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The Implied Card Method for Encoding Data Into Playing Cards(timwarriner.com)
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by po 13y ago
I still find it hard to believe that it is energy-efficient to carry fuel all the way up and then all the way back down only to spend it in the last few meters of the decent. I'm sure they've run the numbers and decided it is but
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Rewrites of the STM core model (Software Transactional Memory)(morepypy.blogspot.jp)
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by po 13y ago
The Tsutaya T-Site store is always packed full of people too. One subtle thing about the architecture is that the white crosshatching on the exterior of the building aren't crosses but are actually hinting at the letter T. It took me a
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by po 13y ago
This was in PHP but the problem exists in most languages. For all of you python programmers out there check out defusedxml and use it. They have a good explanation of many of the dangers in XML parsing: https://pypi.python.org&#x
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by po 13y ago
Nobody is calling anybody evil. Developers may complain that there is no server-side API for an iOS user's calendar but it's still crazy that Apple allows and promotes an app that normalises an extremely dangerous practice.
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by po 13y ago
It's a bit more nuanced than that… Fukinsei (asymmetry or irregularity) is considered one of the core principals of arts like bonsai or ikebana. Compare a Japanese zen garden to a perfectly symmetrical english-style hedge garden. So wh
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by po 13y ago
I'm also reminded of this Slate article where they reported on the US as if they were reporting on a foreign country as an exercise in language: http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_world_/2013/09/30/
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by po 13y ago
I had high hopes for The Information that their business model would lead to better quality reporting… Their page states: The Information recently sat down with Mr. Graham. We covered a wide range of topics including “mass producing” start
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The Coming 'Instant Planetary Emergency'(thenation.com)
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Jonathan Blow - Game design: The medium is the message [video](creativemornings.com)
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by po 13y ago
If anyone wants to see a good example of why you can't just toggle off IAP you should check out Jonathan Blow's talk about "Free to Play" games and how the business model deeply corrupts the game through the metaphor of
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by po 13y ago
I can think of a range of models for getting funding for research: - convince a single person or small group knowledgeable in your field of study to invest in your research or fund it yourself - convince a non-profit that your research will
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by po 13y ago
The article mentions replacing the python hash-backed dict with a crit-bit tree… Sounds like a good opportunity to try it out with pypy. If it has no drawbacks then it should show up up as a speed improvement in their benchmarks.
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I submit that Astrophysics run on the model of American Idol is a recipe for civilizational disaster. In other news, Zuckerberg and others launch a new $3 million Breakthrough Prize stating, "The Breakthrough Prize is our effort to p
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by po 13y ago
What this makes me think is that the market for drivers (or at least good drivers) is in high demand and they are a limited pool with more leverage than is recognised. That means they can probably command higher prices which will ultimately
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by po 13y ago
I think 'wasting' it is good. Once you find something useful for it, it perverts the incentives. A sick cow should be considered a complete waste with no benefit.
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by po 13y ago
One search youtube for 'f1 fuel fire' for some examples of how it can be dangerous but this is a good example of what you're talking about: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HdyuN_cUqjA I don't think F1 had
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Witness in “no-fly” trial finds she’s on “no-fly” list too(papersplease.org)
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It's clear that the author is frustrated though. Maybe it's just me but I feel like a framework's core team should treat security vulnerabilities (or even common design patterns that lead to them) as stop-the-world events unt
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by po 13y ago
Additional fines of €250,000 are being requested and, if I can't pay, a maximum total period of detention of two years is possible Good to know that you can buy your way out of prison.
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by po 13y ago
I think he was just frustrated with himself and then he got frustrated with the laptop and then the question. I'd cut him some slack. I just thought it was a bit funny.
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by po 13y ago
During the press questioning the computer they were using froze up a bit and Anand became frustrated and rattled through his thinking out loud instead. The commentator then asks Anand something along the lines of "did you think through
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by po 13y ago
This one: http://adobe.cynic.al/
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International collaboration finds 11 new Alzheimer's genes to target(eurekalert.org)
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by po 13y ago
The original article ( https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6579294 ) was discussed here, and has now been linked/referenced all over the place. The original article was interesting but flawed in so many ways. It'
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Wrong about Japan and Sex(kotaku.com)
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The best resource for learning Django best practices right now is probably the Two Scoops book: https://django.2scoops.org/ One thing that Django suffers from is having a long history which means that old best-practices (wh
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What's amusing is that in Japan many Japanese are totally unaware of the political incorrectness of it. In Japan I sometimes hear people use 'Jap' as slang, in store or product names, or just in normal language by extension o
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Japanese are less inclined to speak frankly about anything to anyone. A western reporter is probably more likely to take what they say at face value, without understanding the subtlety of their response and then report it as truth, especial

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