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by jim_h 16y ago
I'm slow this morning. That took me a couple of minutes to get the example. 'foo = 42 and foo / 2' I was expecting an undefined variable since foo was never set because I was thinking of it as foo = (42 and foo / 2) Basically I would write
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by jim_h 16y ago
To remember something you have to constantly use that information. The basic information from your youth stays with you because you were tested on it daily and practiced it for years. Also the young brain soaked up information better befo
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by jim_h 16y ago
There's only been 1 RC, unless I've missed something.
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by jim_h 16y ago
I went with Linode since they let me set the size of the vm. I can then make my own copies/backups. Slicehost does have a nicer looking interface though, but I think their backup service is not free. I've also been waiting for prgmr.com t
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by jim_h 16y ago
http://guides.rails.info/index.html
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by jim_h 16y ago
Microsoft should bring life back to the Courier. I'd buy that.
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by jim_h 16y ago
Microsoft, bring life back to the Courier and I'll be a customer. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Courier
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by jim_h 16y ago
The PassengerMinInstances option is going to be nice to have. No more having to wait a couple of seconds for the page to come up in the morning.
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by jim_h 16y ago
I noticed it this week. I wish the lines hugged a little closer to the building and on the sidewalk though. I use it to measure my jogging distance and having it measure the street instead of the sidewalk can add a mile to my routine, whi
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by jim_h 16y ago
I think e-reader prices have gone low enough for most people. Now it's time for ebook prices to drop. Also more older books converted to ebook format.
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by jim_h 16y ago
into some people's pockets..
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by jim_h 16y ago
I've gotten very selective about which android apps I install. It seems like some apps ask for more access than I would like to give them and what I think they need.
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by jim_h 16y ago
Thanks. I've read this before, but it's always good to reread it.
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by jim_h 16y ago
Microsoft isn't free. You need to get licenses for MS SQL, MS Windows Server, etc. As you expand, you have to pay for more licenses.
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by jim_h 16y ago
Good teachers are undervalued. Education is valued, but they sure don't give the enough compensation to the teachers. Teachers need more recognition. It's not the institution that makes a school great, it's the teachers. Thank you to th
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by jim_h 16y ago
I use 'ad block', 'noscript' (not allow google analytics) and 'cs lite' (block cookies). Also 'better privacy' to clear my flash files.
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by jim_h 16y ago
$150 is a good price. I see Android tablets from China for $100, but slower and less ram and not as good looking. Since I already have a new smartphone, the tablet seems a bit lacking. Not Android 2.2, only 800mhz compared to 1ghz, only 2
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by jim_h 16y ago
This was posted a couple of days ago. (I knew this looked familiar.) http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1542484 Here is the direct link to David Cancel's site with the article. http://davidcancel.com/data-driven-startups/
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by jim_h 16y ago
It's not too impossible. Take for example that I could buy an Android tablet from dealextreme.com for about $100 (free shipping). 7" touchscreen, wifi, sd slot. It's not the fastest, but it's probably usable. $100 - shipping costs - prof
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by jim_h 16y ago
What does this mean for eFuse, on the Droid x/2 phones, which is supposed to protect the system from unauthorized updates? edit - Why was I voted down? Is it bad to ask questions? I thought others might be curious about this too. (BTW, t
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by jim_h 16y ago
"everybody in this whole thread agrees.." I didn't get that memo and I am unanimous in that. I was never arguing what to call 'short term rentals' or whatever you want to call it. I am questioning why it's unsafe and why the FUD (in the ar
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by jim_h 16y ago
Since this law doesn't apply to my apartment and everybody's apartment, are we living in unsafe conditions? If someone were to visit and stay in your apartment for a few days, then somehow it becomes unsafe?
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by jim_h 16y ago
(So, are you avoiding backing up your statement?) I never said that or implied that. We are talking about places to stay, not restaurants(food). Don't change the topic.
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by jim_h 16y ago
I think the chances of people doing an apartment 'swap' for their out of town/country vacation is pretty slim. 2 people going in the exact opposite direction and wanting to living in the other person's home. Seems slim chance to me unless
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by jim_h 16y ago
"There's a reason that hotels have to be licensed, and it's because people occasionally die if they're not." Show us something that backs up your statement. People die all the time. Even from things that are heavily regulated and licensed
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by jim_h 16y ago
Also this: "absent owners can lend their rooms, but are banned from taking money". This means people that go on vacation cannot take in renters. (Sorry, your point was a bit lost in all the FUD that was in that article.)
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by jim_h 16y ago
FUD. I'll summarize for you below. I call it FUD since the author never provides any sources or anything to actually back up what he writes. "don’t want to be burned alive by faulty wiring" "lack of fire exits or basic electrical safety"
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by jim_h 16y ago
They're missing a monitor, keyboard and mouse. Also speakers.. This is a good setups assuming you have all those parts laying around and not being used by anything else. Otherwise you might also need to get a KVM to share those periphera
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by jim_h 16y ago
What about home owners convert their N family house into N+1 (or N+2) family houses and rent out the floor(s)? In fact I'm pretty sure it's very common to do. I've even seen houses with 2 floors, but 5 mailboxes. I'm sure the government
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by jim_h 16y ago
That's l33t.

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