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by mirkules 15y ago
Exactly. It's actually great that DevDays was able to charge only $99 AND compensate speakers and workers+! It actually means they one-upped Defcon in that regard. BlackHat-caliber conferences, as you imply, will come over time as Defcon-ca
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by mirkules 15y ago
I have never heard of this event until now. I would love to attend something like this. How/where was this event marketed? Also, $99 sounds like a great price entry point. Defcon started out on the cheap, and a few years later spawned Black
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by mirkules 15y ago
I don't quite understand the fallacy. If there is a spike in broken windows -- more than the cleanup crew can handle -- new people need to be hired. How is this not creating new jobs?
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by mirkules 15y ago
The irony, of course, is that people's economic hardships are creating jobs. Which means there's enough money in foreclosures alone to warrant having an employee to evaluate the extent of foreclosures. It's sickening.
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by mirkules 15y ago
For the record, Serbia and Montenegro didn't become just Montenegro; it split into two countries, Serbia AND Montenegro.
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by mirkules 15y ago
Hey, thanks for the pics, I appreciate your effort behind your explanations. Good point about it being porous and prone to infection - I guess that's the unique thing about prosthetic eyes: they are worn both inside and outside the body, so
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by mirkules 15y ago
Still to this day, Alt-F is engrained in my head. "Alt-F-S" for saving, actually. I use it all the time. On a Mac. I always get annoyed at myself when I search for the letter "S"
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by mirkules 15y ago
Actually, copy/paste makes a lot of sense. Having to frequently copy or move files from one place to another, I got used to ctrl-c or -x a file, then go to a different directory, and ctrl-v. The appeal, I think, is that I don't have to use
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by mirkules 15y ago
Good point. I would look at wireless sound devices that fit inside the ear canal (if there are such things). My hunch is that hearing loss is more common than loss of eyeballs, so there are probably more experimental devices and more studie
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by mirkules 15y ago
That's interesting. Is it mostly scar tissue inside the eye socket, then? Also, I would have thought one takes out the prosthetic eye when going to sleep, like a contact lens. But if bruising is a problem, why aren't they made from softer /
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by mirkules 15y ago
Which means it won't be sold by Apple. It's a shame too, because it's the first true iProduct. Edit: I am a bad man. On a serious note, I wonder what the power source actually is? WiFi and video must take a lot of juice to run... Also, is a
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by mirkules 15y ago
Thanks. It's a little dance-y, but pretty good (can't argue with that price either :) I will throw one back at you: Fantastic Plastic Machine. Pretty interesting mixing -- I would describe it as a Japanese version of Fatboy Slim.
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by mirkules 15y ago
True, but that's the point of TiVo and DVR
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by mirkules 15y ago
I usually just put on internet radio like bassdrive.com or jungletrain.net A coworker recently pointed me towards a band called Pendulum - it's pretty cool
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by mirkules 15y ago
In television, like in life, you have to look for the gems that make up quality programming. I recently ran across a show where Stephen Hawking talked about the existence of God and black holes. Awesome program. After the show finished, it
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by mirkules 15y ago
During times that require high concentration (like programming), I listen to drum and bass. I find its repetitive nature combined with high energy resembles something like auditory caffeine without the crash afterwards. Music with words or
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by mirkules 15y ago
Thanks, I was very careful with that one.
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by mirkules 15y ago
"What I don't understand is how this vector occurred (on the Android phone) given it is no different to connecting over public (open) wifi" See the talk from BlackHat titled "Femtocells: a poisonous needle in the operator's haystack" http:
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by mirkules 15y ago
No harm, no foul. :) I was amused by it actually, and a thought crossed my mind that you did it on purpose. Anyway, it just reiterates that, while funny, this method of captcha is pretty much useless.
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by mirkules 15y ago
Don't you think it's ironic then that you misspelled "suitable"?
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by mirkules 15y ago
There's a great quote: Money is not a motivator. But lack of money is a demotivator. (Unfortunately, I don't remember who said this. Anyone?)
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by mirkules 15y ago
There's an insane amount of support for both platforms. Without StackOverflow, 50% of the developers would be unemployed :)
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by mirkules 15y ago
I agree with you, and I also think the reason it's been out of the mainstream media is because of lack of pictures. It's much more powerful to say (on the 10 o'clock news): "look what they did", instead of "let me describe to you what they
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by mirkules 15y ago
Rjd, my feeling is that you're in the minority. I don't have any numbers to back up my statement, and I think it's safe to say we are both speculating here. This is my reasoning: Even if people don't want smartphones, I would speculate tha
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by mirkules 15y ago
The first time I heard Steve Jobs' voice a few months ago, I was really taken aback by how much of a nerdy voice he had. Strangely, I give him a lot more respect because of it. I imagined he would be one of those sly-talking, politician-typ
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by mirkules 15y ago
Personally, I still use Gmail because IMAP and POP access is still available. My machine at home downloads my emails via IMAP while I'm at work. No problem. But I find it creepy knowing that Google is keeping an eye on everything I do. Ther
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by mirkules 15y ago
I got this game over the weekend. The one thing that really stood out was the soundtrack. It really contributes to the fast-paced tempo and creates a sense of urgency. My only gripe is there are only 3 levels, and I beat the game in about
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by mirkules 15y ago
From #1: "you can never lead your market by following the pack." You don't have to "lead your market" to be profitable.
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by mirkules 15y ago
Yeah, I'll second that. I was pretty intimidated knowing that people on HN are so much more efficient than me. That in turn motivated me, so I'm kind of disappointed that these didn't actually take 2 days of work. Still, some weekend projec
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by mirkules 15y ago
It also looks like all the other sites follow the exact same HTML conventions and styling. Some are done in PHP and some in ASP (...) Since you found "birdrating.com" on themeforest, and since they all follow similar conventions, it's plaus

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