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by doc_gunthrop 6y ago
Anybody with a general understanding of how blockchain works should not find this conclusion surprising. Each subsequent block in the chain gets larger, increasing the cost of the necessary resources to sustain the cryptocurrency. > A si
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by doc_gunthrop 6y ago
The older Firefox browser (up to version 68) for Android had the "View Source" feature. Then it got replaced with Fenix, and we all know how that turned out.
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by doc_gunthrop 6y ago
Bromite is de-Googled Chrome. It's the reason why notifications are not supported; push notifications rely on Firebase Cloud Messaging / Google Cloud Messaging. It's actually less tied to Google services than Firefox.
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by doc_gunthrop 6y ago
John Carmack's contribution to the field of video games was revolutionary . He was the pioneer who brought smooth side-scrolling to PC gaming (e.g. Commander Keen) as well as 3D graphics to video games (e.g. Wolfenstein 3D, Doom). See
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by doc_gunthrop 6y ago
> The subversive marketing and political astroturfing really annoy me as a long time reddit user. It's not as if Hacker News is immune to this. Pay attention to some of the posts being pushed to the front page and the associated com
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by doc_gunthrop 6y ago
To grok a concept it helps to actually do it. You can take on a coding challenge for Huffman Encoding at Codewars: https://www.codewars.com/kata/54cf7f926b85dcc4e2000d9d
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by doc_gunthrop 6y ago
AskHistorians really is a great subreddit. IMO it's great because the moderators are so diligent with keeping it free from garbage (ie. memes, puns, unsubstantiated opinions, etc.).
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by doc_gunthrop 6y ago
The NY Times can be just as bad as any other online rag. They're incentivized to publish hit pieces, stories to spark outrage, anything to get clicks. Seems for many at the NYT, journalistic integrity is just some antiquated notion. Ta
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by doc_gunthrop 6y ago
Hosting wikipedia accounts for roughly 2% of their total expenses. I've been donating annually, but it would be nice to have the option for the entirety of my donations go only to running wikipedia and none of it going to wikimedia&#x2
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by doc_gunthrop 6y ago
Here's another thing to note: At least a few people here have probably heard the words "culture fit" uttered when a decision is being made to bring a new employee onboard. That's basically just a socially acceptable way
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by doc_gunthrop 6y ago
It's more like: If people won’t go to the trouble of using your preferred method of getting in touch with you then you don't have enough social clout .
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by doc_gunthrop 6y ago
MF DOOM was a master of his craft. Sad to hear he's passed.
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by doc_gunthrop 6y ago
> Underpriced at $1500 perhaps Just goes to show how wildly subjective art is. I suspect that name recognition (of the artist) carries more weight than the work itself. But then again I'm no Ongo Gablogian.
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by doc_gunthrop 6y ago
If anyone on the Gitter/Matrix dev team is reading the post comments, here's a question for those who already use both platforms: If I have an account on Matrix, but I also sign into Gitter with Github credentials, how would I go
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by doc_gunthrop 6y ago
It's not uncommon for those types of books (as you mentioned, for example, Malcolm Gladwell) to come into being as a result of a series of blog posts. A couple examples are Cal Newport and Mark Manson. Their books aren't bad, but
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by doc_gunthrop 6y ago
reddit may have been a good site a decade or so ago, but in its current state it's mostly a propaganda machine to manipulate clueless rubes. One look at the front page makes this glaringly obvious. The only remotely productive way to u
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by doc_gunthrop 6y ago
When a post involves gender and/or race, the Overton window is quite narrow. Those appear to be the most controversial with the comments section filled with snark and polemics.
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by doc_gunthrop 6y ago
> There is a large socialist/anti-capitalist/woke movement on Twitter and a somewhat in the real world as well .
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by doc_gunthrop 6y ago
The two Johns are credited for making these games, but, based on the graphics, it would appear Adrian Carmack did the artwork for this series.
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by doc_gunthrop 6y ago
Perhaps someone with some experience dealing with violations of MIT licenses can chime in on this. How different does one project's code have to be from another similar project before you can claim copyright and slap your own license o
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by doc_gunthrop 6y ago
To make a distinction, my comment applies specifically to the comments that pertain to technical topics and that which are backed by actual (scientific) research and data. I have no interest in the cultural warfare that supposedly educated
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by doc_gunthrop 6y ago
That's what impressed me when I first came across HN - the signal-to-noise ratio. The comments sections were always filled with thoughtfully written comments that provided useful insights into interesting topics. Thank you @dang for yo
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by doc_gunthrop 6y ago
Maybe it's nothing to brag about to some, but I'd say it's nothing to scoff at, either. Getting from zero to one is a major hurdle that many (perhaps most) people fail to achieve.
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by doc_gunthrop 6y ago
We've lost a national treasure (yes, he is Canadian-American). RIP, Mr. Trebek.
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by doc_gunthrop 6y ago
It's a real shame that far too many people's opinions can be made by simply arguing the four horsemen of the infocalypse[0]. These are the same types of arguments used by certain groups to promulgate their own agendas at the cost
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by doc_gunthrop 6y ago
The 8-bit Led Zeppelin really ties it together.
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by doc_gunthrop 6y ago
Thanks, I was not aware of that page.
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Are We Rust Yet?(github.com)
1 points by doc_gunthrop 6y ago|2 comments
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by doc_gunthrop 6y ago
> The restaurant can opt out of this, but they never asked for the service in the first place so it's kinda shitty. That's what this article is about. If the driver places the order without making it clear to the restauranteur
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by doc_gunthrop 6y ago
As others have mentioned, there is speculation about coercion from a certain 3 letter agency. Some have even suggested that the maintainers of TC left an encoded message to users: > Using TrueCrypt is not secure as it may contain unfix

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