NathanKP

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by NathanKP 15y ago
Assuming that 100% unassisted evolution is feasible (an assumption that I personally don't believe in) then the random interactions of basic building blocks within an early primordial soup plus external factors such as temperature, atmosphe
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by NathanKP 15y ago
It's common for companies who both patented technologies each other need to use to make an agreement where they exchange rights to use each others patents. It is strategic and keeps them both moving forward while still keeping the little gu
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by NathanKP 15y ago
I don't think Apple will leave the desktop/laptop field any time soon. In fact the statements they have been making with regard to OS X Mountain Lion show that they recognize the importance of desktop/laptop form factor. They just want to p
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by NathanKP 15y ago
I don't think it's fair to say that it was a dumb decision, because as the article brings out at the time Linux seemed to be more likely to hit the mainstream than Apple. Also it is ignorant to say that Linux is the past, as it is the curre
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by NathanKP 15y ago
Is it just me or was SimCity a better game back when it was still 2D? Personally I lost interest in the series when they switched to full 3D. I might be willing to pay for an advanced SimCity game in the style of OpenTTD ( http://www.opentt
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by NathanKP 15y ago
I have never participated in a DDOS but if I was knowingly doing so it wouldn't be from a computer which had my banking details or any personal details for that matter. That is what throwaway computers and VMs are for.
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by NathanKP 15y ago
I wis this traced the IP to the city level. It would be interesting I think to see which cities have high amounts of malicious traffic.
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by NathanKP 15y ago
Did anybody else find the idea of two doctors speaking with headsets via iRobot guiding their robots out into the hall for a private chat slightly silly? Both doctors are already chatting via the Internet, why not just have Skype like chat
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by NathanKP 15y ago
Another JSON tool that is less well known but also extremely useful is the JSON schema validator tool at: http://json-schema-tester.herokuapp.com/
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by NathanKP 15y ago
I imagine with their home page they could measure engagement best by keeping track of the percentage of people who enter their zip code to begin a report.
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by NathanKP 15y ago
I've never been asked this question in an interview but if I ever am I know what my answer would be: When I'm coding something I have a bad tendency to code everything myself rather than using readily accessible libraries or solutions that
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by NathanKP 15y ago
As much as I love HN the 5 second wait before the page load starts downloading is starting to bug me. I've noticed it more and more the past few weeks. Does anyone know what the bottleneck is? Edit: And posting this comment took >10 sec
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Is anyone else experiencing really slow page loads on HN?(i.imgur.com)
3 points by NathanKP 15y ago|1 comments
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by NathanKP 15y ago
Personally the issue I have with the Lion implementation of Spaces, is that it is not two-dimensional. I use a 2x2 grid of spaces on Snow Leopard, and I love it because I have my workflow set up to go around in a circle: Coda in one screen,
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by NathanKP 15y ago
Very cool! I did not know that the Xoom had a barometer. You should see if you can work out a partnership with the Dark Skies phone app: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jackadam/dark-sky-hyperl... They might be able to incorporate the
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by NathanKP 15y ago
In what way is it bad advice? To me it makes complete sense. Much of the time when we feel "hunger" we are really just thirsty, so taking a sip of water can be all it takes to satisfy a craving, and stave off snacking. Likewise fruit and nu
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by NathanKP 15y ago
Exactly. I can foresee that soon television news programs will find it harder and harder to attract viewers as the newer generation with its use of the Internet for news turns away from the television networks. It'll be interesting to see w
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TV News is Ridiculous Compared with Internet News(experimentgarden.com)
1 points by NathanKP 15y ago|2 comments
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by NathanKP 15y ago
With regard to memory usage in OS X I have never had any issues with my current iMac. I have 8 GB of memory, and despite very heavy usage (Safari/Chrome/Firefox for browser testing, Coda as IDE, Tower for Git management, Skype, Terminal, iT
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by NathanKP 15y ago
He also hopes to determine the exact time the video was deleted, which could substantiate his charge that it was deleted while under police control. Is this possible? As far as I know most cameras just delete the file from the storage med
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by NathanKP 15y ago
You'd be surprised how many people type "google" in to the google search bar on their computer, then click the first search result so that they can go to google.com and then enter their search terms. It seems ridiculous to us, but I've seen
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by NathanKP 15y ago
Having it right on top of the playing field caused me to accidentally click it when trying to move around a block, taking me completely out of the game. But possibly earning some cash if it is cost per tap. I sometimes think people who sh
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by NathanKP 15y ago
Although these boats are to be used for research it would be fascinating to make a similar ocean robot which specializes in herding ocean trash and collecting it for recycling. Another article from the same site ( http://www.fastcoexist.com
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by NathanKP 15y ago
That sounds like a neat idea. I'd be happy to contribute occasional article and/or an EC2 instance that the blog could be hosted on if needed.
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by NathanKP 15y ago
Did anyone else notice this choice comment: “They just figured it’s part of the normal instability of the system,” Weiss told Wired.com. “But it wasn’t until the SCADA system actually turned on and off that they realized something was wron
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by NathanKP 15y ago
Has anyone yet made a serious estimate of how likely SOPA is to pass? I would hope that if our legislative system is so divided that they can't agree on legislation relating to budgets or healthcare, they won't agree on this legislation eit
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by NathanKP 15y ago
I usually get one or two job offers a month, but I always get my contacts via one of my web app projects that I built as a sample of my skills. Surprisingly the offers aren't from ignorant recruiters, and are mostly legit offers from decent
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by NathanKP 15y ago
Darn! 8/9 This should tell you which one you got wrong, because now its going to drive me crazy.
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by NathanKP 15y ago
I too find that using real life similes is very efficient for explaining computers to older people. For example my favorite simile to use is to explain how a computer works, typically so an older person can understand why they need more mem
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by NathanKP 15y ago
When Google featured Alexander Calder in their logo a page from my blog happened to be the 10th result on the first page of results for the term Alexander Calder. I got over 6000 visits that day. Keep in mind that this was 6000 clicks on th

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