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901.
by peeters 12y ago
While I agree, there's a reason that file sharing and video sites have been slow to take up HTTPS, and that's that it removes the ability for any intermediaries to cache the content. It puts more of a burden on ISPs and services
902.
by peeters 12y ago
I agree completely. Rogers (or whoever the consortium that bought the Canadian broadcast rights) has added a number of new camera angles to their broadcast this year. Some are gimmicky. But others really let you experience the game in a
903.
by peeters 12y ago
From the video: > This research may help explain how rainfall may spread diseases such as E. coli through the environment, and even to humans.
904.
by peeters 12y ago
I call bullshit on this analysis. There's no way the code would be using integers to represent speed (they'd just be rendered as integers). >= and > are essentially the same operation when comparing floating point values
905.
by peeters 12y ago
The argument in the article was that it's the purple piece (the "T") that is the problem (or least that makes the proof trivial). Can you make a rectangle with a subset that includes the T?
906.
by peeters 12y ago
> You are saying "Let's give in to violence and intimidation". It's not "giving in" when you would never do something like that in the first place (without the threat of violence). It's just continuing
907.
by peeters 12y ago
There's a link to the original article about the redesign included in this article. It has a comparison of screenshots. Here you go: http://www.donotlick.com/2014/11/17/redesign-of-reddits-logi...
908.
by peeters 12y ago
It's a common title structure; I don't see anything clickbaity about it. It should be interpreted as "the story of my mom getting hacked". Think "How I Met Your Mother", which has little to do with the mechan
909.
by peeters 12y ago
> To be able to encrypt the files, it has to store the private key (and obviously the public key) somewhere on the computer Why do you say that? The very purpose of public-key crypto is so that you can send only the public key, have the
910.
by peeters 12y ago
Actually a crapload of efficient algorithms are applications of "clever" tricks. They're not necessarily intuitive, and the people that can recite them in interviews have very often already seen the solution (or the same gen
911.
by peeters 12y ago
The sad part is that there is actually an advantage to abstracting out the printing of fizz and buzz, and that is it will be easier to test. But the authors didn't even swap in a testable printing strategy, they just changed System.ou
912.
by peeters 12y ago
The hackers also threatened terrorist attacks on movie theatres that showed the film. Which may or may not have influenced Sony's decision.
913.
by peeters 12y ago
I don't know about you, but my ability to search and retrieve emails from months or years ago is critical in my job. You make it sound like it's an obvious choice.
914.
by peeters 12y ago
> 2. You launch over the ocean (or other sparsely populated areas) for safety purposes. All rockets so far have dropped stages or engines on the way. If you are like me and wondering what makes Vandenberg AFB (California) so good then, w
915.
by peeters 12y ago
Exactly, and this is maximized by putting launch sites close to the equator. This is one reason why the European Space Agency launches from South America, by the way: > Kourou lies at latitude 5°3', just over 500 km north of the eq
916.
by peeters 12y ago
Who says it was their failing? Drift just means being pushed from one's target. It is acceptable (and usual) for drift to be caused by external forces.
917.
by peeters 12y ago
I had thought the same. And if true the author is mistaken; believing in it (or rather propagating it) does offer something in return.
918.
by peeters 12y ago
So the IRS should document (for public consumption) the exact algorithm it uses to decide which filings get extra scrutiny? Doesn't that open the door to quite a bit of abuse? (i.e. tax fraudsters being able to match just the precise
919.
by peeters 12y ago
Are subs still used to lay wiretaps on undersea communication cables? The submarine was spotted off the coast near Stockholm, and there are four undersea cables going through the area, according to submarinecablemap.com.
920.
by peeters 12y ago
Not leaking a half-baked version of a movie trailer is dangerous for society?
921.
by peeters 12y ago
Where does the FCC regulation say you need to map it to a specific floor? The carrier just has to say where the person is, not how to get to them. They don't have to provide navigation directions to the EMS crew do they? Seems to m
922.
by peeters 12y ago
What is this theoretical app providing that isn't established within the first 10 seconds of a 911 call?
923.
by peeters 12y ago
I'm not disparaging the quality of India's space program. I'm more saying that once you bring NASA into the picture there's the potential of inheriting 70 years worth of engineering requirements and process which could
924.
by peeters 12y ago
This is exciting but makes me nervous. India is re-imagining "space travel on a budget", but if all of a sudden they have to play by NASA's rules and standards, their ability to innovate at low cost might be hampered. Hopefu
925.
by peeters 12y ago
You've got it all wrong. If there's gold on Mars, there's a financial incentive to send a million people to Mars to create a market for it!
926.
by peeters 12y ago
Interesting; while I agree with your ideals, I find they lead me to the opposite conclusion. Red delicious were never crisp enough, compared to Gala which are consistently crisp, and for a lot longer.
927.
by peeters 12y ago
Wow, this is incredible how many tech authors were victim to such an obvious oversight. It really shows how much of modern news reporting is just a giant game of Telephone, with very few people willing to actually go to the source indepen
928.
by peeters 12y ago
There's always a balance to be struck. Very often, students will do 2-6 terms in the same place. The difference is that the part that exceeds 4 months only happens if it's a good fit for both student and employer. Compare that
929.
by peeters 12y ago
> 1) UoW has a really low requirement for entry, of my class many students went to study at UoW most of them had average to below average grade What programs are you talking about? UW (it's not UoW) isn't necessarily a top-of-
930.
by peeters 12y ago
I think pitcher pace is one area that the umps could enforce better. When you get a guy like Mark Buehrle pitching (avg 16 seconds between pitches) the games going to go a lot faster than somebody that averages 25 seconds between pitches.

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