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by rando289 12y ago
Nice. Fun to take a glimpse into the code. Random line: TC IBNKCALL # FOR SATURN INTERFACE AND FDAI DISPLAY
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by rando289 12y ago
I don't see any evidence of the feedback being "for things like UX" I also don't think the word homebrew is appropriate. Afaik homebrew means, 1 making beer at home. 2 apple package manager. 3. Term generally for endeavo
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by rando289 12y ago
It is in a "a feedback period", exactly so they can get the feedback like you just gave. So get off your high horse about taking things down.
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by rando289 12y ago
> spend their time wondering about all these digital ants in the digital ant farm and wondering what we're all about? This announcement certainly reinforces that notion. Google+ announces as an anonymous "we", that their n
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by rando289 12y ago
This is a variation on the game of life.
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by rando289 12y ago
> From what this guy describes, "test prep" sounds like "educating students". It's educating them in the wrong things. For example, goal of class: better thinker by learning to do multiplication. Because of test,
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by rando289 12y ago
Agreed. Config files 100 times bigger and more complicated. Why? Go to it's home page and find a link that says "differences between GRUB Legacy and GRUB" which simply goes to the grub .97 manual which says absolutely nothing
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by rando289 12y ago
> illegal posts It is illegal for certain people to post certain things at certain locations on the internet. Posts aren't inherently illegal and I think you are missing the nuance more than the eff is. > Is the EFF saying the FB
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by rando289 12y ago
Yes, fine by me.
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by rando289 12y ago
EFF didn't say patents were evil. I can do that too: Despite inane anonymous commenting syndrome, you are a person, you are not evil, you are just a person.
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by rando289 12y ago
windows has path length limits. Figure out how to live in them, whatever way is best. If that means using cryptic names, then do it. cryptic folder names, while not a good thing, are extremely common in windows.
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by rando289 12y ago
And the only way to break that claim is to give MORE MBps than that. I think the fcc is saying "ok, let's be realistic, your 'up to' is gonna be held to a standard higher than rando48 on hacker news saying I personally g
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by rando289 12y ago
> Name me one field of human endeavor Tons of stuff. I'd rather politics axe "workings of the universe" than vaccinations and disease control.
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by rando289 12y ago
> Could someone explain what the thing with East Texas is? A district where juries and judges are more favorable than usual towards patents? It started a bit randomly, based on the politics of the region the judges/juries were sligh
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by rando289 12y ago
> Why would someone make a video of themselves crying and post it on the internet? More interesting: Why would someone make a well writtenish comment on the internet that is quite negative toward someone crying on the internet? edit: you
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by rando289 12y ago
> Hey, I can find videos of people angry at about anything that exists. Actually, you can't, and your post is a bit rediculous. For "features of websites that are widely used", how many of them are part of youtube crying v
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by rando289 12y ago
Apple has a monopoly on operating systems which work on apple hardware.
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by rando289 12y ago
So much agree. Another big design flaw hampering good conversation: I'd like to read replies to your comment, but HN funnels me to reading only 1 reply, and then onto 1 reply for that comment, each one hijacking the conversation. And w
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by rando289 12y ago
2 wheels, used by 200,000 animals, which has got to be a typo, cuz thats on average 137 animals per hour.
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by rando289 12y ago
Good point. However, I don't own the jet, nor have any liability/responsibility if it's software fails. I do own the car, and I do have liability/responsibility for its operation.
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by rando289 12y ago
Yes, he can. Some people don't know about that yet.
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by rando289 12y ago
If your leg has a medical problem, get well soon, do everything medically needed. If your brain has a medical problem, people will treat you very differently. Voices like yours will hopefully change that over time. I don't see any evid
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by rando289 12y ago
I don't know if he updated the page since you read it, but it says he would prefer a check sent to him or 2 professor associates of his. I'm sure he will be able to use the money on paypal too and he is open to donations using it.
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by rando289 12y ago
Xah's website has been an amazing resource for emacs users, me included. I really hope someone can help him out a bit.
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by rando289 12y ago
> we lose any chance at morality Our morality is mostly learned. It can grow. Yes, we do need the source to be available.
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by rando289 12y ago
It is a real problem. It should be fairly obvious that it is. More realistically, It won't be a real time decision of hit this or that, it will be that it is programmed to do behavior X instead of Y. X is known to be 30% more likely to
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by rando289 12y ago
The simple fact is that mathematical problem solving is a rarely used skill for doctors and most professions which require extensive schooling. I'm confident the doctor in this case would immediately test multiple times to rule out fal
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by rando289 12y ago
The editor is content? Absolutely anything you are editing could be described as content. I edit the contents of my editing buffer.
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by rando289 12y ago
There's nothing about that in the post, and I don't think it's relevant. There are many song titles which have a negative connotation towards women (especially in rap). I couldn't name a blog post the same as one of them
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by rando289 12y ago
“Every time I see the word ‘Girl’ used in scenarios that are supposed to empower women, it really grates on me,” http://www.forbes.com/sites/kashmirhill/2013/01/30/girls-lad... It bothers me too. Th

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