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by reedlaw 17y ago
Yes, I meant the browser. Under Gmail Master there is a tip on how to always access your mail via https. I have that on, and always use https://www.gmail.com/ in my browser, but there are still some elements that display insecurely, at le
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by reedlaw 17y ago
One thing I've never been able to figure out is how to get all elements of the page to render securely. It seems in every browser I've tried, Gmail pops up a message asking if I want to display insecure elements. Is this safe, since I don
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by reedlaw 17y ago
It's already true in China where Youtube has been blocked for many weeks now. All new PCs will be required to have censorware installed by July. I enjoy using Youtube, but behavior like this helps justify the government's draconian measures
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by reedlaw 17y ago
John Stossel has an interesting dissenting opinion: http://www.creators.com/opinion/john-stossel.html
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by reedlaw 17y ago
Why not use an open source one? I saw a Google tech talk by Keith Fulton, one of the main architects of PlaneShift. He said that although the engine is GPLed, the characters, rules, scenery, etc. are all separate from the main project and c
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by reedlaw 17y ago
Depends on the environment. I've never been able to finish something in Visual C++ using the Windows API.
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by reedlaw 17y ago
I do love Smalltalk (I'm reading SICP). Can it do graphics/UI stuff? One measure of joy in programming for me is to be able to easily build a simple side-scroller. I'll have to get a Mac to try Cocoa I suppose.
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Ask HN: In which modern language/environment/framework is programming a joy?
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by reedlaw 17y ago
The hype about this being "the" missing link strengthens the case that the exception proves the rule--it is almost an admission that the evidence for evolution was lacking. Incidentally, creationists are also able to use this fossil to bols
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by reedlaw 18y ago
Top row's got the logo for the site, the city name (Shanghai), a link to change cities (they've most of the major ones in China), then buttons for McDonald's, hospitals, KFC's, banks, car dealerships, and higher education. The second row sa