gambiter

11 ms·

61.
by gambiter 11y ago
I thought personal attacks weren't allowed on HN? EDIT: And apparently calling you out on it leads to immediate downvotes. Wow, this really is turning into reddit.
62.
by gambiter 11y ago
But that doesn't answer any of the (very valid) points raised in the article? Go is interesting as a replacement for a scripting language, perhaps. But it seems very lacking in many other areas. All of the points in the article, plus w
63.
by gambiter 11y ago
How does this have anything to do with Apple?
64.
by gambiter 11y ago
Everyone was happy to believe Google when they used to say their motto was, "Don't be evil," but not willing to believe the CEO of Apple, even though they've done a LOT to show they are working inline with his speech. I&
65.
by gambiter 11y ago
>If the threat model is accidental plaintext password leaking, there is a huge difference between the scenarios. That's just fear mongering. Why would you not change your password before taking it in? You should be changing it regul
66.
by gambiter 11y ago
Apple techs have access to external drives with multiple versions of OSX installed. If they need to boot your device to test the hardware itself, they will use one of these. If those tests indicate no hardware issue, their only next step is
67.
by gambiter 11y ago
Shut up and take my money, amirite? Seriously though, I'm really impressed by the fluid motion. Even though the actuators are still sort of jerky, they are fluid enough to make this actually a viable technology. It's just too bad
68.
by gambiter 11y ago
I agree, that's always been the most likely explanation to me as well. You can see this phenomena with many things... I was at a concert and saw loudspeakers on the top of some poles. I immediately associated them with shelf speakers,
69.
by gambiter 11y ago
> the professors put forth as potential solutions [...] education, infrastructure, entrepreneurship, immigration, and basic research. Couldn't the other solution be less greed on the part of business owners? It seems like the bigger
70.
by gambiter 11y ago
I can't take a photo from nat geo and sell it. It's implied copyright. I'm pretty sure one of the original photographers could sue.
71.
by gambiter 11y ago
> And, for sure, sometimes the lane next to you is actually moving faster. But the point is that these cases are happening far less often than you think, and they largely fall outside our powers of detection. Maybe I am falling into the
72.
by gambiter 11y ago
But... the article is about an Android user complaining about an Android phone.
73.
by gambiter 11y ago
This is really interesting, particularly because there's no mention of problems. Many isolation experiments haven't ended with everyone happy with each other, so I'm curious if this team had any of the same issues. Does anyon
74.
by gambiter 11y ago
Sulphur Dioxide is better for you than Carbon?
75.
by gambiter 11y ago
Voat does indeed seem to be a viable replacement. Of course, it's just starting out, and they are in a self-described alpha state, so they may not be ready for a huge influx of users.
76.
by gambiter 11y ago
Maybe I'm in the minority, but I don't see anything wrong with her explanation. Anyone who has run/moderated a public forum knows the pain all too well. Of course, this only works well when the overlord behaves in a way that
77.
by gambiter 11y ago
SEO is my first thought. Have you ever tried to write a web spider from scratch? The various ways that websites are built can make scraping meaningful data VERY difficult. I recall one particular site that didn't even store the price f
78.
by gambiter 11y ago
It's 2015. Your mom could probably get DSL for the same price that she's paying for Earthlink.
79.
by gambiter 11y ago
The related issue, though, is that many job listings specify a CS degree for routine things like web development.
80.
by gambiter 11y ago
For the record, my original comment never mentioned the NYT. I said, "large news/opinion organizations, especially those who started in print and are trying to maintain their business models, have become irrelevant." donohoe
81.
by gambiter 11y ago
I think it's wonderful that the NYT made a difference, but that certainly doesn't prove your point. > original content that these orgs churn out that other sites repackage and repurpose. What percentage of their content are tru
82.
by gambiter 11y ago
Exactly what I do too. I suspect it's pretty common. I've never felt that I missed out because I didn't read a paywalled article. If anything, I probably found more interesting info in the comments.
83.
by gambiter 11y ago
When have micro-payments actually been used in any meaningful way? I've only seen companies complaining that they aren't viable. They were certainly quick to make the choice for me. Otherwise, if people saw truly unique content fr
84.
by gambiter 11y ago
Yes, please.
85.
by gambiter 11y ago
I'm very impressed by the capabilities. I've seen 'follow me' drones before, but I don't know if I've seen any that are waterproof or as compact as this. And the smiling face on the front is a nice touch. It&#x
86.
by gambiter 11y ago
Hmm, I'm not sure about that NIH writeup. I personally am not sleep deprived, but I am able to fall asleep within minutes (5 +/- a couple) of my head hitting my pillow. I wake up at the same time every day, and go to bed at the sa
87.
by gambiter 11y ago
... We were talking about logging systems with proprietary tools for manipulating logs. Ergo, 'any current mainstream Linux distribution' wouldn't have them installed by default.
88.
by gambiter 11y ago
Me too! Specifically, wooden clocks. There's something very significant and special to me about the idea that pieces of wood cut in certain shapes can measure time as accurately as a computer. Ok, not even close to "as" accur
89.
by gambiter 11y ago
How do you get a part-time dev job? Do you just mean contracting?
90.
by gambiter 11y ago
> I don't agree that brains can learn on their own, unsupervised. Facts don't require your agreement. They're still facts. You're suggesting that the "2 decades of hardware tuning" is equivalent to programmi

More ›