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by serge2k 10y ago
If I'm producing a work of opinion I don't want people to be able to modify it and chop it up and produce something different with my name on it. The policy seems reasonable.
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by serge2k 10y ago
email Jeff.
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by serge2k 10y ago
People will pay a premium not have to leave their homes, if it takes the same amount of time or faster (or even slower, if it's not that slow).
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by serge2k 10y ago
> The aerospace folks aren't going to move to the Valley because there's no aerospace hub in SV, and SV isn't a good place to start one because the necessary land - you know, the wide open spaces you need for runways and h
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by serge2k 10y ago
> If the writer is talking speed performance, the Model S blows every competitor out of the water in 0-60 time. > And the batteries and motor take up less space when compared to the engine and drivetrain of comparable vehicles Lots of
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by serge2k 10y ago
The US has strange hangups about national IDs.
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by serge2k 10y ago
It's also easier to refactor code without magic constants, as you have compile time bugs mispelling kNaverUrl instead of runtime bugs because "ww.naver.com" in one of 10 places.
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by serge2k 10y ago
It's a good policy in general, but it needs to be flexible. "Fix this unrelated stuff or no approval" needs to be overridden by "This is critical". "Fix this before you add this new feature" is pretty reas
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by serge2k 10y ago
Except the end result was the boss said DO IT NOW and it got done now. This seems to be a pretty clear example of not making the process work for you. Unwritten policies. Having to escalate twice because of silly reasons. Hot fixes being mi
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by serge2k 10y ago
Nah, the transistor is more groundbreaking than anything xerox did.
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by serge2k 10y ago
Microsoft research was only formed in 1991, according to wiki.
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by serge2k 10y ago
Because Nintendo. Why release a console called the WiiU? Because Nintendo. Why destroy relationships with 3rd party publishers? Because Nintendo. Why constantly launch new products without adequately stocking stores? Because Nintendo. Why s
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by serge2k 10y ago
Isn't this not all that rare? edit: Written by the wife, not the husband. His profession has nothing to do with anything. Still read it, sounds scary and I'm glad they are OK.
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by serge2k 10y ago
> Amazon.com Inc.’s Alexa So Alexa is really the biggest thing in the market so far right? How many papers does Amazon publish?
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by serge2k 10y ago
Some people find it easier to learn in a structured environment.
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by serge2k 10y ago
I completely confused this with magic leap and was surprised. This sounds pretty neat.
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by serge2k 10y ago
How is this any different than people getting downvoted for questioning the ability of Tesla to execute on an insane timeline or any of the other random things go against the HN hivemind? I'd suggest not caring about downvotes.
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by serge2k 10y ago
The last thing the US needs is another way to pay people even less.
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by serge2k 10y ago
Demand increase. Retro gaming is big right now.
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by serge2k 10y ago
> but I think those adapters will run you $20 on Amazon proper lag free upscaling isn't that cheap.
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by serge2k 10y ago
It is, Cutler famously hated Unix.
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by serge2k 10y ago
windows has hard links.
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by serge2k 10y ago
YOU WON'T BELIEVE WHAT THIS MAN DID FOR HIS DOG! [He dressed up like it's favorite toy and it was adorable] God that sounds amazing. I'd want to see the dog video, but I refuse to click on principle. Can crowdsource summaries
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by serge2k 10y ago
ha, it's quite obvious if you check the front page http://nationalreport.net/ They may need to make things more obvious.
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by serge2k 10y ago
> How does Facebook determine what facts are without politics Facts are facts. The pope did not endorse Donald Trump. That is a fact.
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by serge2k 10y ago
> that the average programmer or software engineer should leave these things to recognized cryptographers Study and experimentation are how you end up with recognized cryptographers. This very sensible attitude of "Use the recommend
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by serge2k 10y ago
The pay, company reputation (as a good employer AND top place technically), appearance on a resume, possibility of working on something cool, and actually managing to get through their interview is always going to appeal to people. I'd
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by serge2k 10y ago
I have a solution. Give people offices, or proper cubicles. Holy shit I'm a genius.
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by serge2k 10y ago
> Self-driving trucks are a much easier technical problem People keep saying this. Wouldn't you still have to solve the hard problems? A truck that spends 99% of it's time on interstates still have to deal with that 1%.
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by serge2k 10y ago
> but the Puget Sound's transportation is fantastic Not really. It's not awful, but I'd not call it fantastic.

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