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by fakelvis 16y ago
Very interesting and nicely executed, even if the methodology does have its limitations (I won't repeat what meterplech has said). It would be interesting if you could enter some of your demographic data and get a more specific comparison (
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For what are the Windows A:\ and B:\ drives used?(superuser.com)
415 points by fakelvis 16y ago|271 comments
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by fakelvis 16y ago
Of the twenty-three books I read in 2010, these seven really stand out: - Predictably Irrational . Everyone here knows this book, right? It had been on my reading list for too long, and I'm glad I eventually managed to read it. Much more e
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by fakelvis 16y ago
I was an iPhone user and switched to Android three months ago without a single complaint. In contrast to what others have said, I say, Switch. Of course, your mileage may vary depending on which device you choose, but I've had no problem
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by fakelvis 16y ago
Interestingly enough, I found that by structuring The 4HB like this, Tim addressed one of my main problem with his previous book, The 4HWW: The 4HWW "introduced a few interesting concepts but was pretty poorly written. Specifically because
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by fakelvis 16y ago
Depending on the type of tea, you're going to want: * Some sort of brewing vessel * Filter * Measuring spoon * Whisk * Bowls / Cups * Wide selection of tea
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by fakelvis 16y ago
I completely agree with you and everyone else who takes this stance. However in this case I'm willing to let it slide as in the past two days this story has been submitted three times* with a total of 30 upvotes and one comment between them
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Search Engines for Specific Needs(noodletools.com)
1 points by fakelvis 16y ago|0 comments
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by fakelvis 16y ago
MIT OpenCourseWare has a couple of resources you may enjoy if you're looking at GEB: A Highlights for High School course called Gödel, Escher, Bach: A Mental Space Odyssey . This course has a set of 16 lecture notes and 6 video lectures.
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by fakelvis 16y ago
In 1980 the British Standards Group produced a document, Method for Preparation of a Liquor of Tea , setting out the British Standard method of tea brewing. This was BS 6008:1980. ISO Technical Committee 34 (Food products), Sub-Committee
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by fakelvis 16y ago
The problem I have with this article is that it is written in such an all-encompassing manner, using statistics that do not lend themselves directly to the conclusions presented (for example see jeroen's comment/thread [1]). Freely admittin
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by fakelvis 16y ago
My ex-girlfriends sister-in-law was a consultant at one of the three main providers you've mentioned in your post. She wore glasses, and I once asked her why she didn't get the surgery done herself. Her response: The long-term effects have
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A symbol of everything that's wrong with the N8(shkspr.mobi)
2 points by fakelvis 16y ago|0 comments
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by fakelvis 16y ago
And don't forget the return journey. I get backscatter scanned (at the gate) around 25% of the time when I travel from Schiphol, NL to Cardiff, UK (a journey I do often).
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by fakelvis 16y ago
SEO Help http://news.ycombinator.net/item?id=1838033 Free design help http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1831960
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by fakelvis 16y ago
It's discussed at length in Eric M. Jackson's[1] The PayPal Wars [2]. [1] Former PayPal marketing executive [2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_PayPal_Wars
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by fakelvis 16y ago
Years ago I tried a kneeling chair ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kneeling_chair ). It was quite pleasant, although I've never spent an extended period of time with one.
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by fakelvis 16y ago
Another for Dreamhost. For non-critical hosting they're the best I've experienced (in terms of the uptime-service-price compromise). I've never had any big issues and my small issues are dealt with swiftly.
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by fakelvis 16y ago
Any suggestions for registrars of domains that aren't .com/.co.uk/.net/etc.? I notice that a couple of those mentioned (Namecheap.com, Name.com and Gandi.net) offer this service, but is there a specialist registrar anywhere, or are these go
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by fakelvis 16y ago
I can't agree with every point you've made more. When I first started in the sector I was confronted with this 'IT is a utility' mindset from 'the business'. It was demoralising. Luckily, a new CEO came in following an acquisition and the
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by fakelvis 16y ago
I feel that one of the causes of this bias is that startups are often thought of as the antithesis of "big finance". Because of this, disgruntled (ex)finance people come here looking for a change and a challenge in something completely dif
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The role of the progress bar on the web(boxuk.com)
2 points by fakelvis 16y ago|0 comments
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by fakelvis 16y ago
From what I understand, an E Ink screen doesn't consume power when simply keeping an image displayed. Instead, the battery of the Kindle is only diminished by WiFi and Whispernet use, page refreshes (turning pages, typing, navigating, etc.
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You Can't Kick Me Off Facebook, I Quit(theatlantic.com)
83 points by fakelvis 16y ago|56 comments
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by fakelvis 16y ago
Anecdotes do not equal proof. I agree that ugly design can help certain businesses (think landing pages) but wouldn't use a couple of examples as proof of this (mainly because the opposite is likely to be more accurate).
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by fakelvis 16y ago
You may have seen this, but a while back Schneier pointed to a study (pdf) conducted by Frank Stajano [1] and Paul Wilson [2]: http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/techreports/UCAM-CL-TR-754.pdf The study looks at the recurring behavioural patterns co
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by fakelvis 16y ago
Behavioural game design is a/the topic you should be checking out. I linked to a couple of good articles in a post here: http://www.lonegunman.co.uk/2010/03/19/behavioural-game-desi... Design with Intent's "Learning from game design: 11 g
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by fakelvis 16y ago
When it comes to learning another language as a marketable skill your mileage will vary massively. If you do not have other reasons for learning the language, your ROI could be negligible (or negative). To learn a language well enough for i
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by fakelvis 16y ago
Great work, Lim. Everyone else: Live in the Netherlands or the surrounding area? Want a hard-copy of Hacker Monthly but can't get it because they don't ship to mainland Europe? Willing to have an impromptu meet-up in Amsterdam to get hold o
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by fakelvis 16y ago
It's worth noting that this Clay Shirky quote is a modern retelling of a classic Upton Sinclair quote from 1935: "It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends upon his not understanding it!" (I, Candidate Fo

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