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by egiva 15y ago
It already exists in terms of a more logical layout for faster typing of many latin-based languages. Instead of QUERTY keyboard, it's called the Dvorak layout and is really common in certain circles and places - I believe that in OS X you c
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by egiva 15y ago
A security exploit is a common danger when you build a platform that other people and/or companies depend on. The author correctly points out that "we should not have worried about scaring our users and we should’ve probably created a stat
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by egiva 15y ago
This looks like Spam, or otherwise an attempt to get you to enter your email in exchange for a report from Stratfor.
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What about Spanish on HN?
5 points by egiva 15y ago|2 comments
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by egiva 15y ago
Yeah (gulp) I've checked this out and it's pretty serious. KingCope is a white hat security professional and luckily he's drawing more attention to the problem. If anyone hears more about this, post information here on HN.
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by egiva 15y ago
For their sailing example, I would have switched the two pictures...just a thought~
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by egiva 15y ago
Greatest comment for me from this discussion: "In other words, if your code is read a lot more than it's written (and what code isn't?), then you should consider creating a fluent interface." Good code is probably written once, and read a m
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by egiva 15y ago
It's a shame considering that despite a million headaches that IE has caused me over the years, it finally seems to have gotten it's act together with IE9. I really like the version-changing feature too for looking at how code renders in IE
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by egiva 15y ago
This is a fascinating (but long) read - kudos to David Argentar for getting his startup off the ground - talk about dilligence, he just didn't give up despite some serious problems building his prototype and that inspires me.
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by egiva 15y ago
Thank goodness - there aren't many things that get my blood boiling, but this idea that police can arrest people for filming them really angers me. I saw a news clip about a woman filming the police from inside her own home and they arreste
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by egiva 15y ago
Ask anyone who has lived/worked in different time zones and the answer to this is "no". Humans are awake during the day, so it makes sense to have a system that identifies when daylight occurs in any given place. Otherwise, if the entire wo
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by egiva 15y ago
My browser is throwing up alarms with this site: "STOP, this site is known to distribute malware". Maybe not the best link to click on?
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by egiva 15y ago
Seven people. Trapped, high above earth. This is either A) the setting for a B-rated horror flick, or B) a really good idea, or C) a futile attempt considering that the Russians still have issues with their program(s) in terms of reliabilit
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by egiva 15y ago
You're opening up a whole can of words with this question! Everyone has their favorite IDE when it comes to PHP. An example of this is an excellent forum discussion about your different options: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/116292/wh
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by egiva 15y ago
Good point, but the issue still stands - it's less stock per year than Jobs' compensation, not taking into account any other standard compensation that Cook will receive. My understanding of a grant is that the stock can be vested or restri
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by egiva 15y ago
Totally agree. I'm guessing that those options are spread over the 10 years, so we're talking roughly $37m a year if the stock remains at the same price. It's just paper money until those options become liquid, and he's working at a big dis
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by egiva 15y ago
This was a great write-up, especially if you like your ol' unix history. Aside: I love the stack exchange sites (i.e. stack overflow, etc) - they are probably one of my top companies based just on how much I interact with their sites.
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by egiva 15y ago
I was just thinking yesterday - what ever happened to flash? Glad it's dead and (almost) buried. That said, it's still surprising how fast a dominant technology slips away into oblivion.
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by egiva 15y ago
Fascinating! I certainly like the idea of "crowdsourcing" the gold delivery by just opening up a window in the Bank of Venezuela in Caracas, and asking that people turn in gold for a modest bounty (2%). That might be over-estimating the amo
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by egiva 15y ago
Yeah, that's the challenge with biz-marketing speak in general - it's sales driven (not specifics driven or always substantive) and that frustrates me too!
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by egiva 15y ago
True in that it's personal, and a computing device. The most basic definition is: "A microcomputer designed for use by one person at a time" But really I'd say FALSE if you're more specific and think of a "personal computer" as the IBM-stan
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by egiva 15y ago
I don't think that Facebook will lose much value in the long run, but I have definitely seen a drop in momentum from them. Also, I'm 100% frustrated with their constant changes to the fan/group/app pages. It's really hard to manage, especia
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by egiva 15y ago
Yeah, reading this I thought he was talking about "build your user base first, and your brand second", so it wasn't entirely clear from the title of the article.
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by egiva 15y ago
Good job! Seems like writing the python wrappers and making the data more accessible was an important accomplishment. I'd say your summer was well spent! Question: on madewithdata.com, when searching for the nearest radiation facility, is t
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by egiva 15y ago
One of the most beautiful applications of math+cs (for me) involves genetic algorithms. Being able to have two models duke it out (via survivorship), or mutate - to see your code select the best models to fit a set of data is beautiful. Bas
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by egiva 15y ago
To improve your own body language, it's important to understand the body-language of others. Be 'tuned-in' so to speak. For less than $10 you can get one of the (2) old-tyme books on the subject: 1. "How to Read a Person like a Book" : htt
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by egiva 15y ago
Yeah, this is great advice - the first person you hire is much more important than the coffee machine you buy. About the machine: there's a ton of second-hand equipment in the market right now, so definitely contact two sources: restaurant
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by egiva 15y ago
Well, polarizing it might be but I'm just going to give you a few pointers: a) the shorter the name for your website, the better. b) the name should be memorable. c) it should imply some sort of concept or personality central to your busine
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by egiva 15y ago
Absolutely agree - this is proof-positive that some hard competition drives quick improvements across an entire industry. We'll end up with two excellent social services, rather than just one large, mediocre one.
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by egiva 15y ago
Yeah, latency is most likely due to the vibrations affecting the various rack components, as commented here. Actually, earthquake-proofing datacenters is a big business in places like the West-Coast USA and Japan: http://www.datacenterknow

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