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by mcantor 15y ago
They'd been sitting on the floor until now.
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by mcantor 15y ago
Perhaps you could enlighten us with an article about how to live a flawless life, as you appear to have it figured out.
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by mcantor 15y ago
I disagree so hard. Computer programs should be written primarily for humans to read, and only incidentally to be executed by computers. The connection between writing and programming is vital: they are both the practice of expressing
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Blurbs for the Greatest Book Never Written(johnwiswell.blogspot.com)
1 points by mcantor 15y ago|0 comments
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by mcantor 15y ago
It seems like this would be a total stopping point for mobile users, too.
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by mcantor 15y ago
Travel and worldliness are both interesting subjects to many hackers. I'm sure that a less notable hacker moving to Singapore wouldn't attract quite so much attention, but you should notice that most of this thread isn't about Mr. Sivers:
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by mcantor 15y ago
Anything less would not qualify as due diligence!
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by mcantor 15y ago
Your self-effacing "PHP programmer" comment surprised me and made me chuckle. Thank you for that!
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by mcantor 15y ago
" I'm not sure if that's due to a misunderstanding on your part or a lack of clarity on my part. " These are merely two perspectives from which we can view the same phenomenon.
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by mcantor 15y ago
This is an interesting approach. It seemed to me that the OP would agree with what you are saying, up to the point where the police said they couldn't help. He certainly doesn't explicitly say anything about why he is posting the photos
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by mcantor 15y ago
Another good book to read along this vein is The Design of Everyday Things by Donald Norman. He talks a lot about designing things which afford being used correctly; that is, you can't help but use them the right way, just based on the
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by mcantor 15y ago
The "redundant favicon" complaint is somewhat mitigated by the "Pin Tab" feature. Right-click any tab and select "Pin Tab". I no longer browse with my bookmarks bar displayed because of this feature!
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by mcantor 15y ago
Are you saying that the person in the pictures may be someone other than the thief (e.g., they purchased the stolen laptop), or that the pictures shouldn't be published even if they depict the thief? Also, are you uncomfortable with the pub
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by mcantor 15y ago
Hmm... I guess I'll be the one who posts the Fauxgeek's Lament on this thread. Reading stuff like this always makes me feel like a second-rate geek! I've had my fair share of soldering iron burns (for my senior project in college, I cracke
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by mcantor 15y ago
Is it just me, or are Google's APIs becoming more farcical with every revision? I see these words before "API" that you just wouldn't think belong in that context. Now "Prediction API". It makes me really excited for the next batch. Baco
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What Men Want(johnwiswell.blogspot.com)
4 points by mcantor 15y ago|0 comments
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by mcantor 15y ago
I think perhaps you were downvoted because your posts were mainly attacking a straw man. I don't think anyone has been supporting the idea of basing policy solely on the beliefs of young people. (FWIW I did not downvote you)
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by mcantor 15y ago
This is super-neato, but what I am really waiting for is a way to fake device capabilities in the market, so I can finally use the RememberTheMilk app on my rooted gTablet!
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by mcantor 15y ago
The Bureau Of Statistical Chicanery And Related Ballyhoo has reviewed your appeal and, based on the extenuating circumstances you described, has chosen not to revoke your blogging license... ... FOR NOW! ( dramatic reverb )
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by mcantor 15y ago
You have lied with statistics! The top chart goes from 0% to 50%, and the bottom goes from 0% to 5% . Edward Tufte frowns , sir!
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by mcantor 15y ago
Maybe I'm just an optimist, but it didn't actually seem to me like he was trying to say anything nasty about you. I thought he was just joking/reflecting on the universal appeal of the article--it's well-written and accessible, so it would
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by mcantor 15y ago
You seem to be suggesting that the world would be better off if this article didn't exist. I'm interested to know why, because I found it mostly funny and a little thought-provoking. I didn't get the impression that the author claims his
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by mcantor 15y ago
Well-said. Lately one of my mantras has been "Do What Works For You". We tend to broadcast our opinions as if they were the only possible approach for all people, because our insecurities make us fear being wrong every time we see someone
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by mcantor 15y ago
There happens to be an entire nutritional philosophy based on exactly that approach: http://thepaleodiet.com/
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Do what you love, but don't be a bum(thingsfittogether.com)
2 points by mcantor 15y ago|0 comments
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by mcantor 15y ago
It was my understanding that the derogatory use of "sophistry" implies an intent to deceive , which is not professed by the author of the article.
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Indie Comics Seized by Customs Agents at US-Canada Border(comicsalliance.com)
24 points by mcantor 15y ago|16 comments
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by mcantor 15y ago
I started a new job recently; at my previous location, I ate with the other developers (some of whom I worked closely with, or had done so in the past). I've been at the new place for less than two weeks; it's a much smaller company, and I
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Ask HN: Who do you eat lunch with?
9 points by mcantor 15y ago|21 comments
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by mcantor 15y ago
Eat alone & don't think about work.

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