furtivefelon

11 ms·

1.
How to write a command line progress bar in python(readcodelearn.com)
3 points by furtivefelon 11y ago|0 comments
2.
Hacking OpenStreetMap data for fun and profit(readcodelearn.com)
2 points by furtivefelon 11y ago|1 comments
3.
by furtivefelon 13y ago
488-300+300*.3
4.
by furtivefelon 13y ago
A quote from the article: "Just $1 million invested in a dynasty trust, and earning 12 percent a year, would swell to $1.9 billion in 85 years". So my question is how do I find a investment vehicle that gives me 12% return compoun
5.
by furtivefelon 13y ago
I don't know, seems pretty reasonable, Costco revenue is 105B. Walmart has >4x revenue, and 19m*4=76m, more than Walmart. Based on your comparison, Walmart is paying their executives fairly.
6.
by furtivefelon 13y ago
Same speed as instantdomainsearch.com, but that service does not track what you search.
7.
by furtivefelon 13y ago
He may have meant, if you quit after first year, you get 30% of the bonus, quit after second year, you get 30%+50% = 80%. If you are going to quit, you will probably quit after second year. So for most people who are quitting, MS would not
8.
by furtivefelon 13y ago
It's all games, western games are also much more graphically intensive: http://www.battlefield.com/battlefield3 http://us.battle.net/sc2/en/ http://us.battle.net/wow/en/ http://www.callofduty.com/mw3 Not too sure why this surprises
9.
by furtivefelon 14y ago
I am not sure what kind of companies are the "slog it out" type. Which company can be profitable (I assume) and not grow much in 2 decades? If they are just cash cows, why can't the VC/entrepreneurs figure out how to reinvest it in other se
10.
by furtivefelon 14y ago
Here is Joel's article when SO launched: http://www.joelonsoftware.com/items/2008/09/15.html I believe he also primed the pumps a couple of monthes in advance with Codinghorror, I was reading both at that time.
11.
by furtivefelon 14y ago
I found this to be adequate for my needs for now: tabhq.com. It basically syncs your chrome tabs with the web, and access the tabs anywhere by going on the site.
12.
by furtivefelon 15y ago
No from one bar to the next for the previous years, the gap is 1 year (ie, Q4 2010, Q4 2011 -> 1 year), but from the second last bar to the last bar, the gap is 1 quarter (Q4 2011, Q1 2012 -> 1 quarter)
13.
by furtivefelon 15y ago
very true, especially since node is single threaded, you might block other requests etc.
14.
by furtivefelon 15y ago
this works for me: include it in routes/index.js, and everything in your routes dir will be exposed if you do var routes = require('./routes') var files = fs.readdirSync('./routes') files.forEach(function(file){ if(file != 'index.js'){
15.
by furtivefelon 15y ago
they passed 500 stockholders, so they must go public, per rule of SEC
16.
by furtivefelon 15y ago
I would love to talk to you as well, I am not too crazy about our current domain but most of the reasonable ones are taken... me@cs.mu thanks :)
17.
by furtivefelon 15y ago
If people think that the reason for Job's success is because of his attitude is indeed lacking in intelligence. It is more correct to say that Job succeed in spite of his attitude. This trait is perhaps the easiest to emulate, therefore it
18.
by furtivefelon 15y ago
I think it's because many things are constantly priced anywhere, such as cars, food etc. The only thing that is expensive is local, such as housing.
19.
Review my tool svgpath.com
5 points by furtivefelon 16y ago|2 comments
20.
by furtivefelon 16y ago
By the time I hit the second entry, TAOCP, i realized this list is a joke and save for some really smart people, no one else will gain much from pursing that book in it's entirety. Much better off with CLRS or even the first part of Algorit
21.
by furtivefelon 16y ago
Isn't that most users?
22.
by furtivefelon 16y ago
It was there, mentioned that he didn't intend for it to be released so early. However, a final draft is in progress, should be done in a few days.
23.
by furtivefelon 16y ago
Is it just me or is the source not easily discoverable? I found the wave protocol sources, but i can't really find the individual components. If anyone could point me to the right repo it would be much appreciated!
24.
by furtivefelon 16y ago
{"error":"bad_request","reason":"invalid UTF-8 JSON"} when i try signing up
25.
by furtivefelon 16y ago
The assumption is that like many natural phenomenons (height, weight, etc), driving skills are distributed normally, which means mean = median.
26.
by furtivefelon 16y ago
Google docs does handle most files for uploading and downloading. I don't use it much, but it's cheaper than dropbox, but less capable as well.
27.
by furtivefelon 16y ago
Well apple website still advertises unlimited plan: http://www.apple.com/ipad/3g/
28.
by furtivefelon 16y ago
google: search term site:news.ycombinator.com, it's very good, and it could be better than anything pg et al. can throw together in a hurry :D
29.
by furtivefelon 16y ago
I'm just curious as to which library (if any) you used for code editing. It looks nifty!
30.
by furtivefelon 17y ago
Drinking even one cup of coffee in the morning makes me extremely jittery during the day, unable to concentrate. As the direct result, i now avoid coffee as much as possible. Preferring green tea as it makes me more alert without inducing j

More ›