lvryc

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by lvryc 12y ago
I read the grandparent as being a parody of how the stereotypical engineer thinks. Poe's law in action?
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by lvryc 13y ago
Do you use org-mode?[1] It's perfect for outlining and managing lots of information. Once you've written your paper, you can easily export it to HTML, PDF (through LaTeX) or plain text to be copied into a Word document, if that&#x
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by lvryc 13y ago
They're also running a kickstarter-style crowdfunding attempt at https://pledge.immunityproject.org/the-free-hiv-aids-vaccine .
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by lvryc 13y ago
> (I'm looking to extract audio clips from video files by using the subtitles and timing information, to create listening flashcards. Since Anki doesn't really do this, not reusing their code isn't really a big deal.) Just
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by lvryc 13y ago
To anybody else who first skimmed over this quote: the first half is funny, 'classic Feynman.' The last half is not.
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How we're using a sewing machine to design an iPad game(blog.vitei.com)
7 points by lvryc 13y ago|5 comments
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by lvryc 13y ago
Google is a 350 billion dollar advertising company...
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by lvryc 13y ago
The Suits references on http://getinch.com/how-it-works made me smile.
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Arab Women Blaze Trails in Start-Ups(online.wsj.com)
1 points by lvryc 13y ago|0 comments
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Why Australian technology start-ups don’t need to go to Silicon Valley(brw.com.au)
2 points by lvryc 13y ago|0 comments
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The Darkest Place on the Internet Isn't Just for Criminals(wired.com)
2 points by lvryc 13y ago|0 comments
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by lvryc 13y ago
I quite like the 'apology' he received from the conference organizers: > In July 2013 I told the NSA-affiliated conference organizers that I was having some problems in getting my visa, and gently asked whether they could do so
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by lvryc 13y ago
Some context: I don't actually know how useful this will be. Most foreign companies already use VPNs to Hong Kong or the US. Almost all the expatriates I know have personal VPNs set up as well. Astrill ( https://www.astrill.c
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For Example: how some of the NYTimes' best visualisations were made.(bost.ocks.org)
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by lvryc 13y ago
Trevyn, above, mentioned, > The conversion from LaTeX to HTML was expensive: we raised considerable funds, but ran out before finishing Volumes II and III, so we are only posting Volume I initially. I don't know too much about digit