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by csmatt 14y ago
I remember when I was prepping for my Microsoft interview. There was so much lore online as to the types of questions they'd ask and how to prepare. I even found 'How Would You Move Mount Fuji?' in the library and started reading through it
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Show HN: Chrome extension adds doctor ratings to your insurance co's search page(github.com)
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Damn, I guess I missed the discount, but it doesn't bother me much at all. I've used eclipse, netbeans, visual studio, and I'm sure a few others. In my opinion, a good IDE doesn't get in your way and makes life easier when you need it. I st
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by csmatt 14y ago
Awesome! I didn't know what overlayfs was, but recently saw it while playing with OpenWRT. Thanks for sharing :)
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Bad UX killed Yahoo. Intrusive, animated advertisements and a cluttered home page are how I will always remember them. I often joke about how I test Internet connections by going to yahoo.com in the browser since no one goes there anymore a
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by csmatt 14y ago
I forgot about the DNS querying of wikipedia. Probably could've used that to entertain myself on my flights over the holidays since I'm pretty sure gogo inflight passes DNS through. Anyway, I'm a big fan of piping things into xargs. xxd is
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by csmatt 14y ago
You make some very valid points.
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I think he's correct in some of his predictions. I don't care to interact virtually with acquaintances and would rather make new real-world friends. I started building SociaLocale for this exact reason. It's an interest and location based s
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by csmatt 14y ago
Looks like the project is specifically mentioned in the ndaa. That's enough to peak my interest.
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One tip for them would be to allow a user to upload driving record and insurance coverage information from the company a user is currently with.
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I like that they'll monitor the profile and alert if a price drops. Even if they don't have the lowest on there, it's a good trigger for me to shop around again.
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by csmatt 14y ago
It's about time! I use Google's cloud-based services for as much as I can, but it's still not seamless and is annoying when I have to open a new window to access a service run by the same company providing the one in the page I'm on. Next s
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by csmatt 14y ago
It's not just BofA. I know of at least one other popular bank that uses the last four of one's SSN as the default password. They may also require a DOB, but that's simple enough.
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by csmatt 14y ago
Why do you want/need money from me to create yet another programming language?
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by csmatt 14y ago
I was thinking about this the other day and I thought "How is this not standard!?" Good job!
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I love the Arduino, but the boards are expensive when compared to other platforms. I recently started using the TI MSP430 Launchpad which is $4.50 shipped! It's also very flexible and uses very little power. If you want the simplicity of th
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by csmatt 14y ago
Thanks for the input! After reading here and some other reviews, I think I'm going to pull the trigger on it. Although, I'm sure a 32gb version will probably be available at $350 in 6 months :P
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by csmatt 14y ago
I'm considering getting this to replace my Nexus One. However, the lack of an sd slot and LTE really has me hung up. I'd be using it on T-mobile, though, so the LTE probably won't matter for a little while. I love the community support for
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by csmatt 14y ago
Sorry, I posted from my phone just before a meeting. The device is called ReadySet and is a high-quality personal power generation unit with battery for storage. It can be powered by putting it beneath the rear wheel of a standard bicycle o
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by csmatt 14y ago
My friend works for a small startup in SF called Fenix International. Their device for providing power in places like Africa is much more promising www.fenixintl.com/
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by csmatt 14y ago
A bit off-topic, but how do recounts work with electronic voting machines?
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Clever. Does it still get cached?
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by csmatt 14y ago
When I was living in North Carolina, I was reading 'The Mythical Man-Month' and decided to check the wiki page for Fred P. Brooks Jr. (the author). I was surprised to find that he actually worked for UNC Chapel Hill. I found a faculty email
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by csmatt 14y ago
Exactly. That's why I'm such a fan of emacs. The closer I stay to the home-row, the better. Also, 'Ctrl + p' and 'Ctrl + n' will navigate through your command history. I do love 'Ctrl + r' for searching through it, too.
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Thanks for the link. I've been meaning to get into machine learning and this sounds like a good, tractable problem to start with.
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by csmatt 14y ago
Just as startups have a natural advantage to make big change due to the agility of a small group, big change will most likely come from countries with smaller populations.
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by csmatt 14y ago
I attempted writing something similar when I was bored at work a year ago. I soon discovered how difficult this problem actually is. It's definitely beyond afternoon hacking. I'd love to get a peek at the secret sauce!
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There's really no reason for this to happen with so many excellent community roms. Open source is a give and take. Motorola and others could most likely keep their promises if they started with a community rom and focused on QA. Also, Andro
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Interesting. I was just watching a documentary on Netflix about them. It was a bit depressing. I really felt for them :/
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I'm sold. Great work! I advocate learning to program to non-programmers all the time (and typically suggest Python), but visualizing flow is hard to teach succinctly with words. I really think this type of visualization with accompanied exp

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