that they're less at a disad
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by CodeMage 12y ago
Same key as the previous binaries? I doubt it, given that the keys were replaced mere 3 hours before the new binaries were published: http://sourceforge.net/p/truecrypt/activity/?page=0&limit=10...
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by CodeMage 12y ago
Yes, but did they sign it using the same key they were using before? edit: Apparently not, according to the link @Alupis posted.
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by CodeMage 12y ago
> I don't know the rationale for this, but I feel really happy whenever I see these glory moments that unimportant hobbies, usually videogame or sports, provide for children and teens. That's because you know that seriously a
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by CodeMage 12y ago
It feels condescending because people don't really need an exaggerated demonstration of what the word "slow" means. I agree that people need to be made aware that what FCC is doing is going to make things slower for regular u
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by CodeMage 12y ago
Condescension is not exactly the best way to win people over to your cause.
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by CodeMage 12y ago
What he was trying to explain is called homoiconicity: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homoiconicity
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by CodeMage 12y ago
That sounds (to me) like an excellent idea, as long as the intersection doesn't have any pedestrian crossings.
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by CodeMage 12y ago
Hell, no! Sure, 2FA was never designed to protect against device theft, but keeping the authenticator on a separate device helps a lot.
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by CodeMage 13y ago
That was my knee-jerk reaction too, until I actually clicked on the link to Bit of News page. It's very simple and straightforward. It says "Daily 60 sec news summary in your inbox" and asks you to enter your e-mail address t
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by CodeMage 13y ago
You're completely right, there is no sense in pointing out what kinds of comments detract from readability and anyone writing about that is a smug jerk. All sarcasm aside, there's nothing wrong in getting your thoughts together in
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by CodeMage 13y ago
Who said anything about trivia ? Asking trivia is pointless and any company dumb and/or lazy enough to base their interviews on trivia deserves the bad hires. While we're at it, who said anything about monads and bloom filters? T
643.
by CodeMage 13y ago
"It used to be the case that governments funded a lot of development of breakthrough technologies. The bad news is that they have mostly stopped; the good news is that the leverage of technology is such that now small startups can do
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by CodeMage 13y ago
> You need people who know how to find the answer to such questions. You can't look for an answer if you don't know what question to ask. This has to do with that whole "conscious competence learning matrix" stuff,
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by CodeMage 13y ago
> Checked Exceptions and null. Let's not forget about type-erasure generics. And the existence of arrays. And the fact that people still use arrays.
646.
by CodeMage 13y ago
Call me defeatist, but when I see an existing Bill of Rights being violated so frequently and carelessly, I don't think a new Bill of Rights would be a solution.
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by CodeMage 13y ago
That's disingenuous. I am well aware that a Kickstarter pledge is not the same thing as a pre-order -- the project might fail, circumstances might change, etc. However, the $35 tier specifies that "You will receive a digital versi
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by CodeMage 13y ago
Does that make flagged videos unavailable only in UK? Somehow I doubt it, but it would really be cool if that were the case. Want censorship in your country? Knock yourself out!
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by CodeMage 13y ago
Hasn't there been enough evidence that the system the founding fathers built in has been compromised to the point of irrelevance? What you have today is an illusion of the freedom and the "equal and impartial justice under the law
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by CodeMage 13y ago
There might be many cases of rich vs. poor in San Franscisco and I'm not disputing that your arguments might be perfectly suited to those. However, if the case presented in this article is the best the author(s) could find, then we&#x2
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by CodeMage 13y ago
For the same reason I wouldn't accept the rationalizations about the victim in any other kind of abusive relationship.
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by CodeMage 13y ago
Somehow, I doubt that this would be the first time the legislation had to deal with a Sorites paradox.
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by CodeMage 13y ago
The article missed pointing out a very important detail about H-1B1 visa (for Chile and Singapore): unlike the dual intent H-1B visa, the H-1B1 is a non-immigrant visa. This means that you must establish the non-immigrant intent to get it.
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by CodeMage 13y ago
It's commendable to want to be grateful for what we have and not take it for granted, but it should never be used as an argument against wanting to improve our lot. I can understand wanting to share your newly found sense of perspectiv
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by CodeMage 13y ago
Among other things, children. Sure, I might be able to get up earlier, work earlier and leave when it's still light, but I still wouldn't have much time to spend with my kid during daytime. Another example: bus frequency. You know
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by CodeMage 13y ago
I agree with the underlying message, which is to listen to your market. I just feel that the example Justin used is somewhat unfortunate, because I feel it describes a missed opportunity. Of course the barber doesn't think he needs a
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by CodeMage 13y ago
Reminds me of Isaac Asimov's "Foundation": Lundin Crast said, "And where is the analysis?" "That," replied Hardin, "is the interesting thing. The analysis was the most difficult of the three by all o
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by CodeMage 13y ago
That was a really poor choice of a name. It took me less than 10 seconds to start hearing Pink Floyd's "Mother" [1] in my head. Once that started happening, I just couldn't stay objective while looking at the pitch. [1
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by CodeMage 13y ago
> What strikes me is how little was gained by both sides in this, and how futile their actions seem in hindsight. To quote Chuck Palahniuk: "On a long enough time line, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero." If you gi
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by CodeMage 13y ago
Apparently, it's because a lot of HN commenters think that this kind of behavior is okay, because -- and I quote -- "he created an apparently billion+ dollar company almost overnight." It's the same "high court, low

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