geoka

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by geoka 17y ago
Well, now I see why it works in the gadgets industry, with so much competition and Chinese replica manufacturers. I still don't think that in software industry it works the same way. Most people I know would not care about new version of Wi
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by geoka 17y ago
"Many (most?) other companies have talked a product to death by the time it is actually for sale. There is no excitement at this point, it has all been dissipated away. Consumers don't see much of a need to buy it right away." Are you sayin
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by geoka 17y ago
Very nice account, I enjoyed reading it. You mention that the bullies you had to put up with used to carry knives. Did weight lifting really help against bullies pulling a knife on you? I'd say it takes more specialized training to be able
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by geoka 17y ago
> It would be interesting to see the effect of captcha on signups (and not just comments). Yes, I think that author fails to take into account that on certain sites a lot of spam would cause potential users to shun from even trying to s
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by geoka 17y ago
My immediate family has migrated thrice in the last 15 years and it is not over yet. As long as I can remember, we always had plans to move somewhere else. I plan to end it when I reach the northern part of the Western Hemisphere (hopefully
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by geoka 17y ago
http://www.gnu.org/software/w3/
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by geoka 17y ago
>Pretty sure everyone's feet start hurting after walking a mile, especially if you drive everywhere. She doesn't drive. Maybe I should have been more specific. The family member I was talking about had a condition called hallux valgus s
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by geoka 17y ago
It wasn't a question of time and dollars, it was a question of pain and discomfort. What I meant, going through all that pain and discomfort for being a few inches taller - that's what I found hard to understand.
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by geoka 17y ago
It looks horrible too. A family member has undergone a similar one in Russia, although in her case it was a necessity (she could not walk a mile without her feet starting hurting). They break your bones and install fixtures with metal rods
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by geoka 17y ago
"Besides plain, what other kind of surfing is there?" Working with online documentation while coding, for example, is much more efficient for me with conkeror. Or looking up some piece of information while I am typing a reply to a HN commen
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by geoka 17y ago
I use conkeror--which is a vimperator "clone" based on xulrunner, with emacs-like keybindings and commands. "Is it problematic when a site has graphics for navigation?" It depends. Most of the time it's still a link, so the browser has no p