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by mbrutsch 13y ago
> 'looking' here means having a person look at the file or possibly having a system run analysis* of the file. Neither happens. I know that, and you know that, but I showed this article to my wife (who is a casual computer
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by mbrutsch 13y ago
How do they compute a hash of a file without actually looking at the file? Magic?
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by mbrutsch 13y ago
Wow, those are great posts. Pity I never saw most of them on the front page...
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by mbrutsch 13y ago
Meh. If I am "notable", then the bar is set pretty damn low.
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by mbrutsch 13y ago
This page says no: "Sans serif is better for children learning to read" Books produced for children are often printed with sans serif text as teachers claim that the simplicity of the letter shapes makes them more recognisable ( C
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by mbrutsch 13y ago
sigh If you buy an iPad for your dying mum, ask her for her password. Before she dies. Problem solved. I know all of my wife's passwords, and if my folks were alive, I'm sure I'd know all of them, as well.
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by mbrutsch 13y ago
Seems like Yelp took the "Mafia" part a little too seriously...
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by mbrutsch 13y ago
> Using a bimetallic strip to trigger a mechanical trigger is simply quite a brilliantly elegant way of solving a problem. For over 200 years, no less: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bimetallic_strip . It's cute
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by mbrutsch 13y ago
Why do you grant "academic freedom" some sort of special status, while decrying freedom of speech? Yes, Americans tend to confuse the legal principle with the ethical one, but both are equally valid.
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by mbrutsch 13y ago
It's much easier to go from html2txt than the opposite.
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by mbrutsch 13y ago
A-players often relish the opportunity to learn new skills. In the right environment, it can actually be fun, and it always helps improve their "A game".
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by mbrutsch 13y ago
http://www.cpap.com/productpage/disposable-white-filters-res... http://www.cpap.com/productpage/probasics-zzz-mask-sg-full-f...
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by mbrutsch 13y ago
> Would you call Aristotle and Newton ignorant? Absolutely. There was much they did not know, as is true of anyone. "Ignorant" is not an insult, it simply means you do not know something. Would you say Aristotle and Newton k
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by mbrutsch 13y ago
I just want to know where to get the t-shirts.
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by mbrutsch 13y ago
What would you know about it, jack?