macowar

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by macowar 8y ago
And the same may be said about the products we make today 40 years from now. Survivorship bias is the logical error of concentrating on the things that made it past some selection process and overlooking those that did not.
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by macowar 12y ago
Where is the reference implementation?
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by macowar 13y ago
I don't see why that warrants taking the github repo down.
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by macowar 13y ago
Mythtv
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by macowar 13y ago
Just try and compile this simple program: > println("System"); It gives this error: "At line undefined, the submission failed to compile with the error: Error: Sorry, but you may not use the keyword 'System'&quot
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by macowar 13y ago
I want a product that comes up with new product ideas.
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by macowar 13y ago
Is Hacker News the new reddit now? Should I start posting graphic memes?
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by macowar 13y ago
So I just tried out adioso on a desktop. It wasn't as responsive as I hoped.
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by macowar 14y ago
Well, technically a file system is a specialized typed of database. NTFS has some support for removing duplicate files and replacing them with links. Windows server 2008 calls this feature "Single Instance Storage".
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by macowar 14y ago
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by macowar 14y ago
sudo apt-get install ruby-full build-essential rubygems apache2 && sudo gem install rails && rails hello && cd hello && rails generate controller hello && rails script/server && wget http://1
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by macowar 14y ago
Pigments can sometimes be stubborn things. But I find that folks tend agree that darker greens are 'greener' than lighter greens. So for best results I'd use a dark green with a glossy finish. It should produce the greener hue that you a
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by macowar 14y ago
Prepare a demo video ahead of time. If the actual demo fails, show the video in its place.
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by macowar 14y ago
Well, provided that this doesn't need to be highly secured. You could base invite keys on some property of the verification code. For example, you could design a system where a code is valid if the sum of the first five digits is equal to