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by ddw 15y ago
A friend of mine found once such book from 1932. It's pretty amazing and she has fittingly been posting some of it on Tumblr: http://someoldbooks.tumblr.com/tagged/diary A lot of walking down the street!
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by ddw 15y ago
I think they do things like filter out reviews from a user that has only posted one review, or if your name appears to be fake, etc. But who knows how exactly their algorithm works. They're afraid of competitors leaving negative reviews fo
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by ddw 15y ago
Buried the lede: "If he chooses the dirty needle it is game over [for the earth's climate]..."
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by ddw 15y ago
I would definitely benefit from this. My UPS/FedEx pickup location is out by the airport and is usually an hour plus long ordeal that may or may not end with me getting my package.
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by ddw 15y ago
Once I saw that a package was set to be delivered the next day so I called UPS and told them that I wouldn't be home and that they should just drop it off at the plant for me to pick up. They said they couldn't do that until the delivery g
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by ddw 15y ago
What if I don't fall asleep exactly when I should? For instance, let's say I had to get up at 8AM. The recommended times are: 11PM 12:30AM 2AM 3:30AM What if I go to bed at 10:40 but don't fall asleep until 11:30? I'd be in between sleep
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by ddw 15y ago
I doubt the real Steve Jobs gets up at 7AM (unless he was sleeping in since it was his first day off)!
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by ddw 15y ago
Yes, if Microsoft were to die tomorrow it would be a problem.
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by ddw 15y ago
Yeah that's pretty much what I was thinking. I'm one of the cheapos that have the TP now and would definitely pay for apps if there was something worth paying for.
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by ddw 15y ago
Forget about HP for a minute. Are there any devs out there that are considering creating a WebOS app because of this new influx of users? I'm genuinely interested...perhaps it would be worth it.
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by ddw 15y ago
Billions? Try trillions.
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by ddw 15y ago
I have to say I'm really digging the Touchpad for web browsing, which is primarily would I would want a tablet for. I can see some people needing more applications, but this is fine for me. That said, is there a way to get Gmail working th
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by ddw 15y ago
I'm JUST starting some data analysis of this in my city so I don't have much factual evidence yet but I heard something like wearing a safety belt doubles your chance of survival. There are many low budget things that governments can do to
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by ddw 15y ago
> You don't think it cheapens the world 'evil' to be using it like that? Google has used the world "evil" a lot, internally and externally, for years. Of course it isn't demonic or something, but it at least used to have meaning to tha
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by ddw 15y ago
There's a lot of big questions that come out of this. I'm thinking about how available such technological gains would be to the general public. As our current economic system stands now (U.S.) this would probably only apply to the wealthy
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by ddw 15y ago
Fewer than dog bites and lightning strikes! http://thinkprogress.org/security/2011/08/25/304113/chart-on...
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by ddw 15y ago
Some people are. Here's one of many hacks: http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=504678 Conceivably with a USB remote you could even control the computer from the wall. I have three iBooks from my last job and a few old Windows l
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by ddw 15y ago
You can set priorities with the excellent walkshed.org.
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by ddw 15y ago
Really? I love the native app, especially the new update they just released. I'm looking at the mobile web version and it's just a list of links to new posts.
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Saturday morning I drove to some stores looking for one. At Staples they said that they weren't selling them and that corporate told them to return them. Waited outside Best Buy for about 25 minutes with 15 other people and same thing. Radi
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by ddw 15y ago
I was attempting to be facetious.
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by ddw 15y ago
Of course I was downvoted, everyones' startup is going to be bought by Google and we'll all be rich! Woo hoo! (and yes I realize I'll get it for this too) I'm really fine with people living in the woods like the Unabomber and giving it a
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by ddw 15y ago
Funny how these guys can only afford these things from their profits in "nanny states." Basically this guy is keeping it close to San Francisco so that he can earn him money here and suck it over to his amusement park. If he really believed
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by ddw 15y ago
> You do not use or need other characteristics of citizenship such as social services and national defense. Yes, but they need our money to pay for their "libertarian dream." Anyone that actually does this is detestable.
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by ddw 15y ago
I know, I was hoping that this would start a discussion about sabermetrics on HN!
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Exactly, and I wish more people would understand this. You benefit from society/government not only when you get a check from it in the mail, but when you can profit from it indirectly. Once people agree with this premise, everything chang
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by ddw 15y ago
> However, working people don't see themselves as fuckups (because they're not), and they don't have a lot of patience with weirdos. So they aren't going to feel comfortable with the gay marriage/ social worker part of the left (the old
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by ddw 15y ago
> They're just, apparently, completely unable to actually get those initiatives through Congress. There is a Progressive Caucus in Congress but they just don't have the numbers to pass anything, especially with a refusal for any sort of
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by ddw 15y ago
I think providing non-trivial information that can help people make decisions is important and something that CS people can do. I'm thinking of maybe open data from/about governments that would allow for greater civic engagement. I live i
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by ddw 15y ago
It's pretty amazing that there's only one iPhone and iPad at a time. Sure, there's updated versions, but there's only one size and form that Apple promotes at any time. They don't do this with their desktops and laptops or even iPods. I c

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