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961.
by apetresc 13y ago
The kinds of top chess players that participate in the supertournaments we're talking about are extremely serious about every game, even if they have no chances in the tournament. Their ELO rating is equally affected by every game in t
962.
by apetresc 13y ago
If you're on a Mac I recommend using 'say' instead of 'echo'. Then you'll hear when it's finished instead of having to check the terminal (which kind of defeats the purpose)
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by apetresc 13y ago
Not only do they send you an e-mail about this, they even have an API call for it: http://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/monitorin... Anyone who's surprised that this happens has not used EC
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by apetresc 13y ago
Ironically, now that he's gotten this posted to Hacker News, his blog really _is_ going to be about Disqus now.
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If Java Is Dying, It Sure Looks Awfully Healthy(drdobbs.com)
156 points by apetresc 13y ago|319 comments
966.
by apetresc 13y ago
You're forgetting the worst offender: the old Gchat let you tab through the input boxes of the different chats. On Hangouts, tab just cycles you through every UI element on the page.
967.
by apetresc 13y ago
I'm referring specifically to the University and startup scene around here. If anything, it's the opposite – they've been absolutely cynical the last few years. I don't think you'll find a higher concentration of &q
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by apetresc 13y ago
This deal is not a death knell for BlackBerry by any stretch. I'm from Waterloo and I can tell you that the general impression from the town and the people working there is very positive – they're free from the pressures of quarte
969.
by apetresc 13y ago
I can't tell if you're joking - it's meant precisely for people whose "data center" IS AWS, for exactly the reason you gave.
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The Humble Border-Radius – Lea Verou's talk at CSSConf '13(cssconf.com)
1 points by apetresc 13y ago|0 comments
971.
by apetresc 13y ago
I don't think that's what he's saying. What Goldston et al. have proved is that Zhang's approach can't prove a bound any better than H=16 without major modifications, but it doesn't actually establish the H=16
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Using Git to Fetch GitHub Pull Requests Locally(gist.github.com)
2 points by apetresc 13y ago|0 comments
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Python 3.4 will default to non-inheritable file descriptors(python.org)
1 points by apetresc 13y ago|0 comments
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Exploring the Floating Point Performance of Modern ARM Processors(anandtech.com)
4 points by apetresc 13y ago|0 comments
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by apetresc 13y ago
Guys, guys. Listen. They both start with a 'P'. We've cracked it. It's them. We can all unclench now.
976.
by apetresc 13y ago
This guy's totally right. Switching to ethernet will increase your productivity right away – much better networking performance, especially if you're in a high-interference zone.
977.
by apetresc 13y ago
So are thousands of billions called billiards? :)
978.
by apetresc 13y ago
Why? It's just a matter of scale. Until very recently, Romania's currency was such that most middle-class families had 8-10 digits in their bank account at any given moment, and the economy is relatively healthy. Good items sell for hundred
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Python 2.7.4 Released(python.org)
134 points by apetresc 14y ago|47 comments
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Chrome Page Load Performance Improves Significantly in M27(docs.google.com)
3 points by apetresc 14y ago|0 comments
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Why does Java switch on ordinal ints appear to run faster with added cases?(stackoverflow.com)
1 points by apetresc 14y ago|0 comments
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by apetresc 14y ago
What is it called?
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by apetresc 14y ago
The typo was femaledev's, not Adria's. The correct URL is butyoureagirl.com
984.
by apetresc 14y ago
A YouTube "partner" is an actual term in YouTube that basically means you have a special broadcaster account that shares ad revenue with you. Basically, she makes popular YouTube videos.
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Tracking down a leak in Ruby's EventMachine(blog.nelhage.com)
2 points by apetresc 14y ago|1 comments
986.
by apetresc 14y ago
Awesome. Because if there's one thing humans are better at than computers, it's solving chess problems.
987.
by apetresc 14y ago
You're in the minority. Marketers WISH the majority of people clicked on a company name "just to get more info"
988.
by apetresc 14y ago
I think this bug will have to be closed pretty soon -- OS X will probably have the majority in a few years :)
989.
by apetresc 14y ago
Wait, now I'm confused. I thought data wanted to be free and copyright laws were archaic and meant to be broken? Someone set me straight, quick!
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The 6502 overflow flag explained mathematically(arcfn.com)
2 points by apetresc 14y ago|0 comments

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