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by pcl 9y ago
There was a great article + discussion about BBR a few weeks ago: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14298576
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by pcl 9y ago
The annular eclipse in California in 2012 really didn't draw much in the way of crowds. Some friends and I drove up to near Mt Lassen and found a field with no real traffic or crowds to contend with. There were others in the field we e
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by pcl 9y ago
This eclipse will only be visible in totality within the US. Here's a broader-scale map: http://xjubier.free.fr/en/site_pages/solar_eclipses/TSE_2017...
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Robot Cars Can’t Count on Us in an Emergency(nytimes.com)
1 points by pcl 9y ago|0 comments
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by pcl 9y ago
Actually, it's not missing. From the article: The Journal’s ad revenue wasn’t affected by its recent drop in Google traffic because social media visits grew 34 percent in that time, keeping overall web traffic flat, Watford said. The
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by pcl 9y ago
The math in the article seems to be based on the assumption that the money committed for the fund is payed by the LP up-front. My understanding is that that's typically not the case -- instead, the LPs commit to some dollar amount, but
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by pcl 9y ago
I saw no ads on your second link. Then I remembered I have my ad blocker enabled...
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by pcl 9y ago
For me, writing tests and documenting my build / test / deploy process are critical steps. If I don't have tests in place, I have a hard time picking up a project again after a little while away from it, since I can't be
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Proposed Rules Would Allow U.S. To Track and Destroy Drones(nytimes.com)
1 points by pcl 9y ago|0 comments
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Can Prairie Dogs Talk?(nytimes.com)
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by pcl 9y ago
If you're interested in exploring ultrasound in your environment, SpectrumView Plus is a great tool for the job. http://www.oxfordwaveresearch.com/products/spectrumviewapp/
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Hacker Leaks Episodes from Netflix Show and Threatens Other Networks(nytimes.com)
116 points by pcl 9y ago|68 comments
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by pcl 10y ago
I expect he's referring to the post from yesterday: https://www.troyhunt.com/reckon-youve-seen-some-stupid-secur... https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14218270
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by pcl 10y ago
For intrusion detection, a DoS attack probably isn't that big of a deal. The system can simply alert if the sensor goes offline. This will turn into alerts in network or power outages, but that might be desirable for he same reasons.
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by pcl 10y ago
Cached copy: https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:7JW-NV...
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by pcl 10y ago
One of the things I loved about the choice of Scheme was that nobody knew it, so it helped level the playing field. Also, it's a small language, so we got through the "here's Scheme" part quickly. That said, the rational
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by pcl 10y ago
That's not far off from the origin story described in yesterday's NYT article. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/17/business/dealbook/steve-b...
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by pcl 10y ago
At the low level, it's pretty straightforward to work with their dev kits. A Raspberry Pi + some jumper cables + a bit of python gets things going. There are some quirks, since for the most part the board is optimized for internal upda
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by pcl 10y ago
I've had good experiences with a 10" eInk dev kit from Pervasive Displays, purchased from DigiKey. Looks like it's out of stock right now, but they've got a 7.4" and a 4.4" form factor in stock: https:/&#
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by pcl 10y ago
I think that's becoming less of a norm. More and more companies seem to be moving to 4-year vesting, distributed annually.
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by pcl 10y ago
The blog title is "Fact Check now available in Google Search and News around the world". I think that the extra bit at the end is worthy of inclusion, as I expect this to become a point of contention over the years. I would not be
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by pcl 10y ago
The government offers very generous loan repayment options for student borrowers. From what I understand, I don't think that the US government is generous at all with their student borrowers. Yes, they allow more flexibility around r
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by pcl 10y ago
This story has been flagged, and I think that's a shame. I understand the concerns about turning HN into another political discussion rant forum. However, this is relevant news to this audience, for two reasons: - It's about the C
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by pcl 10y ago
To be honest, I'm not sure which of those two options is preferable.
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by pcl 10y ago
I upvoted the parent because I agree with his sentiment -- we shouldn't pick on Trump's son. khazhou's quote puts the GP in context, however; this is not a critique of any of Trump's kids, but rather of Trump's fund
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by pcl 10y ago
I haven't read the Google ToS, but I wonder if it would matter to the USG if the Google ToS made stipulations about transparently moving data within a region versus between regions.
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by pcl 10y ago
This is very timely. In particular, I was happy to see the appeal for help from engineers. I've been brainstorming for the last couple of days about what more I can do to defend the America I want to live in, now that it seems clear th
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by pcl 10y ago
Technical issue with the Wufoo form [0]: on iOS Chrome, the input fields somehow end up triggering autofill with first name / last name. The second field is for email address, not last name, however. Looking at the source, the best I c
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by pcl 10y ago
Relatedly, I booked an Uber last night from within the Google Maps app on my phone, and the entire experience was in-app -- route selection, driver pick-up tracking, in-ride tracking, and drop-off confirmation. That's a whole lot tight
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by pcl 10y ago
That Wikipedia vortex took me to Ruth-Aaron pairs: sequential numbers whose prime factors each sum to the same value. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruth%E2%80%93Aaron_pair

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