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by ashmud 11y ago
BPG may have patent issues. http://bellard.org/bpg/ "Some of the HEVC algorithms may be protected by patents in some countries (read the FFmpeg Patent Mini-FAQ for more information). Most devices already include o
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by ashmud 11y ago
(Not directly addressing what you're saying.) A few MMOs have been written using .NET. https://gamedev.stackexchange.com/questions/10247/mmos-based...
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by ashmud 11y ago
Nice "not-planets" montage by Emily Lakdawalla here: http://www.planetary.org/blogs/emily-lakdawalla/2015/0714133...
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by ashmud 11y ago
One thing I learned, whether accurate or not, from the original SimCity is road maintenance is expensive. I almost invariably ended up peaking city size as the roads entered a constant state of disrepair.
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by ashmud 11y ago
This page has a link to a Python script to dump the contents of the list file: https://wiki.mozilla.org/Security/Tracking_protection
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by ashmud 11y ago
I used to get annoyed by car stereos randomizing CD tracks rather than shuffling. My Honda did once play the same song three times in a row.
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by ashmud 11y ago
See also: https://code.google.com/p/vimcolorschemetest/ Aside: The pages are also a good browser stress test with the large number of iframes.
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by ashmud 11y ago
Part 1 was discussed here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9454670
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by ashmud 11y ago
How is this different from stunnel?
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by ashmud 11y ago
We do this. For bigger apps, we usually have a db layer, so local config file -> db config -> default in code.
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by ashmud 11y ago
Outline could be legitimately useful, such as for subtitles.
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by ashmud 11y ago
Those have a withdrawn status. http://data.jobsintech.io/companies/google-inc/2012?order_sa... http://data.jobsintech.io/companies/google-inc/2014?order_sa...
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by ashmud 11y ago
Some of the reasons were discussed previously: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9509870
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by ashmud 11y ago
In Australia: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9526673
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by ashmud 11y ago
Reiterating: http://contrastrebellion.com/
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by ashmud 11y ago
Do any particles not have a temperature?
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by ashmud 11y ago
Nature paper here: http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v520/n7549/full/nature1... Paper title uses "three-atom-thick" instead of "three atom-thick" (hyphen difference).
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by ashmud 11y ago
I had a bit of shock when I recently heard my grandmother singing a song probably from her childhood and realized that much of what I listen to, she would probably not even consider music. I be curious to see a timeline of music "ages&
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SunsetScreen: Like f.lux, with tweaks (Windows-only)(skytopia.com)
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by ashmud 11y ago
Empirically, there seems to be a correlation between lawn care company usage and stations that carry 100% gasoline where I live. I am lucky to be about 7 km from a station that has it (suburban/semi-rural border area). Cost is roughly
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by ashmud 12y ago
I use VMs almost exclusively for "first installs" of programs. Especially if the program cannot be extracted (zip format) from the installer. A large portion of programs I use work just fine from a simple "extract" insta
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by ashmud 12y ago
The French phrase is "n'est-ce pas?".
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by ashmud 12y ago
Or that a bug literally got into the machine. It seems more analogous to edge conditions that weren't covered, which could overlap with actual defects. For example, input ranges that were "promised" to never be in a data set,
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by ashmud 12y ago
BBC article: Goats fighting America's plant invasion https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8883964
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by ashmud 12y ago
If you have a cooperative LCD monitor, it will play some tones: http://genabitu.github.io/screentunes/ From here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8856829
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by ashmud 12y ago
This also puts Australia on the blacklist for hosting a VPN service, if they were not already, I assume.
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by ashmud 12y ago
The article mentions using this for your master password. Quote: "For logging in to websites and other servers, use a password database. [...] Then lock up all your passwords behind a master passphrase that you generate with Diceware.&
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by ashmud 12y ago
These kinds of passwords remind me of gfycat URLs.
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by ashmud 12y ago
Web-based email providers that switch to Dropbox-like services when attachments are too large for email?
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by ashmud 12y ago
Do you mean non-RT apps? Microsoft has two app stores already, one for phone and one for tablet/desktop.

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