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by gnubardt 16y ago
ThinkUp( http://thinkupapp.com/ ) does something similar, though with a focus on analysis. It retrieves your data from different sources (facebook, twitter) and indexes it, so you have a copy you control. Once you have a copy of your data
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Curveship, a new interactive fiction framework (curveship.com)
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by gnubardt 16y ago
HD's starcraft videos are really enjoyable. His commentary seems pretty professional (don't watch sports so have no basis for comparison) and reveals elements of play I was totally unaware of before. http://www.youtube.com/user/HDstarcraf
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by gnubardt 16y ago
New York, too, has a divide between the Southern ("downstate") area of the state (New York City and the surrounding metropolitan area) and the Northern ("upstate," though this is sometimes used as a casual description of any place north of
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by gnubardt 16y ago
Cory Doctorow wrote about this in a column last year: http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2010/dec/21/keeping-ema... He's had the same public email address published without obfuscation for more than 10 years. He describes his anti-spam
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by gnubardt 16y ago
Workrave[1] and antirsi[2] have helped me take breaks like this regularly. Beyond the wrist relief it's nice to take a short break and refresh my mind before continuing work. [1] http://www.workrave.org/ [2] http://tech.inhelsinki.nl/anti
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by gnubardt 16y ago
This is great! Is an HN importer coming :)
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by gnubardt 16y ago
I've noticed (in several years as an intern software engineer) that it's responsibility and foresight that separate junior and senior level developers, technical skill less so. Having in depth skill with a new technology is certainly a desi
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by gnubardt 16y ago
It's billed as an introduction to computer applications, not an introduction to computer science or programming.
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Chris Anderson: How web video powers global innovation(ted.com)
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by gnubardt 16y ago
That's for the kindle version, but the paperback edition is $11 [1]. [1]: http://www.amazon.com/Hackers-Painters-Big-Ideas-Computer/dp...
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by gnubardt 16y ago
Brightcove (an online video platform) is currently hiring in Cambridge, Seattle and London. http://brightcove.com/careers I work in Engineering and it's a blast! We're mostly using java and flex with python at times, but the scale we ope
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Impromptu - A Scheme Based Language for AV Live Coding(impromptu.moso.com.au)
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Facebook Becomes the Second Largest Traffic Source For Video(techcrunch.com)
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The Politics of Enthusiasm (and its Discontents)(thoughtcatalog.com)
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The Hazards of Nerd Supremacy: The Case of WikiLeaks(theatlantic.com)
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Jennifer 8. Lee on raw data, APIs, and the growth of "Little Brother"(niemanlab.org)
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by gnubardt 16y ago
Slow rising is a great tip and it works wonders for bread as well. A great first bread recipe is the no knead one from the nytimes: http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/08/dining/081mrex.html Letting dough sit overnight works wonderfully and p
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by gnubardt 16y ago
I have an Archlinux base box available here: http://gotanysnacks.com/vagrant/ Also, it's well worth the effort to learn Chef (or another automated provisioning tool) if you haven't already. It makes working with Vagrant way easier and s
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Richard Stallman on the Anonymous WikiLeaks Protests(guardian.co.uk)
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by gnubardt 16y ago
There's also a good interview about the strikes on Democracy Now with prisoner advocate Elaine Brown. “Repression Breeds Resistance” http://www.democracynow.org/2010/12/14/prisoner_advocate_ela...
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The Largest Prison Strike In American History Goes Ignored By US Media(deathandtaxesmag.com)
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Prisoner Advocate Elaine Brown on Georgia Prison Strike(democracynow.org)
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by gnubardt 16y ago
he did link to another post he'd written elaborating on the subject http://hacksoflife.blogspot.com/2007/01/inheritance-of-imple...
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by gnubardt 16y ago
Or even a professional online video platform if you need more control over quality and branding. There are several providers who offer plans starting at or less than $100/month. disclaimer: I work for Brightcove
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by gnubardt 16y ago
Were it granted, the patent would still be a threat, even if it wouldn't hold in court. Organizations that can't afford the legal fees to retaliate against a patent suit are often forced to settle.
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by gnubardt 16y ago
Jane Jacobs is essential reading for anyone interested in city planning. A lot of the physical layout and design of 'hackertopia' (layouts encouraging people to interact, emphasis on multi-modal development, de-emphasis on cars) seem influe
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by gnubardt 16y ago
yeah, green tea ice cream is great as well and contains lots of milk (and sugar).
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by gnubardt 16y ago
It really bothers me when people cheat in engineering classes, or really anything where your competence (or lack of) could affect someone's wellbeing.
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by gnubardt 16y ago
VHDL, a hardware description language can be used in the dataflow style and models the parallelism found in hardware.

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