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by amelim 17y ago
Then just flag them and move on.
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by amelim 17y ago
You can always flag...
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by amelim 17y ago
I'm sure that's exactly what everyone else on Digg/Reddit would say. Now, why don't you actually take the time to formulate your thoughts on why HN fails to meet your expectations and what could be done about it. Until then, please stop con
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by amelim 17y ago
Perhaps. He's not the only person involved with FIRST (probably not even the most important), and my praise has more to do with the actual event than the person. Honestly, when it comes down to it, I could care less about someone's personal
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by amelim 17y ago
Dean may be arrogant, but I find it hard to fault him when his foundation of the FIRST robotics league for high schoolers has impacted my life so significantly. I participated in the 2006 year with my high school as a senior and now I'm wor
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by amelim 17y ago
Here is the link to Part 2 http://theshyam.com/2009/07/what-could-be-done-to-improve-cs...
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VoloMedia Awarded the “Patent for Podcasting”(newteevee.com)
9 points by amelim 17y ago|7 comments
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by amelim 17y ago
Does anyone know if this problem is NP-Complete? It sounds fairly similar to the knapsack problem, so much so that this might be as hard as said problem. However, I'm not sure if these specific conditions could be shown to be in NP.
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by amelim 17y ago
Swarm intelligence is a fascinating concept that has interesting possibilities in the computing world. Whether it be finding near optimal solutions to NP-Complete problems through the use of algorithms like Ant Colony Optimization or applic
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by amelim 17y ago
Could be, but sadly no. Chalk this up to a fatal reliance on Firefox spellchecker and laziness.
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by amelim 17y ago
I know this may be hearsay, but I've been using pylint and have been generally pleased with the results. I don't take everything it says as the ultimate source of coding standards, but it will pick up on some silly mistakes one might make a
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by amelim 17y ago
While this isn't exactly related to your Visual Resume, it seems the majority of your interests lay within the business/entrepreneurial realm, however you are a Computer Science major. Having coding as the lowest of your desired careers, ye
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YubiKey 2.0 Launched(yubico.com)
9 points by amelim 17y ago|0 comments
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by amelim 17y ago
Honestly, I think the main reason why Snow Leopard is so cheap is due to the fact that Apple wants to reduce support costs for old versions of OSX. By lowering the price for the newest version, pretty much every Mac user is going to be runn
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by amelim 17y ago
I think the functionality is great, however I think you should reevaluate your color pallet. Choosing bolder colors would be a great first step in my opinion.
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by amelim 17y ago
It looks like the platform was designed around a Segway. Ultimately, while the execution and development of the hardware is excellent, I think the logistics of everyday life will be the ultimate downfall of the machine. How does it perform
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by amelim 17y ago
In fact it does. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard_Mandarin#Tones
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by amelim 17y ago
A lot of people don't realize that Chinese is dependent upon the intonation of the word spoken for meaning. Standard Mandarin has four separate tones. When it comes to bing, the fourth tone can mean aliment or disease, but the others mean s
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by amelim 17y ago
The "too many too soon" myth is just another strategy by these groups to target vaccinations. I'm all for extra scrutiny, but that scrutiny needs to be based in reality and facts, not soccer moms who talk about the evil big pharma people ou
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by amelim 17y ago
Anti-vaccination groups, such as those led by Jenny McCarthy, are gaining a significant amount of publicity these days. One of the most unfortunate bits of news is that McCarthy herself will be getting her own talk show thanks to Oprah. The
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by amelim 17y ago
People are downvoting you because you are doing nothing to add to the conversation. Why not try to formulate your comments into a more meaningful discussion?
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by amelim 17y ago
Try Algorithms by Dasgupta, Papadimitriou, and Vazirani. It's quite a short read and you can get it for free here: http://www.e-booksdirectory.com/details.php?ebook=1050
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by amelim 17y ago
"The accusation is unfair, however. He is certainly uncompromising, but not wilfully rude or overbearing. He is generally polite, softly spoken, and precise in his statements – often taking uncomfortably long pauses to weigh up his replies
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by amelim 17y ago
Except he does rebut Dawkin's claims. Did you not read the part about not accepting Dawkin's claim that 40% of the western world does not accept evolution and instead believing in a Young Earth Creationist model? As per the original post, i
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by amelim 17y ago
Phil Plait has a pretty good write up on the photographer and method used to capture the photographs. http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/05/15/ch...