JunkDNA

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by JunkDNA 16y ago
This is one of the reasons I find microbes so incredibly fascinating. If you can find a niche, there is likely to be some sort of bacterium setting up shop there. Furthermore, practically any carbon source has some oddball microbe who sees
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by JunkDNA 16y ago
Philly now has a 2% sales tax as well. The hits just keep on comin!
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by JunkDNA 16y ago
I most certainly do object to Philly's high taxes. I was merely making the point that you can't even point to decent city services as a positive for enduring high taxes (something you most definitely can do in some other high-tax areas).
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by JunkDNA 16y ago
I did factor it in when deciding whether or not to take the job. In the end, I calculated I would be saving a bit on federal taxes because I would be using regional rail instead of driving (and thus paying for transportation with pre-tax mo
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by JunkDNA 16y ago
No, the issue is I went from working and living in the suburbs to working in the city. For doing that, I pay an additional 2% in taxes on top of my local (suburban) tax of 1%. The wage tax on non-Philly residents is ~3% and my local municip
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by JunkDNA 16y ago
The wage tax is really obnoxious. I essentially took a pay cut just by taking a job in the city. As you say, it would be easier to swallow if things felt more like Sweden and less like Detroit.
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by JunkDNA 16y ago
This is on display right around Philadelphia. As soon as you cross the border into neighboring areas, you notice businesses all over the place. Philadelphia has a number of big employers who can't easily relocate including a number of unive
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by JunkDNA 16y ago
I sat on a jury in a case that involved allegations of rape. One constant refrain from the nurses who examine rape victims is that there is often little to no physical trauma even when there has been a struggle. Furthermore, except in cases
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by JunkDNA 16y ago
I know this probably adds little to the discussion, but I can't get past the word "Gamify".
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by JunkDNA 16y ago
This is the reason I like to use jQuery: I would never have time to take on all the headaches with supporting some of these platforms. I use jQuery so I don't have to worry about all that stuff and I can get my work done.
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by JunkDNA 16y ago
There's lots of great advice here. I've got a 10-week old girl who I'm certain is the cutest, most wonderful little thing in the world. I'm assuming you're the dad (if you're the mom, I can't offer much). Stuff to think about right now : -
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by JunkDNA 16y ago
I agree. I keep it on because I worry that the auto-correct is going to substitute a really unfortunate word for what I intend and I won't catch it when proofreading.
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by JunkDNA 16y ago
This is an exceptionally well-written piece. It's a great window into why you need to be on guard when getting your science news from breathless press releases.
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by JunkDNA 16y ago
Having never used a Blackberry, I never realized how much people make use of this feature. I wonder if Apple might eventually include an indicator similar to the sleep/power indicator on a MacBook.
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by JunkDNA 16y ago
I have a hard time making sense of those graphs since I don't see units or a scale on th y-axis.
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by JunkDNA 16y ago
I noticed this too. Seems to not let you scroll to the end when you rotate from portrait to landscape and back again.
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by JunkDNA 16y ago
I think it would be good to also limit by karma score too. It's trivial for someone to come here and create an account. I'm not sure what the cutoff should be, but probably low enough so as not to exclude people unnecessarily, but high eno
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by JunkDNA 16y ago
I think there are a lot of site owners who make the mistake of thinking that SSL is only about encryption. They see these certs as a way to prevent data snooping. It's easy to see when a browser doesn't show a little lock icon or warns abou
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by JunkDNA 16y ago
That's the same data every company has on me. But that sort of thing is limited. Google wants to mine my email, my photos, my calendar, and my documents. They also want to watch everything I read online via RSS. They want to dig into my voi
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by JunkDNA 16y ago
Your statement is correct, but doesn't tell the whole story. The issue is that Apple's relationship with its customers is simple: we make stuff, you give us money for it. Google's model is more complex: we make stuff, you get it free, but y
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by JunkDNA 16y ago
Is there no end to the linkbait on this "story"?
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by JunkDNA 16y ago
It's older, but I really enjoyed Diamond Age by Neal Stephenson.
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by JunkDNA 16y ago
This is interesting. Clearly it's not just the hardware that makes mainframes this fault-tolerant. I'm curious why other platforms haven't appropriated some of the core features and functionality of the mainframe machines? Is it lack of fam
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by JunkDNA 16y ago
Google has made no secret of the fact that they designed Android as a hedge against MS control of the mobile landscape. It wasn't until Apple came out of nowhere with the iPhone that they had to set their sights on both targets. Ballmer sho
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by JunkDNA 16y ago
From the article: "bottom line on this one is that users click OK. Well we may or may not be able to trust users to read the screen before they click OK, it is not appropriate to paint this as an Android security flaw. What it really is, is
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by JunkDNA 16y ago
No, you're exactly right. In fact, when the iPhone was first released, all the pundits and bloggers were practically screaming that it was so unfair that Apple didn't allow developers to write native apps and that HTML web apps were a poor
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by JunkDNA 16y ago
I found the part about yubikey to be the most interesting. I was not previously aware of it. What a fantastic alternative to the standard RSA LCD display key. The implementation as a keyboard is pure genius.
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by JunkDNA 16y ago
At that price, I'd be tempted to get one for situations where I would worry about my iPad. I'd consider taking a $139 kindle to the beach. I'm terrified of taking my iPad.
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by JunkDNA 16y ago
Your first point jumped out at me too. A Rosary is a natural gift for Confirmation, First Communion, Baptism, Wedding... It's also not a bad gift as a Mother's Day present or an anniversary present. The SEO opportunities are pretty substant
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by JunkDNA 16y ago
I suspect that a problem inherent in many organization's data is that the semantics are often the thorniest part of the integration process. So the "translation layer" that is described by Mr. Fayyad in the article is no small undertaking.

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