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by foxfired 8y ago
I started to notice that sugar content has increased in sodas. I used to work in a grocery store 12/13 years ago, and I remember stacking sodas on the shelves. The sugar content was 35g. I stacked them everyday so as far as I remember
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by foxfired 8y ago
That 16TB hard drive announced a few days ago is gonna fix that for me. I hear there is a 100TB in the works too. To old really relentless extremely nice technology!
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Predictim Claims Its AI Can Flag 'Risky' Babysitters(gizmodo.com)
3 points by foxfired 8y ago|0 comments
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by foxfired 8y ago
This is the kind of website that simply republishes articles from different websites and puts a source link in the button. The process is automated. The script you see is actually from the original article on coindesk.com. It's a failu
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by foxfired 8y ago
I was about to make a comment on a stackoverflow question but then I held my self back. The user tried to do something in php, and an error occurred. The sensible thing to do would be to read the error (which states the syntax error by the
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Medium's Do Not Track Policy Still Tracks You
16 points by foxfired 8y ago|0 comments
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by foxfired 8y ago
Accepted answers are not necessary at the top. Here is an example: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/6121203/how-to-do-fade-i... The chosen answer was not the best, so my answer ended up reaching the top. But no
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No Loyalty(idiallo.com)
3 points by foxfired 8y ago|0 comments
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by foxfired 8y ago
When I was hired as a consultant, the very first day I was asked to give an estimate on how long it will take me to complete the project. (Coincidentally, it was for a New York Times) I spent my time studying the code base and the requireme
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by foxfired 8y ago
"Number of views in the video" was an actual problem for youtube because people gamed the algorithm by inflating views. Now "time spent watching the video" is added to confirm the view. I understand this data is not easi
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by foxfired 8y ago
Great tool. Quick feedback: The div with class `.banner` is covering the login button so it can't be clicked. This on Chrome 68 Desktop.
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by foxfired 8y ago
Not that it is any less impressive, the title gave me the impression that it was about Tween frames.
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by foxfired 8y ago
The biggest piracy threat to the music industry is my sound card. I can record any sound that comes out of the speakers.
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by foxfired 8y ago
I received two emails. 1. Class Begins Next Week! > Thank you for applying to Startup School Online. We're sorry to say that your startup was not selected for the upcoming Advisor track.... What I understood is that I was not select
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by foxfired 8y ago
Hello FreshJobs creator. Consider separating concerns to handle HN traffic: https://idiallo.com/blog/handling-1-million-web-request
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The Machine Fired Me(idiallo.com)
1471 points by foxfired 8y ago|554 comments
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by foxfired 8y ago
I uploaded a few pictures and here is what I got. Portrait pictures of myself: * academic gown, academic robe, judge's robe 38.01% confidence. * Band Aid 88.27% confidence. * Prison 42.74% confidence. * Wool, 11% confidence Moving on t
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Improve your writing by having it read back to you(idiallo.com)
2 points by foxfired 8y ago|1 comments
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by foxfired 8y ago
That's the problem with don't be evil. You can only remove it when you become evil.
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by foxfired 8y ago
Somewhat related, a few days ago there was (is) a Kickstarter for a wireless 1080p surveillance camera that last a whole year with a single charge. Eufy Edit: Added name
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by foxfired 9y ago
Kenneth Stanley: Why Greatness cannot be planned.[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXQPL9GooyI&index=49&t=2s&li...
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by foxfired 9y ago
3 years ago, I made a (not so successful) youtube series of building a website from scratch using php[1]. I'd basically record myself coding for 1h then add a voice over it as I speed up the video 3x. Although my English falls apart fa
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by foxfired 9y ago
This pretty awesome. On an unrelated note: Even though I type the exact name of the app, it is hard to find it on Google play. I have to type almost all the name and description to find it. The play store is so saturated.
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by foxfired 9y ago
Ubuntu one. It was a dropbox alternative but it was abandoned. They made the code available but I never managed to get it to work on my own server. https://launchpad.net/ubuntuone
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Telegram: 200M Monthly Active Users(telegram.org)
198 points by foxfired 9y ago|145 comments
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Stop Being Productive (2014)(idiallo.com)
2 points by foxfired 9y ago|0 comments
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by foxfired 9y ago
Write a note on your iPad. Remove that silly pin number, turn it off. Put it in a bag. Put it in the attic. Live your life and forget all about it. 130 years later, the now obsolete technology is found. Boy they are gonna have a hard time r
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by foxfired 9y ago
Well I get to read well thought out arguments against things I firmly believe in. Not just "your idea is stupid"
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by foxfired 9y ago
To me, torrenting has become the new SMS. When Hangout, whatsapp, imo, and whatnot fail, I always resort to SMS which simply work. I have access to netflix, amazon, and Youtube, but when they fail, in the most ridiculous ways, there is alwa
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Flat UI Colors – Color palettes for use in projects, designs, presentations(flatuicolors.com)
311 points by foxfired 9y ago|51 comments

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