jdc

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811.
by jdc 16y ago
Poverty is a state of mind.
812.
by jdc 16y ago
"Given the unique requirement of consoles -- the system must perform exactly like the original Xbox 360"
813.
by jdc 16y ago
...where retiring rich is defined as spending $300,000 annually. I'd personally move somewhere cheaper once my income no longer depended on my location.
814.
by jdc 16y ago
They'd probably rather not get arrested.
815.
by jdc 16y ago
Also key to the likelihood of an idea capturing your mind is how it emotionally engages you. In fact, I could go farther, stating that ideas alone can't be in the tops of our minds, but rather, some idea-emotion hybrid. "Top intuition" is t
816.
by jdc 16y ago
I actually have no attachment to structuring this information as a wiki, but I know of no better readily available, collaborative information sharing software. Problems of structure (front or backend) and organizing the content are the inse
817.
by jdc 16y ago
We have good information, but not good structure. Structure encourages high-quality contribution and eases querying of the information.
818.
by jdc 16y ago
I think we've established it should be user-editable. What structure would you suggest?
819.
by jdc 16y ago
Are you saying "we already have wikis and they're good enough" or sharing a starting point? When I look at those pages I see a fracation of what an HN wiki could be.
820.
Ask HN: Why do we not have a Wiki yet?
51 points by jdc 16y ago|29 comments
821.
by jdc 16y ago
Could you cite a couple examples of "ancient traditions" whose inventors are still living?
822.
by jdc 16y ago
Can we be friends?
823.
by jdc 16y ago
http://www.metacritic.com/search/game/world+of+warcraft/resu... Define mediocre.
824.
by jdc 16y ago
"In all cases, the measured Wi-Fi signal levels were very far below international exposure limits (IEEE C95.1-2005 and ICNIRP) and in nearly all cases far below other RF signals in the same environments." From this study: Radiofrequency exp
825.
by jdc 16y ago
The page linked is a proof of concept -- a minimal demonstration. The same process can be applied to any XSS vulnerable router. That said, I've upvoted you for the link.
826.
by jdc 16y ago
Is anyone else's reaction to the situation: "Oracle is dispensable"?
827.
by jdc 16y ago
Recommended reading: Starting strength http://books.google.com/books?id=hq4kAAAACAAJ Practical Programming for Strength Training http://books.google.com/books?id=A5iWRAAACAAJ Both are by Mark Rippetoe.
828.
by jdc 16y ago
So you think that karma has no benefit to the quality of the community? I'd love to see more high quality comments on HN, and an optimal karma system can help.
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Karma Inflation: Why Comment Karma is More Valuable than Submission Karma
3 points by jdc 16y ago|2 comments
830.
by jdc 16y ago
Bingo
831.
by jdc 16y ago
"Diversify Unsucked: Change." ... no.
832.
by jdc 16y ago
What happens if the IPhone 5 can stream your music directly from ITunes?
833.
by jdc 16y ago
Bear in mind that this article dates back to 2006. Jobs can see the world around him changing and adapt.
834.
by jdc 16y ago
This is a good example of choosing the right tool for the job. Because they're skipping wire laying in favour of remote SMS control, I'd say they're leapfrogging. [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leapfrogging
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Straight Dope on the IPod's Birth(wired.com)
94 points by jdc 16y ago|33 comments
836.
by jdc 16y ago
Great hackers will work under great leaders who have only a working knowledge of the technology. Steve Jobs is the conductor and Apple is the orchestra. Jobs can bring all the right people into a room, sell them his idea, and have them rab
837.
by jdc 16y ago
This reminds me Cal Newport's "pseudo-work" http://www.calnewport.com/blog/2007/07/26/the-straight-a-gos...
838.
by jdc 16y ago
Short revisit satellite imagery for outdoor fire detection.
839.
by jdc 17y ago
"The attack was crafted to steal the session cookie from the user logged-in to JIRA. When this issue was opened against the Infrastructure team, several of our administators clicked on the link. This compromised their sessions, including th
840.
by jdc 17y ago
Not being able to name a previous tablet computer has more to do with their lack of the iPad's heavy marketing. I'd imagine most of us would have similar trouble naming desktop PCs for the same reason. Maybe that's partly why Apple is havi

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