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Ask HN: Any hackers going to Burning Man?
4 points by bprater 17y ago|1 comments
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by bprater 17y ago
Thanks for digging that up. That was my first question: what kind of vehicle is this? The article didn't go into much detail.
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by bprater 17y ago
Burning man will never be the same. Any hackers going, btw?
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by bprater 17y ago
I thought it was a great hack, too. I suppose we should stop passing out opinions here since they get down-modded. Folks, you can just not mod posts that offer no inheriant value to you. Do you want someone down-modding your posts simply be
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by bprater 17y ago
Interesting that 8/10 new cars that were purchased where foreign. I wonder what percentage of that rebate trickles into American pockets and which goes overseas.
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by bprater 17y ago
Odd, the article is starting as: "EMBARGOED!Just a few months" What did some editor add 'embargoed' to the article?
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by bprater 17y ago
$100mm to $4mm? Ouch.
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by bprater 17y ago
It's obvious he's doing this as a hobby. Legal? I'm sure it's on the threshold. This is where an inflexible legal system shows it's age. He isn't hurting anybody, he's obviously having a great time. Netflix is making money/building loyalty
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by bprater 17y ago
Absolutely. There is a real beauty in quirkiness.
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by bprater 17y ago
News about pot legalization and stories like these seem to be hitting a feverish level lately. Are we on the verge of seeing some real changes on this front?
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by bprater 17y ago
Agreed, pot is a psychoactive drug and it does affect everyone in a unique way. In fact, all drugs are going to play with everyone's brains in unique ways. Personally, I don't hack while high, I've never found it helpful. Others will have a
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by bprater 17y ago
Ambitious!
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by bprater 17y ago
Perhaps the knock changes on a daily or hourly basis!
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by bprater 17y ago
At any moment, anti-gravity could be discovered and we would be off to the races! Never say never!
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by bprater 17y ago
_why rocks so hard he can dress up any way he wants!
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by bprater 17y ago
The one that keeps floating to the top. The one you find yourself most passionate about. Otherwise, when you are bridging the gap between start and finish, you'll give up.
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by bprater 17y ago
Tolerance? That's what makes a "successful" long-term relationship? That's the best we can do in this lifetime, finding someone we can tolerate?! That's not living a full life! Here's a hint: how often do you look deeply into your partner's
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by bprater 17y ago
In theory, excerpts are great. I've been sold on products with them. But they can be dangerous, too. It's like software demos -- you put pressure on the end-user to download, install and then figure out your software. I know I don't have 2
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by bprater 17y ago
It's safe to ignore anyone complaining on the topic of price. Those of us that spend thousands of dollars every year to keep our education up for our section of the technical playground aren't going to hesitate at paying $30 for good inform
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by bprater 18y ago
I've been thinking about the boat life, too. I'd definitely buy it -- and don't give it away. Your time and experience is worth money and even though I'm a heavy HN reader, I'll gladly trade my money for it.
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by bprater 18y ago
Even though I haven't used Perl in years, it still has a special place in my heart. Based on your enthusiasm of Catalyst, I may give it a whirl in the next six months.
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by bprater 18y ago
Wow, I hadn't thought about prefetching. Interesting territory.
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by bprater 18y ago
Blows my mind costs associated with AV and wireless. Someone is making a tidy profit.
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by bprater 18y ago
I guess it depends on what "good" evolution looks like. Should evolution be humans that can procreate most efficiently? In general, I think the question is 'yes'. Because all humans can "connect" with all other humans in society, it doesn't
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by bprater 18y ago
In general, isn't it pretty obvious when a site has its origins in Photoshop versus being layered up from smartly used HTML/CSS/JS? I tend to shy away from many company sites where this is obvious, am I alone? (I guess it's because I feel l
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by bprater 18y ago
Is it a surprising choice? Do you think they would have been better off targeting more hackerly type language, since companies aren't going to be too quick in moving to AppEngine in the early term?
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by bprater 18y ago
Ms. Hoy is a gal! :)
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by bprater 18y ago
I hate dupes as much as you, but I missed this one the first time around, so I guess I should stop griping!
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by bprater 18y ago
What a lovely little site, it's now in my top bookmarks. Every open source app needs a page like this.
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by bprater 18y ago
I think the real problem will be how easily a refund can be generated. If it's a one-click refund, I suspect people will buy a game, play it out and then request a refund. Hopefully, they require people who want refunds to jump a hoop or tw

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