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by ics 12y ago
Landmarks are extremely contentious and doesn't always prevent the shady actions suggested in the original article. One example from recent memory: http://www.ibtimes.com/save-rizzoli-bookstore-effort-heats-5... http:
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Computational Geometry in Python(blancosilva.github.io)
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Computational Geometry in Python(blancosilva.github.io)
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'------------...IsSomethingNobodyShouldHaveToRead', get as offensive as necessary and then include this 36-character salt. Like that?
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> You can also use email or SMS to give access to a particular lock, so your friends and family can always get in without needing a key. Have a babysitter or a cleaner who comes by regularly? You’ll soon be able to give permission to ind
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by ics 12y ago
Came to post the same thing. Some of them are still on the web if you search, for example Paul Bourke's tiling page is now hosted on his own domain: http://paulbourke.net/texture_colour/tilingplane/
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by ics 12y ago
In other words, inverting the conclusion of a fallacy is itself a fallacy.
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> Just represent everything in a machine readable set of axioms, problem solved. We all look forward to the day that you or anyone else can do this. emptytheory's suggestion: have tons of time and determination to solve the problem.
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> The only constraints are your time and your determination. ...The combination of which is often a luxury that experts in one field cannot afford, thus the statement that one cannot be an expert in every field. "Cannot" is mos
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I was interested and then surprised on visiting the site that there seemed to be quite a few listings. However, most of what I clicked on had no nutritional information (a few lines of "?" instead). I would be much more likely to
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by ics 12y ago
You could grab https://github.com/thoughtbot/til/commits/master.atom and select commits beginning with "TIL *" with Yahoo Pipes or something similar. I agree though, other posters' suggestions
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by ics 12y ago
It might not be the worst idea for getting more funding for space projects...
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There is one parked outside my apartment all the time, and every time I see one on the road it's the same driver. I've been tempted to try but feel like I might end up cramping their commute. Or maybe I should go out and bring ano
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by ics 12y ago
I would love to not talk while driving. I would also like to not listen while driving. In fact, I would like to not drive while driving! That being said, I'm much less concerned about spending a minute talking to a dispatcher than the
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> Every time I dig into Xerox PARC documents, I discover new things, specially how we are still catching up with those environments. In fairness however us young people are still catching up on others' catching up on said environmen
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by ics 12y ago
Any scenario where you'd want to use the speaker phone has little to do with noise. Sometimes I want it while driving because I don't have a headset (and don't plan on getting one, since I don't own a car and drive rarel
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by ics 12y ago
> so they're not the only ones who want to maintain it Being completely unaffiliated with Facebook, I think this still counts as 'greater good' for many.
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One of the first things I did at that age whenever changing schools was to set up a couple proxies to get around SonicWall or whatever my school would be using. I added a link to my Facebook and usually a funny pic from around the web to th
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by ics 12y ago
Incidentally, if you're in NYC this coming week you can come see Kenny Werner play during his residency at The Stone (thestonenyc.com).
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This might not answer your question completely, but here's a thread from the last time I recall this discussion happening: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8402542 It's been a while since I used MacPorts, but
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by ics 12y ago
Surely you mean SquareTrade , right?
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They sometimes have bourbon too. This might be fun to look at: http://en.rocketnews24.com/2012/04/26/kfc-japan-serves-chick...
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by ics 12y ago
I came across that issue and might contribute info in the way of reproducing bugs, but my setup is pretty simple: near fresh Yosemite install, one Chrome window, one Finder window, and two Emacs.app frames (one fullscreen).
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by ics 12y ago
Agreed, which is why I'm interested in this service. In the past I've only used Amazon for large orders when I know I'll be around for 2 days to receive packages during the day.
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It's a draw on cost too, as Prime prices are sometimes inflated beyond other stores or even the regular retail price. As for convenience, those without a doorman always think twice before placing orders online.
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It is also very buggy around fullscreen apps, enough so that I stopped using it after a week. Slate et al worked much better for me (still slower than TWMs on linux) but forced or at least tempted more setup which is definitely the benefit
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With such fun utilities as... bullshit(1) (print out a stream of bullshit) feminize(1) (replace sexist remarks) theo(1) (print out insults from Theo de Raadt) troll(1) (automated trolling) # same as theo(1) it looks like
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by ics 12y ago
This is how you fuel the HN addict.
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Not sure if it's because of HTTPSwitchboard or not, but copy/paste, print, etc. all seems to work fine. The loading time is pretty bad however. (Also, thanks!)
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This is a point that many people seem to skip when discussing Mathematica. I think it would be great if they open sourced all of the code but I doubt that that alone would bring a surge of new package developers. If anything, I would expect

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