jgamman

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Guy makes a 3D version of Lunar Lander(lushprojects.com)
4 points by jgamman 17y ago|1 comments
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POW tap code(pbs.org)
20 points by jgamman 17y ago|5 comments
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Simple non-programmer explanation of REST architecture(xfront.com)
31 points by jgamman 17y ago|6 comments
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by jgamman 17y ago
most of the stuff doesn't play for me in NZ so we're still a ways from upload-once-play-anywhere
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by jgamman 17y ago
oh man, check out that floating frog ;-) bring on the jellybird gel (extra points for naming that movie) http://www.hfml.ru.nl/pics/Movies/frog.mpg
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by jgamman 17y ago
i agree with him - i can't code at all so i was forced to go this route to build some projects for my last position. i invested a lot of time in the specs to start with and as the contractor and i got more comfortable with what 'success lo
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by jgamman 17y ago
yep - same here at the same place. macbook pro FF 3.0.11
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by jgamman 17y ago
oh man, that takes me back - i had a similar experience for about 4 months after a bad bicycle accident when i was a kid. the whole family sits down for a roast dinner, the whizz of a blender and my portion poured out into a modified tube
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Install a drain heat recovery unit: worth the effort?(pingswept.org)
17 points by jgamman 17y ago|3 comments
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Name Frequency vs Year Interactive Chart: caution, timewaster potential is high(babynamewizard.com)
2 points by jgamman 17y ago|0 comments
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by jgamman 17y ago
my first thought was Canadian soldiers quoting Shakespeare as they launched across the great lakes...
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by jgamman 17y ago
thanks for that and to all the other HNers that took the time to reply - i think i'll go with 2.6 but book a recurring task to make sure i'm at least aware of the changes in moving to 3.1
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by jgamman 17y ago
proof reading mr woicik - it's your friend
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Ask HN: start with python 2.6 or 3?
31 points by jgamman 17y ago|17 comments
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Death of Kodachrome belies technological leap it represented(arstechnica.com)
16 points by jgamman 17y ago|5 comments
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by jgamman 17y ago
been there - it is totally worth the trip. this is a great write up as well, makes me want to print it out and go again (if i still lived in scotland...)
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by jgamman 17y ago
inflation from the credit crunch should achieve this for all quarters in the US over the next decade... ;-)
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How to be a genius(newscientist.com)
11 points by jgamman 17y ago|2 comments
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Koordinates: an NZ geodata company(koordinates.com)
1 points by jgamman 17y ago|0 comments
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by jgamman 17y ago
it could go either way but in general x seconds after reading it (YMMV) and judging it HN worthy. i have found submitting stories prior to reading them, or even knowing that they exist, to be an inferior method.
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Protein sequencing gone awry: 1 sample, 27 labs, 20 results(arstechnica.com)
29 points by jgamman 17y ago|7 comments
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by jgamman 18y ago
one would think (100 - equity needed to incentivise other workers)... sarcasm aside, that's the only thing that counts - you have to make a deal and the only thing you have to buy their time is equity in your idea. 1% of a x-million dollar
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by jgamman 18y ago
thanks! and crap - yet another example of 'i'll never have an original idea...' deflation kicking in about now
534.
by jgamman 18y ago
arrgghh the graphics hurt my brain... memo to self: gotta stop reading tufte
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by jgamman 18y ago
i've always thought a large compressed liquid 'sack' pressed hard up against some bearings could be controlled via motors etc so that when you walk the sack rotates instead of you moving - imagine a mouse wheel big enough to stand on...
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by jgamman 18y ago
there's a guy doing G-measurements at really small scales here: http://www.stanford.edu/group/kgb/Research/gravity2.html i'm still astounded at just how good the 1/r^2 relationship has held up for what? 300 years?
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by jgamman 18y ago
I guess they're just busy trying to avoid beaching themselves and trying to hear themselves think with all that ultra-low frequency sonar bouncing around these days. I mean, we all get a little User Generated Content fatigue now and again.
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by jgamman 18y ago
thanks guys
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Beautiful visualisations of everyday statistics(chrisjordan.com)
35 points by jgamman 18y ago|11 comments
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by jgamman 18y ago
i still don't get the instantiation thing why datetime.datetime.now() ?? what's special about saying it twice? noob question but a link somewhere that explains this would be appreciated.

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