cjmoran

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by cjmoran 8y ago
I agree, I think people are putting too much stock in this idea that "phones and social media are killing real social interaction!" It's definitely true that some people have issues "unplugging." One fried of mine
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by cjmoran 8y ago
Meetups are great because usually nobody's counting on you to be there (no pressure for introverts like me), but after you've attended enough there will always be someone there who you already know and can introduce you to others.
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by cjmoran 8y ago
Yup, for some reason you can select individual songs on the desktop client even using a free account. Not the case on mobile.
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by cjmoran 8y ago
I'm in Carrboro, down for a beer or three. I bet there are a fair number of HN readers in the triangle area; maybe we could also try to organize some kind of meetup?
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by cjmoran 8y ago
Any prediction on what this merger might mean for a T-Mobile MVNO customer like myself? (MintSIM)
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by cjmoran 8y ago
You don't have an untrained eye; you've looked at logos all day long for your entire life. Some of this guy's work was great, and some of it was crap. The same could be said of a collection of any person's work.
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by cjmoran 9y ago
Really happy to hear this. These guys have such a massive hold on US radio stations, we might finally get some more variety in music selection and programming now that they're out of the picture.
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by cjmoran 9y ago
I've always found these pseudo-3D effects (including the slight "floating-icons" effect applied to iOS wallpapers) to be unconvincing in real life. I suspect they look much better in demo videos like this because there's
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by cjmoran 9y ago
"We noticed that you've looked away from your screen. Please continue watching the advertisement in order to continue!" "Eye roll detected. Would you like to send feedback to this ad partner?"
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by cjmoran 9y ago
My bank (Bank of America) offers this feature, but it's a bit buried in the menus. Custom limits and everything, it's pretty useful. But there are plenty of reasons not to do business with Bank of America. I'm no shill for th
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by cjmoran 9y ago
Or who could afford a $15 camera like that. ($400 in today's money based on another comment)
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by cjmoran 10y ago
The pink water is safe to drink.
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by cjmoran 10y ago
I believe this is the correct answer. The people in the "crowd" holding the torches were also dancing in synchronization with parts of the music, so they obviously practiced beforehand and I'm tempted to assume they each had
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by cjmoran 10y ago
Seems to be about on-par with the way high-school English is taught, honestly (at least in my area). I remember my English teacher dedicating a full class period to the FIRST TWO WORDS in "The Scarlet Letter" (the words being &quo
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by cjmoran 10y ago
Hah, that old server room on the second floor of 500? That place was incredibly depressing. I worked from home nearly every day (breaking the "two days per week maximum" policy) because I couldn't stand it in there and my tea
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by cjmoran 11y ago
I have to ask, how does one come across such open servers? Do you just try common ports on random IP addresses until you find one that works?
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by cjmoran 11y ago
The YouTube channel "In a Nutshell" released a good summary on this recently: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhHMJCUmq28