idleworx

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by idleworx 16y ago
"Now suppose we come up with an acceptable definition of "big enough" and "long enough", which will be a compromise definition. How do we enforce this definition? Punishment. " You enforce it with fees against cable TV service providers, or
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Ask HN: Laws that should exist but don't
15 points by idleworx 16y ago|27 comments
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by idleworx 16y ago
Could you expand some more? Why do you 'love' JSP so much after your internship?
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by idleworx 16y ago
- I can't stand working in an IDE. Are you saying this because you mostly work with smaller web apps, or other reasons? For larger projects I find IDE's (especially Eclipse for JAVA indispensable).
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by idleworx 16y ago
From my experience, I agree with you on Hibernate. MyBatis however turned out to be rather painless. I've also noticed that Play framework and looks really great, just haven't had the chance to play around with it much.
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Ask HN: Why are there so few apps being built with JSP?
40 points by idleworx 16y ago|104 comments
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by idleworx 16y ago
I think your idea is good. I have been using an excel spreadsheet for keeping track of income, expenses and credit card accounts. I've been thinking about turning it into a web application but I don't have the time. While not all people use
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by idleworx 17y ago
If you can't solve a basic algebra equation you should be ashamed of yourself applying for any financial/math/cs jobs. I learned that in 5th grade (alas in another country though where school actually teaches you something). All he had to d
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by idleworx 17y ago
no
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by idleworx 17y ago
Please stop it with the James Randi defense. He's just as biased as the people he claims to investigate. He's a pseudo-skeptic as much as a pseudoscientist is a pseudoscientist. Just because Randi is offering 1million $ for anything is not
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by idleworx 17y ago
I would add 2 more to that pie chart. 'sh t you don't want to know' and 'sh t you wish you didn't find out'.
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by idleworx 17y ago
yes
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by idleworx 17y ago
Things that were true on August 27, 2001, I wasn't posting silly comments on HN.
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by idleworx 17y ago
it doesn't validate for TrustWave at the bottom
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by idleworx 17y ago
I'm looking forward to the time I can program/controll my computer using entirely voice commands and virtual 3d holographic typing
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by idleworx 17y ago
what's your name and address :)
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by idleworx 17y ago
you know, in other countries college is free or state sponsored. why not try there. the us education system is big business, and you don't even learn that much anyway.
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by idleworx 17y ago
"professional skeptic" ... lol. as opposed to "professional gullibles"?
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by idleworx 17y ago
wish I had this about 4 years ago. great idea.
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by idleworx 17y ago
what's happening in north korea is an abomination of human rights infringements. i think most westners, especially those who's countries never experienced communism, can't really imagine/comprehend daily life there. I watched this documenta
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by idleworx 17y ago
I refuse to participate in this discussion
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by idleworx 17y ago
prince of persia and wolfenstein were what got my interestes in computers when I was a kid. great times.
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by idleworx 17y ago
i understand. but the money still gets transferred from your 'wallet' account to the destination. how is that a reversible action in case of user error or malicious intent?
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by idleworx 17y ago
what happens if someone picks up your phone and writes venmo $100 to 555-123-4567 for hack. 555-123-4567 being their number? how can you issue a refund or deal with issues like this?
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by idleworx 17y ago
The Century of the Self is an amazing documentary. Everyone in this country, and the western world should see it. That and the Power of Nightmares also by Adam Curtis.
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by idleworx 17y ago
the name really doesn't matter. if it's useful and people like it it could be named almost anything. good luck breaking into the search engine space guys.
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Usefulportal.com (anyone find this useful)(usefulportal.com)
1 points by idleworx 17y ago|0 comments
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by idleworx 17y ago
The problem with Randi and people like Michael Shermer is that they are overly skeptical. I find these people to be pseudoskeptics similar to the other ones with false beliefs the pseudoscientists. Both of them spit out a bit of truth, but
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by idleworx 17y ago
this is very limited functionality. eg. donesn't work for js code snippets. thx though.
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by idleworx 17y ago
i don't think we'll be truly able to build a system until technology comes up with a free floating personal video assistant. eg. a digital page to follow the squire around, floating above you or something like that. chip embedding might be

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