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by preek 16y ago
3-4min? Since it was only like 5 lines of code I did it in brute force. Python and Mac Mini here - the answer came almost instantaneously.
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by preek 16y ago
I've read it three weeks ago and am still astonished about the impact. I have also ordered "LILA" - which Mr. Pirsig wrote 20 years later. Very much looking forward to reading it.
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by preek 16y ago
I like the idea. Can my alter ego please have 8 spider legs, then? Some years ago I told a good friend who works in cybernetics to get the job done. Unfortunately there has not been real progress to far. Anyway, I assume, in 2060 the job wi
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Ask HN: Why won't HN accounts merge with OpenID?
18 points by preek 16y ago|0 comments
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by preek 16y ago
Please use the syntax "Ask HN: [question]" in your title.
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by preek 16y ago
It's certainly an algorithm. If enough people vote for an article, it will go to the front page. It helps if those people have a lot of karma points.
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BeautifulSoup vs. lxml benchmark(blog.dispatched.ch)
1 points by preek 16y ago|0 comments
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Open PDFs at specific entry points in the browser(blog.dispatched.ch)
1 points by preek 16y ago|0 comments
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by preek 16y ago
4 points for not reading my post?(; You must have a lot of friends^^ 1st: I didn't say IronRuby, but IronPython 2nd: I said in our company Thanks to the second comment for getting the second fact straight.
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Apple vs. Microsoft – The final frontier(blog.dispatched.ch)
1 points by preek 16y ago|0 comments
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Serving images dynamically with CherryPy (on Google AppEngine)(blog.dispatched.ch)
2 points by preek 16y ago|0 comments
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by preek 16y ago
Thx a bunch. It's been some time since I last tried to get it to work, but now it magically does (thanks to your blogpost^^). Anyway, I'm not using the -f flag. If I do, MacVim won't push the data into the textarea. It works with :x Cmd+q,
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by preek 16y ago
I've got the Vimperator. It lets you use VIM inside Firefox. It will even open textareas inside VIM (Ctrl+i). Downside: Ctrl+i doesn't work on the Mac. Anyway, it makes my working for the man a little less disgusting.
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by preek 16y ago
I have had just over 10k uniques last month on my blog http://blog.dispatched.ch Here's Google Analytics on screen resolution: 1. 1280x800 1,853 20.25% 2. 1440x900 1,337 14.61% 3. 1680x1050 1,186 12.96% 4. 1920x1200 1,071
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by preek 16y ago
I read this on the weekend just before I wanted to adopt IronPython into our company. It was supposed to make C# obsolete. Well.. what can I say. It sucks to use any M$ tech. I should stick to OSX and Linux and leave my current employer due
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Hack yourself a webcam(posterous.dispatched.ch)
1 points by preek 16y ago|0 comments
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by preek 16y ago
I'm even going one step further than just backing up that Mini server. I've got other dedicated servers running Debian GNU/Linux. On those I wrote specialized backup scripts for various installations: DB, mail, web apps, misc. daemons. Thos
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Sometimes I just get this feeling.. (a manager's thought process explained)(posterous.dispatched.ch)
1 points by preek 16y ago|0 comments
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by preek 16y ago
If you can afford an Core i7 server right now, you might consider a Mac Mini. When idle it consumes less than 10W( http://www.apple.com/macmini/environment.html ). And when you need the power, you got it. I'm using one at least and I'm very
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by preek 16y ago
Kudos to your Dad, then! I'm certain he will manage, he seems just too pro-active to let this new chance go^^
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by preek 16y ago
Or they could for instance share pictures they took of their beautiful summer garden instantly with their grandchildren - including an invitation for dinner on the weekends. As a techie, I want to believe that technology enables communicati
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by preek 16y ago
Just drag the photo from iPhoto to your new mail. Be strong, there's a lot of good magic involved(; Also, iPhoto stores the pictures pretty conveniently as you might expect: ~/Pictures/iPhoto Library. And of course you can copy the files ou
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by preek 16y ago
There will be no video chat on the iPad. But honestly, I don't even do that with my girlfriend. I call her with my iPhone, not the Macbook. Just because it's more convenient to walk around while calling. And there's an iPad camera connector
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by preek 16y ago
That is exactly our story. My grandfather also has very strong hands due to having worked a lifetime. But clicking (especially double clicking) never came easy to him. His Navi did, however (after a stumbling start as you mentioned). I did
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by preek 16y ago
Yeah, sleep mode works. But you won't be online. There's no notification. You still have to pull your information manually. Plus if you're on a modem there's a lot of manual work involved in getting online whilst with 3G there is just no be
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by preek 16y ago
Since when can't you mail images or other files with OSX? Just drag and drop a file into your mail and you're good to go. There's also the "attach" button when writing a new mail.
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by preek 16y ago
Just hit enter when you clicked on a file. That's the same F2 does in Windows. Just the enter button is closer to regular use than F2. As to showing the desktop: FN+F11. But you can configure that in System Preferences -> Exposé and Spa
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by preek 16y ago
That's great to hear, Tichy! I'm glad for your parents to do all those things! To your comments: The iPad is always connected, because it runs on a data plan (since you're from Germany: we're on 10€/month O2). Before my grandfather had to c
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by preek 16y ago
Because the average person wouldn't want a 300W computer + 100W monitor running all the time. Besides, if you're still on a modem, you probably want your telephone to not be occupied all the time. It keeps the bills down and let's face it:
510.
by preek 16y ago
Isolated use cases is just what the average user needs. He doesn't want to be distracted by "byte blobs" and "program interaction". Do one thing and do that well, I say.

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