john_whelan

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by john_whelan 13y ago
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4928762
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by john_whelan 13y ago
This is the greatest music news I've heard in a while. I'm currently doing spotify's 2 month free trial and the only con I've come across was not having Led Zeppelin, the Beatles and some other artists. Hopefully this co
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by john_whelan 13y ago
I can't tell you how many times I played through the demo, which I believe I got in a kids-targeted-cereal box (CHEX?) I still go back every ~three years and play it again. It's Timeless.
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by john_whelan 13y ago
I wouldn't say there's a hostility toward woman and black people, but there's definitely a shortage in the hacker scene. Out of all the groups I've been a part of, the technological people I've been around seem to c
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by john_whelan 13y ago
This is all fine and dandy, but what really needs to happen is for these Tech Giants to come together and not ask the government for a reform, but to tell the government that a reform needs to take place. What, does the President not think
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by john_whelan 13y ago
http://hackaday.com/2013/10/22/usb-implementers-forum-says-n... - This should be a good artical
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by john_whelan 13y ago
Fair enough, Great work!
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by john_whelan 13y ago
https://twitter.com/nntaleb/status/409796087264714752 - I think this is what the poster is referring to?
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by john_whelan 13y ago
Pretty cool, seems like more of an expensive novelty item. What happens if they get wet? It doesn't say anything about them being waterproof.
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by john_whelan 13y ago
Neat! Any reason why it only shows five links per page?
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by john_whelan 13y ago
Thank you! I don't know much about networks so I'm glad you could answer the question
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Ask HN: Why did this shut the entire network down?
1 points by john_whelan 13y ago|3 comments
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by john_whelan 13y ago
HTML mostly because of the capabilities that came with HTML5.
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by john_whelan 13y ago
Hmm, that's not a bad business scheme 1. Create a smart phone 2. Release a lot of free apps that put the phone at risk for the user breaking it 3. ??? 4. Profit
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by john_whelan 13y ago
The only android device I have is a nexus 7. It's very large and I'm nervous I'm going to chuck it across the room.
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by john_whelan 13y ago
Yes, though I may sound cliche, they put their life on the line everyday for us. When you go to work do you need to carry a gun with you and know that you might not come home at night?
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by john_whelan 13y ago
+ one of those four people was a police officer
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by john_whelan 14y ago
If this was in response to the code.com video, I think this author missed the message of it. Code.com said that people should learn to code because it makes people think more analytically. Just like why people take math classes. Do I need t