anotherperson

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by anotherperson 16y ago
I kind of like Mathematica’s syntax of ESC-shorthand-ESC for inputting non-ascii characters. Not quick, but definitely readable.
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by anotherperson 16y ago
KeyRemap4Macbook I’ve enabled “Simultaneous Key Presses” which allow me to use F+H/J/K/L instead of arrow keys. It takes a little getting used to, but I find myself hardly ever needing to leave the keyboard.
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by anotherperson 16y ago
I tried a free two month trial of this a couple years ago. It was right around this time too. Prime is incredibly useful for ordering textbooks.
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by anotherperson 16y ago
This is definitely a hacky way to go. I just tried it with Matz’s Ruby book. Reading it with Stanza on OSX is just about the ugliest digital reading experience outside of scanned text. Oh well, it only set me back 5 bucks.
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Ask HN: I need to store lots of citations
1 points by anotherperson 16y ago|0 comments
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by anotherperson 16y ago
For those who have just purchased Transmit 4, it has been overhauled with many Applescript additions. Using that on Snow Leopard, it would be very easy to create your own contextual items with Automator. That being said, if I didn’t already
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by anotherperson 16y ago
> Maybe the best example are the gloves that Downey wore--which were no thicker than a dime, and could be worn for hours without getting so hot that the dude needed some Colombian Marching Powder to take the edge off Really?
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by anotherperson 16y ago
I would rather it just cost less as opposed to entirely free. If there were a paid alternative to GMail, I would move away from that too. Paying for something reduces the likelihood that the provider will do unscrupulous things with my data
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by anotherperson 17y ago
From the Carbonite Backup Bouncer test: One of backup-bouncer's tests is called "combo-tests" where it tests several different file metadata types on the same file. Carbonite didn't restore this file at all. Instead, Carbonite left a file c
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Interesting ideas / directions for a undergraduate summer-long research project?
2 points by anotherperson 17y ago|3 comments
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by anotherperson 17y ago
Here’s the thing: developing for the iPhone means that you are developing for any browser that supports web standards. Why bend over backwards for browsers on phones with archaic web browsing capabilities. If anything, it will force vendors
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by anotherperson 17y ago
Doesn’t that stop a user from using copy and paste?