Graham24

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91.
by Graham24 9y ago
"George. George. They're coming to get y..." oh, they got you.
92.
by Graham24 9y ago
yeah, when I'm writing SQL today I get flash-backs to the old punched card lab.
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by Graham24 9y ago
I await the release of Grand Theft Planet.
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by Graham24 9y ago
I had
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by Graham24 9y ago
I has and enjoyed both, but did prefer the lego.
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by Graham24 9y ago
he's right it is not there best album, which is indeed rubber soul or revolver, however when Lennon sings 'she was just 17, you know what I mean", I've got a pretty damn good idea what he was on about...
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America has become too anti-innovation(theguardian.com)
99 points by Graham24 9y ago|140 comments
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by Graham24 10y ago
What? Is that like normal practice, that women can be charged $40 for holding their babies immediately after a c-section?
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by Graham24 10y ago
I'll be glad to see the back of the old Thatcher.
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LSD ‘microdosing’ is trending in the Valley – but can it make you more creative?(independent.co.uk)
3 points by Graham24 10y ago|0 comments
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Unbuilt LA(theguardian.com)
2 points by Graham24 10y ago|0 comments
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by Graham24 10y ago
That's what the Atlantic is for, to keep them as far away as possible.
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by Graham24 10y ago
That sounds a bit like Mackeson. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mackeson_Stout
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by Graham24 10y ago
I like how it's so much clearer and easier to read than, say, the NYT's website with its horrible plain black and white tiny font. Is there a reason why it looks (IMO) so bad?
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by Graham24 10y ago
16-bit arithmetic was not a problem, you just checked the carry flag.
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by Graham24 10y ago
A9008502
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by Graham24 10y ago
The ZX80 was the first computer I touched and used and it was bloody awful. I mean really, you press a key and the screen blanked out as I recall. Didn't stop me from getting the far superior Vic-20 the following xmas.
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by Graham24 10y ago
There was an article in the Observer about this the other day. https://www.theguardian.com/global/2016/dec/11/pills-that-ki...
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by Graham24 10y ago
It's been 30 years man, let it go.
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by Graham24 10y ago
and at the top of the list of Bait and Switch is "Microsoft: Windows 10 Upgrade". That's what got me, after the hundredth time it had appeared I clicked the X instead of . It the tactics of criminals.
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by Graham24 10y ago
Is it also true that one was not allowed to fight in the War Room?
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How can I protect myself from government snoopers?(theguardian.com)
212 points by Graham24 10y ago|150 comments
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by Graham24 10y ago
The TV show the Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin did that on Swanage beach.
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by Graham24 10y ago
I find Jazz to be quite helpful. Miles Davis (Milestones, etc) or John Coltrane (A Love Supreme, etc) works for me. Failing that The Orb.
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Heathrow airport expansion gets government approval(theguardian.com)
2 points by Graham24 10y ago|0 comments
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by Graham24 10y ago
Blimey, I never thought I'd find someone on Hacker news that lives in the same town as me. Up the Cherries.
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by Graham24 10y ago
My brother used to work for BA ticketing (DBA) and he told me that Concorde was profitable towards the end of its life and always full. I think he said that it was the charter flights that brought it the money.
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The curious case of San Francisco's leaning tower(theguardian.com)
2 points by Graham24 10y ago|0 comments
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by Graham24 10y ago
Perhaps they're Court Jesters? It wouldn't surprise me to hear some tech company has hired comedians to entertain the staff.
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by Graham24 10y ago
excellent income; you can almost afford to buy a flat in London for that.

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