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by cpher 14y ago
There were several women, along with Hedy Lamarr, that stood out, see my comment below. You only hear about her because she was also a movie star.
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by cpher 14y ago
Well, I can't speak from a girl's perspective, but I can tell you about my great aunt, Betty Jennings Bartik, ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Bartik ) one of the first female "computers," and original programmers on ENIAC. She passed aw
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by cpher 14y ago
I agree that it's broken from the consumer's point of view. But, conservatives aren't defending anything. They acknowledge that the system is broken, because there's no free market to speak of. If you think the current state of things resem
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by cpher 14y ago
I live on the south side of Chicago. Whenever I pass through "trouble" intersections (near the El, etc), I see a myriad of tech perched atop towers--red light cameras, gun shot detectors, CCTV cameras, etc. Adding a small "hut" to contain U
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by cpher 14y ago
I disagree. I think around the home and at family gatherings it would be really cool. I can just wear the glasses as my kids do things, without worry that I might miss the "perfect" timing of an event. No more reaching for my Canon Rebel/iP
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by cpher 14y ago
Still use delicious-- 3,600 links. I rarely need to go far back in time (and I'm sure many links are dead), but it's a nice "journal" of what I've thought was noteworthy over the past 7-8+ years. It would be nice to know what my very first
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by cpher 14y ago
This can't be understated, and I'm glad you see that. Also, about the programming languages-- you may think you can program well in them, but you most certainly can't. By virtue of the the fact that knowing a syntax (or idioms) is far diffe
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by cpher 14y ago
Your only option now is home schooling or private tutoring.
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by cpher 14y ago
I think your last paragraph is most applicable. And I see this becoming a larger problem in the years ahead. What do I tell my now-5-year-olds when they're in high school? Is there a "low cost" way to marry the social/community aspect of co
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by cpher 14y ago
Ok, thanks for the advice.
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Ask HN: DIY Home Security Systems
6 points by cpher 14y ago|6 comments
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by cpher 14y ago
Thanks for these thoughts. It makes me wonder about Jody Sherman. I didn't know the man, yet every thing I've read about him sounds like he would be amazing to be around--and a great friend. He, maybe more so than Aaron, had even more to lo
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by cpher 14y ago
My 5-yr old daughters got 2 Syma 109 helicopters for Christmas. They love them, but they're pretty hard for them to control--actually, very hard. But they're a blast for me. My 8-yr old god-son got a big quad copter that he can control with
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by cpher 14y ago
Why no Street View? I kid, I kid...
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by cpher 14y ago
I'm not trying to be a jerk, but how is it possible that you've had an HN account for 172 days with 229 karma and you "have no idea what 37signals does."?
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by cpher 14y ago
Glad I'm not the only one who wondered. I was beginning to think I missed the "latest thing."
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by cpher 14y ago
It's not an all-or-nothing choice, though. I've had an Xbox 360 for years, and when my kids were born/adopted, I barely touched it. I hate playing against the knobs on Xbox Live, so I just stick with the single player stuff, or find friends
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by cpher 14y ago
As a 40-year-old with two small kids, I understand about the video games, but only because I took a hiatus for a few years. I love playing Halo (I just ordered Halo 4), but not to play against teenagers on XBox Live. I like it for the solo
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by cpher 14y ago
I am absolutely amazed at the response this poll is getting. You people are a bunch of freaks! ;) I frequently select text when I need to get up from my desk at home to deal with the kids (and not lose my place), but not to the extent that
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by cpher 14y ago
We're mostly a SQL Server shop, but we have a client on Oracle and we're exploring Postgres as well. In the enterprise realm (e.g. MS) you typically stick with the enterprise db systems, but not always--that's why we're looking into Postgre
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by cpher 14y ago
I think I agree with this. In my experience with my 4- and 5-year-olds, the concepts/images they retain are completely character/personality driven. E.g. they love individual characters, but the larger messages are completely lost. I don't
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by cpher 14y ago
I'm the same way. I just turned 40, and have been drinking tons of milk my entire life. It's really bad when I travel for business and don't drink much (or any) milk. I go on a binge until my body says "enough." I think I drank 1/2 gallon t
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by cpher 14y ago
I'm curious...My entire extended family is "traditional Democrat" yet they live conservatively with the values of conservatives not liberals. Yet they insist on voting straight Democrat, as if Jfk were in office. What is it about the Democr
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by cpher 14y ago
I like the concept, but the photos make it look like the fabric is "less than stellar." Can you provide a hardy/hearty fabric that doesn't show the skin beneath the models? I created a rather expensive t-shirt here in Chicago and the fabric
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by cpher 14y ago
Ok, fair enough. You covered a lot in that comment, and I think I agree with a lot of it, even though I'm conservative. And, my opinion on who/what is destroying our "republic with each passing minute" is much different than yours, but that
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by cpher 14y ago
Yes, the Patriot Act sucks, even for many conservatives, but for shit's sake, man up and quit defending him. He had 2 fucking years to make any changes he wanted. Also, the Dems rolled through the entire Patriot Act. So, it seems like y
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by cpher 14y ago
I agree that Obama has been shameful re: civil liberties...so have recent Republicans. But please hold your denigration from the Democrats. They don't care. At all. 95% of Congress doesn't care. At all. Regarding Nixon in China, you need to
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by cpher 14y ago
I agree that both parties (save Ron Paul, if you'd call him a Republican) aren't running on civil liberties, but don't pretend that social "justice" wasn't a theme of Obama in '08. And to Obama, the two are conflated. And to call Obama a
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by cpher 14y ago
I'm curious to know how many users read HN via the website vs. RSS. Personally, I use RSS through GoogleReader. Are you guys finding the experience better through this extension?
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by cpher 14y ago
These are beautiful maps, Eric. I'm a GIS/software developer living in your old haunt (Hyde Park), and I love stuff like this...especially with Chicago data. GIS folks love comparing old maps to new maps. Do you currently make any of your m

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