jamesbkel

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by jamesbkel 15y ago
First of all, definitely second the recommendation for "Visualizing Data"... recently had to track down my copy from someone who borrowed it. Also, while I agree that most "infographics" are generally useless and belong on USA Today (where
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by jamesbkel 15y ago
Indeed, I found this true in rural South Africa. Almost everyone carried a "dumb" phone since obviously, cell access is vastly desirable over landline in those sorts of areas. Additionally, it would often behoove local groups to team up and
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by jamesbkel 15y ago
This brings up some good points, but the title and structure are a bit misleading. For that who haven't read this yet, the middle section raises the reasons for Apple to acquire a carrier (most of which I thought were poor reasons, which al
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by jamesbkel 15y ago
I certainly agree that the nature of games/gaming devices (especially portables) is changing, but I question whether it behooves Nintendo to be a follower. I'm constantly annoyed by the fact that I can't use my Wii as a networked media inte
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by jamesbkel 15y ago
Definitely can relate to this situation (of your ex). It definitely can be a case of difficulty "judg[ing] how/when to jump in", I certainly am below-average on that measure. However, a separate but related trait is that I often find myself
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by jamesbkel 15y ago
> does seeing violence around you make you more violent? My guess is that amount of violence per se is not the issue. It probably is more closely related to the consequences of said violence: someone living in a war zone has a much grea
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by jamesbkel 15y ago
I'm in the US, but find myself in the UK for some time every few months. While I'm not opposed to donations, I'd also love to see a tourist/business traveler guide covering establishments that were affected and would benefit from additional
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by jamesbkel 15y ago
I think that's true to some extent, but at least with a tweet the user is also commenting/providing some context for their audience. One of the issues with +1 is that it's not always clear to users how the +1 will be interpreted.
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by jamesbkel 15y ago
I could see this becoming very popular as a heart-rate etc. monitor at high-end gyms. Slap on a tattoo that will interface with whatever machines you use, then wash it off in the shower.
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by jamesbkel 15y ago
>ideally albums I have heard many times before I find this to be true also. Additionally, I've noticed that during the planning stage music is less helpful/possibly distracting. However, once I've more or less decided what to do and am
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Safecast launches map with 500,000 Japan radiation measurements (majiroxnews.com)
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by jamesbkel 15y ago
Agree with the lack of interesting uses for an exploited/modded Wii. I went the route of physical mod, really just as a side project to see if I could do it. Added an external hdd formatted to wbfs for storing games, installed a bunch of em
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by jamesbkel 15y ago
Quite true: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hippocratic_Oath
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by jamesbkel 15y ago
Actually, Istanbul can get a fair amount of snow precipitation during short periods of time, which is the main concern for obscuring traffic lights.
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by jamesbkel 15y ago
Completely agree. One of the main things I learned in my 20 or so years of classical piano playing was to focus on basics. In my haste I think I missed that thrust of the OP and also neglected to mention it in my response.
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by jamesbkel 15y ago
Agreed, should have specified that in my response.
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by jamesbkel 15y ago
I agree with the overall point here, but isn't this just the same as saying "practice" and/or "keep practicing, especially with those that are better than you"?
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by jamesbkel 15y ago
Well, I think the distinction is that the techniques were originally designed to improve the response to the state of, for example, shipping in Rotterdam. That is, the traders didn't particularly care if the shipping patterns were the most
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by jamesbkel 15y ago
While I agree, it seems a reasonable compromise would be to default to online yet also allow a player to fork into offline mode.
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by jamesbkel 15y ago
Actually, as of 2011 all first class USPS postage is non-denominated. So anyone purchasing new stamps should be covered.
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by jamesbkel 15y ago
Depending on your country and postal service these are also known more generally as "non-denominated" or "non-value indicator" postage.
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by jamesbkel 15y ago
As much as I want to laugh (and maybe even cry) at this, it does bring up a good point. Not so much in the content, but the fact that it exists in the first place. I imagine that for almost everyone on HN the "revelation" of this article is
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by jamesbkel 15y ago
I didn't mean to say that terrorists are gaining financially or that the "burn[t] money" goes to them. I'd be surprised if that's a real goal. My point was that regardless of where the money ends up, if it's misappropriated then it's a wast
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by jamesbkel 15y ago
This has always been one of my biggest issues with "counter-terrorism". If the costs of fighting terrorism outweigh the damage that a genuine terrorist group could inflict... who really wins? As a US citizen, I don't doubt that some of ou
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by jamesbkel 15y ago
I definitely agree with author's point about how A/C has shaped American life - not necessarily for the better and perhaps with significant downsides, most notably at a social level. However, I feel like this section (which I consider benef
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by jamesbkel 15y ago
Along with many of the flaws already adressed, the most relevant for me was "absolutely sure of" and also taking the words out of context. There were a good number of words that I was pretty sure I knew and had I read them in context would
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by jamesbkel 15y ago
I never really used the service, so it's not a big deal for me, but the email subject could also have been a bit more descriptive than "Fridge Updates and Save your Data!". I saw it about 30min ago and glossed over it since I interpreted th
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by jamesbkel 15y ago
Same here. I had another Lego enthusiast friend as a kid. Every time one of us got a new set we would do it individually then either trade sets or just let the other borrow it to do the same. Then it got thrown into the GIANT bucket of old
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by jamesbkel 15y ago
It was a few years ago so I forget the exact kit, but I too was at that store and pleasantly surprised to see an adult having fun with legos on the box. Especially since there were plenty of adults, myself included, having fun in the store.
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by jamesbkel 15y ago
Actually, there have been some serious issues with NetFlix mail causing problems for the USPS. http://marketplace.publicradio.org/display/web/2007/11/30/ne... This is a bit outdated, but I couldn't find anything that indicates this proble

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