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by mcartyem 14y ago
Pediatricians in Russia recommend taking babies outside for at least thirty minutes every day too, partly because the freezing temperature kills germs.
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by mcartyem 14y ago
Is there anything you believe could have helped avoid HN being down in the way it did? (Sorry to hijack this post; I doubt you'd see this question in the proper HN downtime post.)
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by mcartyem 14y ago
Could one say the same if coffee was replaced with cigarettes?
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Ask HN: Is design intrinsically about being unique?
1 points by mcartyem 14y ago|2 comments
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by mcartyem 14y ago
Why must Lenovo reach a roughly 10% share in each of the target markets to achieve long-term profitability? "He vows to keep investing, regardless of returns, until the firm reaches a roughly 10% share in each of the target markets. Only w
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by mcartyem 14y ago
His point on continuations is invalid. "The problem: because closures can’t be stored in databases, you really have to use a hash table on your web daemon." This is not true. Closures can be stored anywhere you want.
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Ask HN: Is coffee healthy?
11 points by mcartyem 14y ago|17 comments
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by mcartyem 14y ago
Can anyone explain in less than ten words the most important reason to program in Go?
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by mcartyem 14y ago
I don't think everyone should stop using the web browser. It's fascinating anyone starts using smartphones.
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by mcartyem 14y ago
What were some of the first things that ran through your mind when you first started learning HTML, CSS, and/or JS?
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What HN users just realized(hnsearch.com)
6 points by mcartyem 14y ago|2 comments
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by mcartyem 14y ago
President Harry S. Truman said “The C Students Run the World” http://jobs.aol.com/articles/2010/11/16/c-students-more-succ... http://blog.pdus2go.com/special-edition/why-a-students-dont-... http://elitedaily.com/elite/2012/students-run
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by mcartyem 14y ago
You'll be surprised how often logic is needed. Can you automatically compute pixels or colors with CSS based on values of other elements in CSS? Or combined with values coming from a user's preferences? Seemingly trivial logic can reduce pr
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by mcartyem 14y ago
why not use them? Because they are not powerful enough.
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by mcartyem 14y ago
http://subjectivelisp.org
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by mcartyem 14y ago
You seem to be saying that the reason to use HTML+CSS+Javascript is that without them one would need to use HTML+CSS+Javascript. That you use it because you need it. Well, are you sure you need all three? An alternative would be to use a mo
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by mcartyem 14y ago
Does it have macros?
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by mcartyem 14y ago
Are you suggesting that the metric of how powerful a programming language is is the quantity of companies using it?
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by mcartyem 14y ago
Can anyone explain in less than ten words why one should learn Scala in 2013?
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by mcartyem 14y ago
Can anyone who read the article say in less than ten words why Canada's productivity has been underestimated for decades?
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by mcartyem 14y ago
Can someone explain why they use CSS and HTML? Why are two presentation frameworks used with a language called Javascript bolted on top, rather than a powerful programming language?
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by mcartyem 14y ago
The best solution to home automation is to have such a small home that there's no need to automate. That's a special case of a more general solution. The best way to solve a problem is to not have to solve it.
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by mcartyem 14y ago
Does the end goal extend beyond getting household chores done and into educating children to intrinsically want to do chores? You improve what you measure. Is points what you want to measure?
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Ask HN: You've been programming. What surprised you?
8 points by mcartyem 14y ago|7 comments
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by mcartyem 14y ago
It's great. I wanted this literally two days ago.
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by mcartyem 14y ago
I would use it.
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by mcartyem 14y ago
Is hiring a development firm the best option?
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by mcartyem 14y ago
How did you conclude the information technology age requires you to be on your a-game as much as possible? There can be advantages to being on your c-game.
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by mcartyem 14y ago
Being forced to come up with a different domain name can be more valuable than 100K. It could help you rethink your entire approach to the problem you are solving.
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by mcartyem 14y ago
It's not enough to build something that's better. You also need to sneak it in like a Trojan horse into a user's fortress. You can't easily launch a frontal attack on Linux. One of the most valuable opportunities with mobile is that current

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