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Nike App for Self-Tying Shoe Comes Undone(bbc.com)
2 points by broahmed 8y ago|0 comments
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by broahmed 8y ago
Just going to pick on a few things you mentioned: The Iranian people overthrew the shah who ruled for ~38 years and whom the US supported, and seemed to choose theocracy. (I say "seemed" because I'm sure there are two sides t
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by broahmed 8y ago
Hey James. Honestly, it probably wouldn't be enough for me to switch. I've been using the do-not-disturb solution for a few weeks now and I'm mostly satisfied. However, that proposed feature plus the fact you don't sell
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by broahmed 8y ago
Just a note that she has four other articles in this series at the moment! You can easily find them by clicking the Articles link at the top of her site.
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by broahmed 8y ago
Was taking forever to load for me. In case others are having trouble, here's a cached version: https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:fZ-W5g...
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by broahmed 8y ago
For those unaware: I think parent poster is being sarcastic. EDIT: my original comment was "Don't know why you're being downvoted. That's sarcasm people!". It was flagged. I wondered why and decided to check the HN
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by broahmed 8y ago
Clean Code by Robert Martin. You'll see it mentioned frequently on HN and online in general. Changed the way I wrote code almost immediately. I kind of wish it had been a part of my university curriculum. I'm sure we HNers can pic
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Making a Game Boy Game. Part 1: Getting Started(invisibleup.neocities.org)
275 points by broahmed 8y ago|33 comments
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by broahmed 8y ago
Related: "How to become a part-time programmer" https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17131691
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by broahmed 8y ago
You're welcome!
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by broahmed 8y ago
Thanks for pointing that out. I wasn't paying close attention to the URL and thought the report was hosted by a possibly smaller UK gov site. Didn't realize it was THE main gov.uk site! If I could edit my original comment to give
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by broahmed 8y ago
No dig, just mistaken. I wasn't paying close attention to the URL and thought the report was hosted by a possibly smaller UK gov site. Didn't realize it was THE main gov.uk site! If I could edit my original comment to give precede
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by broahmed 8y ago
Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) bulletin on this incident (it's the first report on page 3). Posting mirrors first so we don't crash a little gov site if this gets popular. Low resolution mirror: https://drive
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Plane drops to 928 feet after autopilot set to 0 altitude(bbc.com)
55 points by broahmed 8y ago|80 comments
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A key ingredient for a universal flu vaccine may come from llamas(latimes.com)
184 points by broahmed 8y ago|51 comments
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An ingenious way to bring clean water to a slum(bbc.com)
2 points by broahmed 8y ago|0 comments
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by broahmed 8y ago
Reminds me of this Stack Overflow question "Compiling an application for use in highly radioactive environments" where the top answer is from someone who worked on mini satellites: https://stackoverflow.com/q/
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by broahmed 9y ago
"Ying exercised all of his vested Equifax stock options and then sold the shares, reaping proceeds of nearly $1 million. According to the complaint, by selling before public disclosure of the data breach, Ying avoided more than $117,0
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Visual FoxPro(en.wikipedia.org)
2 points by broahmed 9y ago|0 comments
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by broahmed 9y ago
I'd second this comment. I found lack of movement to be the problem for me. After several hours in front of the computer coding, browsing, whatever, I'd find myself feeling zombie-like and brain-fogged. I got inspired by the Walk
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by broahmed 9y ago
Why is this article flagged? I think it's pretty relevant given all the recent coverage sexual harassment in the tech industry is getting.
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by broahmed 10y ago
_Chronic_ homelessness is what's been reduced. From the article: "As of 2015, the state can just about declare victory: The population of chronically homeless people has dropped by 91 percent." ... "In fact, Utah still h
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by broahmed 10y ago
User dvt covered that situation just fine, so I didn't feel like repeating what they said :) Residents living in areas that experience periods of 24-hour of continuous daylight/night base their fasting on the dawn and sunset times
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by broahmed 10y ago
Just gonna add to what dvt said: the Islamic calendar is based on the lunar calendar. Unlike some other lunar calendars, the Islamic one doesn't add/intercalate days into the calendar to make the lunar months align with the solar
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by broahmed 10y ago
Perhaps it's just my perception, but I find we as Americans are very keen on this notion of being absolutely "passionate" about the career we choose. My mother had a much more practical outlook (maybe it had something to do w
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by broahmed 10y ago
I like how the guys were described as "scammers" and "cheaters"; the same adjectives could be used to describe the casinos.
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by broahmed 10y ago
There's also a fascinating video of him getting the core of the game to run on NES spec constraints (think 8-bit CPU, 10KB of RAM): https://youtu.be/Hvx4xXhZMrU (~11 mins) It offers insight into how old-school game dev
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by broahmed 10y ago
I apologize if this comes across as combative: does one need an argument that mitigating well-known safety or security hazards in a product you're making is a civic responsibility?
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Russian-Speaking Hacker Selling Access to the US Election Assistance Commission(recordedfuture.com)
1 points by broahmed 10y ago|0 comments
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by broahmed 10y ago
"You're depressed? Here: instead of fixing the problem that's causing your sadness, take this pill and it'll all be fine!" I find this attitude perplexing. Instead of facing the problem(s), drug your mind so you&#x2

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