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   by jdc 10y ago

   Is there anything that iTunes could learn from Steam?
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   by jdc 10y ago

   Can these options not be set with an ini file? If not, why not use a shell script?
3. 633.▲
   by jdc 11y ago

   Along with many others, I feel that the law is currently misinterpreted.
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   by jdc 11y ago

   Why do you think scraping needs justifying in the first place?
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   by jdc 11y ago

   The Feds' ability to acquire signals has not changed. Their ability to process signals has changed drastically.
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   by jdc 11y ago

   "The point of rigour is not to destroy all intuition; instead, it should be used to destroy bad intuition while clarifying and elevating good intuition." - Terry Tao https://terrytao.wordpress.com/career-advice&#x2
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   by jdc 11y ago

   I'd probably make a best effort quantify these concerns and put them in their own columns.
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   by jdc 11y ago

   I'm not really one for the "greed is good mantra", but I do think it's really interesting where each person is willing to balk and vocally oppose what someone does to profit. In this case, I believe you're implying
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   by jdc 11y ago

   What's the best way to make Go more LISP-like?
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    by jdc 11y ago

    What I find is that arguments in the comments are held to a lower standard. There's no way an original article can get away with the kind of hand-waviness we in the peanut gallery can. If someone writes an article whose primary asserti
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    by jdc 11y ago

    Man, HN's standards for a top story and a top comment are really different, are they?
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    by jdc 11y ago

    This is not satisfactory response. Put another way, what I'm wondering is what it is that seems unpleasant or morally objectionable about the OP's behaviour.
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    by jdc 11y ago

    What led you to choose the label "jerk"?
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    by jdc 11y ago

    I think the point is that viruses can exploit properties of their hosts regardless of how they came to do so.
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    by jdc 11y ago

    There are independent ECM repair shops out there which helps keep maintenance costs down and cuts dependence on the OEM. http://www.autocompdirect.com http://www.autoecmstore.com
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    by jdc 11y ago

    Regarding the module dependency woes, check out Carton ( https://metacpan.org/pod/Carton ).
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    by jdc 11y ago

    I concur. This is trivial to rewrite in more neutral language. Try this: "Microsoft Says It Backs Apple in Case Over Alleged Insurgent's Phone."
18. 648.▲
    by jdc 11y ago

    What do you think Adobe should have done to hinder people from creating (or perhaps publishing) low quality content?
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    by jdc 11y ago

    Looks like a PR piece. http://paulgraham.com/submarine.html https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=Rural%20Studio%27s%202... http://www.prweb.com/releases/ruralstudiosept15/artf
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    by jdc 11y ago

    There is truth in what you say, but I find this comment gratuitously negative. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
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    by jdc 11y ago

    It would be wise to remember that we only speak for ourselves.
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    by jdc 11y ago

    Maybe, maybe not. See also: "Juking the Stats". https://medium.com/@peaceandchoi/the-downside-of-data-juking...
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    by jdc 11y ago

    The 500 smartest people? They simply delegate and entrust a small committee of the five most qualified people with the resources they need to get the job done.
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    by jdc 11y ago

    Anyone know how this compares to OSv?
25. 655.▲
    by jdc 11y ago

    I understand the aversion to backdoors and am quite sympathetic to the view that all encrypted communication should be revealed only to the sender's intended recipient(s). However, the choice is not always ours to make.
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    by jdc 11y ago

    I think the techincal issue is guaranteeing the that the backdoor, whatever form it takes, can only be used in the service of a lawful court order.
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    by jdc 11y ago

    I'd love to see an artists rendering of this idea as a map similar to xkcd's map of online communities.
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    by jdc 11y ago

    "Most violence in the world is defended by expressing moral sentiments"
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    by jdc 11y ago

    Aren't there significant carbon emissions released during the production of a Tesla car and its components?
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    by jdc 11y ago

    What if the web page's developer specifies an engine not available on your platform (OS/hardware)?