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by runlevel1 13y ago
That's kind of like arguing that seat belts can cause strangulation. There are always risks, so we just have to choose the less risky option available to us. So between these two... A. The black box charging station I know nothing abou
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by runlevel1 13y ago
Mobile devices are inherently slutty. After all, you never hear of a phone committing to just one outlet. And consider how many people indiscriminately hookup with anonymous base stations at airports... That "Free Public Wifi" SSI
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by runlevel1 13y ago
Posting != Endorsing For instance, OP might have found it surprising that GCHQ would post such a challenge amidst all the controversy.
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by runlevel1 13y ago
This would be a delightfully devious opportunity to increase Android marketshare. Do-be-evil mode pseudo code: if $user_agent =~ /iPhone/ $ball_velocity = $swing_force - $number_of_swings end Gradually increase the force requ
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by runlevel1 13y ago
It certainly could fall under a state's "right of publicity" laws.
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by runlevel1 13y ago
Definitions of their numerous and vaguely named charges: http://att.com/additionalcharges Here's their explanation of this one in particular: The Administrative Fee helps defray certain expenses AT&T incurs, including but not li
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by runlevel1 13y ago
Indeed, "soon" is taking a little longer than expected: http://lwn.net/Articles/238655/ As far as I can tell, those forecasts have almost always come from outside the project. I don't recall Chris Mason ever saying that it's right around
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by runlevel1 14y ago
That's one of my racks! I've always wondered who controlled that camera. That rack was used for the development of the Rocks Cluster system back in its heyday. Rocks creator, Phil Papadopoulos, is the brother of former Sun CTO Greg Papadopo
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Rubygems, OpenSSL, and you(andre.arko.net)
1 points by runlevel1 14y ago|0 comments
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by runlevel1 14y ago
If you purchased Programming Ruby 1.9 directly from them, it's a free update. From the article: Log on to pragprog.com/my_account and place an order for the new edition, your coupon will be applied to the ebook automatically.
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Pragmatic Programmer updates Programming Ruby (The Pickaxe Book) for Ruby 2.0(pragprog.com)
3 points by runlevel1 14y ago|1 comments
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by runlevel1 14y ago
That's a bit ad hominem, no? Before posting this I took a look at your comment history to make sure I wasn't feeding a troll. Instead, I found tons of quality contributions. You're better than this, my fellow HN'er.
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by runlevel1 14y ago
I see the value of this distinction, but I can't shake the feeling that a word used for years has been co-opted by marketing and replaced with something that sounds silly when spoken out loud.
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by runlevel1 14y ago
Yes, it's ironic. It's a high-profile example for the legitimate discussion of what level of privacy can be expected from a company that's supposed to both respect our privacy and make a profit off our personal data. But you don't choose yo
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by runlevel1 14y ago
Category XIX is a placeholder for a proposed rule to clarify what constitutes a "gas turbine engine" for export control purposes. It's primarily intended to alleviate blanket restrictions on components that don't really warrant regulation u
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by runlevel1 14y ago
In this case, challenging the industry means going up against the public's image of what an engagement ring should look like. It's an image reinforced by years of successful marketing and backed by an enormous monopoly. Some may see that as
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by runlevel1 14y ago
Why is it that GNU Project pages so rarely have screen shots? Here are a few images of GNU Typist in action: http://imgur.com/a/ahjuo
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by runlevel1 14y ago
Careful adding '.' to your $PATH, particularly as the first item. It makes it awful easy to execute something you forgot/didn't know was in the current working directory. UPenn gives a pretty good explanation here: http://www.seas.upenn.ed
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by runlevel1 14y ago
To save everyone a click: You can take a screenshot, but it notifies the sender. Quote: Can I take a screenshot of pokes I receive? Yes. When you take a screenshot, your friend will see [an icon] next to your name letting t
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by runlevel1 14y ago
I'm finding your personalization algorithm to be impressively accurate. Is there some way to download the personalized results? It wouldn't have to be pretty - even plain XML would be great.
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by runlevel1 14y ago
Upstart, Systemd, and SMF have many of these features now, but here's what launchd brings to the table: 1) It unifies several independent systems that shared a similar purpose: - init - crond - atd - inetd - xinetd 2) It includes user-based
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by runlevel1 14y ago
Here's the project on Github: https://github.com/lusob/f1mapp
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F-35C unable to land on carriers(rt.com)
2 points by runlevel1 15y ago|0 comments
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by runlevel1 15y ago
1) Go to the Terminal menu > Settings, click the Settings pane. 2) Select your preferred theme (left). It's probably the one listed as "default." 3) Click the Keyboard tab. 4) Click the "+" button to add a new Key to Action mapping. •