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by richev 8y ago
I got trapped in Wikipedia, reading about the fascinating life & times of Howard Hughes, after seeing him mentioned here https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-sh/deep_sea_mining
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Howard Hughes(en.wikipedia.org)
1 points by richev 8y ago|1 comments
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by richev 8y ago
Learn how to bake a really good cake. Work colleagues and your extended family will live you for it!
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by richev 8y ago
A wordy explanation, but intriguing!
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Why Do Nigerian Scammers Say They Are from Nigeria? (2012)(microsoft.com)
2 points by richev 8y ago|2 comments
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by richev 8y ago
True, but their FAQ addresses this: > Our 3D rendering engine currently uses a Chrome-only technology called Native Client to power Earth Studio. However, we’re closely tracking the evolution of WebAssembly (especially threading). Stay t
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by richev 8y ago
I think that the blue gradient title bars came in with Windows 98. I remember marveling at how smooth the gradient was! Before that, the Office 95 applications had a curiously black-to-dark-blue custom drawn title bar. Then Windows 2000 int
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by richev 8y ago
Luna[0] looks pretty dated to my eyes, but I'd gladly switch back to the Windows XP icon style. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_XP_visual_styles
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Creating Windows XP Icons (2001)(msdn.microsoft.com)
178 points by richev 8y ago|85 comments
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by richev 8y ago
Sounds like you're in a state of shock. Understand that you don't need to decide anything now. Don't make any irreversible decisions yet. For now, why not take a year out, spend time with your family?
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by richev 8y ago
I think that it's the predictions of doom that call attention to the risk, and allow us (or have done so far) to avert the crisis just in time.
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by richev 8y ago
True, but leading by example would be a good start.
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by richev 8y ago
Doesn't it depend on the size of the garden, and the diversity within?
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by richev 8y ago
Personal anecdote: about four years ago, living in London, I needed a plumber to do a small job just before Christmas (replacing a leaking shower tray). Of the three who came out to quote, we went with the Polish one because he was the most
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by richev 8y ago
Related post from Raymond Chen's "The Old New Thing" https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20031022-00/?p=...
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by richev 8y ago
Yellow IKEA pencils - in what country? I've only seen unpainted ones (in the UK, and also the US from what I remember, circa 2004-5), with IKEA printed in black on the side.
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by richev 8y ago
Psion[0] - in particular the Series 3c[1] [0] https://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/06/26/psion_special/ [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psion_Series_3
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by richev 8y ago
From Australia > The uploader has not made this video available in your country. Does anyone have a link that is viewable outside the US?
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by richev 8y ago
A mistake I used to make: not preparing for the onsite interview. Things like... * Researching your interviewers beforehand. I start with LinkedIn. It can be useful to know if they have just joined the company, or have been there for years.
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by richev 8y ago
For syntax coloring in BitBucket, in Chrome at least, try the Refined Bitbucket [0] extension. [0] https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/refined-bitbucket/...
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by richev 8y ago
If you have any interest in the Apollo missions... In the Shadow of the Moon [0] The film follows the manned missions to the Moon made by the United States in the late 1960s and early 1970s. The documentary reviews both the footage and medi
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by richev 8y ago
I actually really liked it when Office 2007 introduced the ribbon, in particular when I understood the rationale behind it (which was covered at MIX08[0]). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tl9kD693ie4
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by richev 8y ago
Or, on Windows an app can watch for the WM_DRAWCLIPBOARD message[0], which gets sent every time the contents of the clipboard changes. [0] https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/desktop/dataxchg/us...
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by richev 8y ago
For back pain, the first step I'd recommend is to see a physiotherapist and get their opinion on your situation.
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by richev 8y ago
I agree, the approach had loads of limitations, as you've identified. 1. Yep, this is my scenario, so the steps are written for this. 2. When my certificate expires in about 2.5 months I'll pick this up again, and will be trying t
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Show HN: Let’s Encrypt SSL Certificates with Azure Cloud Service(richev.github.io)
4 points by richev 8y ago|2 comments
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by richev 8y ago
Full face diving masks are designed to have an air flow that helps minimize CO2 buildup[0]. The greater concern is that they might leak due to not fitting properly, and/or the user might panic and pull the mask off while underwater. [0
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by richev 8y ago
With a flexible pod, you'd partially deflate it to get it through awkward areas, which would make it negatively buoyant. Once re-inflated to the previous pressure it would be neutrally buoyant once again. Re-inflation could be done via
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by richev 8y ago
Of the difficulties the pod solution poses, I don't think that neutral buoyancy us one of them, so long as the pod is rigid (e.g. steel) in construction. The best succinct definition for neutral buoyancy I could find was this one, from
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by richev 8y ago
It's their hypothesis, backed up with hard work & simulations. Alternate hypotheses welcome. That's the joy of science!

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