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by byron_fast 8y ago
The fact that things like mushrooms are illegal is a great example of government programs that are ill-conceived, purely destructive, and take decades to kill.
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by byron_fast 8y ago
Yes. Sadly, this is correct.
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by byron_fast 8y ago
I agree. What I meant by "could" is it was right in their backyard, as are all your examples. Their failure is representative of bigco culture.
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by byron_fast 8y ago
Well in this case their API is backed by a connection to credit card systems... the hard part. The card companies could have done it, but they needed Stripe to show how obvious it is.
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by byron_fast 8y ago
I once wrote an OLE control from Authorize.net that used XML in Powerbuilder to communicate with a Lisp server to do my payments. Stripe is better :)
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by byron_fast 8y ago
They are a great example of how an API is all that really matters. Anyone could have done their biz, but they made a good API.
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by byron_fast 8y ago
It would be great if they never go public.
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by byron_fast 8y ago
Wow, why can't I get a Siata Berlina on top of a Subaru BRZ drivetrain without a million dollars.
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by byron_fast 8y ago
All my emails from them have been about money.
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by byron_fast 8y ago
I really wish they would ship me the magazines I paid for, though.
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by byron_fast 8y ago
I fixed my RSI with Dvorak, after trying split keyboards, gel pads, exercises, whatever. Cons: That said, after finally learning it I realized that Cut/Copy/Paste will forever be broken for me on Windows. I am now a hunt-and-peck
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by byron_fast 8y ago
Oh! You're right. Confused him with an Eastern Chipmunk.
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by byron_fast 8y ago
Cool, but it's a chipmunk not a squirrel. Just saying!
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by byron_fast 8y ago
I submitted a regional racial slur: "prug". Is that acceptable?
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Zen magnets finally wins their legal battle(reddit.com)
1 points by byron_fast 8y ago|0 comments
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by byron_fast 8y ago
Here's a visualization of that electron in action: http://mathworld.wolfram.com/TuringMachine.html
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by byron_fast 8y ago
Powerbuilder divided biz software developers into two camps: the smart people who hated because it was too opinionated and confined, and everyone else who understood that business results were what mattered. Powerbuilder offered ROI like n
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by byron_fast 9y ago
It does seem unfortunate that such a great collection of information is on such an ephemeral platform. Interesting enough that it doesn't matter much.
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by byron_fast 9y ago
The article is describing "X", where X is a Javascript library, a programming language, or any somewhat difficult knowledge that requires a permanent switch of your default viewpoint.
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by byron_fast 9y ago
If someone can tell me how to convince 20-something developers that this law matters, I'd like to learn. "Why are your fonts so BIG?".
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by byron_fast 9y ago
How you react to this discussion is the difference between business-minded people and everyone else.
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by byron_fast 9y ago
If they made a Switch with LTE capability and a web browser, that would also be awesome. When I see how people react to their phones now that they are used to handhelds - with the constant feeling they've lost control and breaking chan
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Eight years on Mars: Opportunity survives another winter(upi.com)
4 points by byron_fast 9y ago|0 comments
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by byron_fast 9y ago
The impact of these things on in-game cheating is eventually going to make them not worth the trouble in my opinion. They make cheating profitable in the real world, destroying the fun for regular players which at some point will impact th
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by byron_fast 9y ago
The speed of light sucks. What patience.
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by byron_fast 9y ago
Someone needs to mention Carcassonne. Far better than Settlers in many ways, for new or experienced players.
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by byron_fast 9y ago
The conclusion of the article seems a bit of a stretch. I'd guess long intros existed at least partly for radio DJs to talk over. But maybe it's still right: the structure of music is dictated by who spins the media.
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by byron_fast 9y ago
As opposed to other futures, which are totally certain.
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by byron_fast 9y ago
So the same as every other forum.
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by byron_fast 9y ago
It may be this stuff is true for current slot machines, but it isn't immediately obvious if you try one. In fact, current slot machines are an incoherent mess. When I played recently, I couldn't tell whether I had a near-miss or

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