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by jpwagner 16y ago
This experiment is not meant for practical poker. It is neat though.
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by jpwagner 16y ago
Also doesn't detect stalemate. umm...are you saying that when in a position where it's impossible to make a move, it still moves?
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by jpwagner 16y ago
would you mind re-pasting the beautified code from the locally saved source? there are characters missing in the pasted blob (notice the italics.)
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by jpwagner 16y ago
The original post was interesting because it attempted to simplify something (the role of CEO) to its core, which is an exercise that is always thought provoking and revealing. This post is more just a run-of-the-mill HBR-style article. It
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by jpwagner 16y ago
... promoting a pawn ...and then there's the 50 move and repetition draws ...and a non-chess player may not realize how vital a knowledge of openings is but it basically works
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Ask HN: OpenVPN vs. Hamachi/Remobo/etc
2 points by jpwagner 16y ago|3 comments
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by jpwagner 16y ago
seriously?
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Arcade Fire Film/Browser hack(thewildernessdowntown.com)
21 points by jpwagner 16y ago|1 comments
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by jpwagner 16y ago
no, that's a mantra: http://academicearth.org/lectures/dont-write-mission-stateme...
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by jpwagner 16y ago
i'm going to guess you work for some company (hopefully htc, samsung, lg, or apple) and i'll tell you exactly what i want from a smartphone and why it's a bad time to buy one right now. first of all it seems like every month two new "iphone
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by jpwagner 16y ago
gfr, are you writing a book or something? you've done 8 Ask HN's and only ever posted 2 comments...
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by jpwagner 16y ago
for all $X > p, (price to play) myLifeQuality(p,X) > myLifeQuality(X,2X) > myLifeQuality(X,X/2) easy
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by jpwagner 16y ago
depends how you define the invention in question or even "dead". with voip and mobile phones are we taking about the same invention? because talking-to-other-people will likely never die. are you calling that the "telephone". vinyl LP's a
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by jpwagner 16y ago
http://i36.tinypic.com/293wmrb.jpg
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by jpwagner 16y ago
if it's so easy to find, then why is it being deleted from the ftp server? (see email) i don't personally care. think/believe/dream what you want. (i do get particularly peeved when people use language manipulations like "screaming and sho
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by jpwagner 16y ago
that is irrelevant to the OP's point
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by jpwagner 16y ago
this is the dumbest argument ever. you lose credibility by interjecting small jabs and opinions (ie, "unqualified") and irrelevant commentary (ie, the relevance of the surprise-factor is...?) i personally think the whole issue is silly beca
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by jpwagner 16y ago
I had never heard of Thomas Crapper. That's one misconception that must live on...
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by jpwagner 16y ago
LOL...(it has also replaced Bless You as a reply to when someone sneezes)
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by jpwagner 16y ago
There's seems to be some disagreement and debate here about what is "less distracting" between superscripts (followed by footnotes) and links. To me this seems obvious since one adds text to the sentence (literally a number) and the other
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by jpwagner 16y ago
no, more like: The war of 1812 was started by the United States in response to a series of trade restrictions to impede on-going American trade with France. Vs. The war of 1812 was started by the United States in response to a series of t
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by jpwagner 16y ago
thanks, i read the article. footnotes are convenient when reading a physical object because, as you imply, more information right there can be distracting. however if you choose to go find the footnote, that's up to the reader and would ob
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by jpwagner 16y ago
if you care, email Rich, the author, and ask that he remove the apostrophe. no one here needs to be made aware of your nitpicking.
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by jpwagner 16y ago
footnotes are an antiquated paradigm and links exist specifically to make finding more info easier. although hover over text is the worst.
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by jpwagner 16y ago
Remember, they do not know fear
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by jpwagner 17y ago
Search online for all of the Python format characters. - page 16 Awesome! Not your usual textbook exercise.
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by jpwagner 17y ago
Very unprofessional
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How to Approach a VC(bothsidesofthetable.com)
1 points by jpwagner 17y ago|0 comments
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by jpwagner 17y ago
That is the furthest thing from "odd"
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by jpwagner 17y ago
I always thought it would be a fun project to use an etymology database to make a Latinate-to-Germanic thesaurus, something you could use just like spell check on a document to suggest Germanic alternatives to Latinate words. struck me fu

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