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2881.
by mongol 15y ago
Yes agreed. There is so much curated data, and so much experience from mathematics at Wolfram, improving their viewer would not be a big challenge.
2882.
by mongol 15y ago
Swede here. There is a part of the article that warrants special attention: > The number of bank robberies in Sweden plunged from 110 in 2008 to 16 in 2011 — the lowest level since it started keeping records 30 years ago. It says robber
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by mongol 15y ago
This is a good idea. I have not visited the US in more than 15 years, so has not been subjected to fingerprints or this online form.. Do you think it is wortwhile for me to wait until rules change, or should I get used to the idea that the
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by mongol 15y ago
Yes I agree. And it is like every other quote from Linus contains similar exaggregations. I think it is his biggest weakness.
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by mongol 15y ago
"The Hacker Way" according to Zuckerberg: > We think the world’s information infrastructure should resemble the social graph — a network built from the bottom up or peer-to-peer, rather than the monolithic, top-down structure that has e
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by mongol 15y ago
Is not this what the semantic web strived for? I don't know if a new top level domain would create enough momentum for it.
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by mongol 15y ago
> If so, the boat was very unseaworthy indeed. Yes, indeed. It sank after 1300 m on it's maiden voyage..
2888.
by mongol 15y ago
With 2.5 million paying users, they should have revenues around 300 million USD per year. If they can not make money on this they should at least be close.
2889.
by mongol 15y ago
What makes it lesser?
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by mongol 15y ago
I don't think he is joking. "The word of the law" can be kept separate from the intent of the law. I would prefer to see them as copywriters rather than as policy makers.
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by mongol 15y ago
I am not sure we will. On a question in a video I once saw, it was asked from Eric Schmidt how Google sees the difference between Android and Chrome OS. And his answer was that they see Android for the kind of tasks that don't need a keyboa
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by mongol 15y ago
The EU Data Rentention Directive should apply. From Wikipedia "According to the directive, member states will have to store citizens' telecommunications data for six to 24 months stipulating a maximum time period. Under the directive the po
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by mongol 15y ago
Yes, this is jackpot for FRA. It is also jackpot for those that wish Facebook less influence, since you can bet that Facebook traffic will be closely monitored by FRA, and if you don't like that, you must use Facebook less. But of course, F
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by mongol 15y ago
This is a really good question. All operating systems I am familiar with owe their heritage to C and most of them also to Unix. I would like to know too.
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by mongol 15y ago
Also - ads for e-books perhaps. If you end up looking at Hibernate code, you are struggling with Hibernate. Why not clicking on "Hibernate In Action"?
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by mongol 15y ago
I don't understand what you mean with sit between people in the front. What is the point of that? Is not the middle seat something you want to avoid?
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by mongol 15y ago
From the article: " this time suggesting that Apple misled the courts by offering altered images of Samsung’s Galaxy Tab". Isn't it amazing that the court can make such wide-reaching decisions just by looking at images, rather than the actu
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by mongol 15y ago
Why is it so good with private assets that most likely are outside the country? How does it help taxpayers?
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by mongol 15y ago
I am not on Facebook but I think it is "good for the world" if Google+ becomes succesful. I agreed with the poster that likened Facebook to dirty jeans. I don't know where that analogy came from but it resonates with me. However, I am undec
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by mongol 15y ago
It might not be fair but at the same time, isn't it true?
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by mongol 15y ago
When you are getting older, your time gets more valuable. You earn more money, but you also realize your time on earth is limited. It is no fun tweaking the same config files for the umpteenth time after installing software on a new piece o
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by mongol 15y ago
I made the same decision just some months ago. I don't blame it on the "desktop experience" as much as on the driver experience. My Dell M4500 laptop has poor touchpad support, non-working hibernate / suspend and with the latest OpenSuse al