dreen

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1. 601.▲
   by dreen 13y ago

   No, it stops at around ~220 after which the car just falls into the void. I got to around 200 without hacking after about 300 generations but then the terrain just gets too much for any of the little guys. So if you want to beef them up a l
2. 602.▲
   by dreen 13y ago

   This is great, desperately needs sounds! VROOOOOOM
3. 603.▲
   by dreen 13y ago

   The important question is Does it have a browser?
4. 604.▲
   by dreen 13y ago

   The colonisation of Mercury makes more sense, as discussed previously on HN: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5734333 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colonization_of_Mercury
5. 605.▲
   by dreen 13y ago

   Same as you, even on disabled cache its about the same, thats why I was surprised. edit: OK so in Incognito Mode i got 17KB which is a bit more believable, but why doesnt it show that in normal mode with disabled cache?
6. 606.▲
   by dreen 13y ago

   It made me look - the front page of HN is currently 7.8KB, and this is: - 1.6% of yahoo.com size (477KB) - 18.9% of reddit.com size (41.2 KB) - 23.6% of stackoverflow.com size (33KB) and - 108.3% of gmail.com size (7.
7. 607.▲
   by dreen 13y ago

   This can happen in various scenarios, basically giving the player a choice of any empty space on the scree. I consider that a fair rule.
8. 608.▲
   by dreen 13y ago

   thats pretty cool edit: oops, stuck http://i.imgur.com/nTOJq1F.png
9. 609.▲
   by dreen 13y ago

   There is another great variant of Tic Tac Toe you can play on a Torus (a donut shape): http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/17/Torus.png The way to play is to "warp" each side of the
10. 610.▲
    by dreen 13y ago

    Is this on the router level or ISP level? The article doesn't say.
11. 611.▲
    by dreen 13y ago

    Im not convinced meteoric is the best term for growth. Meteors usually fall down (relative to Earth)
12. 612.▲
    by dreen 13y ago

    Yea ok but it doesn't do that. That is my point. So what do you mean?
13. 613.▲
    by dreen 13y ago

    Can anyone explain how Bitcoin "removes vulnerability to human corruption"? Is it because you can see all transactions in the blockchain? Because I fail to see how does that prevent corruption.
14. 614.▲
    by dreen 13y ago

    I did notice ack is pretty slow and i may try ag but speed isnt a problem here for me i think btw, heres what ive been using up until now: alias gerp='grep -riHnT . -e' and more recently: alias gerp="find . -ty
15. 615.▲
    by dreen 13y ago

    Yeah thats ok but holy cow, thanks for letting me find out about ack! ack is awesome!
16. 616.▲
    by dreen 13y ago

    Hey can you send one down here please gmail: dreen1 Thanks :)
17. 617.▲
    by dreen 13y ago

    I switched to here from Slashdot but I still read it the way I always did: via a newsletter. I just skim over items that I already read on HN. Its also useful if I miss a few days and feel like catching up (Yeah I know about Hacker Newslett
18. 618.▲
    by dreen 13y ago

    Thanks, the service looks pretty cool, you should maybe consider a categorised catalog of items.
19. 619.▲
    by dreen 13y ago

    Is there a list of of examples somewhere?
20. 620.▲
    by dreen 13y ago

    Oh, I stand corrected. Thanks for this little bit of knowledge :) My point was that if the dictator wants some sushi, then enemy or not, hes gonna get the best guy for the job, and where else do you look for a sushi expert than Japan? Think
21. 621.▲
    by dreen 13y ago

    I am guessing this was during the reign of Kim Il-sun when the country was apparently faring a bit better, and there were less sanctions etc. Also, did everybody in USA stop consuming sushi during war with Japan? Was it forbidden after the
22. 622.▲
    by dreen 13y ago

    Agreed, very good read.
23. 623.▲
    by dreen 13y ago

    I agree, I've been saying it for years that there should be two mandatory modules on every university course: Philosophy and Physical Education. The baseline of requirement is a formed body and a formed mind. Universities in Poland do at le
24. 624.▲
    by dreen 13y ago

    Please, I'm trying, I just don't know how ... http://i.imgur.com/5WdTPna.png X_X
25. 625.▲
    by dreen 13y ago

    +1
26. 626.▲
    by dreen 13y ago

    well, because, sounding pretentious is a negative connotation. pre·ten·tious /priˈtenCHəs/ Adjective Attempting to impress by affecting greater importance, talent, culture, etc., than is actually possessed. I have no hate for PM, he is a
27. 627.▲
    by dreen 13y ago

    I initially thought that looked a bit like a lame attempt to get money while "provoking dialog about what makes game a game" or something arty farty like that, because he makes it sound like that. Now it seems it's a rather clever attempt a
28. 628.▲
    by dreen 13y ago

    it would be passed into eval()
29. 629.▲
    by dreen 13y ago

    because creating a function using a string is the same as using new Function("code"); which makes use of eval() for the code
30. 630.▲
    by dreen 13y ago

    Can someone tell me what does the bounce rate affect ? Also, you should put that code in a function closure rather than calling new Function(): setTimeout(function(){_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', '15_seconds', 'read'])}, 15000);