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by jjguy 18y ago
It's too late in the day for me to give a coherent reply to all your questions. But your first, I think, is easy: The stronger that technology makes society, the less freedoms. Why? We apply new technologies in new ways to help improve an
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by jjguy 18y ago
yes! I thought the same when reading, and had to share. Incidentally, Kelly has been posting on "The Technium" for a while now. I added him to my blog roll because I respect his experience and have really enjoyed many of the things his wr
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KK on Unabomber: pounce on [technology] when it is down and kill it before it rises again(kk.org)
34 points by jjguy 18y ago|33 comments
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Kevin Kelly: Many species, one mind?(kk.org)
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Algorithmic art in Java and Flash(complexification.net)
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by jjguy 18y ago
You need to find the thing that distinguishes you from your peers. My story is undoubtedly different than yours, but I'll share parts; perhaps it can help you. I went to college on a military scholarship. After four years of school, I spe
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by jjguy 18y ago
dude, downmodded on your own post. you have my sincere apologies, that's silly.
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by jjguy 18y ago
"semantic web" is a buzzword, too ill-defined to allow anyone to define themselves with it label of "semantic web programmer." The intellectual academics point at the rise of standards, structured information and shout "the semantic web is
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by jjguy 18y ago
With his essay, I believe jsomers has proven PG's point.
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by jjguy 18y ago
plain text. I don't read HTML emails.
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by jjguy 18y ago
import MySQLdb db = MySQLdb.connect(blah) cur = db.cursor() cur.execute("SELECT foo from bar where baz") Spend your time customizing a data access layer to fit your needs, not shoehorning an existing framework into a situation where it'll n
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by jjguy 18y ago
I used OpenMosix and a modified version of john the ripper to build a distributed password cracker, back before rainbow tables. OpenMosix is linux with a modified kernel and some user-space tools; nodes automatically join the cluster, proce
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In case anyone missed it (facebook apps vs. iphone apps)
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by jjguy 18y ago
I was an active duty (fulltime) air force officer, and am now in the USAF reserves. I say do it. Some thoughts: 1 -- Typical time commitment is 1 weekend a month and 2 weeks per year; no matter how fast your startup is moving, you can swi
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by jjguy 18y ago
Uhm... Lots of good suggestions here. Given the innomence of your question, I'll take the liberty of assuming you won't take offense to me questioning some of the more fundamental assumptions. Why do you need to host your own DNS? Hones
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by jjguy 18y ago
University of Washington in Seattle University of Maryland in DC University of Texas in Austin 3 top-tier programs at public schools.
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by jjguy 18y ago
I use sendmail to pipe incoming messages to a python script using smrsh. "sendmail restricted shell" one liner change to sendmail.conf. Google around, lots of examples.
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by jjguy 18y ago
I've worked with SQL for a long time, with a variety of implementations and front-ends. Django's object model hurt my head. I didn't get it. There's simply too much black magic. e.g, how is: Entry.objects.filter( headline__starts
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by jjguy 18y ago
Despite the author's assertion "There will be none of the nostalgia, melodrama, black hat rhetoric or white hat over-analysis" the article is just that. Don't read too much into it.
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by jjguy 18y ago
Python script + e-mail to your cell phone number.
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by jjguy 18y ago
not sure I understand your question fully, but python does have support for memory-mapped files. >>> import mmap >>> help(mmap)
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by jjguy 19y ago
The insight re: tight integration of data structures into the syntax is pretty brilliant. I've struggled to articulate that several times, but never managed to get it right. It makes C laughable, highlights C++'s improvements were bolt-on
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by jjguy 19y ago
django's templating language is great for small projects, but their object model is a disaster. I'd roll your own data access layer.