kerkeslager

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by kerkeslager 13y ago
It's no excuse, but I see a reason for this: most people feel they understand these irrelevant topics better than they understand the scalability features of the infrastructure Reddit has built. People talk about their comfort zone.
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by kerkeslager 13y ago
I don't have a Facebook account, so I can't sign up. I think this is probably true of a lot of Bitcoin users--for a lot of Bitcoin users, Bitcoin is a way to stay off the grid, and being on Facebook would defeat the purpose. My su
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by kerkeslager 13y ago
There's something which makes me suspicious about this story. Why would the NSA splice into fiber at the bottom of the ocean? Fibers at the bottom of the ocean have two endpoints, both of which are on or near land. Why bother with all
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by kerkeslager 13y ago
This isn't just an ethical way to do business--it's also profitable. The OP seems to be a very satisfied customer. Apple may have lost $750 (gross) on this one purchase, but over the next 10 years will likely make much, much more
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by kerkeslager 16y ago
> In contrast, in a GC system where you do _not_ have access to the explicit refcounting, you tend to always copy the node, just because you don't know if the original node might be shared through another tree or not. Even if sharing e
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by kerkeslager 16y ago
In addition to making you think more about your design, I'd say it makes your design inherently more flexible. Once your design is flexible enough to do two different things, it's much more likely to be able to do three things than if it co
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by kerkeslager 16y ago
I wasn't able to find more than four until I tried "Justin Bieber", which returned no results. I guess that means it hasn't found a path for Justin Bieber yet?
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by kerkeslager 16y ago
Finding the longest path is computationally impossible.
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by kerkeslager 17y ago
I've been sitting on a medicine ball for a while, and I agree that there's a big tendency to slouch into a C-shaped back. However, if you are conscious of your posture, it is possible to sit with an S-shaped back. At least, that's my subj
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by kerkeslager 17y ago
This is a great article. Some choice bits: > What happened? One standard answer is that advertisers overpaid for ad placement in the past, and now the Gray Lady, confronted with precise readership metrics, is finally getting paid the p
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by kerkeslager 17y ago
I don't know if I would go so far as to disagree with TorKlingberg, but I do see the trend you mention. Technically expert users will do whatever it takes to get a product they want to work, even if it really isn't worth the effort . This
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by kerkeslager 17y ago
Adults aren't teenagers. As an adult, your [highest daytime alertness is at 10AM]( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Biological_clock_human.PNG ). You don't go from drowsy to alert instantly, so 9AM to 10AM is one of the most alert parts