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by sheetjs 13y ago
> A number of logistical reasons prevents us from moving the machines to another location which might offer space/power for free, Regardless of the scale, I suspect it would be easier for some companies to offer space and power than
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by sheetjs 13y ago
Previous (very active) discussion: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6293463
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by sheetjs 13y ago
> Snowden differs from many of the whistleblower ilk in that there is nothing to dislike about his character (yet). ... and because the leaks related to issues that outraged most people. It's easy to understand the concerns regardi
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by sheetjs 13y ago
+1 for supporting Costco. I also find that there is no guesswork: I've been happy with every Costco purchase, their return and replace policies are extremely friendly, and, while they don't cover all niche items, all of the produ
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by sheetjs 13y ago
> Audit code before open sourcing It's important to remember that open-sourcing is generally one-way: once it's out there, it's impossible to completely eliminate all traces. Always audit code, and if there's even a
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by sheetjs 13y ago
The language on the page was changed. It originally said fees. I suspect someone behind the service read the comments here and fixed it.
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by sheetjs 13y ago
They appear to charge TAF and other regulatory fees ( https://brokerage-static.s3.amazonaws.com/assets/robinhood/l... ) -- and based on the fee numbers it looks like they don't have significant volume -- but t
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by sheetjs 13y ago
> The deleted the joke and apologized pretty much immediately. But now it's fair game to release their private emails and generally insult them all over the internet? Given that there is no confidentiality notice in the email, I don
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by sheetjs 13y ago
overgard: there are two internally consistent ways to interpret the matter: 1) "they [only] pissed off a bunch of people actively looking to be pissed off" including this fellow who posted the email. If you truly believe that the
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by sheetjs 13y ago
In fact, I'd argue that some of the greatest rappers actually don't / didn't really feel the need to make light of rape. For example, here's an example from 2pac (IMO one of the greatest rappers of all time): https
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by sheetjs 13y ago
overgard: > if you think you have a better grip on funny and appropriateness If you find rape jokes funny, then yes: I and most people would believe that I have a better grip on appropriateness than you. > But is anyone welcome to try
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by sheetjs 13y ago
The original comment was a public tweet: http://img.gawkerassets.com/img/18xpcvut8ka32png/ku-xlarge.p... I can't imagine many rape victims would describe this as a "fun ribbing"
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I think the issue here is: Kyle: "given Rap Genius's somewhat questionable history" Tom: " ... if you think we've said stupid things and have been obnoxious / wack ..." Kyle: "... I've no patienc
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by sheetjs 13y ago
> They are constantly breaking backwards compatibility and committing to "stable" at this point seems unrealistic. The team claims to have turned the corner. relevant comment from @isaacs: https://www.youtube.com&#x
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by sheetjs 13y ago
Just because a build is stable (which is what 0.10.23 stable means) doesn't mean the APIs are stable (which is what 1.0.0 generally means). For example, the streams API hasn't been deemed stable. The specific build is stable, but
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by sheetjs 13y ago
Now for the crash ... (the retirement accounts are usually the last ones holding the bag)
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by sheetjs 13y ago
The $0 Google Docs is correctly priced for what it offers: spreadsheet functionality for the lower 80% of the market that doesn't use advanced features and most likely wouldn't pay for a solution
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NY State Bar Association Webcast on Crowdfunding(totalwebcasting.com)
1 points by sheetjs 13y ago|0 comments
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by sheetjs 13y ago
It's not trying to target power users. They would learn VBA. It's not trying to target data processing. People who care enough would use a library like xlrd/xlwt. It's not trying to go after big industries like finance
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by sheetjs 13y ago
Her appearance on Letterman was impressive. Relevant part: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-vcErOPofQ#t=304
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Today's Google Doodle: Grace Hopper(google.com)
156 points by sheetjs 13y ago|72 comments
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by sheetjs 13y ago
I like the opposite approach, where broken code is explicitly removed. vigil ( https://github.com/munificent/vigil ) attempted to do this
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by sheetjs 13y ago
Is there any large scale production deployment of meteor?
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A cursory search for scala stories shows glowing scala stories appearing far more frequently than criticisms As for selection bias, keep in mind that many sharp people can be insecure. It's natural. But the best and brightest are able
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by sheetjs 13y ago
A 2013 spreadsheet formula language would look pretty similar to what we see now. The format is simple and relatively easy for people to understand. If I were able to change it, I may consider adding a left hand side to the formulas (A3=A1
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by sheetjs 13y ago
Not surprised to see forbes.com at the top of the list of shame. I wonder if they end up losing readers by trying to monetize too much
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That would be something useful to note on the website
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by sheetjs 13y ago
Yes, they note that they use bitpay on the website: > Our new Bitcoin integration is available through BitPay and can be used alongside other payment services, like Shopify Payments and PayPal. But they don't mention whether there a
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> You can choose to receive your payments in Bitcoins (paid into your Bitcoin wallet) or paid in your local currency directly into your bank account every business day. If you choose to receive local currency, what rate do you receive?
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by sheetjs 13y ago
To be fair, that argument can be applied to most scripting languages: A C header for a C++ library that integrates V8 and runs JS code can, according to your logic, count as a C implementation.

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