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by jdavid 16y ago
a few points * that does not look like a best fit line, more like a curve * maybe the curve should slope up more at the end? * if the curve slopes up more at the end, maybe as you spend more you reach an asymptote. it would make sense if b
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by jdavid 16y ago
OpenID is a delegated identity service. It's like a credit card, drivers license or social security card. And on that front everyone knows how to use one. It's been companies like Facebook, Microsoft that have been fucking this up and tr
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by jdavid 16y ago
This has other implications. * a save in bandwidth is huge on mobile speed, google believes that speed effects web use, web use effects revenue * a save in bandwidth is cheaper for google * att, verizon, sprint, and tmobile are limiting mob
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by jdavid 16y ago
I have to wonder why they are doing this. Money might not be the only reason. If you think about it, Fox will probably pony up the money to 'test' new technology on Star Wars. So, I wonder if this is a golden opportunity to build a techn
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by jdavid 16y ago
This is so lame. It means the end of encryption for honest people. This is dumb for 2 reasons. #1 the backdoor secret will FAIL, as it has for every DVD, BLU-RAY, XBOX, PS3, etc... DRM device. So criminals will be able to read all encryp
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by jdavid 16y ago
It depends on how many nodes the listener has ownership of. Just as a point, the Military started TOR. So how many TOR nodes do they have? At DEFCON I have seen several man in the middle attacks on TOR, the most successful of which requir
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by jdavid 16y ago
if they universe is composed of a single axis by which information is sorted, then infinite time should produce all possible combinations. However, if the universe has some 'structure' to it, it might become ordered at some point, exchangi
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by jdavid 16y ago
I would prefer a twitter authentication.
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by jdavid 16y ago
what happens if you ad-block google?
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by jdavid 16y ago
What Problem do you have with OpenIDv2a + OAuth?
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by jdavid 16y ago
I have clearly had this happen a few times, and the results in either direction were not good. You might just be happy that it's a good company and leave it at that.
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by jdavid 16y ago
if you understand all of the internals of how jQuery is written, you probably understand javascript pretty well. Javascript: the Good Parts will get you through most of the tricks that jQuery uses.
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by jdavid 16y ago
Yeah, I hear ya. When I was in Milwaukee I had a reputation. Out here I have to start over. Right now I would be happy with zero debt ( even good debt ) a new macbook pro, and about 2 months of savings to cover net 30. Moving just before
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by jdavid 16y ago
Glen don't add it. It adds further OS dependencies to chrome. If someone wants to make a plugin they can. Maybe Google can offer an award for people who product much needed plugins. It might be a way to promote the extensibility of chro
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Ask HN: Consulting Projects
8 points by jdavid 16y ago|9 comments
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by jdavid 16y ago
Step one find something physical to do to burn off the stress. After that, come back and read all of the great advice here. I would go back to your boss, and say, "Hey I guess the offer really was too good to be true. Do you know of any op
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by jdavid 16y ago
I am most alert if I get 5-6 hours of sleep, eat a minimal amount, and take a 30min nap around 2pm. Most days I don't need to take a nap. If I sleep more than 7 hours, I am tired all day. If I eat too much I need a long nap. If I am up la
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by jdavid 16y ago
#1st and foremost, Microsoft has been a leader in the tech industry, and has created great patterns and code for the rest of us to compete with. #2nd MS you need to take more risks. maybe the MS brand name is not the place to do it, but yo
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by jdavid 16y ago
sometimes truth can be found in movie quotes ( sometimes, not ) THE MATRIX Agent Brown: Perhaps we are asking the wrong questions. Ever since I started starting companies I have been looking for co-founders, engineers, hackers an
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by jdavid 16y ago
"Work for Hire" laws very depending on where you are, and where the company you are contracting is from. Get proper legal advice, but you don't have to be totally open with them, just state that you have other projects. You don't need to t
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New Instant Google Translate(translate.google.com)
2 points by jdavid 16y ago|0 comments
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by jdavid 16y ago
http://www.ted.com/talks/stefan_sagmeister_the_power_of_time... A TED speaker Stefan Sagmeister makes it part of his career to take a year off every 7 years. I recommend watching this video before making any decisions.
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by jdavid 16y ago
This as 3 purposes, 1. show of some neat trick 2. hide code a. hide code on a 3rd party site b. hide code in an image that actually looks like an image ( steganography ), thus hiding parts of the code within several
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by jdavid 16y ago
at startup weekend i started working on a browser plugin to help build vocab, by replacing a few words with the equivalent in the foreign language. i call it babelfin.
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by jdavid 16y ago
i am working on a browser plugin i call babelfin to help build vocabulary.
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HTML5: Local Storage oddities & tips
4 points by jdavid 16y ago|0 comments
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by jdavid 16y ago
If Intel bought this in CASH, that would be silly, most likely they took our a low interest rate loan and used the cash to back it. The fact that deals like this are happening means that the gloves are off and companies are not bunkering in
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by jdavid 16y ago
i want nVidia to go to war with Intel. In that war i support nVidia 100%. Computers are getting more an more integrated and mobile, and so, if there was an nVidia mobile CPU/GPU combo that would be my next laptop.
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by jdavid 16y ago
hey, HP, Jay Allard just left Microsoft! He has built his life on the social aspects of the internet, and knows games. I bet he could make a really successful tablet and phone product.
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by jdavid 16y ago
i wonder how a new CEO will effect the palm acquisition.

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