TimothyBurgess

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by TimothyBurgess 16y ago
Man Jerry Seinfeld is a freaking genius. I'm going to start doing this every day for multiple habits. Maybe a few different color markers for everything. This article just changed my life. Thank you!
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by TimothyBurgess 16y ago
>In fact, I wrote my comment before reading anyone else's. Really? Because your first comment says: >All the people commenting on this thread implicitly approve of its presence on HN
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by TimothyBurgess 16y ago
You are missing the point entirely. As was mentioned, the vast majority of "political crap" does directly affect the tech and startup world... especially something as widely used as PayPal... so this submission is entirely relevant to an
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by TimothyBurgess 16y ago
I rarely exercise my ability to downvote but I feel I should let you know that I did for your comment. I appreciate your opposition on the matter, but your comment is entirely based on your opinion, provides little substance, and does not
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by TimothyBurgess 16y ago
Any particular reason you haven't turned this into a startup?
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by TimothyBurgess 16y ago
I can't be the only one who thinks these types of things are sketchy... possibly dangerous. (Craigslist killer(s) anyone?) Of course I'm not... so I wonder what kind of screening process goes on to prevent harmful intruders. I googled a f
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by TimothyBurgess 16y ago
Computer engineer here (not to be confused with CS or EE!)... and your statement is dead on! Especially the polymath part... I'm a bit of an ambidextrous drummer who can play in any time signature - was pro up until last June (to work on m
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by TimothyBurgess 16y ago
At first I interpreted this as east coast USA vs west coast USA... and in which case, that's an interesting comparison as well. It isn't nearly as interesting as the former but interesting nonetheless. And if that were the matter in quest
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by TimothyBurgess 16y ago
Whenever I get an idea nowadays, I do something to pin it to my reality, and to make it tangible. I do it in a quick and ugly way, then figure out how to do it better, and learn only what I need for that. Perfect. After reading a number p
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"Engineers brought the world closer together...a few people are tarnishing it"(boblucky.com)
3 points by TimothyBurgess 16y ago|2 comments
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Your next camera will be 3D... or maybe the next one(spectrum.ieee.org)
2 points by TimothyBurgess 16y ago|0 comments
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by TimothyBurgess 16y ago
That's very interesting. I just checked it out for a couple of minutes... And what's even more interesting is that when you were browsing HN my browser had obviously loaded it as if I were browsing. (We definitely saw 2 different things...
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by TimothyBurgess 16y ago
I definitely understand that. :) The focus of my project is "laser-sharp" and streamlining things like faxes are just background processes that don't get in the way of the actual user functionality at all. Users take less than 30 seconds
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by TimothyBurgess 16y ago
Hmmm streamlining this very functionality accounts for a fraction of what my current project does... Perhaps I should apply to ycombinator...
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by TimothyBurgess 16y ago
That is a very cool and well-done app for 6 hours. I'm not a big twitterer (sp? lol) but this makes me wonder if there are similar apps that do pretty much the same thing but allow you to specify your focus (e.g., #wiunion)... I mean I'm
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by TimothyBurgess 16y ago
For vote-centric message board systems, intuition tells me it's best to nip something like this in the bud before it all goes downhill, regardless of current status. It's hard to deny that we've all (those who've been reading for a while) n
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by TimothyBurgess 16y ago
The required level is static but increases manually via moderator/administrator intervention. It is currently set at 500. I can downvote pretty much anything. The quote you've provided is somewhat misleading, as the required level is not
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HN should increase the downvote-ability threshold as a function of time
1 points by TimothyBurgess 16y ago|5 comments
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by TimothyBurgess 16y ago
Okay seriously though I've never heard of arcade fire... they won a grammy? I'm confused. And thanks for that site because now I know I'm not alone. I just pulled up their suburbs song on youtube and now I'm even more at a loss. It's a m
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by TimothyBurgess 16y ago
Is the multiplayer cross-platform? i.e., PS3 vs PC?
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by TimothyBurgess 16y ago
I suddenly have the overwhelming urge to buy a PS3 just to play that game. The whole concept is amazing. ...And once I grow tired of it, I'll install Linux on it and learn how to program all those cores. 8)
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Game Design: Sometimes It Is Rocket Science(spectrum.ieee.org)
12 points by TimothyBurgess 16y ago|5 comments
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by TimothyBurgess 16y ago
Thanks for the advice. I believe your post is the tipping point for my decision to leave NC. I've lived in NC my entire life but a number of factors have basically been saying, "You need to get the hell outta there, dude!" Entrepreneurshi
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Some Perspective: Facebook vs Google vs Amazon vs eBay etc. Valuations(businessweek.com)
1 points by TimothyBurgess 16y ago|0 comments
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by TimothyBurgess 16y ago
So today, we learned that machines can push buttons faster than people I'm not gonna lie... it was pretty entertaining watching Jennings squirm every time Watson beat him to the buzzer. Also, there wasn't any mention of Watson having adap
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by TimothyBurgess 16y ago
We should direct those slimeballs to this thread so they can get a dose of reality. Actually... not this thread... a transcript of this thread. We wouldn't want their kind frequenting HN!
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by TimothyBurgess 16y ago
I wonder if there are any petitions out there for the cause of ending IE. I'm sure there are but obviously none have been properly executed. It'd be a super long shot, but I'd bet that with some generous donations and a proper campaign, a
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by TimothyBurgess 16y ago
Microsoft has had plenty of time and more than enough resources to get their browser right. But for whatever reason, they can't seem to get it up to par. IE struck out a long time ago and I think it would truly benefit mankind if they were
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by TimothyBurgess 16y ago
Take note fellow hackers: We're witnessing a truly monumental event in human history and technological development. Computers competing with humans on gameshows as if they are intellectually equivalent... We live in the freaking future now,
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by TimothyBurgess 16y ago
I'm not sure if the UE model I used reduced sound by 32db but they definitely reduced it a LOT. That's actually why I bought them. I didn't buy the high-end though. At the time I needed them immediately and could only afford the $50 buds

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