chad_oliver

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by chad_oliver 16y ago
I did a quick google search for "the usual arguments", and as far as I can see it boils down to three objections: loss of control, governments becoming out-of-touch with their populations, and having a single point of failure. In regards to
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by chad_oliver 16y ago
Some groundwork: why do we have governments? To allow us to live in peace with people we've never met before, who we could otherwise kill, rape, and steal from, without consequences. It's a giant machine to enforce the golden rule, "treat o
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by chad_oliver 16y ago
I really like the idea of the General Education Program. In fact, I think you'll have the most impact and do the most good by focusing only on this program. There are many different websites that do what you do, i.e. providing a college e
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by chad_oliver 16y ago
I noticed there was one particular slide that appeared only a fraction of a second after to gestured for it to appear (It looked like a human operator was watching you and advanced the slide when you indicated). That's some incredible timin
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by chad_oliver 16y ago
Hackernews is not the place for spam. Someone with authority please delete this user.
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by chad_oliver 16y ago
No, that sentence is ambiguous. Consider the phrase 'make me a sandwich', which has an identical structure and is understood the same way the OP understood 'Make [Your Name] a Test Account'.
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by chad_oliver 16y ago
You mean that most countries don't pay per gigabyte? I live in New Zealand, and there's only one company with an unlimited broadband package, and that's only with a two-year contract. The norm in New Zealand is to pay for say, 20GB per mont
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by chad_oliver 16y ago
I'm a student studying engineering. This year, I did really well in physics because my lecturer had given us a list of 40 questions from the textbook that covered everything we needed to know. I spent the day before the exam going through a
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by chad_oliver 16y ago
Those statements were said at different times, before and after new information was available. Kilimanjaro is working to a plan that can adapt; this is something to admire not mock. Personally, I reckon what he's doing is great, and I'm als
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by chad_oliver 16y ago
Yeah, GIS skills are useful in many different fields. I work for a lines company, and they use GIS extensively to manage their electrical distribution network.
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by chad_oliver 16y ago
(first year electrical engineering student here) Could you explain what you mean by space/time complexity? Is this just Big-O notation and the associated ideas regarding complexity, or is it more than this?
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by chad_oliver 16y ago
That's a cool solution! In answer to your question: because I'm still learning. I'm in my first year at university, and while I love working with microcontrollers, a lot of the knowledge hasn't quite got there. I'm working on it! Also, I fo
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by chad_oliver 16y ago
how? I can understand 12 (use your thumb to count the 3 joints on each of your 4 fingers), but 31?
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by chad_oliver 16y ago
I really like this layout. The added whitespace and clear focus on the content (by having a different background color for the sidebar) is very effective. I think I'd put a bit more space between the Name+Picture+#ofVotes and the content -
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by chad_oliver 16y ago
Ah, that's much better. Cool!
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by chad_oliver 16y ago
Firstly: I think you've done a great job for 48 hours. That's an awesome inspiration. Secondly: what is the purpose of the random characters (e.g. %, 2) on the front page and elsewhere? I found the characters on the front page to be somewha
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by chad_oliver 16y ago
For Christchurch, New Zealand, rent is about US$550 p/m for a cheap 1-bedroom house. Everything else is the same as in Auckland.
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by chad_oliver 16y ago
I came across this page (and Zompist's website) about five years ago. It has quite literally changed my life - it introduced me to a hobby where intellectual games are pursued for their own sake, and a community of people who discussed idea
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by chad_oliver 16y ago
It's short for <grin>, i.e it's a humor marker.