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by fezz 11y ago
On CCD/CMOS sensors it can happen enough to be visible as dead columns or pixels. Pixels can be calibrated out. Most notably, gamma rays killing columns was the suspected cause of dead columns while filming Superman a few years back. A
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by fezz 11y ago
This cool factor tradeoff works for a little while early on but once it ceases to be the inherently cool, it turns into large and manufactured cool. Simultaneously, that's when it also becomes a toxic work environment.
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by fezz 11y ago
Understated: Parents should get on minecraft with their kids. It's very useful as a family team building and can also encourage leadership if you let the kids be the boss of you in the virtual world. It's also great if you're
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by fezz 11y ago
Grep was my google in the old days. I kept a library of code I liked or found useful. For example, a bunch of nicely written code on SGI's that came free by guys like Paul Haeberli was quite useful say if looking for opengl examples.
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by fezz 11y ago
sometimes people don't look at the prices and just order what they want. i can't remember the last time i cared what a burger or burrito cost. i order what i feel like eating.
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by fezz 11y ago
Drop the cutoff system completely or partially. The top scoring students aren't necessarily all the students you want.Quite often the gems are hidden throughout the spectrum. Selective breeding for people good at grades and tests isn&#
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by fezz 11y ago
In Korea Town in Los Angeles, you can call a double taxi. One driver comes and drives you and your car home, while the other car follows to take the 1st driver home.
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by fezz 11y ago
It's also a camera: http://www.arri.com/camera/alexa/
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How Chilies Became Hot(bbc.co.uk)
1 points by fezz 11y ago|0 comments
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by fezz 11y ago
I have lots of options from various startups over the past 15 years. IPOs that got pulled, owners that refused to sell when they had the chance, bad management choices, etc. Options are the equivalent of lottery tickets. Great if you number
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by fezz 11y ago
Agreed, being able to read and reconstruct models from OPC (other peoples code) is such a big piece of coding but hardly ever a part of the interview process. (OPC also refers to one's own code that when you can't remember wtf you
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by fezz 11y ago
Cleverly played by Apple and Swift to force Spotify into the bad guy spot.
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by fezz 11y ago
Seems like you trade one problem for maybe a slightly lesser one... if the inside is wet, you still have to open it in the rain and thusly getting the dry side wet (but maybe not as wet).
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by fezz 11y ago
Under almost all other circumstances, photographers own the rights to their work.
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by fezz 11y ago
No OP also... I was about 1-1.5 lbs a day once you get past the first 3 days. Another method I've done is a net-zero where I eat say 600 calories and run a few miles so there's not as much muscle loss.
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by fezz 11y ago
Water and tea.
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by fezz 11y ago
I've done 3, 5, 11 and 20 day fasts. The first 3 days are the hardest but once you get over that hump it's pretty easy. The senses heighten and you become very alert (when you're not napping). I haven't done it in a whil
528.
by fezz 11y ago
3 months seems long enough to be suspect. What other apple services have had that long of a free intro period?
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by fezz 11y ago
VRBO also before airbnb. Coronado CA also has a 30day minimum.
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by fezz 11y ago
It's an odd situation because there are very few hotel rooms in manhattan beach to begin with.
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Watch All Six Star Wars Films at Once(kottke.org)
1 points by fezz 11y ago|0 comments
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The Remains of the Soviet Space Shuttle Program(gizmodo.com)
1 points by fezz 11y ago|0 comments
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by fezz 11y ago
Alias had a big impact in auto design. You could almost tell back then which cars were designed in Alias (later Alias AutoStudio).
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Donald Rumsfeld and the dawn of digital TV(digital.cedmagazine.com)
2 points by fezz 11y ago|0 comments
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Niki Lauda Explains Formula 1 (1985)(youtube.com)
1 points by fezz 11y ago|0 comments
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Skateboarding the streets of China(moment.exposure.co)
2 points by fezz 11y ago|0 comments
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Ask HN: Why should we keep or end patents/copyrights?
2 points by fezz 11y ago|1 comments
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Steve Albini: Copyright Has Expired(billboard.com)
3 points by fezz 11y ago|0 comments
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by fezz 11y ago
I started 0MQ last year and the documentation was quite a pleasure to read and the whole thing has been great so far.
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by fezz 11y ago
That's the stock, first time seeing VR reaction for alot of people. What really matters though is persistence of engagement. Outside of those of us who've drank the koolaid or have a vested interest, how often the general public w

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