Nick_C

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by Nick_C 16y ago
FYI: your Terms of Use link is broken.
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User experience in the real world: a case study(nickcoleman.org)
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by Nick_C 16y ago
Here's why I have't changed over. I've used bash for years and know it pretty well. I dabbled with zsh a few times, but in the end it came down to the benefit not being worth the cost. The cost is that the default config requires a fair b
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Hacking Tesla for Xmas and other fun(tesladownunder.com)
1 points by Nick_C 16y ago|0 comments
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Is that an alien talking? Zipf plot and Shannon entropy (science.org.au)
2 points by Nick_C 16y ago|0 comments
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by Nick_C 16y ago
FYI, you may want to check out some Chinese recipes. The Chinese use sesame oil quite often. As you say, a little goes a long way, but that little amount has a great affect. Vegies like broccoli and bok choy especially seem to like it.
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by Nick_C 16y ago
It's possible it is a capital cost vs expenses thing. Where I worked it was very hard to get a new machine because it was a capital expenditure, which affected tax, depreciation and budgeting. Ongoing expenses were easy though, because the
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India wants own OS, thinks Western software is bugged(theinquirer.net)
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by Nick_C 16y ago
I never do this, I prefer to recall the actual command to see if it is correct, especially for sudo. The reason is that you might not execute the command you were thinking of. The HISTIGNORE variable contains a quasi-regex of commands that
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LHC spots no black holes, eliminates some versions of string theory(arstechnica.com)
55 points by Nick_C 16y ago|12 comments
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by Nick_C 16y ago
I notice this explanation seems to be commonly favoured by google, but it is unlikely. Floggings in the Royal Navy were done by the bosun's mate, not a random crew member. The bosun and the lieutenants would watch carefully for favouritism
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by Nick_C 16y ago
<laugh> Very clever. The Qi reference may not be obvious to the US cousins though...
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The Physics of Terror: Long Term Modelling for Strategic Planning(miller-mccune.com)
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by Nick_C 16y ago
This is one of Bruce Schneier's constant themes.
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by Nick_C 16y ago
No, direction does matter. Perhaps we're confusing things by talking about escape velocity instead of orbital velocity. We want to reach a certain orbital velocity with respect to the Earth as a reference. Think of it this way: if you wer
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by Nick_C 16y ago
How does one save a story? I don't see a "Save" link in the menu bar and it's not mentioned in the guidelines or faq.
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by Nick_C 16y ago
Just FYI, you can resize the box. Drag the little icon in the bottom right-hand corner.
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by Nick_C 16y ago
Allow me to point out that anti-democratic in the context of the times (and especially Wellington) really means pro-monarchy. In other words, not for the oppression of the people that anti-democracy perhaps implies to the modern reader, bu
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by Nick_C 16y ago
In some jurisdictions, you have to provide a privacy policy. Australia is one (for some businesses).
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by Nick_C 16y ago
How is that a rip-off? In the general case, this is how banks basically work. They borrow short term from depositors and lend long term to mortgagees and businesses. In this specific case, they are exposing themselves to risk from the tim
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by Nick_C 16y ago
Because they formed (conglomerated) from an accretion disk around the Sun. Being a disk, it is in one plane. Why a disk? The sphere of dust surrounding the Sun is drawn inwards and conservation of angular momentum flattens it out to event
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by Nick_C 16y ago
> Guess it does go down to intent? Yes. If I put my hand on your shoulder, it could be friendly companionship or it could be assault. The physical action is the same; context is everything. One thing about engineers I'm sure we all n
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by Nick_C 16y ago
Nah. I used to change tyres for a living and I never came across a car with backwards nuts on either side.
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by Nick_C 16y ago
Thanks! I always wondered what was the purpose of -t. Never occurred to me it was to allow you to reverse the order of args.
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by Nick_C 16y ago
I'm imaging myself around 20 and missing out of a couple of decades of great reading: the Aubrey/Maturin canon - Patrick O'Brian any book in the Discworld series - Terry Pratchett anything by Iain M. Banks (although, strangely, I don't find
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by Nick_C 16y ago
There always was a black list, for child porn etc, but the proposal was to dramatically expand it to include lots of other categories. Then the Libs said they won't support, and it seemed to have died. However, from only a couple of days
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by Nick_C 16y ago
Anyone who scuba dives want to chip in? When I checked last (about 10 yrs ago), it wasn't recommended for scuba divers.
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by Nick_C 16y ago
I wonder what caused the spike during the war years, 39-43? Lower factory standards due to the war effort? I have no idea. Anyone got a clue?
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by Nick_C 16y ago
Good article. I'll nitpick by disagreeing with his assertion that asset allocation decisions weren't analysed for skill vs luck. We were certainly analysing our performance into decision types and their results for skill or luck. The resu
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by Nick_C 16y ago
Don't throw out the baby with the bathwater. Just because you have a large industry of sharks doesn't mean the good work being done by reputable investment houses is invalidated. In general, index funds work. Some are better than others b

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