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by shervinafshar 6y ago
And information (and software) could use matter or energy as medium for storage and transfer; e.g storing that python function as carbon traces on a piece of paper or transmitting it with photons through the fiber optic line. For the lack o
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by shervinafshar 6y ago
Thank you. Appreciate the info.
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by shervinafshar 6y ago
To someone unfamiliar with p2p web core concepts (Hyperdrive, etc.) an "About" page would be helpful.
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Secure Messaging? More Like a Secure Mess [2018](eff.org)
1 points by shervinafshar 6y ago|0 comments
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by shervinafshar 6y ago
Neat. First impression; how do I turn pages on this thing? Hmmm...arrow keys? no. spacebar? no. Page Up/Page Down? No. Ah...click and drag by mouse.
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by shervinafshar 6y ago
Yes. In the "Download Options" sidebar there is a link to the torrent manifesto file.
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MTV VHS Recordings 1981 to 1989 [video](archive.org)
138 points by shervinafshar 6y ago|40 comments
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by shervinafshar 6y ago
They do seem to have an export feature[1]. The dashboard has been "Loading trips..." for minutes to download into a CSV a measly number 2K trips I had. I'm sorry that people are losing jobs over such closure, but usually the
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by shervinafshar 7y ago
Not an answer, but may be add "Ask HN" to the title?
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by shervinafshar 7y ago
Yeah...No. Others provided enough wisdom for ya. Enjoy reading.
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by shervinafshar 7y ago
Do you believe they shouldn't? Enlighten us.
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by shervinafshar 7y ago
Definitely not just you. To quiet such anxiety, I usually ask myself whether the length of the function is affecting the readability and speedy understanding of the logic. Longer functions are not necessarily bad, but if they pack so many l
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by shervinafshar 7y ago
Since I was introduced to it few years ago, I've been watching it every year on New Year's Eve, with friends or alone. "Same as every year...". To me it is a light-hearted, almost dionysian, meditation on memory, friends
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by shervinafshar 7y ago
Some suggestions: – having a "how to" page and actual focus page, would allow removing distraction of instruction texts – although it's tricky to disable notifications on the browser and the OS, it'd be a nice feature –
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by shervinafshar 7y ago
I think there are few important keywords that could facilitate OP's research on this: - moral relativism and ethical subjectivism: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moral_relativism - In-group vs. out-group
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by shervinafshar 7y ago
I think an objective might have been demonstrating the benefits of Oracle Autonomous Linux regarding automatic patching and tuning; lower TCO being the advertised selling point.
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Everything Is Alive(everythingisalive.com)
1 points by shervinafshar 7y ago|0 comments
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by shervinafshar 7y ago
Auto-backup alternatively to two Time Machine disks. Off-site backup using Crashplan for a portion of content critical. Manual regular cold storage to S3 Glacier.
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by shervinafshar 7y ago
Like all such quotations which are taken out of their natural context (and even their wording is altered), it all depends on many factors. For instance, whether or not the choice comes down to only these two options, whether there is a prom
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by shervinafshar 7y ago
The interviewer who expects me to have every little detail about every single technology I've used in the past stacked up in my mind, won't be worth my time, not to mention joining their company. The comparison to spelling prowess
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by shervinafshar 8y ago
Libraries are public safe space. Get over it.
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by shervinafshar 8y ago
Lesson: have the product's landing page ready when the PR goes out. https://thehub.amazon.com/ > There's an internal error that we can't identify at this time. Please try again in a little while.
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by shervinafshar 9y ago
Inaccurate. Quote: > We are here to hold Facebook accountable no matter who’s using it, and to push it and other tech companies to do better for users. In other words, regardless of whether something is necessary or not, if users are usi
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by shervinafshar 9y ago
I found the generalization above regarding computer literacy of "most people" unfounded and very troubling. This comment also handwaves the inconvenience caused to users who were promised access to the information they need across
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by shervinafshar 9y ago
No anger. Only demanding responsible handling of users' information. If Facebook or any other social platform doesn't deliver, users could go elsewhere. I also think that there is not much honesty in your question, by the way. Rea
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by shervinafshar 9y ago
The way I understand it, long term thinking is neither about the future nor about predicting it or planning something significant for it; it is rather a thought model which tries to extend beyond the timeframes humans might feel at home wit
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by shervinafshar 9y ago
`style="color:eaudenil;"`?
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by shervinafshar 9y ago
Also, a while back CHM did a live event talking to the author of _The Preservation Game: Saving Bletchley Park_: http://www.computerhistory.org/atchm/the-preservation-game-h...
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by shervinafshar 9y ago
I agree that like many of such documents, it is CYA indeed. I don't mind CYA, but this is just sloppy encroaching legalese gobbledygook.
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xkcd: The History of Unicode(xkcd.com)
4 points by shervinafshar 9y ago|0 comments

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