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541.
by hughes 12y ago
As a dev who has never really got into the low-level parts of programming, I don't really understand yet how this is stackless. I thought the stack had more to do with the depth of function calls than with the passing of function param
542.
by hughes 12y ago
What happened to the patent issues around ECC? I thought Blackberry/Certicom were holding that tech pretty close.
543.
by hughes 12y ago
They could probably even purchase insurance against their loss. They just need to convince a prize indemnity insurance company that their security is unlikely to be broken, which might itself necessitate a $300 000 security audit...
544.
by hughes 12y ago
> It's akin to building a solar array and planting huge trees over it. Not to mention that the lane pictured in the article has an adjacent row of trees that appear to cast shadows directly on the solar cells. Any solar technician w
545.
by hughes 12y ago
Still took me a minute - OneRNG -> "One Ring" LOTR reference
546.
by hughes 12y ago
> "By far the most common way of a car being stolen is still from thieves breaking into homes and stealing keys," This never even occurred to me as a way of stealing a car. TV & hollywood car thieves always smash the wind
547.
by hughes 12y ago
Even at the workplace, many offices offer unlimited free soda as a perk. I almost never touch the stuff and would love to have access to healthier options. I haven't seen a single job posting featuring regularly stocked fresh fruit as
548.
by hughes 12y ago
For context, this data was gathered in February of 2000.
549.
by hughes 12y ago
For Chrome users looking for ClickToPlugin, it's already in the Chrome settings[0] under Plugins [0] chrome://settings/content
550.
by hughes 12y ago
It's hard to see these "millions of americans" as victims in this matter. It's almost always possible to just _not buy_ something if you can't afford it.
551.
by hughes 12y ago
That's a Moiré pattern and is an interaction of the resolution of your display and the proximity of the lines. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moir%C3%A9_pattern
552.
by hughes 12y ago
For those getting parse errors when reading the title: > Changes in temperature can be used to power sensors located in hard-to-reach places
553.
by hughes 12y ago
To elaborate, I like how my HN account is quiet. I can come here to think and relax without jumping at the little red number or envelope icon. Facebook/reddit are a constant stream of notifications that makes it difficult to concentrat
554.
by hughes 12y ago
No.
555.
by hughes 12y ago
Maybe transport & trucking needs to be automated. If there's a lack of labourers, why not fill in the gaps with self-driving semis?
556.
by hughes 12y ago
A good mix of ETF funds from Vanguard Canada. It has been a very good year for equities, and all I had to do was literally not touch what I had bought.
557.
by hughes 12y ago
I keep the Chrome Extension Source Viewer handy for exactly that. https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/chrome-extension-s...
558.
by hughes 12y ago
Structuring files/folders this way is great for managing dependencies and compiling sub-apps (eg. with requirejs). If I find myself in a situation where I need to load MainCtrl but I don't need AnotherCtrl, why would I load both?
559.
by hughes 12y ago
This sounds great! Here's hoping twilio/nexmo/etc will match.
560.
by hughes 12y ago
I was working with distance fields back in 2008, and the idea of inverting the process blew my mind. I had no idea Iñigo Quilez's image was produced this way and I'm so glad I had the chance to see how it was made. Thanks for post
561.
by hughes 12y ago
Definitely. Also choose colours that aren't almost identical.
562.
by hughes 12y ago
Something to it, as in it prevented your childhood-onset parkinsons?
563.
by hughes 12y ago
I'm wary of installing an extension that can access my data in gmail. Is the source code available anywhere? Edit1: Found a chrome extension that lets me view the source code of chrome extensions[1] Edit2: The inclusion of bootstrap.cs
564.
by hughes 12y ago
#SECONDS_PER_23_5_HOURS = 84600 Well, at least someone's aware of what they're doing.
565.
by hughes 12y ago
Hacking as a spectator sport: we get to watch the blockchain for buyers![0] [0] https://blockchain.info/address/1e4aLP3jKD9wRAcSRNVb7VHbd7Kb...
566.
by hughes 12y ago
If you add Chrome as a non-steam game, you can stream netflix to your linux laptop. The audio actually syncs better than it does watching in wine!
567.
by hughes 12y ago
My hand is in contact with the touchpad on my laptop almost constantly, but this rarely causes any unintended interaction.
568.
by hughes 12y ago
Is there any way to control the demo? It doesnt seem to respond to mouse or keyboard input.
569.
by hughes 12y ago
Credit to /u/zifyoip [1] [1] http://www.reddit.com/r/math/comments/24b4o9/whats_the_funni...
570.
Cryptography explained in a limerick(hastebin.com)
27 points by hughes 12y ago|6 comments

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