rickyconnolly

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Ask HN: why is it faster to delete files from a disc than to write them?
6 points by rickyconnolly 14y ago|4 comments
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by rickyconnolly 14y ago
I'm a biologist and I use viruses (adenovirus to be specific) to insert genes into mammalian cells in vitro. I do this to study the function of said genes. To make a usable stock of virus, I infect a small number of viruses into particular
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How Amazon sellers turn a profit selling books for one cent(pacifictrailbooks.com)
1 points by rickyconnolly 14y ago|0 comments
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Australian attorney is granted a patent for the wheel (2001)(hl7.org.au)
2 points by rickyconnolly 14y ago|0 comments
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by rickyconnolly 14y ago
I'd like HN's resident piracy advocates to weigh in on this.
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by rickyconnolly 14y ago
But I still don't get it. Why Tide in particular? Why not any other high-price bulk retail product? Why not gourmet coffee grounds, for instance?
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by rickyconnolly 14y ago
By god, it's like timeline^2 !
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by rickyconnolly 14y ago
Ditto for Kuwait's label of 'Iraq'
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by rickyconnolly 14y ago
Looks great. You know how to tread the fine line between 'minimal' and 'too minimal'
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by rickyconnolly 14y ago
I really enjoy the flow and layout of this site. Is is a bootstrap derivative?
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by rickyconnolly 14y ago
you could set up an alternative 'naughtypedia' site for these!
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by rickyconnolly 14y ago
it would be helpful, but presumably far more complex, to analyze the sentiment attached to each instance
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by rickyconnolly 14y ago
I was lead to believe that those screens were just used to monitor TV ratings!
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by rickyconnolly 14y ago
A linkbait title from the hallowed journal itself? Surely this cannot be.
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by rickyconnolly 14y ago
He only successfully sold it once, according to the article.
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by rickyconnolly 14y ago
I am actually sympathetic to many aspects of libertarian thinking on matters of social and economic policy. I certainly was not railing against this worldview, though I apologies if you found negative connotations in my use of the word 'rab
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by rickyconnolly 14y ago
This is one of those situations where one is not sure if the subject of the story is incredibly lucky or incredibly unlucky.
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by rickyconnolly 14y ago
How far down the libertarian utopia rabbithole does this go? Could Mr Didorosi hire armed guards to protect his fleet? Where is the line drawn? I knew Detroit was bad, but I did not know it was this semi-anarchy you describe.
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by rickyconnolly 14y ago
As a European, I don't understand the significance of this. Why is the establishment of a private bus company such a big deal? Is this not America, bastion of free market capitalism? Surely many cities must have private services. Here in Ir
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by rickyconnolly 14y ago
This reminds me of the method used by Starbucks to avoid paying tax in the UK [1]. They set up their UK operations as a separate legal entity, and then charge it considerable licensing fees for the use of the Starbucks brand. This way, the
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by rickyconnolly 14y ago
If a meat-powered helicopter is feasible, limited only by the endurance of the pilot, I wonder if you could power such a craft by a small, inexpensive engine, such as a lawnmower engine.
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Book printed with enitre RGB colour space(blog.makezine.com)
2 points by rickyconnolly 14y ago|0 comments
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by rickyconnolly 14y ago
I've noticed that some submissions drop off the news feed like a rock, while other submissions of the same story posted just a few hours later can gather considerable discussion, with submission time being the only apparent variable. This l
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by rickyconnolly 14y ago
I would suggest reviewing the title of this position. In certain parts of the Anglosphere, 'slapper' has an entirely different meaning, and telling people you have hired one will spark a flurry of raised eyebrows
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by rickyconnolly 14y ago
Did you try contacting some of these people and just asking them why they liked the ad? The botnet hypothesis is just that. As is the sleazy fraud theory.
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by rickyconnolly 14y ago
Combine this with open source textbooks and you really have something...
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by rickyconnolly 14y ago
I get his criticism of evolution and the big bang theory- that is par for the course for guys like him- but embryology? I have never heard this particular critique before. I did not know this field was a point of political contention.
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Scientist crowdfunds his amphetamine research(perlsteinlab.com)
2 points by rickyconnolly 14y ago|0 comments
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by rickyconnolly 14y ago
Either this guy is spending a king's ransom on all these tunes or the RIAA is going to have a field day with him.
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by rickyconnolly 14y ago
A similar story is told from a somewhat different perspective in Beggars in Spain, an excellent novel by Nancy Kress. It won both the Hugo and Nebula awards. http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/68333.Beggars_in_Spain

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