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by notsony 12y ago
Investment in Bitcoin related companies increased in 2014 to almost $1bn, from around $300m in 2013... not sure what went wrong at Buttercoin but interest in cryptocurrencies in general has never been higher.
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Linux and the Large Hadron Collider (2009)(computerworld.com)
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The truth about the Bitcoin Foundation(bitcoinfoundation.org)
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by notsony 12y ago
> What China did to Github is inexcusable. How do you know it was China? An IP address does not mean the person sitting behind the computer is Chinese. The person could just as easily be controlling a botnet from a VPN while sipping a
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Japan's Disposable Workers: Net Cafe Refugees(mediastorm.com)
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China emerges as winner over U.S. in creation of Asian infrastructure bank(marketwatch.com)
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Anatomy of a whole-of-government foreign policy failure(washingtonpost.com)
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by notsony 12y ago
I don't think cultures are that different. It's a question of education and enforcement. I see people spitting all the time in San Francisco, it's pretty disgusting, and not just homeless people but also techies, hipsters, M
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by notsony 12y ago
I'll take your word for it but it would be nice to have some of the other Google engineering teams singing the praises of Go, writing blog posts, etc.
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by notsony 12y ago
I think most if not all of the core team for Go are employed by Google, so if Google dropped Go it would have a huge impact. The community could pick it up but let's be honest, without the original backing by Google, the language woul
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Google just revealed it's paying its new CFO $70m(telegraph.co.uk)
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by notsony 12y ago
I've seen Brad talk about this. It's the same example that has been trotted out over the years. Not that impressed. If some of the Gmail or Adwords system has been ported or re-written to Go that would be impressive. An IDE is
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by notsony 12y ago
What am I looking for in that link? I may be mistaken but doesn't google3 refer to third party libraries, and not code written internally for Google? All I want to know is if a major team at Google is using Golang for any critical se
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by notsony 12y ago
That tweet has no information - why is it of any significance?
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by notsony 12y ago
Unfortunately yesterday's announcement about stopping development of Chrome Dart VM has put a dampener on things for me. I'm not particularly interested when there are other projects like TypeScript which also transpile to Javasc
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by notsony 12y ago
Morgan Stanley is not an investment bank. It is a bank holding company ever since it took bailout money from the Fed. http://www.morganstanley.com/about-us-articles/6933.html http://dealbook.nytimes.com&#x2
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by notsony 12y ago
Asus have a direct competitor featuring trackpoint and three physical buttons. Only problem is I can't seem to find its pricing or availability anywhere. https://www.asus.com/us/Commercial_Notebook/ASUSPRO_AD
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by notsony 12y ago
The ASUS has a matte screen whereas the 2015 MacBook continues Apple's obsession with a glossy screen. As a programmer, the matte screen is essential. Btw: A different ASUS laptop has a trackpoint and three buttons, directly competing
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Swedish Tax Authority Demands All Customer Data from Bitcoin Exchange BTC-X(privateinternetaccess.com)
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by notsony 12y ago
> * It's likely that it's still soldered to the motherboard which makes replacing or upgrading it impossible. Given that the Pixel can only be disassembled using suction cups and a great deal of force I'm not able to actua
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Users lash out at Reddit boss for 'deleting' posts on hubby’s lawsuit(nypost.com)
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by notsony 12y ago
Why did Reddit's board appoint Ellen Pao as CEO when it was already known she had a high-profile gender discrimination lawsuit with Kleiner Perkins to deal with? Many capable people could lead Reddit so why choose someone with highly v
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San Francisco Saint Mary’s Church Drenches Homeless with Water to Keep Them Away(sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com)
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by notsony 12y ago
From the FAQ: > Due to the sensitive nature of the content on our web sites we prefer to remain anonymous at this point If they want help they need to be transparent about who they are and what their objective is. One man's tool o
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Cancel All Student Debt(cancelallstudentdebt.com)
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Top marks largely go to Asians. Bill de Blasio wants to change the exams(economist.com)
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The First CBS Evening News Report on FaceBook (2005)(cbsnews.com)
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IBM looking at adopting Bitcoin technology for major currencies(reuters.com)
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Top 12 hot spots for tech startups and workers (outside SF and Silicon Valley)(moving.selfstorage.com)
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by notsony 12y ago
The 840 Pro came with a 5 year warranty, while the 850 Pro has a 10 year warranty. I wonder if the warranty still applies if you exceed the limit.

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