Y
HN Search
Hacker News Search
new
|
comments
|
top
|
jobs
ihsw
searching PlanetScale…
1.
▲
2.
▲
3.
▲
4.
▲
5.
▲
6.
▲
106 ms
·
901.
▲
by
ihsw
13y ago
Now the real question is -- where are they going to go from here? * Few exchanges will be able to accommodate a 144.3K BTC transaction * All transactions are public[1] * The exchange(s) that broker this transaction will receive a massive am
902.
▲
by
ihsw
13y ago
Same for backups. If you have six months of backups but you haven't tested any of them, and they broke four months ago, then it's going to be very unpleasant.
903.
▲
by
ihsw
13y ago
Not at all. Lies are proliferated as truth as a matter of official policy -- misinformation campaigns. The truth doesn't matter when you can drown it out.
904.
▲
by
ihsw
13y ago
The next step is bloodless, and the Stasi had it right. > By the 1970s, the Stasi had decided that methods of overt persecution which had been employed up to that time, such as arrest and torture, were too crude and obvious. It was reali
905.
▲
by
ihsw
13y ago
One has to wonder how this will affect the TPP, and other greater patent wars across the world.
906.
▲
by
ihsw
13y ago
That's quite good.
907.
▲
by
ihsw
13y ago
Oh for heaven's sake, why is icon-* being deprecated? I stopped using Glyphicons because they switched to glyphion-* .
908.
▲
by
ihsw
13y ago
Lesson learned: create a compelling product for Android developers and Google will acquire you in a heartbeat.
909.
▲
by
ihsw
13y ago
One has to wonder whether it will turn out like the On-to-Ottawa Trek: > The On-to-Ottawa Trek was a long journey where thousands of unemployed men protesting the dismal conditions in federal relief camps scattered in remote areas across
910.
▲
by
ihsw
13y ago
Unlikely, he was deported from Cambodia.
911.
▲
by
ihsw
13y ago
I think it might have to do with http vs https.
912.
▲
by
ihsw
13y ago
It's probably a command & control vessel that does real-time stuff (flight/listening post telemetry, intelligence gathering).
913.
▲
by
ihsw
13y ago
One has to wonder where Google will be going with their Moto X line, especially since the focus is on utilitarian features (long battery life, assembled in the US) and price rather than brand identity. All things considered, Google's f
914.
▲
by
ihsw
13y ago
I've found that watching a video with audio off is good enough, and even first watching it muted in order to better grasp its message.
915.
▲
by
ihsw
13y ago
I believe you meant to say "Qt5 or Qt4" instead of "Qt5 or Qt5." Please correct me if I'm wrong.
916.
▲
by
ihsw
13y ago
> Also, DRM as proposed via EME is really all about Hollywood movies. It is not about copyrighted materials in general, nor should or can it be (see Hixie's post, or just see the Web). I propose renaming EME to "the Hollywood A
917.
▲
by
ihsw
13y ago
On improving boot time, here is some Steve Jobs folklore: Well, let's say you can shave 10 seconds off of the boot time. Multiply that by five million users and thats 50 million seconds, every single day. Over a year, that's proba
918.
▲
by
ihsw
13y ago
For significant features implemented, you can look here: https://wiki.php.net/rfc#implemented Granted, this was a minor point release, so there are no new features (only bugfixes and minor perf improvements).
919.
▲
by
ihsw
13y ago
I have repeated it numerous times to a variety of people across the political spectrum -- cooperation is not capitulation. Few people ( especially elected representatives) realize this. Our elected representatives are supposed to be pragma
920.
▲
by
ihsw
13y ago
I'd send a dollar but only if it went towards a swift kick in every single American's ass.
921.
▲
by
ihsw
13y ago
Utter nonsense, a more plausible and realistic explanation would be Presidential candidates say anything to get themselves into power, and then it becomes abundantly clear that the President is little else than a figurehead. The goals, pers
922.
▲
by
ihsw
13y ago
Because it can then be used for deception -- I can buy healthy food with my credit cards and buy shitty food with cash. Net outcome is my insurance rates go down but my actual risk goes up.
923.
▲
by
ihsw
13y ago
The article touches on open-source OS alternatives and touts ChromeOS as one of them, however its open nature is only skin deep -- the vast majority of your activities occur within the confines of Google's ecosystem (or some other clos
924.
▲
by
ihsw
13y ago
Asking "Why?" 400 times a day is enthusiasm. The problem is getting them to be self-sufficient and find answers by themselves.
925.
▲
by
ihsw
13y ago
The real question is -- can we do this on a mass scale that the general populace can benefit from? The problem with getting kids to learn is public education , namely where one-size-fits-all is sacrosanct.
926.
▲
by
ihsw
13y ago
The alternative is providing the sender address so that their system can identify who paid and for how much, which results in you having to identify yourself before each and every transaction (probably through a user account setting or so
927.
▲
by
ihsw
13y ago
Indeed, all the BTC surrounding Silk Road (belonging to users and Dread Pirate Roberts) are presumed to be lost forever. 5% of all BTC in circulation are lost in one fell swoop.
928.
▲
by
ihsw
13y ago
As someone looking to get into developing around Quickbooks (Desktop & Online), this terrifies the hell out of me.
929.
▲
by
ihsw
13y ago
Keyword: might They don't even have to have provided any evidence that crimes occurred on the property in question, just that there is reasonable suspicion. There are a lot of penalties and procedures surrounding "just in case&q
930.
▲
by
ihsw
13y ago
Yes, that's part of their plan though. Not only will they be able to enrich themselves from unilaterally seizing the assets of Silk Road, but they are also deterring others from selling products on questionable marketplaces. It'
More ›