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by naner 14y ago
I apologize for not being clear. It is my understanding that the Surface Pro is marketed as a tablet that is also a laptop replacement. I am arguing that current tablets cannot satisfactorily replicate the functionality of laptops. The iPad
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by naner 14y ago
Any coffee before lunch is just a placebo really. I find this hard to believe. And it would be pretty easy to test using decaf coffee in a double-blind trial.
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by naner 14y ago
Yes, I've used it before. It isn't really necessary for my uses. Also it's easier to sudo zile than go through Tramp for editing system files.
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by naner 14y ago
one glaring flaw: you have to hold it This isn't really a flaw, tablets aren't going to replace computers they are just another computer that is used differently. They are better for reading and passing around. Products like the Surface P
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by naner 14y ago
I've moved to Cinnamon, too. I tried Gnome 3 for a few weeks, went back to a simple window manager for awhile (I had used Openbox for years), and also tried Unity and KDE4. Turns out I'm used to a certain kind of workflow based on "traditio
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by naner 14y ago
I don't launch Emacs from the shell. If I need to do something quick in the shell I use zile (simple console text editor with emacs keybindings). I also don't close Emacs often so I don't need to invoke it frequently...
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by naner 14y ago
Nvidia support on Linux has been primarily focused on the commercial applications (e.g. rendering farms) and not so much on consumer uses.
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by naner 14y ago
Put simply: they are too fast for the beginner series and too inexperienced for the pro series.
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by naner 14y ago
A simpler solution would be to set the "Minimum Font Size" setting in Firefox's preferences.
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by naner 14y ago
Yes, the name can be difficult to search for. Same with C. Nothing is going to be done about it so most of us have moved on. Also, it is pretty easy to find this story by searching for 'go' in the HN search box. You can further reduce resul
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by naner 14y ago
I can see Office 365 possibly being supported on the Linux desktop but I will eat my hat if we see desktop Office on desktop Linux. There's hardly a market there, why would they bother?
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by naner 14y ago
Tor is not for privacy, it provides pseudo-anonymity. This is a pretty dangerous misunderstanding if you require privacy.
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by naner 14y ago
Maybe it is an extrovert/introvert split? e.g.: Extroverts use Facebook to enhance relationships while introverts rely on Facebook too much instead of interacting with people.
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by naner 14y ago
Everyone I know who had a BlackBerry already moved to Android or Windows Phone.
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by naner 14y ago
Now that it is (ostensibly) appropriate for web sites to ask for photo IDs, that opens up new opportunities for phishing and identity theft.
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by naner 14y ago
Does anyone know why the US govt is so vigorously against Internet gambling? Is it propping up some other illegal activity? What is the deal?
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by naner 14y ago
Currently I have a very basic Nokia model. There is a process called 'handing over' or 'hand shake' that happens when you move from one cell (a small region of an entire area) to another or when one cellphone tower 'hands over' the signal
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by naner 14y ago
Sort of a meta question: If you manage to use Facebook without ever "Liking" anything, will your face never show up in advertising for your friends?
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by naner 14y ago
update everything, top to bottom, so frequently that breakage is common. Breakage is not common for me on Arch. It was probably more common a few years ago in Arch and back several years when I was using Gentoo but I rarely ever have to d
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by naner 14y ago
Moral of the story: flossing probably has nothing to do with dental health, as long as you brush your teeth and don't eat a lot of sugar. It is unwise to extrapolate from your personal experience. Especially when there is plenty of resear
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by naner 14y ago
Most people do have a desktop. They've invested years of time learning Windows and have applications specifically written for it. And then BAM... Windows 8! Good one Microsoft.
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by naner 14y ago
Sure, he was in a tough situation, and I'll admit I don't know the entire backstory of what led up to this man's suicide(although there is no shortage of information on the HN front page as of late), but there is nobody that can be held re
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by naner 14y ago
Some of Dennet's science buddies have set their sights on tackling the apparent lack of evidence for 'free will' and this appears to cause problems with the philosopher in Dennet. There's a (probably biased) summary of Dennet's position on
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by naner 14y ago
There's a lesson here. Somewhere. People don't like change but they'll probably get used to it.
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by naner 14y ago
An affiliate link for Gizmodo, he must of (unwittingly?) copied it from their newsfeed.
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by naner 14y ago
Emacs can do this with Flymake. I would stick with IntelliJ, though.
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by naner 14y ago
They do this every time: Make a news event around the appearance of a new Firefox release on the FTP site before it is officially announced/released. Although this stunt seems considerably stupider now that everyone running a recent version
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by naner 14y ago
The mobile web version of Google Maps is optimized for WebKit browsers such as Chrome and Safari. Does it work with mobile gecko?
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by naner 14y ago
I just happened to register a Gmail account. You're given a Google+ profile by default but you can dig into the settings and delete it. It is a hassle and it is obnoxious, but it is possible. That being said, I'm really frustrated with Goog
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by naner 14y ago
Schneier's Cryptography Engineering (previous ed. was called Practical Cryptography ) would be a far more useful crypto book than Applied Cryptography . I believe Schneier himself even recommends skipping his seminal book.

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