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by __--__ 14y ago
Does this actually work, though? I was under the impression that most phones sold in the US have incompatible GSM frequencies to those sold in Europe.
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by __--__ 14y ago
Interesting article, but I'm more interested in what effect (if any) a gamma-ray burst would have had on the people and animals who were exposed to it. Does anyone have any ideas or theories?
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by __--__ 14y ago
They want to feel safe. In the case of the hotel owner, even some here on HN felt that the action was justified. They may not have condoned the methods, but they obviously liked the result - a hotel that seemed to attract crime was shut dow
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by __--__ 14y ago
Maybe inside NYC or Boston city limits, but not in rural NY or MA and certainly not on the freeways. PA, on the other hand... you don't drive through PA in the summer without hitting at least one section of freeway that's become a parking l
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by __--__ 14y ago
The powers that be leave them alone because if they don't, they are met with complete civil unrest in SF. Any attempt to even address the homeless issue is met with outrage and organized protest. This goes along with the outcry against gent
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by __--__ 14y ago
Go spend a winter in NY and then complain about the SF weather.
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by __--__ 14y ago
I like the differently colored blocks. It makes it easier to distinguish one article from the other, something I have a problem with on most sites (including this one). I would prefer a more coherent color scheme with some meaning behind th
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by __--__ 14y ago
"Where the benefits and drawbacks of policies can be debated and discussed at length." This sounds like a great way to turn the law making process into Reddit. Reddit attracts a certain type of person and drives away others. A Digital Democ
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by __--__ 14y ago
No, but it could be useful for manipulating 3d objects in CAD programs.
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by __--__ 14y ago
What about other people posting photos of you? The problem becomes a lot harder when everybody is posting photos of everybody else. It gets even harder if they do so in a malicious manner. e.g. ex-boyfriend posting naked photos of you that
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by __--__ 14y ago
If he had decided to use a different name so he could publish anonymously, sure.
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by __--__ 14y ago
There is one way to change programming fields that almost feels like cheating and is a feature unique to startups in Silicon Valley. Find a company doing the work you want to be doing that's currently in crazy startup staffing mode. That's
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by __--__ 14y ago
I work for a social game company that was bought by one of the largest entertainment companies in the world a few years ago. When I was hired, I did web programming (mostly social integration with facebook). I've since transitioned to game
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by __--__ 14y ago
What's your take on batteries? I've heard a lot about hobby RC LiPo batteries turning into flaming fireballs due to both improper charging or over-draining.
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by __--__ 14y ago
So where does that leave non-firearms related weapons? Potassium nitrate bombs are easy to make and can result in far more deaths than guns can. You can make napalm by soaking styrofoam in gasoline. Should we control the usage and distribut

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