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by graedus 10y ago
For the few days I had a Kindle before immediately losing it, I was using p2k.co to read blogposts/articles on it. Save to pocket, then use p2k to send them to the Kindle. Definitely a bit cumbersome but it worked.
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by graedus 10y ago
> I'd be paranoid it's not connected to the right device and suddenly I'm blasting music to the people in my office. This regularly happens to people who sit near me and use bluetooth headphones. It is pretty awkward when
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by graedus 10y ago
Some nice images of a hexagonal version here, along with a python script to create your own: http://hexnet.org/content/hexagonal-number-spirals
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by graedus 10y ago
W-word is "wetback", I think. I've never heard anyone use it.
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by graedus 10y ago
Raise your rates!
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Hackers’ $81M Sneak Attack on World Banking(nytimes.com)
53 points by graedus 10y ago|9 comments
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by graedus 10y ago
I knew this was suspected but I thought it was officially denied. Apparently it's acknowledged by the Saudis. This quote from a recent FT article [0] surprised me: After the Iraqi city of Mosul fell to a lightning Isis offensive
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by graedus 11y ago
Right, this will naturally happen for most people, but if you're mindful of this effect you can work to curb it if you choose. There are people in the top 1% who "feel poor" - because they live in expensive homes, drive luxur
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by graedus 11y ago
> found the lower end much harder Same, although I think I overcompensated for the tendency to see patterns everywhere and generally guessed too low for R < 0.5.
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by graedus 11y ago
Already well underway. From a patent held by Sony Computer Entertainment America Llc [0]: http://i.imgur.com/bPz5i7A.png [0] http://www.google.com/patents/US8246454
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Reported Bitcoin Founder’s Sydney Home Raided by Police(wsj.com)
1 points by graedus 11y ago|0 comments
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by graedus 11y ago
> "What happened when I tried to install Linux on my leather shoes!" I, for one, would definitely click through and read this.
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by graedus 11y ago
Thanks for the link. Here's Ray Dalio's note on linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/dangerous-long-bias-end-super...
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by graedus 11y ago
Or worse, stacked them: http://i.imgur.com/a7app8J.jpg
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by graedus 11y ago
Can you elaborate on the 'hypnotic' lights? I've never seen or heard of this.
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by graedus 11y ago
A Sony patent for mid-videogame advertising: http://www.google.com/patents/US8246454 It's really quite a gem.
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by graedus 11y ago
view source
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by graedus 11y ago
> If the CIO/CTO etc are perfectly wiling to disrupt core functions to shave off some costs - you have to wonder about the strategic abilities of these highly paid morons who cannot think past the next quarter. Agree, but isn't
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by graedus 11y ago
Excellent advice. I've learned to do this over time and it's really been a win-win approach.
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by graedus 11y ago
Their 404 page gif is still their best work, but this is a close second.
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by graedus 11y ago
Indeed, I was surprised that didn't make the top of the list.
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by graedus 11y ago
No reason to apologize when it is only "combatants" who are killed, by the administration's definition. "[...] Mr. Obama embraced a disputed method for counting civilian casualties that did little to box him in. It in ef
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by graedus 12y ago
Precisely. I understand it like this: if the United States has some $18tn of debt and it has to pay this back in dollars that are more valuable than they were when the debt was issued, that debt load quickly becomes unserviceable. However
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by graedus 12y ago
That seems an unfair way to frame it: there is an important distinction between actively seeking to deny someone something, and being hesitant to spend a considerable chunk of your resources on it.
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by graedus 12y ago
Not quite as convenient, but at least you can still find the links here: https://github.com/superherojs/superherojs/blob/gh-pages/ind...
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by graedus 12y ago
Moviebarcode [0] provides some nice visualizations [1][2][3] of the color palette of movies and other things. [0] http://moviebarcode.tumblr.com/ [1] http://moviebarcode.tumblr.com/post/104685404787&#x2
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Former GCHQ chief: Encryption will lead to ‘ethically worse’ behaviour by spies(thebureauinvestigates.com)
7 points by graedus 12y ago|0 comments
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by graedus 12y ago
Nice, I'll try that. Here's my bookmarklet for highlighting recent comments (subtly for <1h old, less subtly for <10m old): javascript:var jq=document.createElement("script");jq.src="//ajax.goog
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by graedus 12y ago
Same issue here, same browser, Windows 7.
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by graedus 12y ago
I think you're being a bit optimistic that "most?" people are on the same page and aware of media manipulation, hegemony, etc. Just because this kind of knowledge is passé to you doesn't make it passé for someone thinki

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