Tim_M

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by Tim_M 14y ago
This compatibility of HN is far superior than both of reddit's mobile versions. Please don't fix what isn't broke
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by Tim_M 14y ago
I didn't see an opening bracket for sarcasm so I assume it's before 'Great win'. Were they really surprised by this? Also are they same people that didn't know putting hard drives in space would fail because of the lack of air and had to re
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by Tim_M 15y ago
I once tried reddit's default look, its old mobile look and its new beta mobile look on my psp. All 3 looked terrible so I was very surprised that HN looked perfect on both. It doesn't need any fixing.
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by Tim_M 16y ago
Indeed it is not perfect use of the English language but why complain about it or brag that you noticed the mistake? Most people who understand English can read 'txt' as 'text' and 'wrk' as 'work' and if the theory that intelligence is defi
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by Tim_M 16y ago
In the early days D seemed like a real good idea as a cleanup replacement for C++ with potential to innovate in some areas such as the multi core revolution. The developers started off with something that was compatible with C in the same w
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by Tim_M 16y ago
What does "1/10 of 1%" actually mean? How is it different from 0.1%?
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by Tim_M 16y ago
He once said that he records all of his own keystrokes(Sorry don't have the link). You need to remember he is a very unusual person.
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by Tim_M 16y ago
Haskell is such a great language and it's a real shame that not many companies see it's advantages. There was recently a discussion on haskell-cafe[1] about it's lack of adoption in industries other than finance. Haskell is perfectly suited
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by Tim_M 16y ago
The author suggests a design app based on web kit and then clarigies in the comments that he meant any layout engine: "Why Webkit? Do we really want a design application that is specific to a single rendering engine? WebKit is just one opti
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by Tim_M 16y ago
Isn't that what these are for: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Process_calculus
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by Tim_M 16y ago
The arguments for install seem a bit weak and/or incorrect. > Web apps can't open popup windows Popupblocker allow > Web browsers cannot offer permanent storage https://developer.mozilla.org/en/DOM/Storage > Web apps can't put
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by Tim_M 16y ago
Previous discussion: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1006980
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by Tim_M 16y ago
What's the date on this essay? Most of the other essays say the month/year at the top.
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by Tim_M 16y ago
Just to add to your list: http://www.twotoasts.de/index.php?/pages/midori_summary.html
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by Tim_M 17y ago
Also incase it gets overlooked and assuming that those caffeine pills have no sugar/protein: If your coffee has sugar you may notice the drop in sugar. If it has protein then this can greatly change the effect of the caffeine (the amino aci
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by Tim_M 17y ago
It's nice to think that every plant has some mathematical formula encoded within it's genes: http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=polar+r+%3D+%28sin%28th... but given a shape, what's the easiest way to find the formula. Is there automated
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by Tim_M 17y ago
And this is what people forgot when they say html5 is superior. 'The future' - maybe but is anyone creating tools to speed up the generation of html5+js?
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by Tim_M 17y ago
> In 2015 the default login & payment method(s) on the web will be facebook Connect, Google Gmail, or Apple iTunes. Why not openid?
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by Tim_M 17y ago
A browser that is not mentioned but I highly recommend over anything else: http://www.twotoasts.de/index.php?/pages/midori_summary.html
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by Tim_M 17y ago
I have not tried his videos yet but I would highly recommend http://www.youtube.com/user/patrickJMT#g/u also.
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by Tim_M 17y ago
Was any patents involved?
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by Tim_M 17y ago
Sometimes it's not rejection that's the issue but the employers laziness to explain why the applicant failed. It is fair to let all applicants know so they can stop making the same mistakes or just know in general what to improve on.
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by Tim_M 17y ago
intelligence is how great our ability to predict is according to this talk: http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/jeff_hawkins_on_how_brain_...
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by Tim_M 17y ago
By 'borrow' does that mean to use the code etc to get something working then eventually re write those particular pieces yourself in a similar way that freebsd did or can they be kept for eternity.