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by elai 18y ago
Personally, I just setup an rsync share on the VM, and then run a script on my local machine that rysnc's the project directory just checking timestamps for changes and ignoring all scm folders. It's super quick after the initial sync, sin
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by elai 18y ago
That is so true. When the iPhone came finally out in Canada, the experience was ruined by roger's horrible contracts & conditions.
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by elai 18y ago
Tools do help a lot although. Sometimes using a debugger is the quickest way to fix a bug, and not being able to use one (because of a lack of a remote debugger) can make a 10 minute bug into a 30 minute bug.
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by elai 18y ago
You know, there are men who want it for their own reasons and wouldn't give a shit if a woman believed you or not. It's so they don't have to worry if the women screws up and the girl gets pregnant by mistake, hooking them up for child sup
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by elai 18y ago
Full unix compatibility without easy, comprehensive & working BINARY package management (like debian, or archlinux) is still a big pain in the ass. Setting up something like the mysqldb library, mod_python, apache, and django can be a
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by elai 18y ago
It feels like the SVN of the CVS that is Java/C#.
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by elai 18y ago
For people in laptops not coding, the wasd (+qezc for diag) is better
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by elai 18y ago
It more depends on the carriers than the laptop. Many laptops have a "built in 3g" card option to order, but it's not significantly popular outside of business due to carrier retardation.
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by elai 18y ago
To be honest, having a mac doesn't let you escape the too many cable curse. I have a cable for my mouse, one for my printer, one for my itouch, one for my cellphone (iphone = unwise in canada), one for my backup HD, one for my second monit
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by elai 18y ago
Isn't this a fearful bunch of speculation? He forgets to take into account that the systems that we had would change themselves and the rules that govern our current system would change the world dramatically from what it is today.
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by elai 18y ago
Your mistake is using the x64 version.
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by elai 18y ago
KDE 4.1 is pretty awesome, but there's just some nagging lack of refinements that bug me at parts. I've been spoiled by apple, even though i don't that they're that amazing interface looks wise.
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by elai 18y ago
Except for a house, there are many, many people who do that. Especially in countries where education & medical treatment is not heavily inflated like the USA. And even in the USA you can go to berea and get a 2003 Civic without much ha
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by elai 18y ago
Why not? They can offer those flights for lower prices, so people willing to go for a longer, cheaper flight can choose to do so. If they become popular, then they've gotten new market niche.
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by elai 18y ago
Who here thought shirky's was shrinky's for a second
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by elai 18y ago
One tea if I didn't sleep enough. Sometimes 2. A thermos or 2 of green tea (one teabag per thermos) for all nighters/cram sessions.
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by elai 18y ago
To be honest w/ you, I never spent more than $30 on textbooks per class (w/ a rare exception or 2), because I was always able to find really cheap version with gettextbooks.com or download and print it off for $5.
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by elai 18y ago
There's a difference between ambition and being an idiot with credit.
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by elai 18y ago
I'm betting it's all the application DRM & restriction enforcement that is causing the majority of these bugs.
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by elai 18y ago
If you can somehow get the local co-op job listings @ your uni, you'll find a lot of entry level positions for intern type jobs. Try applying for places w/o transcript requirements, read a bit about algorithms, and you could find yourself
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by elai 18y ago
Buffet has said unless your going to make a full time passion/profession/obsession out of it, get index funds.
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by elai 18y ago
Other than openmoko, that platform is???
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by elai 18y ago
Drink Coffee? (or tea?)
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by elai 18y ago
Right tool for the job and all that. Linux is mostly C. So is MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle and what not because these are foundational pieces of software. For foundational pieces, it can be worth it to concentrate on performance. Youtube use
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by elai 18y ago
Bottom up design: Create a bunch of robust libraries so your goal system is simple to create. Top down design: outline your goal system and work down to create the components (or usually one off custom made stuff) to create your system.
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by elai 18y ago
Remember people, game theory is a model, and "all model's are wrong, but some are useful".
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by elai 18y ago
Woo, something semi-usable. Boo, 3 year contract terms. (seriously, this only happens in canada with the 3 years contract terms. I almost want to have some regulation to limit it to 6 months, but regulation is what got us in this mess in
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by elai 18y ago
Yes, telecom sucks in canada. Woo, bad publicity for rogers!
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by elai 18y ago
The app is a game, it's social, it's networked. It's more like, why is toyota so successful, i want to replicate it's ideas for a motorcycle company...
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Ask HN: Why is world of warcraft so successful?
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