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by hakaaaaak 14y ago
Have you been residing in the U.S. doing independent contractor work and selling support for your open-source projects from the U.S. to other U.S. states, Germany, Australia, G.B., etc.? If so, let me know, and I'll definitely send you some
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by hakaaaaak 14y ago
Thanks for the advice! > If that's your expectation, you're simply not cut out for this. I'm identifying a need. I know plenty of people like myself. The problem is not motivation. The problem is that by the time that most of us are old
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by hakaaaaak 14y ago
This was a nice short read. However, I'd like to see something between this and The Four Steps to the Epiphany. Something that held out its hand, so that I could grab it that would lead me step by step to: 1. Find out what in the hell I'm g
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by hakaaaaak 14y ago
Most mail is junk. What happens to that? Are you going to scan a single catalog and throw the rest away? That won't work because some have specific codes required, so you'll have to know which those are or perhaps scan every catalog cover.
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by hakaaaaak 14y ago
If your business relies on SEO or is affected by Google search rank in a critical way, it may not be a viable business long-term. Yes, that means I'm talking about a lot of online businesses. The intelligent thing to do is sell a product or
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by hakaaaaak 14y ago
Only SF and Mountain View/Palo Alto. That's not helpful to me unfortunately.
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by hakaaaaak 14y ago
Agreed, but if the manager took responsibility for this he or she probably would be fired. Still, it is the only way to be; otherwise, you're not a real leader.
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by hakaaaaak 14y ago
Whenever you go to a site and it promises something, you have to give it your email address to possibly get access to a beta later, and then it either never appears, doesn't live up to the hype, or pivots and becomes something you're not in
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by hakaaaaak 14y ago
It's too bad that more SaaS apps aren't held to the same level of scrutiny. Most stuff on HN is snakeoil.
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by hakaaaaak 14y ago
I don't want to use Google+ because everyone I care about uses Facebook, and even that I'm growing tired of and use less than I did for a few years. I'll continue to use my Google (Gmail) account for authentication to StackExchange and a fe
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by hakaaaaak 14y ago
I wished the author would have mentioned that the term PC will no longer be relevant, because they won't be personal; mobile devices are personal; the tablet may be personal; the smartwatch will be personal. The central computer in your h
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by hakaaaaak 14y ago
Unfortunately, rationalism is needed to prove rationalism, and once science is "accepted fact" and we all accept things like "round", "sphere", and "Earth" then we assume we have made progress. But, there is not a single fact that could not
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by hakaaaaak 14y ago
At some point I'm going to give up using what everyone else uses. That will solve this problem once and for all, because no one will know or probably care what I'm using.
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by hakaaaaak 14y ago
If we look at the history of science, most things that we held as fact many years ago are now considered either totally false or at least marred by misunderstanding or lack of data. Extrapolated that means that almost all of our current sci
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by hakaaaaak 14y ago
The difference is that in the 1990s, we went from having mostly isolated networks to mostly open networks using standard protocols. We also have introduced an incredible surface of attack via email, site browsing, USB sticks, etc. And provi
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by hakaaaaak 14y ago
So... here's the thing. "Cyberwarfare" is primarily data theft/information control but can also involve real danger like control of electrical grids, water supplies, and centrifuges for highly radioactive materials, to mention a few. Sure,
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by hakaaaaak 14y ago
Agree, but would add that sometimes the reason you hate the job is in part because there are some other factors. I used to completely deny that my problems with work were anything other than my sucky job. Then I switched jobs, and the pro
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by hakaaaaak 14y ago
Thanks for the tl;dr. The type was too small for me, so I couldn't read it, and I didn't feel like making it bigger. I know that sounds lazy, but there is a reason most sites don't have small type.
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by hakaaaaak 14y ago
Any modern operating system that allows open development fits the bill. I think what the OP is saying is that he would settle for having it run on top of Linux, but I'd bet that he wants the core written as (or even interpreted by) a Python
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by hakaaaaak 14y ago
Sleeping from 5-midnight is taking the "early to bed, early to rise" thing a little too seriously. Napoleon woke at 4am each morning to get the jump on everyone else, but that didn't help him in the end. I think that the most natural thing
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by hakaaaaak 14y ago
This is the important part to read: "While I was in Thailand I got a dotted line tattooed across my wrist as a reminder of all those who didn't get another day, who all would I'm sure do anything to have just a little more time. I got the c
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by hakaaaaak 14y ago
Nice! Was just talking about my own personal experience. I'm sure that people that delt with mainframes talked about them being "down" when terminals weren't working. In the mid 90s I remember talking with my parents and them not knowing wh
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by hakaaaaak 14y ago
The peculiar nouns "-osity" thing was not originally a hacker thing. Discounting other unnecessary word endings being introduced to the public at large by the Fonz in Happy Days when he continually added the "-omundo" to the end of things,
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by hakaaaaak 14y ago
China is no stranger to affecting the health of their population through gross negligence. Ever hear of the Plasma Economy?: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plasma_Economy But in all fairness, you could point to similar tragedies around the
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by hakaaaaak 14y ago
You have now twice posted what I posted. http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5256830 I should thank you for your promotion of it! ;)
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by hakaaaaak 14y ago
If this guy got kicked off a flight for taking a single picture with his iPhone, and he did not cause any other problems, then he deserves to be able to post what he did, and United deserves to be scolded for its ridiculous policies that it
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by hakaaaaak 14y ago
In Computer Science, at least, outside of teaching, a Ph.D and a masters for that matter is required for only a small percentage of positions, and here's some evidence: http://www.indeed.com/jobtrends?q=%22computer+science%22+and... Relat
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by hakaaaaak 14y ago
Someone's going to have a nice meal for two or be ringing two incredibly large attention bells: http://btlondon2012.co.uk/pano.html?view.hlookat=-56.2662&#3...
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NYPD and Microsoft build high tech crime fighting 'dashboard'(foxnews.com)
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by hakaaaaak 14y ago
At least if she's wearing Google Glass, it will maybe look like she's looking at you and paying attention, even though she won't be. But I totally understand. The good thing is that many non-chemical addictions, like internet addiction, can

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