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   by bcook 11y ago

   I worked as a waiter as a teen and I learned that, almost compulsively, some people must be a jerk in those situations. Personally, I found it best to feel sorry for them (rather than anger, if I must choose an emotion) but mostly just let
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   by bcook 11y ago

   I get ~180Mbit with my Asus RT-N66U (802.11n) with 2x2 clients and the RT-N66U is capable of 3x3. A friend recorded over 700Mbit with his Nexus 9 and an Asus 802.11ac AP. You should be getting muuuch faster speeds. snbforums is a good place
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   by bcook 11y ago

   I'd rather just give him water & food while otherwise ignoring his attitude, simply because it is a logical way to defuse the situatuon. I see no need for heaping coals on his head or the promise of someone rewarding me. Regardless
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   by bcook 11y ago

   I probably live a very different type of life-style, but your method is how I budget. I save everything I can, then only worry about (budget) the expensive items, of which there are only a dozen or so per month. I highly doubt that my metho
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   by bcook 11y ago

   IIRC, with the Freedom Hosting bust the FBI compromised the Hidden Services server, then used a browser javascript exploit to leak the real IPs of those who connected. So, your quoted text is very plausible. Tor is intended to be anonymous,
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   by bcook 11y ago

   RemixOS supports apps from the Play Store.
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   by bcook 11y ago

   What about the afterlife? Many believe the temporary sacrifices they make while on Earth will benefit them for eternity in the afterlife. Whatever makes you happy. :)
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   by bcook 11y ago

   The technical achievements put the McLaren F1 at the top of the charts, but it was the artistic choices that made put the McLaren F1 poster on kids walls. My favorite McLaren F1 related story: https://youtube.com/watch?v=y0X
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   by bcook 11y ago

   Insufficient adaptability to extinction events. ;) But seriously, I must be missing something. The phrase seems overly generic.
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    by bcook 11y ago

    Am I wrong in thinking that a majority of extinct species are gone for exactly the same reason (insufficient adaptability)?
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    by bcook 11y ago

    I thought the entire reason behind most of these types of attacks was to get information that has value to someone else (other criminals).
12. 522.▲
    by bcook 11y ago

    Can I just skip the middle-man and sell my information directly to the criminals?
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    by bcook 11y ago

    What about being good at 2 fields of software, like databases and facial recognition?
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    by bcook 11y ago

    Humans are inconsistent as well. We also use attributes beyond looks. Anyone tried a picture with larged amounts of cash in the background?
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    by bcook 11y ago

    I assume all measurements of movement depend of the granularity of the time-spans, but I am no physicist.
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    by bcook 11y ago

    [Too late to edit] Please tell why the downvotes. Logically, I conclude that I am correct.
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    by bcook 11y ago

    From the perspective of the OP, it was theoretical when the post was written. You being offended now does not change the past.
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    by bcook 11y ago

    I yearn for embedded *BSD routers.
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    by bcook 11y ago

    Better to learn mistakes sooner rather than later. Damned ego makes it tough either way though...
20. 530.▲
    by bcook 11y ago

    Get off my lawn.
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    by bcook 11y ago

    I really wish that we could replace the phrase "3-D printing" with "additive manufacturing" when referring to metals and/or serious, low-tolerance manufacturing. "3-D printing" should be used when referrin
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    by bcook 11y ago

    Does it matter? I say this as an atheist who enjoys Christmas. Wacky holidays are fun. Krampus is kinda strange though.
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    by bcook 11y ago

    It is what listeners, customers, etc want to hear. Welcome to the minority. I am from the Southern US, so I know exactly what you feel since I do not like country, gospel, or Bible sermons. You won't hear me bitching though, because I
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    by bcook 11y ago

    This is either the most heartless post I have ever seen on HN, or I am unaware of some great wrong Brazil must be responsible for. Why the negativity toward Brazil? Edit: Parent has been edited.
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    by bcook 11y ago

    Elon Musk has already been quoted as saying that the United States is "the greatest country that has ever existed on Earth". https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elon_Musk#Nationalism
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    by bcook 11y ago

    Yes. We are different and there is nothing wrong with that. Hell, we might even have different skill-sets, meaning that for a given task, a certain sex might be a better choice than another... still not a problem.
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    by bcook 11y ago

    I had no idea what "onboarding" was until I clicked the link. I feel incredibly enlightened now. GUIs are so important, but it seems like properly designing a clean and straight-forward GUI is almost a cult movement rather than a
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    by bcook 11y ago

    I meant it relatively. AI will be capable of near infinite growth. Us, not so much. I guess some sort of AI-cyborg hybrid could allow us some level of enhancement, but our brains are only physically capable of so much.
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    by bcook 11y ago

    Some people find farming, construction, housing, etc interesting. Something like cleaning toilets... the robots can have that. :) Though, I must say that I subscribe to the notion that creating AI will very likely be the last big impact we
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    by bcook 11y ago

    He is human.