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by mirkules 15y ago
Guys, I gotta say, this is SO much fun! I am actually learning a ton, and while I'm only up to level 3, I feel this is such an awesome learning experience! Plus, I feel totally "leet" for figuring out levels 2 and 3. The world definitely ne
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by mirkules 15y ago
I was in there 5 minutes ago, did cat /levels/level02.c and then it stopped responding. I don't think cat could crash the server, but if it did, I'm sorry?
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by mirkules 15y ago
Wow, I actually had no idea you could convert paths from illustrator to Objective-C code! This just opened a whole new world for me. Thank you! Side note: digging a little bit, here's a very useful library for converting SVG to UIBezierPat
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by mirkules 15y ago
That has already been done: http://rtfms.com/episode-4-turn-your-iphoneandroid-mac-pc-pl... albeit without HiJack
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by mirkules 15y ago
Even if there are no first-time users anymore, I think computing in general can benefit from User Interfaces being developed as if they are developed for first-time users, and the advanced options layered underneath. This is where OS X gets
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by mirkules 15y ago
TF2 is completely unplayable for me. I have to dual boot. The other area where it drives me crazy is highlighting text - for some reason, it always feels cumbersome.
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by mirkules 15y ago
I expected to open this thread and see a bunch of "I've been using Macs for a long time and I've never seen a problem," and I was not disappointed. Most people are not sensitive to minute changes in the way a mouse moves and feels. I've bee
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by mirkules 15y ago
I agree, that's exactly the point I was trying to make. Btw, I think I fat-fingered and downvoted you, so I'll upvote another one of your comments (sorry)
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by mirkules 15y ago
What I meant was that since you're quitting, the company would view you as completely disloyal, and definitely not dedicated to this company. A new hire, by comparison, would be at least somewhat more loyal. That particular comment was more
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by mirkules 15y ago
"Management figures as long as they always match what someone is offered elsewhere, the employee will always prefer to stay" This is not true (the original post, not yours). Typically, when an employee submits their resignation letter, the
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by mirkules 15y ago
Remember also when you're using SSH socks proxy that all your DNS requests go through the un-proxied connection -- unless you're using Firefox, in which case you could set network.proxy.socks_remote_dns to 1 in about:config. Another point i
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by mirkules 15y ago
I agree with the overall sentiment of the page. A few questions to seasoned iOS devs: "With websites, you can simply add one more page, then create a link to that page when you needed. However, you can’t do that with iOS app, everything has
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by mirkules 15y ago
Isn't there a non-destructive low-tech solution, like placing a piece of foam tape over the microphone to block audio?
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by mirkules 15y ago
Not yet, been at work all day. But, I saved the numbers in my cell, and will call as soon as I'm out. :) On a side note: should I leave a voicemail after hours or is it more effective to send a fax? Never had to do this, but since this law
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by mirkules 15y ago
Thank you for making sure the site is readable even though javascript is disabled (I mean this sincerely). Edit: I would also like to point out that disabling javascript on wikipedia's page does not display the blackout and lets you continu
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by mirkules 15y ago
Is there any way to provide this over https? I really do not feel comfortable putting my contact details over http. I love this idea and would love to participate :)
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by mirkules 15y ago
Are there any plans to implement auto-complete? It helps me when I search for technical problems to see if a) I'm on the right track, or b) if there are any alternatives to the search term that I'm looking for or c) if I'm not sure what exa
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by mirkules 15y ago
Not the OP, but my experience is similar. I shower in the mornings, so I think for me it's more of an association of "wake up = shower"
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by mirkules 15y ago
Sudoku measures how creative you are at finding the best logical solution, so that may actually be a good idea :) I suggest this with tongue-in-cheek, of course, but it's about as effective as any other method.
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by mirkules 15y ago
Ditto. 31 yo programmer as well, just bought my first Gibson Les Paul after 15 years of playing. I feel great because it's forcing me to learn new things so I don't have the feeling I am letting the LP go to waste. I would love to see mor
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by mirkules 15y ago
"if you try chord progressions at random until you hit something that sounds good... yes, there's a better way." This is definitely what I meant, and it's what I currently do. My grasp on music theory is shaky at best, and I'm not exactly s
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by mirkules 15y ago
"gives the chord a very different direction it wants to go" I struggle with this every time I write songs. How exactly do you know which direction you should go, and how to transition from verse to chorus (i.e. how to pick good transition c
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by mirkules 15y ago
On Mac, up/down goes to the beginning and end of the line but cmd-up/down switches engines. Thanks for the hint!
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by mirkules 15y ago
I always found it easier to type "ctrl/cmd-l amazon.com" and do my search than use the mouse to switch engines (is there a keyboard shortcut??) But, knowing that it can potentially benefit Mozilla, I will start using it more often now. Than
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by mirkules 15y ago
I guess I never saw it that way. Personally, I don't really care for reputation / reputation. Case in point, I've been on HN for almost 2 years, and I only recognize a handful of names: patio11, edw(somenumber), tptacek and pg. Usually, I r
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by mirkules 15y ago
"I'm actually worried that disagreeing with you will result in me getting hellbanned" Why do people worry about getting banned? It's just a screen name, it's not like you can't just make another one. Even if it's based on IP address, hacke
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by mirkules 15y ago
I agree wholeheartedly. I didn't use a Fire for longer than 10 minutes, but my impression was exactly like yours, gratuitously animated and laggy. Inconsistency is not just limited to the UI elements on the Fire - for example, Fire doesn't
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by mirkules 15y ago
"Followed quickly by: 'I don't have to; my less-savvy friends would. And I'm in their graph.'" That's actually a very good point. I'm not too worried about the stuff I write about on my own Facebook wall -- I know it's set to private, I don
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by mirkules 15y ago
I always had my suspicions about using Chrome, but could never prove it. In Google's business model, the user is the product, so I always question their free software and how my data is being harvested. Do you happen to have any links about
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by mirkules 15y ago
"As someone who prefers iOS to Android" I initially fell in love with the freedom of Android, all the potential that came along with it, and the apps I could never have on iOS. Here's my post some 500 days ago: https://news.ycombinator.com

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