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by andr 17y ago
"To quickly download your published files, visit your GeoCities web site, right-click on each page, and choose Save Page As... from the menu that appears." Ouch! They could at least provide an export tool.
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MySQL 6.0 Nixed?(dev.mysql.com)
33 points by andr 17y ago|45 comments
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The posts starts by making the point that Python is not a calculator, and goes downhill from there, vaguely circling around the point that Python is not Ruby. Thanks for trolling. Happy Sunday!
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It must be noted that Dropbox solves a problem that Microsoft has been trying to solve for decades. Ever since the MS DOS LAN Manager, MSFT has been working on a file synchronization and sharing solution (and they are only beginning to tack
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Wireless electricity demo at TED Global 2009(ted.com)
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You have a bit of an accent (no offense, so do I), and that would normally throw the voice recognition software off.
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Don't want to come out as a troll, but that's the random anniversary of something hardly anyone uses for anything important. Is it newsworthy?
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Yep, a credit check is par for the course, even for SIM-only contracts (ie bring your phone). This generates some extra cash for the telecoms by forcing some people to the much more expensive pay as you go plans.
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Is anyone else's update failing with "The iPhone activation server is temporarily unavailable."?
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The hackers complain about Astalavista being targeted towards script kiddies. However, it looks like they used a prepackaged exploit, too.
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Poll: Should we ban TechCrunch?
87 points by andr 17y ago|129 comments
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Yes, ban TechCrunch
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No, don't ban TechCrunch
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Ask HN: Which of those services would you pay $5/mo to use?
45 points by andr 17y ago|72 comments
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Facebook
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Twitter
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GMail (or any other webmail client)
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FriendFeed
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Posterous (or WordPress.com, or other blogging service)
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Google Reader (or other hosted RSS reader)
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TheSixtyOne (or Pandora, Last.fm, or other online music service)
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Real time search services
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None (I would abstain or look for free/self-hosted alternatives)
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Other (please explain in comments)
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IBM announces System S, a stream computing solution(informationweek.com)
1 points by andr 17y ago|0 comments
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Idea: Using clicks of the tongue to control devices(alek.posterous.com)
2 points by andr 17y ago|0 comments
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Pick several metrics that are relevant to you (such as market size, revenue potential, chance of completing the project (and time it will take to complete), how interesting the work is, confidence in how good the idea is). Use each metric a
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EU recognizes Internet access as a fundamental right, on par with freedom of expression(news.zdnet.com)
46 points by andr 17y ago|40 comments
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I never understood this. The US spends more money on higher education for foreigners than any other country in the world. After those foreigners graduate, it's harder for them to stay and work in the US than in any other country in the worl
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This was proposed by Meglena Kuneva, the consumer protection comissioner for the EU. I attended a talk she gave in Harvard. While she seems dedicated to her work she often blames companies for consumers' lack of judgment. For example, she b

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