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by baldfat 8y ago
As a kid I went from basic to assembly. When I was shown Forth by my dad's friend I was totally caught up in Forth on my C64. I later tried Pascal which is also great but it wasn't close to forth in my mind. It was awesome Except
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by baldfat 8y ago
Sad to see the news. I always wondered where Microsoft would have been technology wide if he stayed as CEO.
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by baldfat 8y ago
I'm just saying that the websites are short sighted when they attacked RSS.
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by baldfat 8y ago
> I think there's an inherent conflict with RSS and content providers today. Think about it, an RSS feed allows you to get content without dealing with advertising, tracking, etc. How so? I think RSS increases advertising and tracki
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by baldfat 8y ago
Not happy, but how would you define Linux?
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by baldfat 8y ago
Well what term are you using for a repair? If your using parts that are not under warranties nor is it the same as it was when it was manufactured? When I buy parts off of ebay I don't expect them to be the same, no matter what the la
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by baldfat 8y ago
I would then say your using the wrong tool for your problem? I can't imagine 12 hour runs. I would imagine Spark is a better bet or is that not an option? https://spark.apache.org/docs/latest/sparkr.html
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by baldfat 8y ago
Well I took the time to read and you could also read them as Pro-Human Space Flight? There has always been competing views on HN on the value of human space flight vs unmanned space travel. Personally I am pro-human space flights mainly du
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by baldfat 8y ago
No this not about Copy Right it is that the Artist doesn't receive money ONLY the corporate rights owners currently make money on music before 1971. The way the contracts were written back then the artist didn't own their songs th
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by baldfat 8y ago
Wait so the time difference of you running your code is longer then working with a "better syntax?" I spend hours cleaning up data and only have to run the code once (I normally save the output to a feather and then work with a se
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by baldfat 8y ago
Eric Lundgren should have had people install Linux on the computers or some other Open OS. The issue was Microsoft made $25 a disc for selling to refurbisher shops. 100% agree its stupid but once Eric was caught he was in the hands of feder
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by baldfat 8y ago
Linux = a kernel and if it uses the Linux kernel well that is what defines something as Linux.
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by baldfat 8y ago
Your misusing terms. You are using the term refurbished but you really mean remanufactured. Remanufacturing is the rebuilding of a product to specifications of the original manufactured product using a combination of reused, repaired and ne
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by baldfat 8y ago
I really think the Open Source Community has been to focused on Microsoft for way to long. Even during the Ballmer ERA we had very Open Source Friendly People at Microsoft. I think our focus needs to be on what is happening in the other are
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by baldfat 8y ago
No normal sun glasses doesn't have any phasing they are just tinted.
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by baldfat 8y ago
That isn't how polarization works. It isn't about the spectrum it is about how it travels or is reflected in a more uniform way (normally horizontal. So if you block out horizontal light you get rid of glare or in the case of pan
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by baldfat 8y ago
If you look at Kickstarter: By flattening and rotating the polarized lens 90 degrees, light emitted by LCD/LED screens is blocked, making it look like the TV or computer in front of you is off. These won't work on phones nor Billb
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by baldfat 8y ago
The decay date for the Hubble is 2030-2040 so we should possibly get another 12 to 22 years.
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by baldfat 8y ago
It took over 2 years just to make the wave mirror.
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by baldfat 8y ago
There is going to be no way to use it with just one. If someone figures out a solution they will be the hero of the decade. To bad the replacement James Webb Space Telescope is not scheduled till March 20, 2021, 14 years past it's init
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by baldfat 8y ago
They were in perfectly good working order. I really think this is just Apple's practice. Apple All In One users really don't need the latest and I bet they are just seeing this as something that would cut into their profits.
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by baldfat 8y ago
Well I am trying to see the best possible interpretation. What is the best possible interpretation. I think the poster didn't think of what it meant besides what only affects himself. I have noticed that is where all discussion ends, b
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by baldfat 8y ago
I think inflation is just what people on the conservative economic side like to always throw out. Inflation is the new Bogeyman - https://www.bworldonline.com/inflation-become-bogeyman/ Edit: After submitting for 1 min
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by baldfat 8y ago
Are you saying your salary is based on keeping the working poor? OR are you saying you think corporations and their investors deserve a low wage workforce that the government will take care of with your tax dollars? I find no logical sense
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by baldfat 8y ago
No issues. The lease was up and Apple doesn't like to flood the market with used gear? That would cut into their profits?
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by baldfat 8y ago
In the early 2000s they made a HUGE push for enterprise. My company I worked at Part Time went all in. It was a disaster for 3 months. The IT department didn't make the decision but the Executive Board. Just this summer, I now work at
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by baldfat 8y ago
I actually enjoyed it. Scrolling down to different sections felt like a chapter in a book.
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by baldfat 8y ago
It should also work with Vivaldi (From the makers of Opera) and tries to make a more modern Opera 12. Vivaldi uses chrome extensions. I still see some people using Opera and they never switched to Vivaldi.
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by baldfat 8y ago
I can't believe Pandora sold for $3.5B since they have been in financial troubles for since probably the start. The company has around 2,000 employees. https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2018/02/01/pandora-
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by baldfat 8y ago
My wife would buy that t-shirt in a hart beat. She is always concerned about her posture and I bet you there are a ton of other people like her.

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