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by milesf 12y ago
Yeah, I went there. And no, I'm not sorry :) http://imgur.com/9bnvWRm
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by milesf 12y ago
My guess is Portal 3 will have these everywhere, with GLaDOS repeatedly uttering "can't be hushed here".
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by milesf 12y ago
Not sure why the change (used to be $399/year) but I'm looking forward to hacking on some ideas. Just use your email address and the license code "GEPFREE"
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Google Earth Pro is now free(google.com)
3 points by milesf 12y ago|1 comments
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by milesf 12y ago
How is this any different than their previous "free" access to server products for a few years? The idea being build it at low cost, then flip the company?
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by milesf 12y ago
Let's see... they bought PeepCode, Digital-Tutors, TekPub, and now Code School. I wonder who will be next?
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by milesf 12y ago
The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately sick; who can understand it?
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by milesf 12y ago
I use http://camelcamelcamel.com to track stuff I'm looking to buy. Here's a screenshot from my price tracking last year on a WD 6TB drive: http://i.imgur.com/evOBCVN.png
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Are You Protected When an Employee Leaves?(michaeldeanberg.com)
2 points by milesf 12y ago|0 comments
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by milesf 12y ago
It was a typical podcast talk between typical Rubyists. There's a copy of it up on archive.org: https://archive.org/details/Coderpath10-JamesGolick I think the only people who would really have been offended by it
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by milesf 12y ago
I remember interviewing James for a podcast I used to produce. It was hilarious in that many of my friends are strong Christians, and many of James' friends are part of the BDSM community. We could not have been more polar opposites on
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by milesf 12y ago
Unacceptable, Apple. Tim, you can rattle on about how you're deeply offended by this documentary, but I flat out don't believe you. Apple has always been a tough company. It's in the DNA, with Jobs' infamous abuse of ear
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BBC Panorama Documentary: Apple's Broken Promises [video](youtube.com)
3 points by milesf 12y ago|1 comments
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by milesf 12y ago
My lifelong dream of becoming Dr. Octopus is one step closer :)
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by milesf 12y ago
Controlling limbs with mind control? I thought the arrival of the iPad had a feeling of "we're in the future now". Nope, not even close. THIS feels like the future now. Absolutely incredible, and it's because of work lik
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by milesf 12y ago
We should have all seen this coming back in 2004, with Travelocity's "roaming gnome". He was reconnoitring the planet for the elves.
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by milesf 12y ago
Actually, I just say "sorry, I don't do Windows anymore"
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by milesf 12y ago
Or just buy a Mac. I worked as an IT Pro for over 15 years, and ever since the release of OSX, I've been recommending people switch to a Mac, especially family. The only people who call me with computer problems now are those with Wind
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by milesf 12y ago
Actually the first modern celebrity, as defined as someone who drew large crowds and media coverage, was George Whitefield, predating both Oscar Wilde and Lord Byron. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Whitefield
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by milesf 12y ago
Here's an etherpad collecting the articles, tweets, and other links in memoriam of Ezra: https://etherpad.wikimedia.org/p/ezra
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by milesf 12y ago
Skype has stagnated ever since eBay bought them, and then sloughed it off to Microsoft. Sure hope Wire brings something new to the table, apart from the Microsoft/Facebook/Google ecosystem.
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Wire: Skype for the modern age, with backing of Skype cofounder Janus Friis(venturebeat.com)
2 points by milesf 12y ago|1 comments
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by milesf 12y ago
Here's the link to the memorial fund: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/ezra-zygmuntowicz-memoria...
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by milesf 12y ago
If Ezra had not done the work he did back in the early days of Ruby on Rails, it would not have grown to be the success it is today. Period. Rails was a pain to host back in 2006/2007. Remember lighttpd? Remember hosting before mongrel
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Ezra Zygmuntowicz Memorial Fund for His Son Ryland(indiegogo.com)
13 points by milesf 12y ago|2 comments
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by milesf 12y ago
The real value of this video being on Hacker News is not for us. It is a tool we can use to inform our non-technical friends and family to understand the importance of Net Neutrality. By far and away this is the best explanation I've s
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Common Craft: Net Neutrality [video](youtube.com)
3 points by milesf 12y ago|1 comments
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by milesf 12y ago
So Merb's genesis was in response to a customer's need? I remember Rails, Ruby, and the hosting stack being mighty slow back in the early days.
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by milesf 12y ago
If you didn't know Ezra, some of his talks are available on Confreaks: http://www.confreaks.com/presenters/59-ezra-zygmuntowicz In particular, his last talk at RailsConf 2012 is a fascinating history of Ruby on Ra
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by milesf 12y ago
All just speculation right now, but apparently there will be a service on Wednesday December 3rd in Portland, Oregon.

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