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by pcarmichael 12y ago
Looks like it is possible, but takes a pretty decent amount of force: http://youtu.be/znK652H6yQM
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by pcarmichael 12y ago
Replies to an Ask HN post almost four years ago were instrumental in gathering feedback and cementing the direction for my then fledgling site. A bit later it went from side project to full-time work, so I always keep an eye out for Tell H
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by pcarmichael 12y ago
I'm trying to get my business off the ground while raising two kids under 5. I'm constantly between 5-6 hours of sleep a night. It's a vicious cycle - the longer it goes the more I need to work late to catch up. Yet the la
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by pcarmichael 13y ago
I had the previous version installed on my mac, and kept seeing sporadic issues with my mouse cursor jumping a couple hundred pixels at once when moving it side to side. Finally disabled F.lux and the problem went away. Anyone know if the
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by pcarmichael 14y ago
While I am amazed at the engineering and seriously impressed at what they accomplished, I can't help but watch the video and think that that is one portly-looking dragonfly.
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by pcarmichael 14y ago
I run a site dedicated to people who build their own computers. Like you, I am not terribly concerned by this move. From my experience, the number of people who upgrade CPUs keeping a given motherboard, or upgrade motherboards keeping the
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by pcarmichael 14y ago
If it was coming from Facebook, I would expect not to be charged for the clicks.
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by pcarmichael 14y ago
Thanks for this yesimahuman - it was incredibly timely for me. Today was my last day at a corporate job, and the first day of being a full-time entrepreneur. I know that I've got a roller coaster of emotion ahead, but it's encouraging to
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by pcarmichael 14y ago
Thanks, Alex. I've really appreciated the feedback and encouragement you've given me.
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by pcarmichael 14y ago
Definitely. No ETA yet, but that is on the roadmap.
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by pcarmichael 14y ago
Thanks! I've fixed up the motherboard price for Amazon, though the price I list is when fulfilled from Amazon.com directly and not from their marketplace merchants.
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by pcarmichael 14y ago
Out of curiosity, how did you hear about pcpartpicker? (I created it, so I'm always interested to know how people find out about it. Hope you find it useful!)
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Amazon, Texas Reach Deal to Settle Sales-Tax Spat(online.wsj.com)
1 points by pcarmichael 14y ago|1 comments
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by pcarmichael 15y ago
Is it just me, or does the pricing seem a bit steep? ( https://www.proxino.com/plan ) The free tier buys you roughly 33 page views a day, which I'd expect to surpass just handing a site to a single user or two. At $100/100K page views (wh
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by pcarmichael 15y ago
Without a presence in Texas, Amazon is not obligated to collect sales tax. However, the customer must then pay a 'use tax', which is the same rate as the sales tax: http://www.window.state.tx.us/taxinfo/sales/faq_use.html What the publ
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Results of an Ask HN Post(whenhardwaremetsoftware.com)
3 points by pcarmichael 16y ago|0 comments
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by pcarmichael 16y ago
I completely agree the ICFP contest matches real-world problems better. I can't recommend it enough. The longer timeframe requires discipline and good planning, while also providing a bit of a buffer for early (minor) mistakes. Having a s
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by pcarmichael 16y ago
One difference is in compiler optimizations. For a given language, compilers can often make inferences based on the code and the semantics of the language, allowing for very targeted optimizations. If you go from LanguageFoo -> Javasc
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by pcarmichael 16y ago
(Too late for an edit, but I'm going to roll back the Disqus integration - at least until I settle on a community involvement strategy.)
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by pcarmichael 16y ago
I like the idea of promoting the featured system aspect more. The ability to fork a configuration is already there - perhaps not visible enough (the "Edit this part list" on permalinked/featured part lists). Disqus was a great idea. I've
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by pcarmichael 16y ago
That's the intent - the merchant price links are affiliate links when possible.
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by pcarmichael 16y ago
I've put in an incompatibility notice closer to the top that should be a bit more prominent - it's not perfect, but hopefully a little more visible until I can figure the right way to present it.
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by pcarmichael 16y ago
Great suggestions, thanks. I'll definitely look into both.
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by pcarmichael 16y ago
You're not blind. :) Once you click from the System Build view to choosing a component, there isn't a backlink to get back to your part list. That's a part of the navigation I couldn't figure out a clean way to present well, at least wit
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by pcarmichael 16y ago
Wow, lots of feedback - much appreciated. Re: 1: This is becoming a common theme, so it's definitely something I need to address. I like your suggestions on how to break it down into more manageable sub-categories. Re: 2: Changed it, thanks
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by pcarmichael 16y ago
Thanks for the feedback! I agree - the individual parts do need more information, and that's something I plan on augmenting. Regarding compatibility - I'm slowly getting to the point where I can guarantee compatibility. There's a lot of
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Ask HN: Review my webapp PCPartPicker: pick parts, build a pc, compare prices
51 points by pcarmichael 16y ago|39 comments
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by pcarmichael 16y ago
Completely agree on riding like you're a target. I ride according to the law and also as if I'm invisible to drivers. That paranoia has definitely kept me out of an accident several times. One thing though - and it may seem counter-intuit
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by pcarmichael 16y ago
Yes, but only if the nodes are in the same region and availability zone. From amazon's pricing page [ http://aws.amazon.com/ec2/pricing/ ]: There is no Data Transfer charge between Amazon EC2 and other Amazon Web Services within the
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T-Shaped Stars: The Backbone of IDEO’s Collaborative Culture(chiefexecutive.net)
2 points by pcarmichael 16y ago|0 comments

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