k2enemy

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by k2enemy 13y ago
I initially liked the new photostream layout, but after using the site for a little while, I think I prefer the old layout. The new site definitely looks more modern and glossy, but there's a reason museums don't display photos in a huge mo
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by k2enemy 13y ago
On the old Flickr this was possible with a pro account. On the new Flickr, if you go to a single image page and click the three dots in the lower right corner, there is an option to "replace this photo."
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by k2enemy 13y ago
I don't see this as the purchaser making a charitable contribution. Rather, it is Tim Cook making the charitable contribution by giving his time. Think of it this way -- if GM donated a Corvette to a charity to auction off, the winner of t
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NYT Poll Finds Strong Acceptance for Public Surveillance(nytimes.com)
2 points by k2enemy 13y ago|0 comments
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by k2enemy 13y ago
Not to mention the implicit idea that if something makes law enforcement's job easier, then it should be legally mandated.
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by k2enemy 13y ago
They are all real world. Click the link.
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by k2enemy 13y ago
> The only solution that has ever actually worked is for government to step in, tax, regulate, and build infrastructure. I'm not aware of any case in all of history where anything else has been effective. That is far from the truth. On
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by k2enemy 13y ago
Not on a mac. There is FSEvent, but it doesn't recurse down directory trees,
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by k2enemy 13y ago
I tried crashplan also, but the showstopper is escaping me at the moment.
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by k2enemy 13y ago
> And consumers are not thinking in terms of encrypted sync, they're just thinking in terms of "I just want to do X, why is it so hard", and so I can't see this (very nice) solution really solving the problems that consumers have, that
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by k2enemy 14y ago
I used to be a huge mechanical keyboard user and advocate (model m and apple extended ii), but in the last year I've switched to the modern Apple chicklet style keyboard. In my personal experience, I can type much faster and they still hav
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by k2enemy 14y ago
Another color scheme that goes nicely with the theme is Boron: https://github.com/mjio/boron.tmtheme
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by k2enemy 14y ago
Interesting -- there is no such link in the page that I land on.
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by k2enemy 14y ago
Thanks. I don't know why open source projects tend to make it so difficult to find out what the new features are in a major release.
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by k2enemy 14y ago
I was also a long-time user of AeroFS, but SyncApp from BitTorrent has worked much better for me so I've switched over. I would recommend giving it a try.
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by k2enemy 14y ago
It is a form of price discrimination. In a nutshell, price discrimination is always better for the producer and results are mixed for consumers -- sometimes it leaves them better off, and sometimes worse off. The claim that this is not eco
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by k2enemy 14y ago
A little off topic, but Iceland Spar features prominently in Pynchon's "Against the Day"[1]. It is a pretty amazing book that might appeal to this audience. [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Against_the_Day#Doubling
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by k2enemy 14y ago
Books accomplish pretty much the same thing as moocs, yet the academy survived the invention of the printing press. I'm sure moocs will have their place, but I think fears about the destruction of academia are a little exaggerated.
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by k2enemy 14y ago
Sorry if I am just being slow this morning, but how can a histogram have a negative value?
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by k2enemy 14y ago
The fact that people talk about the "market capitalization" of bitcoins suggests that they treat it as a speculative investment and not a currency. Maybe it is unavoidable in the adoption phase of its life (supply relatively fixed and de
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by k2enemy 14y ago
> ...management's emphasis on keeping prices low and heavy infrastructure investments... The article is talking about the decrease in net income and infrastructure investments doesn't decrease net income. I've seen a lot of people sugg
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The Muddy Children Puzzle - Knowledge about Knowledge(xamuel.com)
2 points by k2enemy 14y ago|0 comments
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by k2enemy 14y ago
Add in SQLite and I'm right there with you. Base.app is pretty good, but another option would be great.
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by k2enemy 14y ago
Because CNN doesn't write link-bait articles when clients make money.
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by k2enemy 14y ago
And git-annex assistant ( http://git-annex.branchable.com/assistant/ )
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by k2enemy 14y ago
> The moral of this story: if you own bitcoins, make sure they are stored in a truly secure system. Many Bitcoin exchanges claim to be -- but really aren't -- truly secure! Then how do you know what storage locations are truly secure?
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by k2enemy 14y ago
> It's interesting to see the music industry keep moving forward and allowing this type of stuff to happen (and the itunes match/etc services). The other two big industries are so far behind. There is also a big difference in how easy/l
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by k2enemy 14y ago
If only the publishers would let them do this with books!
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Google Agrees to Change Business Practices to Resolve FTC Competition Concerns(ftc.gov)
63 points by k2enemy 14y ago|40 comments
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At Dawn We Sleep(nytimes.com)
44 points by k2enemy 14y ago|37 comments

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