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by po 16y ago
We already had a de-facto infinite set... it was the m part. We could either buy up common variations of, or ignore the n part. Now it is becoming obvious that ICANN views n as the new m for one of two reasons: money or stupidity. I'm s
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by po 16y ago
This is stupid. Why doesn't the ICANN just sell TLD's instead of domains? If you're going to make a million TLD's why even bother with the domains at all? The last thing I want in my root namespace is hard-coded categorical pigeon-holeing i
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by po 16y ago
I like the raphael.js highlighting interface. Would be nice to get a randomized puzzle/wordbank. Small bug: if you highlight the same word over and over again, it will eventually say "Good Work!" as if you finished the puzzle.
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by po 16y ago
I was in the earthquake in Tokyo (a few kilometers from Odaiba where that video was likely taken) and I can say I believe it. Out this far from the epicenter it felt very wobbly. It was like my house was on a block of Jell-o. It felt like a
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by po 16y ago
Awesome. We'll see you there! Today I realized that we picked an Irish bar and its kinda close to St Patrick's day. Hopefully it's not too crowded/annoying. If so we'll think up a plan B and turn it into a bar crawl.
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by po 16y ago
Maybe someone can answer a question I've long had: in a BSD licensed library, isn't the copyright distributed over all collective author's, not just he one listed in the license? That's why some projects make people sign agreements stating
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by po 16y ago
Oh damn, I didn't even think of that, it's a short walk away. That would have been a good place! It's a live-house though so maybe not the best venue for a meet-up.
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by po 16y ago
Follow our RSS feed or watch HN and you'll see the announcements. Otherwise send Jason or me an email (jason or paul @ makeleaps) and... oh shaking now again... ok I think it stopped... and we'll put you on the mailing list.
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by po 16y ago
Right? We announce our intention to drink and the ground moves. I think it's a sign. Hopefully we'll see you there. :-)
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by po 16y ago
There's gotta be more nerds in Tokyo than just us… I think they've all turned off their computers to save energy for the blackout. :-)
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by po 16y ago
I'm really looking forward to seeing all of you guys again. Sorry for the short notice… If you can't make it we'll have a real scheduled meet-up some time soon when things are more calm.
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by po 16y ago
Now you seem to be attributing safety in Japan not to monoculture but to /Japanese/ culture. Fair enough. Yes I wasn't careful enough in my writing. I mean to say that monoculture allows you to optimize around your values. Lowest common d
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by po 16y ago
I agree the word "abandon" sounds too final. It sounds like they've given up on it which is not true. I think a non-sensationalist headline would say workers have "pulled away".
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by po 16y ago
OK, I shouldn't have said that because it is an overgeneralization and is overshadowing the point I was trying to make. Coming from New York, I still think people generally don't lock their bikes. They certainly don't chain them to posts wi
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by po 16y ago
Please note that I'm not saying all monocultures are safe. I am certainly also not saying multi-cultures are unsuccessful. This has nothing to do with safety or success, more efficiency gains and tolerance costs. I'm trying to raise a nua
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by po 16y ago
Yes, people lock their bikes: they all have that built in wheel lock thing. It's not like it's a perfect utopia. People are actually very careful about that. Nobody rides around with the giant NYC-style bolt-cutter proof chain like a belt t
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by po 16y ago
Sure... I've thought about that a lot too. You're saying I should have challenged their values with mine. I probably should have said something. And yet I would spend all day long every day in arguments with people who just don't agree wi
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by po 16y ago
... also your username is now 0fa9d314017d68a235015a9344bc9c09bbe87ec3
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by po 16y ago
Japan takes a lot of criticism for being a closed off culture. After living here for a while I have started to believe that it is necessary to support these values. Multiculturalism means lowest common denominator. There are efficiencies yo
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by po 16y ago
People here in Japan like to go to radium hot springs. Yes, that radium that your parents had your basement tested for. Apparently they think it's good for you to get a little radiation: http://metropolis.co.jp/features/feature/searching
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by po 16y ago
These numbers are still very very small. I'm sitting in Tokyo right now working away on my codebase. No need to get worked up over nothing and so far it is nothing. A lot of my friends (mostly foreigners in Tokyo) are getting on trains out
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by po 16y ago
I'll give him highest ranked writer. He is a very clear writer but no need to make it a pissing match. Our friends at other startups here pen some nice articles as well for example. Besides, he's fully absorbed one Japanese quality: he pr
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by po 16y ago
Strange... I didn't see this story on the new page and submitted after you and it posted a new version instead of auto-voting for yours. I didn't think HN would do that. Going to go delete that version now… This is the most coherent descrip
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by po 16y ago
I'm posting this because it's the most coherent description of the issues and events that I've read (and I've read a few). I also learned a lot about BWR nuclear plants. Some people here in Tokyo are starting to get very nervous and mostly
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by po 16y ago
It's not fun. Clinging to the carpet is a good instinct. Many people run around in a crazy panic but there's really nowhere to go. Most people here climb under something sturdy right away. I visited an elementary school and they had special
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by po 16y ago
That's correct. Of the four, it's the small building on the right that is reactor number one: the one that is melting down.
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by po 16y ago
H.264 was never without licensing fees and I don't think it can be considered a bait-and-switch. The catch is right there in the licensing terms.
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by po 16y ago
It's not a bad idea. A variation of your idea has actually been implemented in here as well: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NTT_DoCoMo#Earthquake_warning_s...
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by po 16y ago
Yes. I've heard softbank sms are starting to go through just now.
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by po 16y ago
I think he is referring to the sendai airport.

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