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by polymathist 14y ago
I'd be curious to do a comparison with a dynamic site behind a cdn. I suspect that from a performance standpoint it would be almost identical. I guess I chose Jekyll because it seemed more convenient and I was interested in trying something
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by polymathist 14y ago
True, but there's still an advantage to using a cdn in terms of worldwide performance.
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by polymathist 14y ago
Perhaps. It would be pretty ironic, no? In the early days of the web everything was static content. Would be interesting to make a move back in that direction. Of course, this only works for a small subset of websites that don't need dynami
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How I Made my Blog 2.3x Faster(blog.alexbrowne.info)
50 points by polymathist 14y ago|45 comments
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by polymathist 14y ago
The sound is lagging behind my typing by at least a second. As a result, I hear nothing and then bursts of several instances of the sound playing at once, which sounds awful. As others have pointed out, the lag might be because you're invok
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YouTube Gets a Redesign(youtube.com)
3 points by polymathist 14y ago|0 comments
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by polymathist 14y ago
UPDATE: The original author has posted a Part 2. Looks like he's already started writing code and hitting milestones. http://gusc.lv/2012/11/im-writing-my-own-os-p2/
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by polymathist 14y ago
Thanks for the suggestion. I'd love to branch out and support non-native English speakers (as well as other languages) in the future.
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by polymathist 14y ago
Thanks for your interest. It's funny that we both started with Calculus as our first course. I'd be interested in a conversation. Expect an email from me soon.
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by polymathist 14y ago
Hi guys, OP here. This is one of my first major projects, and it's basically a crowd-sourced version of Khan Academy, Coursera, etc. Please give it a look and consider making a contribution. I'm always happy to hear any feedback. You can ch
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Show HN: A crowd-sourced MOOC (Massive Open Online Course)(indiegogo.com)
15 points by polymathist 14y ago|6 comments
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Ask HN: Why not LegalZoom?
2 points by polymathist 14y ago|4 comments
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Grin F*cking: It's Not Nice(incube.us)
2 points by polymathist 14y ago|4 comments
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Scientists Set New Quantum Teleportation Record(pcmag.com)
1 points by polymathist 14y ago|0 comments
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The Space Station’s New Aquarium Prepares Astronauts For a Puppy Some Day(gizmodo.com)
1 points by polymathist 14y ago|0 comments
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by polymathist 14y ago
Karl, I'm currently working fulltime on a summer project in the online education space. The differentiator is that for a given topic, there can be multiple teachers and multiple videos each trying to teach it in the best way. http://neotea
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New game from Rovio tops charts(in.reuters.com)
1 points by polymathist 14y ago|0 comments
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Someone Built a Working Scientific Calculator in Minecraft(kotaku.com)
4 points by polymathist 14y ago|0 comments
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Grow Wings or Dissolve Into a Flock of Birds in a Gorgeous Interactive Video(theatlantic.com)
1 points by polymathist 14y ago|0 comments
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by polymathist 14y ago
Thanks for the tip. Zencoder looks great, but if I understand correctly, they only handle the video encoding, leaving it to you to find a place to store the videos and figure out how to stream them. I'd prefer something that is simpler, lik
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Ask HN: What is the best video hosting solution for a small startup?
6 points by polymathist 14y ago|4 comments
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by polymathist 14y ago
Well this is a first! (Assuming the website I used to check it is accurate.) I first noticed about 5 minutes ago. It might still be down. Check for your self!
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Facebook Went Down Today(dl.dropbox.com)
3 points by polymathist 14y ago|1 comments
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by polymathist 14y ago
What I find most exciting is that in the coming years, the technologies that right now only seem possible in big labs might experience a revolution– might acheive the ease and cheapness that software development has today. Some examples: Fa
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by polymathist 14y ago
While I do agree with a lot of the points here, I wonder if perhaps recent advances in technology (particularly those that might be considered platforms for future innovations) are making the idealistic "Garage Inventor" more and more reali
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Forget About the Mythical Lone Inventor in the Garage(slate.com)
26 points by polymathist 14y ago|16 comments
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Samsung's Answer to Siri Available for all Rooted Android Devices(technomondo.com)
2 points by polymathist 14y ago|0 comments
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How Much is Facebook Really Worth?(latimes.com)
1 points by polymathist 14y ago|0 comments
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by polymathist 14y ago
I particularly like that quote about magic. I'm curious to see if this technology will just be a novelty or wether it will actually lead to the creation of some more sophisticated tactile UIs.
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ZeroN system holds a ball wherever you place it, in mid-air(gizmag.com)
54 points by polymathist 14y ago|17 comments

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