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Jevons Paradox(en.wikipedia.org)
1 points by abvr 6y ago|0 comments
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by abvr 6y ago
I would love to see a comparison between scp and wcp over NFS, more specifically large single file sizes, if folks are looking to discern more performance parameters. wcp is good stuff!
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by abvr 6y ago
Check out the Extended Kalman filter for non-linear systems.
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by abvr 6y ago
Yes, unfortunately current manufacturing practices forced them to switch over to Chinese clones of the Cherry MX. I'm writing this on their late 90's Cherry MX Blue based keyboard (which I'm lucky to still use) which were swi
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by abvr 6y ago
Slightly unrelated, but as a fan and user of Edge, I really miss their old 'Save tabs for later' feature.
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by abvr 6y ago
That's the most ridiculous comment I've seen on HN.
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by abvr 7y ago
Thanks, maybe I'll make a post of this instead of posing it as a question, that might create a discussion. Oops, looks like that has already been done heh.
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Ask HN: What is community acquired herd immunity?
6 points by abvr 7y ago|2 comments
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Ribosomal Frameshift(en.wikipedia.org)
3 points by abvr 7y ago|0 comments
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Tinkerbell Effect(en.wikipedia.org)
16 points by abvr 7y ago|6 comments
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by abvr 7y ago
Aslo ends up being ironically, kinda of the scapegoat for no fault of hers, other than the fact that she was the mastermind of the whole operation?
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by abvr 7y ago
That's what seperates them both, it's not about immediate formal checking from a compiler here, but rather if our proof is being justified adequately according with the rules of deduction and reasoning, it's a more intuitive
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by abvr 7y ago
How are these things actually measured or scaled?
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by abvr 7y ago
Whoa at the work hours, if you don't mind me asking, just curious to know what kind of work entails such long hours? Also I'm assuming it paid equally well for the time devoted to it, frankly the hours itself is a big turn off reg
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by abvr 7y ago
Great one. I really do miss the old Internet though.
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by abvr 7y ago
Wait, saying both C and UNIX aren't small and beautiful seems like one major oxymoron. Care to elaborate on those? IIUC, both of them were created in a small and concise design to perform tasks that most systems of the time failed t
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by abvr 7y ago
Yes, but he isn't exactly wrong about it either, and sure it seems as though it has really affected him, but Apple too need to take a look into their near past, and introspect things. Sure, they seem to be suddenly overcompensating the
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by abvr 7y ago
OL too comes with GNOME out of the box and there is always KDE if one wants to switch.
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by abvr 7y ago
Just use anything command line, I personally stick to Mutt. Check it out or neomutt or even Alpine if your taste suits that.
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by abvr 7y ago
I'd posted a first draft earlier that day, and realized I had to add a few more lines, and give it a better heading. Sorry about that.
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Idealism of Ideas(abhinavrajagopalan.in)
2 points by abvr 7y ago|1 comments
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The Art of Ideas(abhinavrajagopalan.in)
4 points by abvr 7y ago|0 comments
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by abvr 7y ago
I'm a bit disappointed that there's no DMR here, but seems to be a pretty interesting document otherwise.
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by abvr 7y ago
> Besides this whole scheme could be filed under insider trading in some form. Huh, how ironic would that be, as the company's primary compliance policies urge it's employees against insider trading and other such practices and
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by abvr 7y ago
Wow, didn't know that. And gotta agree, at least they've got some great films on that list.
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What Every Developer Should Learn Early On(stackoverflow.blog)
2 points by abvr 7y ago|0 comments
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by abvr 7y ago
Let me break it to you, there is no perfect language, just the ones most general purpose enough to cover most common problems and most suited for your applications. Each language has it own use and one doesn't trump another in terms
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What Happens in The Dark Knight – Aaron Swartz(aaronsw.com)
2 points by abvr 7y ago|0 comments
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by abvr 7y ago
If a person watching this closely without any knowledge of the people in this video, they may just see Linus as one arrogant brat who could care less about anything the person speaking is intending to convey.
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by abvr 7y ago
Yes, settle down, I did it merely to initiate some fun banter on folks here, but it looks like we are getting some valuable insights and I am interested in what people of this time have to say on this topic. This is a copypasta after all.

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