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by pseudonym 13y ago
This feels like the Hot Coffee thing again. The problem is not that he said something wrong, the problem was that he himself kept bringing it up.[1][2][3] [1] http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2010/8/13/
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by pseudonym 13y ago
Yeah, I don't think I know anyone who actually cares about the initial comic-- the complaint on it was very localized and small. It's the fact that he kept whipping up more drama about it and continued espousing "poor me&quot
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by pseudonym 13y ago
It seems to me less like a mid-life crisis, and more his realization that if he keeps holding on to his 30-year-old anger and inferiority issues, they're going to cause issues for his kids, both directly and indirectly. I'm sure t
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by pseudonym 13y ago
I don't know if this necessarily matters to the HN crowd, but in case it does, this[1] is why him coming out publicly with an apology for his behavior overall is a thing. Personally, I'd say it's a good first step provided he
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by pseudonym 13y ago
[1] http://thoughtcrime.org/blog/telegram-crypto-challenge/
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by pseudonym 13y ago
Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't it impossible to withdraw USD from MtGox at this point? How can this be a viable source of BTC->USD comparison when the only thing you can do with a USD balance on MtG is buy?
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by pseudonym 13y ago
It's hard to source an argument when you're quoting strawmen.
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by pseudonym 13y ago
I sure hope not. As much as I'd love to see something happen to these guys, the precedent that would result would be as far-reaching as it would be terrible.
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by pseudonym 13y ago
This model is explicitly being marketed to the age groups of 7 and under. As for "how many hinges have been broken", and "why don't they make a sturdier hinge": 1. I don't have any hard evidence, but if you do
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by pseudonym 13y ago
It's not a question of "going back through security", re-entrance has nothing to do with it. Going to a concert where they don't stamp your hand when you go through the door doesn't make you "detained".
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by pseudonym 13y ago
The RAM is the thing with Macbook Air's that permanently soldered to the system board. Everything else is difficult to replace due to the form factor, but still replaceable.
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by pseudonym 13y ago
Agreed. I tried the iPad + external keyboard combo for awhile, but after getting an 11" MBA and using my smartphone for things that I can do completely handsfree (like Skype calls), my iPad has fallen by the wayside for the most part a
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by pseudonym 13y ago
>This cost of living calculator shows that you would need to make over $100k in San Francisco to enjoy the same lifestyle that $60k gets you in the Motor City. So in return for my employer having an excuse to pay me $40k less, I get the
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Bitcoin: Not the Currency of the Future(transhumanblog.com)
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by pseudonym 13y ago
It doesn't necessarily matter if it's harder to tax. If the only way to exchange Bitcoins for currency is via face-to-face transactions, 90% of what usefulness it has is eliminated. The remaining use, exchange of a virtual currenc
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by pseudonym 13y ago
My first instinct is to suggest something that already works for what he wants to do. If he's using a Terminal window on a frequent enough basis that he's looking for a solution, it makes more sense to suggest one than to say &quo
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by pseudonym 13y ago
If you're using bash and you're familiar with vim, you can use the command "set -o vi" and start using Vi bindings to jump around/cut/delete/modify text in your current prompt.
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by pseudonym 13y ago
They don't care so much about the Bitcoins themselves as they do getting their cut of the fiat money when you cash them out, I'd wager. If you buy 300 bushels of apples for $1 and, for whatever reason, the price spikes to $300 ove
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by pseudonym 13y ago
There's a difference between "fault" and "blame" that's not easily expressed in the english language, but I'm going to go ahead and call bullshit on your analogy. If someone is going to do something of questionable legality and warns you ab
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by pseudonym 13y ago
If you're going to paint with a wide brush, "SEO Software" and "Browser Software" fall under "Software" in the same way that "Sandbox RPG Video Game" and "TCG Video Game" fall in the category of "Video Game". I feel there's not an actual li
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by pseudonym 13y ago
That actually makes me more disinclined to use Moz-- this isn't a snap-retort by an overeager in-house lawyer looking to earn their fee, this is the COO claiming that "Doz" is a trademark violation because it ends on "oz". It's flat-out dep
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by pseudonym 13y ago
I think the only cutoff is "lower bound of the height a potentially abusive adult would see it at", and retroactively went back and said "okay this height is average for a 10 year old". According to what I find from a quick google, average
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by pseudonym 13y ago
For one, there is no "too short" for this particular type of display. It's an under-over type of thing. For two, they're explicitly taking the 'average height of a 10 year old' for this. You would write off the entire ad as pointless becaus
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by pseudonym 13y ago
Sadly that's not always an option, given the proliferation of Facebook amongst the "older" crowd. My entire extended family basically communicates entirely (barring face-to-face meetings) via Facebook nowadays.
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by pseudonym 13y ago
Google's marketing has done a better job of presenting themselves as "not evil". I won't comment on the accuracy (or not) of that; I'll just note that I only log onto Google accounts in an incognito window.
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by pseudonym 13y ago
>does that ever happen? Every time I browse a site on an iDevice, yes.
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by pseudonym 13y ago
I'm actually more worried about this[1]. I don't want my key and associated information stored with bank-grade cryptography, I want it deleted after it's cut and sent out. It's easy enough to change a password if you get hacked, it's slight
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by pseudonym 13y ago
I think people are more oblivious to the fact that a "deflationary currency" is inherently flawed because it by definition results in hoarding, which is not what you want people to do with your currency. Why would you bother loaning or inve
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by pseudonym 13y ago
MtGox is not the only exchange, although it might seem that way sometimes. It would be like your bank is closed on Sunday, but there's still banks from the same branch open next door. Because the blockchain is shared, the only thing that mt
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by pseudonym 13y ago
SatoshiDice and the controversy surrounding it has pretty well emphasized that Bitcoin is not going to be as widespread a currency as some of the true believers want it to be. It has a niche use in SR and other semi/illegal things, but it's

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