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by sadga 14y ago
Google has had Seattle bus schedules for years, and OneBusAway has tracking , not schedules. Schedules are useless.
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by sadga 14y ago
Why does someone who'se never used my site have an opinion on it?
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by sadga 14y ago
Nit: A closer analogy is rationals, more so than reals (as reals have other unrelated properties like uncountability) That is, given your simple rings (the integers) and finite rings (modulo n), you get fields by introducing just division (
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by sadga 14y ago
$50K over 5 years, not so much. 100,000 shares, maybe.
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by sadga 14y ago
Missing generics -- it doesn't destroy type safety, it just forces the developer to write boilerplate variations of every method. The official stance on that issue is: yeah, but it's better than the hassle of supporting generics (compiler e
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by sadga 14y ago
Confusing post. It's an example of core.logic, not really an interesting Sudoku-solver, as all of the logic is in core.logic
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by sadga 14y ago
Article title should be "Reverse index of where people went to school who talk about various topics". Obviously, the author chose a more wieldly title, but a far less correct wrong.
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by sadga 14y ago
Ugh. Behavior like this encourages more obnoxious teaser sites like this, that profit from abusing people's natural curiosity. These sites are barely a quantum leap above spam.
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by sadga 14y ago
Yeah, it seems like weird wording, asking for confirmation that they can sue, without establishing the basis.
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by sadga 14y ago
Why is the source code using StringBuilder everywhere instead of "+"? Is it designed for an ancient version of Java? Or is that some decompiled version? http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1532461/stringbuilder-vs-...
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by sadga 14y ago
Not everyone who works with electronic signatures reads HN or TechCrunch, though.
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by sadga 14y ago
More than decade-old. The prime properties are FF3 - FF7, which are 15-20 years old.
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by sadga 14y ago
Apps that do this using your phone: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=si.modula.andr... Similar: http://hackerne.ws/item?id=4062216 " Eulerian Video Magnification for Revealing Subtle Changes in the World (mit.edu) 555 point
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by sadga 14y ago
Um, it gets worse. Apps are classified by how much the writer thinks the app is girly or manly, not actual usage numbers. The writer put all puzzle games in the girly category.
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by sadga 14y ago
HN doesn't appreciate concise one-liners. You need to wrap your claim in a wordy anecdote with some explanatory flavor, to give readers a sense that you put a lot of thought into your typing.
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by sadga 14y ago
Funny, that we have movements like Where's The Math lamenting that math education is collapsing because classes are doing "discovery math" (AKA goofing off and chit-chatting), instead learning fundamentals and practicing to memorize basic
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by sadga 14y ago
The blog is "Signal Vs Noise". There was never a promise that Signal would win.
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by sadga 14y ago
Facebook didn't have to sell stock to comply with regulations. They only had to file paperwork. They IPOd to get the benefits of the IPO ($$$), since they already were facing the bulk of the paperwork requirements.
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by sadga 14y ago
The problem is that individuals invest in funds whose managers chase these fads -- or who invest in broad market indexes. It's hard to find a "no hype" fund to invest in, especially when individuals have their hands tied by employer/governm
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by sadga 14y ago
You are aware that Skype requires the Skype client, even less standards-based than Chrome, and everyone can use it? You can use Chrome and Skype alongside your web browser of choice. Chrome is spritually like the Mozilla/XUL of old -- it's
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by sadga 14y ago
Hodgman is an pleasantly entertaining comediam. It's hard to appreciate him while loathing his character.
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by sadga 14y ago
I don't know why you are surprised. Forbes is not a reputable publication. It's "People Magazine / US Weekly" for people in the business world. It's not Bloomberg News. http://www.hnsearch.com/search#request/submissions&q=for...
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by sadga 14y ago
Who doesn't have a gigabit NIC? They've been standard for years.
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by sadga 14y ago
Airline bankruptcy is a normal business activity, akin to an occasional server refresh in the data center.. It doesn't disrupt the overall airline industry, and it's not a catastrophe to a bankrupt airline. http://philip.greenspun.com/flyi
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by sadga 14y ago
Forbes has an agreement with Quora. (But yes, to your point, Forbes is not a "journalism" site.)
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by sadga 14y ago
Considering Googler guys never even published their thesis... they went commercial pretty quick after hitting their idea, and dedicated the largest portion of their lives to the business end.
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by sadga 14y ago
It's written explicitly in the U.S. Constitution: To promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries.
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by sadga 14y ago
$2000/yr for 4 years is $8000 In Washington State, an AA is 4 semesters * $1500 = $6000, completed part-time by people have jobs at Amazon . The Amazon hate on this issue is bizarre.
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by sadga 14y ago
It's $2000/yr bonus for minimum wage warehouse employees, not spoiled engineers.
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by sadga 14y ago
Redfin already has property taxes and mortgage rates, it just doesn't bother to put taxes in the calculator, for unknown reasons. Doesn't have the credit score stuff, but that's not really relevant -- if you have poor credit, buying a house

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