cJ0th

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   by cJ0th 9y ago

   Maybe something got lost in translation. In Germany (and maybe it's similar in other EU countries), "Billion" = 10^12 and "Milliarde" = 10^9. In English, otoh, billion = 10^9. see, for instance: https://
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   by cJ0th 9y ago

   That's true. In the past, however, they never had to deal with a new competitor as "cool" as Tesla.
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   by cJ0th 9y ago

   I could imagine that this isn't just about manufacturing but also emotions. That is, do people want an "exciting" new brand or will owning an Audi, BMW, Mercedes ... stay a status symbol?
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   by cJ0th 9y ago

   The mobile version is the homepage of my desktop browser :) http://www.ard-text.de/mobil/100
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   by cJ0th 9y ago

   Well, reddit does offer rss support. So you could, for instance, subscribe to a mult (e.g. reddit.com/r/programming+python+nim/.rss) and discuss the articles you want to discuss with the community. The cool thing about usin
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   by cJ0th 9y ago

   That's a nice story re the 303 ;) The SE-02 is all right but let's see what happens when Behringer introduces its Moog clone for $300! http://www.factmag.com/2017/06/28/behringer-d-synth-pre-orde...
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   by cJ0th 9y ago

   I want one, too. But I treated myself to a Microbrute lately, so the Minilogue has to wait :(
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   by cJ0th 9y ago

   absolutely. As for Roland: It's a miracle that they still exist. They've always been incapable of understanding the market. The (now legendary) TB-303 was a complete failure at what it was actually intended to be and when its seco
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   by cJ0th 9y ago

   I'said it before, I'll say it again: ctrl+alt+r However, while it is lovely when it does work, it crashes my browser rather often.
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    by cJ0th 9y ago

    Woah ... How could I have missed that?! Thanks
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    by cJ0th 9y ago

    https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12253276 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4831363 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10493881 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id
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    by cJ0th 9y ago

    that seems like a very useful way to frame it. Is there a source that goes into more details on this?
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    by cJ0th 9y ago

    I am still rocking my dumb phone. But should I get a smartphone I'll gladly pay 50€ for this OS.
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    Introducing Sailfish X and all the details you want to know(blog.jolla.com)

    5 points by cJ0th 9y ago|3 comments
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    Humans are born irrational, and that has made us better decision-makers(qz.com)

    6 points by cJ0th 9y ago|3 comments
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    by cJ0th 9y ago

    Can anyone of you report any long term benefits from these kind of courses? Personally, I think those classes (haven't looked into the coursera one) only present obvious stuff. I've once worked through "Make it stick", a
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    by cJ0th 9y ago

    > That doesn't seem the central assumption of Anthony here, Yes, that's my point. It's the interviewer who has this idea that faith should be reliable and that's what I was questioning. Or did you mean the interviewe
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    by cJ0th 9y ago

    > This is a poor method of actual discussion. In essence, you become the opinionated one. Exactly. And this becomes very clear in the video. The interviewer harps on about the "reliability of faith" without really listening to
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    by cJ0th 9y ago

    While I do understand the allure of collecting this kind of data I find it highly disturbing to see this from Mozilla. I think not having perfect information about the users is a trade off that should be made in order stay an alternative to
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    by cJ0th 9y ago

    OFFTOPIC: Does anyone know whether TunnelBear will be available for Linux (or at least Firefox) one day?
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    by cJ0th 9y ago

    https://www.warnerbros.com/archive/spacejam/movie/jam.htm ;)
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    by cJ0th 9y ago

    > Unless you're a kid, you need regular, long (as in a week minimum) breaks in practice. Every few months. Moreover, I wonder if he'd become "automatically" better after a downtime of say 2 months. I could imagine his
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    by cJ0th 9y ago

    dear microsoft, would you kindly consider going easy on the buzzwords? > Performance is a very important requirement in this new world of fast paced innovation and we will continue to invest on Windows 10 Pro for Workstations to enable W
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    by cJ0th 9y ago

    That's quite interesting. I didn't know that ixquick.com != ixquick.eu
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    by cJ0th 9y ago

    I also use startpage 99% of the time. It relies (entirely) on google, though.
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    by cJ0th 9y ago

    Aparently, Bollywood is to blame http://www.livemint.com/Politics/VxFtRh0qs6H9I3rUWdtKWL/Inte...
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    by cJ0th 9y ago

    The situation in Germany isn't perfect though. If you live in a more rural area it is not unlikely that there is no DSL available at all.
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    by cJ0th 9y ago

    If you use FOSS only, you still remain dependent on the maintainers of your stack since realistically speaking you don't have the time to understand and hack every piece of software you rely on.
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    by cJ0th 9y ago

    > with all the advancement in health care Some experts fear we might loose (some) antibiotics in the coming years. If that's going to happen then I am sure life expectancy will go down massively.
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    by cJ0th 9y ago

    and why is that?