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by c1sc0 16y ago
Perl was the only language on the block with strong built-in text-processing capabilities. For many a biologist the Camel book was the only programming book they read before moving on to solve real biological problems instead of fiddlin
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by c1sc0 16y ago
I've been out of the field for a while, but I see a similarity between the old BAC vs. shotgun and newer SNP vs. full-sequence debate. While my academic friends scoff at SNP-based products like the ones commercialized by 23andme, I believe
873.
by c1sc0 16y ago
I still don't get it, you can use something like blueprint while using sane class names
874.
by c1sc0 16y ago
It always startles me a little when a brand I used to trust blindly has been relegated to garbage status. Happened to me with Belkin and LaCie.
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by c1sc0 16y ago
VPN? That's still easy in my book. Probably easier than setting up Tor. When I Was in Shanghai in May, Tor still worked.
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by c1sc0 16y ago
Bittorrent in the sky, I like it!
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by c1sc0 16y ago
Nice way to cut out the headhunters!
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Ask HN: Valuing an iPhone business
2 points by c1sc0 16y ago|2 comments
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by c1sc0 16y ago
Funny. I remember one of the main reasons for the adoption of Facebook vs. Myspace was "Cleaner looks, better usability". Last thing I heard Myspace is still around, and I guess so will be Facebook, once someone else takes over their lead.
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America, Let’s Face It: China Owns Us(mint.com)
2 points by c1sc0 16y ago|1 comments
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by c1sc0 16y ago
Interesting, I started reading Mein Kampf a while ago because I sometimes feel like we are living in similar times. Let's just hope that no one charismatic enough to make a difference stands up. Or if one does, let it be quick & painl
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by c1sc0 16y ago
I don't need to: most of the stuff I use is open source. When I do need a license for something it's probably produced by a small startup at reasonable prices, so I don't even think about it.
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by c1sc0 16y ago
What kind of silicon bracelet are you talking about? Something like the LiveStrong? Just curious, what's the cost of these things?
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by c1sc0 16y ago
What's the response rate on that survey? How do you send traffic to it?
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by c1sc0 16y ago
At least for machine translation a similar approach (Europarl parallel language set) has been tried. Google translate scores high against this set, afaik.
886.
by c1sc0 16y ago
This happens really a lot with PayPal, the other case I can think of off the top of my head is wtfjeans
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by c1sc0 16y ago
What's the legal status of operating a server from space? Could this be a second sealand?
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by c1sc0 16y ago
I'll add to that by saying it's a sign of our times as well. I was educated with material from the 60's / 70's & having nudity in school textbooks was perfectly normal then, including shared nudity between adults & children.
889.
by c1sc0 16y ago
That's all fine, but when will the Dashboard get decent loading times? I know you're supposed to be a cool kid & email your blog entries, but I don't like what that does with line breaks.
890.
by c1sc0 16y ago
A joke came back from 1999 to haunt you. s/VC/angel/ and it could very well apply to some startups these days, probably not Tumblr, but still ...
891.
by c1sc0 16y ago
I'm always happy to outsource a few braincycles if it helps me to focus on the core of the app I'm building. I took him up on the offer.
892.
by c1sc0 16y ago
Best clicktrap ever: keep moving through the visualizations ... it gets better and better.
893.
by c1sc0 16y ago
What if the technical cofound has contributed significantly to the business idea & is doing more than his share of product development? This chart seems to be unfairly biased towards the non-technical cofounder because it assumes a clea
894.
by c1sc0 16y ago
Where does Switzerland rate? Is that still a safe-haven or just hype?
895.
by c1sc0 16y ago
First of all, congrats! Let me turn around your question ... Ask yourself these questions first: "Do I need the money at this stage?", "Which are the non-monetary benefits the angel provides?" & "How will this benefit my existing cust
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by c1sc0 16y ago
I would assume that most HN users would know how to hide their identity if strong anonymity is needed. I'd never trust a 'post anonymously' button from my logged-in account.
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by c1sc0 16y ago
63% of teachers believe in intelligent design OR creationism? wtf, people!?
898.
by c1sc0 16y ago
More importantly, it will delete all data on the device after 10 attempts if the user was paranoid enough to set this option. I am.
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by c1sc0 16y ago
I guess you want to make sure you can really convince people that your BnB is safe, especially when using something like AirBnB.
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by c1sc0 16y ago
Why don't you make this an "Ask HN:"? Just prefix it, I expected a blog post when I saw the current title.

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