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by cpher 14y ago
This reminds me of a book we used in grad school in the mid-90s. Taught us methods of estimation without knowing all the facts. Something about a cow, etc. FWIW, Google didn't help me find the book. The book discussed techniques of estimati
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by cpher 14y ago
Just to chime in with everyone else...I'm in the same boat. VC2/3 since Sept/2005. I started with them because they were the only host to offer Rails support. Now, my most pressing need is email support--transferring the main accounts, so t
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by cpher 14y ago
It's a "con game" to these folks because all of the strategies for getting VC investment is described as such. And when someone succeeds in winning the "game", these people take it personally. I would call it "resentment" instead. For me, t
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by cpher 14y ago
I would be impressed to see an implementation of this. Topology is absolutely critical for serious GIS applications. Of course, ESRI makes it looks easy within their software, but I haven't seen what a basic algorithm looks like for this ta
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by cpher 14y ago
Thanks, I'll take a look at that.
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by cpher 14y ago
I've deployed Git on a server in our DMZ for testing. So, it's possibly accessible from external IPs, but in reality we're using it via a VPN connection, so it's mostly internal. I haven't locked down the security yet. My idea is to creat
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by cpher 14y ago
Good points--thanks. I'm not sure how much we'd use Github's advanced features in the near-term. Basically, they would just serve as the master repo. Yes, the number of repos is an issue for me. We have 20-30+ active projects, which may not
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Ask HN: Advice on Git hosting: self-hosting vs. Github
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by cpher 14y ago
I agree. A "libertarian world" is nothing like a utopia, and that's the point. It's a world left up to the people , not to a group of political elite. Critics might argue that this further separates the haves from the have-nots. That coul
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by cpher 14y ago
This theoretical-dichotomy-interrupted-by-empirical-reality is the hilariously false core of socialism. They're a class of abstract thinkers stuck in an imperfect world where their theories will always be unapologetically shattered by comp
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by cpher 14y ago
Your experience sounds like mine. I've been on a CPAP for almost 3 months now, and after 5 hours of sleep I'll lie awake in bed ready to start the day. It's really amazing what "good" quality sleep does for you. During my sleep study, I pea
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by cpher 14y ago
Let me get this straight. You want to sell a web property that requires no effort to maintain and generates ~$17k/month(!). Wowzers, I'm jealous. Besides that, what happens if you don't sell it now that a "price" is on the market? I'm curi
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by cpher 14y ago
So, you're saying that people are, in effect, building lottery tickets when they create start-ups? Is no one interested in building businesses anymore?
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by cpher 14y ago
I agree. The product is very valuable, and with the right execution and marketing they'll do well. But I can't figure out why companies like this--let's be honest, 80% of YC-funded companies-- need the "best and brightest." I ask this hon
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by cpher 14y ago
Thanks, worked just like you said.
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by cpher 14y ago
I admire you for your tenacity and humility. It's clear to me that your best days are yet to come. I think anyone, whether trying to build the next "big" thing, to the folks like me just trying to build a "lifestyle" company in their free t
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by cpher 15y ago
That's not the whole story, though. Sometimes you need to remodel just so you can sell your home, i.e. make it competitive with the neighborhood. We're a couple of months away from rehabbing our master bathroom because it's so bad that
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by cpher 15y ago
Yes, because we're not capable of understanding his "shorthand" descriptions of things--SOPA, ObamaCare, etc. Instead, we need another entity to translate what we're supposed to hear--e.g. the media. IIRC, Reagan's "shorthand" descriptions
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by cpher 15y ago
I, too, live in Chicago, and I don't think this matters one bit. If you think Chicago should live and die by the same rules as Silicon Valley, then that's your first problem. Native mid-westerners live by the philosophy of "Show Me", which
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by cpher 15y ago
This is a great tool. I use a spreadsheet to do something similar, but I like your implementation better. Thanks!
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by cpher 15y ago
Patrick, thank you for your well-thought-out response. I appreciate your longer posts because you tease out things I hadn't thought of. From now on, I dub you the Dennis Miller of HN (apologies to those who don't get the reference). I think
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by cpher 15y ago
Shallow article...but I would categorize geeks as being technology-centric, while nerds are "anything-else-centric". So, software developers/hackers/etc are geeks, while librarians w/ advanced degrees are nerds. Not sure where to draw the l
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by cpher 15y ago
FWIW, the same info can be captured using Fiddler.
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by cpher 15y ago
What are your experiences writing CS on top of another well-established javascript API framework, e.g. Dojo. I do a lot of work with ArcGIS Server's Javascript API, which is based in Dojo. I also mix in Jquery when needed (because I prefe
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by cpher 15y ago
For me, it reminds me to finally install and test it for my GIS work. It's a RDBMS that's always been on the backburner for time reasons. I'm glad to see these posts because it lights a fire under my ass.
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by cpher 15y ago
Just speculating, but maybe it's really hard to align projectors at a specific throw distance to make a visually "seamless" image. Plus, aren't 4k projectors really expensive?
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by cpher 15y ago
So, if a private school shouldn't/can't discriminate on the basis of race, should they be able to discriminate on the basis of religious affiliation/belief? I ask this as a graduate of a Christian liberal arts college, which discriminates o
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by cpher 15y ago
I upvoted both of you because you each raised some interesting points. The thing that piqued my interest was the analogy of "feeling" math like you "feel" music. Early in high school (late 1980's mind you), I decided to take up percussion t
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by cpher 15y ago
No, this is not FUD. This is a proxy for a pattern of behavior (unprotected sex with the same sex, sharing of needles, etc). They ask you these questions as a primary filter for determining who is at risk of transferring a disease. We st
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by cpher 15y ago
In the past 5 years have you taken money or drugs in exchange for sex?.. (Men only) In the past 5 years have you had sex, even once with another male? In the U.S., if you donate blood you are always asked this question, so this is compl

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