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by jamestnz 11y ago
Agree, that book is a real classic, I got my copy from amazon actually. As a side note, the failure of both of us to actually mention the book's full title (or include its amazon link) presumably means that neither of the services bein
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by jamestnz 11y ago
This definitely reads like an ad for Linode to me and it really is turning me off from your company. Does the company know you are posting these comments on HN? Really? I didn't get that at all. What I saw was a post giving negative
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by jamestnz 11y ago
You've reminded me of a quote from the great Christopher Nolan film, Memento: Memory can change the shape of a room; it can change the color of a car. And memories can be distorted. They're just an interpretation, they're no
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by jamestnz 11y ago
I'll admit I found it a little tricky to orient myself within the Heroic docs. There are pages describing the high-level architecture, the installation process, then each aspect of the configuration has a doc page and an example. These
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by jamestnz 11y ago
>There is nothing in astronomy, science, and math, that requires the presence of a Muslim for work to be done. True, if snarky ;-) However rather than simply a hollow cheerleading of Islam, perhaps parent was referring to the fact that s
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by jamestnz 11y ago
According to the release notes for Safari 9 [1], it's because of performance concerns: "Apps containing content blocking extensions for Safari on iOS are available only on 64-bit devices, due to performance limitations of 32-bit d
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by jamestnz 11y ago
I'm no expert, but my understanding is that the IBM "z" platform has a number of interesting features perhaps not found in more typical server platforms/configurations, beyond just scaling out to loads of cores and RAM.
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by jamestnz 11y ago
>Why can't content industries just accept that the gravy train of yesteryear is over? Entrenched incumbents rarely can. And, economically speaking, if they reckon they'll be able to extract more longevity/revenue/adva
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by jamestnz 11y ago
I'm not the OP, but I think it's not that uncommon for people to apply for positions/opportunities that they're either ambivalent about, or outright have no intention of accepting. I know I've done it before. Some f
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> Otherwise we'll have the rich spend more time with their kids An interesting reversal of history, in a sense. For example Victorian England, where the rich were the ones with the means to "outsource" the raising of their
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by jamestnz 11y ago
I get the moral argument you're making, but there's a practical side to it, too. In any capitalist system, the fruits (profits) of an income-generating asset (such as a business) accrue to the owners. Assuming that the idea of pri
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by jamestnz 11y ago
I think /64 would be the correct subnet size to ban in most cases. My understanding is that /64 has become the de-facto standard subnet size for IPv6 sites. For example, I think that most home and business internet connections wou
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by jamestnz 11y ago
Doyle Brunson's "Super/System" was an early and influential book on poker strategy. It's been a while since I read it, but I recall it contains a general game and strategy overview, followed by chapters dedicated to
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by jamestnz 11y ago
Unfortunately enticement is literally the purpose of the check. You're required to exchange value in order for them to agree to not sue the company. When I had to do my first firing I was surprised that this was the case but our lawye
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by jamestnz 11y ago
The TSA Precheck program, you mean? At $80-100 a throw, I'm not sure it's a very good money-making scheme. For starters, when someone enrols in the precheck program, they must undergo both a background check and an in-person inter
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by jamestnz 11y ago
Wow, your history matches mine quite closely (manually typing BASIC programs into the C64 whilst not really "getting it", then going on to the Classic Mac OS and onto BBSes). I first got into the Mac around System 6 with a Mac 512
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by jamestnz 11y ago
> Seriously - has the idea of an object without will being named a defendant ever been challenged in the courts? Don't tell me that the person who owned the money has no standing - they certainly had property taken from them. Funnil
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>There's a unique interpretation of the Bible, the catechism, which supports "directed evolution" Actually, doctrinally, Catholics are free to believe in believe in evolution or not. The Church accepts scientific evidence
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by jamestnz 12y ago
Similarly (but less directly), the sympathetic treatment given in the 2011 Richard Linklater film "Bernie" is believed by some to have been instrumental in the release of a convicted murderer from his life sentence. The film is gr
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Auckland NZ checking in. Ex-state-houses (our term for the homes that the government provides to welfare recipients who cannot afford market rents) in desirable areas are now reaching $1 million. Homes at auction frequently sell for way way
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by jamestnz 12y ago
>If tomorrow you wake up and find 10000000$ in your account and then go on a spending rampage what do you think will happen? Something pretty similar to this happened here in NZ in recent years. A couple who ran a BP franchise had applie
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by jamestnz 12y ago
> Creating Bitcoins is a side effect of processing transactions. I don't think that's a particularly useful characterisation of the situation. It makes it seem like some kind of "processing" on the transactions is whe
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by jamestnz 12y ago
It helps to understand that asking how someone is at the start of a conversation should generally be interpreted as a social convention rather than a literal question. The socially correct response is either something like "fine",
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by jamestnz 12y ago
Fine, but obviously it's not only the vaccine manufacturers who are pushing for things like mandatory vaccinations for public school enrolment (except where unable, e.g. immunocompromised children unable to tolerate the vaccination its
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by jamestnz 12y ago
>All things behave this way. You were compelled to comment given your current circumstance, your particular makeup of cells and electricity sitting in your chair typing This is an interesting comment I think, because if you take it far e
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by jamestnz 12y ago
I think it's because some people and style guides (e.g. Strunk & White) reject this use of "so" as being a generic, overly vague intensifier. Often these people suggest pairing it with a "that" clause, which all
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by jamestnz 12y ago
I guess I'm wandering away from the topic here (since the current issue seems more related to contract law than to the ethics of plagiarism)... but I'm not sure it's so cut-and-dried a definition. Plenty of people and academi
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by jamestnz 12y ago
Looks like the E14 sales link for the new one is now live, http://www.element14.com/community/view-product.jspa?fsku=24...
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One difference that seems relevant is that math is a general discipline/skillset that has applicability to a variety of career paths and industry sectors, and also can be a base/prerequisite requirement when pursuing further educa
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From the usual Pi manufacturing partners, e.g.: http://www.element14.com/community/community/raspberry-pi/ra... EDIT: apologies, it looks like this link in fact contains the "old" B+ not the one dis

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