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by otterpro 7y ago
I'd also like to see downward trends, not just growing trend. From the last page or two, I see some downward trend, like "blog", "facebook", and "gmail". I don't know if it means the decline of popu
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by otterpro 7y ago
I just finished reading the book, and I found it very helpful especially for beginner grep/ripgrep users. Thank you for making it available. I love the Exercise section. Are there plan on making the solutions to the exercise available
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by otterpro 7y ago
I recently watched a Youtuber visiting India who witnessed these guys dressed as women and going from store to store, asking for money after clapping. It was puzzling. Anyway, this article explains what was going on.
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by otterpro 7y ago
How do I upload my own setup photo? I see nothing under profile or on the website itself.
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by otterpro 7y ago
I wanted to get it but the EBay listing was sold, and it was a great deal, considering that it was new, and its nearly impossible to find anything vintage in new condition. Since we can't get analog TV signal anymore, I'd love to
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by otterpro 7y ago
I had a similar idea, with storage limit of a classic 1.44MB floppy disk. Imagine an entire website which fits in a floppy disk.
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by otterpro 7y ago
That video was super-helpful. I believe he is a CS instructor, and his methods are easy to explain and understand, unlike a lot of class that just rush the students into learning bunch of technology before really learning how to think like
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by otterpro 8y ago
Previously in https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15321850
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by otterpro 8y ago
I was just thinking about this. My idea was to have the power low enough so that WIFI is restricted to a very small area of the house. It would be like a smoking area, except it would be for WIFI usage. For personal application, I wanted
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by otterpro 8y ago
I watched the example videos and I found it to be well-written and narrated, probably by professional voice actor. While I had my doubt, after watching the video, I found it much better in quality than those found in Youtube. I might reco
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by otterpro 8y ago
It is just me, or is it hard to read this website? I'm reading this website fullscreen on 22" monitor, and it's still too hard to read, as I find the main text (Raleway 16pt) too thin. Also the text changes sizes dramatical
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by otterpro 8y ago
My favorite hand brew method is "4:6 method" Invented by Tetsu Kasuya_ World Brewers Cup 2016 Champion ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmCW8xSWGZY ). He uses 20g of beans to 300ml of water and with this method, o
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by otterpro 8y ago
I found out about Tom Sachs because of Casey Neistat, as Casey worked for him when he first came to NYC. He was the biggest mentor to Casey, and if you ever watch Casey's Youtube video, you can see Tom's influence on everything,
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by otterpro 8y ago
Translating Bible is a difficult task. There are usually two camps of philosophy of Bible translation. There's the word-for-word style where words are translated literally, rather than its intended meaning -- such as the classic King
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by otterpro 8y ago
Does anyone know if we can get 900 number on our cell phone, which would charge the caller for each call? On landline, we were able to call a psychic on a 1-900 numbers (and 0900 in Europe) for a fee. If I charged $1.99 for each call, I wo
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by otterpro 8y ago
If audio recording is the only thing holding you back, then I'd recommend you get a second PC dedicated for audio recording, running Windows or Mac, and use your main PC for Linux. That way, you'll be happy user and maintain your
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by otterpro 8y ago
Is there any testing equipment that can test for compliance, and is inexpensive? Fluke cable tester (DTX-1800) that was mentioned cost $40,000! I saw an eBay listing for $6500 for used one. There are other cheap testers out there but the
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by otterpro 8y ago
I use Tracfone because it is cheaper if I don't need unlimited talk/text. I probably average around $10/month on my Tracfone for everything, as my data usage is very light, and I only use about 100 minutes of voice. I'
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by otterpro 8y ago
In the early 90's, when we were all using film cameras, everyone I knew, at least those who were pro or serious amateur/prosumers, used the legendary Fujifilm's Fujichrome Velvia 50 film. It became an instant hit because of
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by otterpro 8y ago
Helm, also known as "Hillary Clinton" v1.0 (just joking, no politics intended). Anyway, while it is kind of awkward having a physical server at home or office, there's a sense of peace knowing i control my own privacy, espec
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by otterpro 8y ago
I also have iPhone 6, so I'm kinda hesistant.. Ever since the iOS 6 update rendered my iPhone 4 completely unusable many years ago, I have always been hesitant to upgrade any of my iPhones to the latest iOS, and wait until I have confi
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by otterpro 8y ago
On Mac, there's Paintbrush ( https://paintbrush.sourceforge.io/ ), which is similar to original MacPaint and MS Paint. It's not as full-featured as paint.net, though. Other free alternatives include Gimp, Krita. Fi
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by otterpro 8y ago
I hadn't thought of coming to work/office early (6AM in this case), to work on personal project/hobbies. My thoughts on the benefits of this strategy: * One can actually look forward to going to work in the morning, knowing t
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by otterpro 8y ago
Slightly off topic, but this article confirms the reliability and engineering feat of Toyota, along with my experience as a car owner for the past 30 years. I currently own Toyota Prius (ranked #1 in lowest maintenance cost) with 200k mile
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by otterpro 8y ago
I'd like to add step 0. * No smartphones in the house. It allows the parents to be "present", as well as eliminate the greatest source of distraction, which applies to both the parents and the kids.
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by otterpro 8y ago
Is the SMART attribute “media wearout indicator” only available on enterprise-grade SSD and not on consumer-grade SSD? I checked my Samsung SSD as well as NVMe drives and I didn't find it on CrystalDiskInfo. EDIT: It looks like "
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by otterpro 8y ago
> Black text on a white background can cause eye strain because of too much contrast. I use dark greys for my content. Then, there is still a lot of contrast, but not as much as there would be with black text. Is there such thing as havi
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by otterpro 8y ago
I had used Mega since it was introduced, and I had recommended it before with its generous 50GB free space and Linux support. However, Mega had become unreliable about a year ago, when it started to delete files after bad syncs. Be very ca
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by otterpro 8y ago
$185k is only for submission of application. Once you have the TLD, there's also mandatory recurring fee of approximately $25k/year + $0.25/domain transaction fee + setup and maintenance of infrastructure. My guess is that
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by otterpro 8y ago
Company-provided lunch provides an opportunity to build relationship among the coworkers. Most people do not says "no" to free lunch, especially if it's good. So, they naturally sit down together to eat. When I worked at a c

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