navls

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by navls 3y ago
I wasn't aware they were controversial. I had to google to find some arguments against pie charts https://www.data-to-viz.com/caveat/pie.html
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How a film camera superimposes the date onto photos [14:11](youtube.com)
2 points by navls 5y ago|0 comments
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by navls 5y ago
Even if the phones still had a headphone jack, how good is the tiny integrated DAC that's driving it? I really doubt the difference would be perceivable
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by navls 6y ago
Apparently, out of a 19.08 trillion M3 USD supply [1], 2.04 trillion is in notes [2]. [1] https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/MABMM301USM189S [2] https://www.federalreserve.gov/faqs/currency_12773.h
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by navls 8y ago
"strange typed" and "charm typed"
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by navls 8y ago
The next version of this app will prevent microscopic dust particles from blocking/repeating keystrokes
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by navls 8y ago
If this is not a walled garden of magic silicon culture, what exactly are we paying so much for?
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by navls 8y ago
"To help you understand your current phone habits, Siempo needs permission to store information on this device. We do not read your private files or collect information about files on your device." No option to opt-out
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by navls 9y ago
> Will MySpace ever lose its monopoly? [2007] https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2007/feb/08/business....
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by navls 9y ago
Also, as she starts saying "We are waiting to hear what happens", he says "Scratch that...".
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by navls 9y ago
Isn't battery where innovation is most needed?
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by navls 9y ago
I'm surprised this community is not more adamant about source being shared alongside a "Show HN" post. It seems like a no-brainer to include source when showing a group of software enthusiasts your non-commercial project.
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by navls 9y ago
Followed by rapid disassembly
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by navls 9y ago
It would be unpleasant if your VR text editor shocked you, sure. Might make for a fun game mechanic though.
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by navls 9y ago
Not sure if I am misunderstanding the problem, but are you aware you can exclude terms from the search results? For example with google "baseball cards -ebay" will omit pages where ebay is mentioned.
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by navls 9y ago
> "On the other hand, actively interacting with people — especially sharing messages, posts and comments with close friends and reminiscing about past interactions — is linked to improvements in well-being" Seems sort of self s
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by navls 9y ago
The very first episode had similar charm http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1272617/
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by navls 9y ago
Nice! What is the source api?
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by navls 10y ago
I volunteer! I have a machine that turns ethanol into energy and a good time.
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by navls 10y ago
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by navls 10y ago
Even if it produces more energy than it consumes, at best it would be an inefficient hydrogen powered engine. Although this is still pretty cool if it could capture atmospheric carbon.
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by navls 10y ago
I'd recommend listening to act one from This American Life ep. 556 ( http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/556/s... ). They interview two people captured by Kim Jong-Il to make movies. It
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by navls 10y ago
And for a steal at just over $2000!
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by navls 10y ago
I feel the opposite. With those two shows the primary focus is telling a story. They aren't really conventional interview shows. It seems to me like a lot of the time, a narrator dubbing over the interviewee can help maintain the pace
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by navls 11y ago
Hate to sound anti-innovation here, but wouldn't this hypersonic plane be significantly less fuel efficient than subsonic aircraft?
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by navls 11y ago
Do what is fun, there is no point
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by navls 11y ago
I'm a fan. It motivates me to stay active with open source even when my work does not directly involve open source coding.
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by navls 11y ago
Very cool! I guess I'll be remapping /dev/null this April 1st. btw, that sleek scrolling plugin blocks two finger gestures (page back, forward) on my macbook :(
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by navls 11y ago
/* Advance a pointer num_times times. Notice, this does no checking, so you better know what YOU ARE DOING!!!! */ The source is a pretty interesting read too.
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by navls 11y ago
If I had a penny for every HA postgres solution

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