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by cJ0th 12y ago
This clip from the Simpsons should answer all your questions ;) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HK0BMaUMmGw
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by cJ0th 12y ago
I like how it is just functional.
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by cJ0th 12y ago
I haven't found an ideal one. I sticked with solarized, though https://userstyles.org/styles/92693/dark-hacker-news-solariz...
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by cJ0th 12y ago
> Or even better, how can we apply the socratic method without a Socrate ? (where with Socrate I mean somebody who keep asking question) I think that is what a FAQ does to some extend. Of course, quesions do have to be asked frequently t
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by cJ0th 12y ago
Disney's Fantasia offers another example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=x4...
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by cJ0th 12y ago
I don't think it is free for foreigners. It is just that those fees you have to pay (maybe a few hundred Euros per term[0]) are nothing compared to what it costs to attend an US university. However, since more and more Germans want to
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by cJ0th 12y ago
Creativity is just a word. It means different things in different situations. Asimov wanted to find something profound. He was pursuing growth of knowledge for the sake of it. Brainstorming is more suitable for situations that have a corpor
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by cJ0th 12y ago
> 1) Shut up and listen I like that but many people get irritated and feel you're not proactive enough if you just occasionally ask questions.
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by cJ0th 12y ago
This probably doesn't "gratify one's intellectual curiosity" (as required per HN guidline) but it may cause a chuckle or two ;)
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by cJ0th 12y ago
I have read about this principle under a lot of different names. What I do not get is how it is supposed to work if there is nothing in our "personal ROM" that our "system" can restore. The example in that article about
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by cJ0th 12y ago
In a way it is almost funny that such an agressive industry hasn't stepped upped their game. Why not introduce patents on instrumentation or sound design? Just imagine how much money one could have made if you could patent "a kick
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by cJ0th 12y ago
I would especially like to synchronize Firefox OS with my Lightning calendar. As far as I know, you have to publish your Lightning calender online to make it accessible for Firefox OS.
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by cJ0th 12y ago
I am glad that Thunderbird increases in popularity. But this makes me wonder even harder why they don't work towards a features that allows syncing Thunderbird (and it's calendar [sunbird]) with their FirefoxOS apps. Apparently
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by cJ0th 12y ago
I don't think that your monitor determines whether you see a white/gold dress or not. At first the picture looked blue to me, no matter where I placed the fader. I left the fader on the right, continued browsing and somehow I forg
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by cJ0th 12y ago
> Well, for what is worth, many Europeans, like the Germans, are even worse at satire and humor than Americans are. As a German, I don't agree. I think Germans get satire and humor. I'd say we are in that respect closer to the
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by cJ0th 12y ago
James Carse writes about how machines are controlling us in "Finite and Infinite Games" Here are some quotes. There is some more in the book and some of it is (imo) quite a bit over the top. Interesting thoughts,though. > While
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by cJ0th 12y ago
My impression has been that emacs is a poor window manager. Granted, I am not incredibly skilled with emacs but even after some weeks I was still confused by the way emacs opened up new windows or changed existing windows when you've c
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by cJ0th 12y ago
> Educators should do more to reinforce their students and help improve their passion. Absolutely. I studied CS, failed at Algebra and Analysis and decided to drop out. Perhaps I lack the talent/intelligence but I've definitel
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Today’s Apps Are Turning Us into Sociopaths(wired.com)
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by cJ0th 12y ago
Sorry to break it to you but you didn't steal it from Seinfeld: http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1ujvrg/jerry_seinfeld_...
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by cJ0th 12y ago
absolutely. More generally you could say that people from different races need to have something in common to get along with each other. Or even more general: People need to have something in common to have a healthy relationship. I think t
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by cJ0th 12y ago
> To the extent that rising nonwork reflects more men graduating from school, that’s good news. Male high school graduation rates have risen 5 percentage points since 2000, and people with more education earn more and are less likely to
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by cJ0th 12y ago
well yes and no. In a way it is a win-win situation: It is reasonable in that it doesn't aggravate the situation for those who block cookies. (yet) And those that allow cookies get at least some convenience in return for that. However,
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by cJ0th 12y ago
okay, that's reasonable.
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by cJ0th 12y ago
It says that they do take mouse movement into account but the cookie part makes me feel a little uneasy: > IP addresses and cookies provide evidence that the user is the same friendly human Google remembers from elsewhere on the Web. If
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by cJ0th 12y ago
Yeah and this implies that people by and large still aren't tech savvy (enough). This is very unfortunate as we have to use the software most people are wiling to tolerate. Ironically, in most of my use cases e-mail is the best solutio
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by cJ0th 12y ago
That's an interesting thought. It's like they posses "artificial intelligence", i.e. they behave like the famous paper clip maximizer.
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by cJ0th 12y ago
Looks like another Chinese company disguising as a European company for image reasons. Have a look at their logo: http://www.linshof.com/ Now take a look at the logo of this real German company (established 1887): http:&#x
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by cJ0th 12y ago
I agree. This is also interesting: Have a look at their logo: http://www.linshof.com/ Now take a look at the logo of this real German company (established 1887): http://linhof.de/index-e.html (It's alm
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by cJ0th 12y ago
> digital bust they're called digital bust as they can get you busted. /Ba Dum tss

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