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The Geotaggers' World Atlas(flickr.com)
1 points by SandB0x 16y ago|1 comments
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by SandB0x 16y ago
1) Get on a reality TV show like Big Brother. 2) Do something ridiculous that will get you in the news. Leave your dignity at the door. 3) Get a publicist and milk your infamy for a couple of months.
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Conceptually, how does replay work in a game?(stackoverflow.com)
41 points by SandB0x 16y ago|14 comments
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by SandB0x 16y ago
I'm sure there is a "responsible adult" out there who "cleans up" after this person. Resenting it while doing it too, I'm sure. This isn't the impression I got. She gets her stuff done, goes to the bank and responds to emails, but not in
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by SandB0x 16y ago
Brutal self-honesty is enlightening.
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by SandB0x 16y ago
Baby steps. To dig yourself out of a rut, you need to set yourself small achievable goals. Once you achieve those, your confidence grows and you can move on to the next goal. If you keep trying to change everything in your life at once, you
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Pitchfork - A statistical look at their ratings(parttimemusic.com)
1 points by SandB0x 16y ago|0 comments
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The first thing you learn in Science is the story about water in a tub(seenonslash.com)
1 points by SandB0x 16y ago|0 comments
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by SandB0x 16y ago
Apologies for a clumsy touch-screen downvote.
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by SandB0x 16y ago
A lot of this stuff is unenforceable though.
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Biology 2.0: A special report on the human genome(economist.com)
12 points by SandB0x 16y ago|1 comments
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by SandB0x 16y ago
Double-tangentially related. My contract with Vodafone (UK) is up for renewal soon and there's the HTC Wildfire, Nexus One, Desire, Legend, Tattoo listed on the website. Just to be clear, this is attempting to narrow it down to one carrier,
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by SandB0x 16y ago
Nice! There's a typo on the first slide though - "Interective Simulation", should be "Interactive" :) You should try hard to market this to enterprise users - eg financial software houses and consultancies who knock out apps in Excel. Here
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What is the most poorly named application out there?(stackoverflow.com)
2 points by SandB0x 16y ago|0 comments
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by SandB0x 16y ago
But this is kind of what you do when you walk. Walking is effectively controlled falling. People moving on this device are probably just thinking "move forward" rather than "lean forward", in the same way as we turn left or right by (subcon
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by SandB0x 16y ago
He sounds like GLaDOS from Portal, when she realises you've broken free and are now a genuine threat. It was a fun test, and we're all impressed at how much you won. The test is over. Come back This is your fault. It didn't have to be li
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by SandB0x 16y ago
Is this a good example of transparency, or an admission that you don't understand your market? EDIT: Hey downvoters, this is a genuine question. I think the idea is good, but most of the activity is from open source fans, which is great but
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Dell IdeaStorm(ideastorm.com)
27 points by SandB0x 16y ago|18 comments
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What are the Kyrgyz and Uzbeks fighting about, anyway?(slate.com)
1 points by SandB0x 16y ago|1 comments
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by SandB0x 16y ago
Has a company ever sued any TDWTF submitters, or is the code just too embarrassing to be associated with? I've seen a fair amount of crazy code like this in the wild, but haven't had the balls to submit, even after some obfuscation.
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Superstition(badscience.net)
1 points by SandB0x 16y ago|0 comments
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by SandB0x 16y ago
Eg: Click on the yellow circle for South Africa - Mexico. Skip to the second half and watch the cloud explode for the goals at 1:17 and 1:41. You can also roll over the small circle-tag things to bring up the text in the center. This will p
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High-speed Twitter replay of World Cup matches(guardian.co.uk)
4 points by SandB0x 16y ago|1 comments
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by SandB0x 16y ago
The Catcher in the Rye, The Great Gatsby, um not sure actually, 1984, The Sound and the Fury Edit: Google tells me it's The Jungle, by Upton Sinclair.
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by SandB0x 16y ago
I think you mean: "9 hot tips for a successful blog post". See this guide on "Great literature retitled to boost website traffic": http://www.mcsweeneys.net/links/lists/27lacher.html
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by SandB0x 16y ago
Just to be pedantic, the golden ratio is irrational.
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by SandB0x 16y ago
Well put. There's nothing wrong with customising individual components when ordering, but most people seem to decide on a screen size first. IMO, the basic approach should be something like: Little Model 13 Inch 13 Inch Plus 15 Inch 15 Inch
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by SandB0x 16y ago
The design is inspired by the Japanese bento box. There's an interesting note on it here: http://lenovoblogs.com/designmatters/?p=72
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Ask HN: Why do no other laptop manufacturers get it?
236 points by SandB0x 16y ago|223 comments
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by SandB0x 16y ago
If you want to force yourself to tidy your apartment, invite a girl over for dinner.

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