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by jah 14y ago
No. Mercury-Redstone 1 had a launch failure after ignition and launch: Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7O4V7JfeTSU Description: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercury-Redstone_1#Causes_of_th...
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Study Finds Twitter Chatter Can Predict Stock Prices(forbes.com)
4 points by jah 15y ago|0 comments
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by jah 16y ago
I've found the claim that Chrome "will play most stuff thrown at it" to be a false one. Here's a Chrome bug I discovered last month while hacking a Flask application: mkdir static && wget http://www.soundjay.com/button/beep-1.m
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by jah 16y ago
Work
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by jah 16y ago
At the risk of looking like a complete idiot, I think your solution to problem #2 is incorrect. Update: I was wrong. It's kind of scary how sure I was of my incorrect solution.
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by jah 16y ago
Video of the launch: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9qM3aVns-yQ
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Mercury-Redstone 1: NASA's 4" Rocket Launch(en.wikipedia.org)
1 points by jah 16y ago|1 comments
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by jah 16y ago
Uh ... call a phone number? No thanks. Edit: Excellent! Back to hacking.
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by jah 16y ago
In case anyone else made this mistake, Github's help section has an article describing the steps needed to remove sensitive data from a git repo: http://help.github.com/removing-sensitive-data/
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by jah 16y ago
Is there a way to add an "interests" or/and "areas of expertise" section to our profile, and have those show in the search results?
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Another Jupiter impact?(blogs.discovermagazine.com)
3 points by jah 16y ago|0 comments
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by jah 16y ago
And here it is (after a little Firebug hacking): http://imgur.com/fNjWJ.png
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by jah 16y ago
Haha, they've even included a kill screen: g.level == 256 && g.killScreen()
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by jah 16y ago
Retort I had horrific problems with the keyboard on my 1st gen EEE PC, so make sure you get a chance to demo the netbook of your choice before blowing $400 bucks. The right shift key is terribly placed ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:A
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MD5 hash reveals Lost TV Series ending?(626110432547f398491fad32d6add11b.com)
1 points by jah 17y ago|0 comments
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Melody composition using genetic algorithms(jcraane.blogspot.com)
1 points by jah 17y ago|0 comments
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by jah 17y ago
Semi-related - for those who are interested in writing their own chess programs - the de facto standard method of representing positions (in a human readable form) is to use http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forsyth-Edwards_Notation (FEN). The
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by jah 17y ago
Ah very nice, the chess position shown on the cover appears to be the final position from game 6 of the 1997 Kasparov vs. Deep Blue match. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/images/0136042597/ref=dp_im... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deep_
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Dust-Me Selectors, a Firefox plugin that finds unused CSS selectors(addons.mozilla.org)
1 points by jah 17y ago|0 comments
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by jah 17y ago
If the correctness of a program requires the ability to terminate, how do these proofs get around the Halting Problem?
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by jah 17y ago
Where's the option for subscription sites making < $1000 a month?
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by jah 17y ago
clickable link: http://www.webticketing.net
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by jah 17y ago
In my opinion finding a (sound) tactical chess combination is comparable to solving a mathematical proof. Chess tactics are logical, artistically beautiful, and devastatingly decisive. To gain an appreciation for them, try solving the pro
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by jah 17y ago
RIP Hacker News 2007-2009
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by jah 17y ago
In the comments he mentions that he used What Cheer ( http://www.what-cheer.com ) for mockup design.
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by jah 17y ago
Your privacy and terms of use links are pointing to SourceForge Inc's policy pages.
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by jah 17y ago
IMO, this seems to be more of a "lottery for nerds" than a programming contest.
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by jah 17y ago
I've you're serious about writing a poker bot, you should check out the forums at http://pokerai.org . I recently started developing a bot and found several useful nuggets of information on the site. Be warned though, everything feels li
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by jah 17y ago
Check out the Nethack Guidebook for a nice introduction to the game. While the AJAX version is novel, it's probably better to run a local copy of the game if you're just learning. Be warned, nethack is brutal (e.g. there's no saving) yet
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by jah 17y ago
Very nice. Has anyone found a way to use the vi keys for movement?

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