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1. 1231.▲
   by sib 14y ago

   Danny Hillis, co-founder of Thinking Machines (maker of the Connection Machine), bought and drove an old fire truck around Cambridge, MA, in the 1980's. I guess that was a lot harder than getting around Montana!
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   by sib 14y ago

   I had a professor who was a co-author on the textbook that we used in his class. It was the "standard" work in the field, so it would have been ridiculous to use a different one. Nonetheless, he acknowledged the potential conflict, gave us
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   by sib 14y ago

   In the US, at least, there are many thousands of different geographically-based taxing jurisdictions, so you really do need to know the address, not just the ZIP code, in order to get it right.
4. 1234.▲
   by sib 14y ago

   When load is not particularly high, it works well (seemingly efficient for passengers and in energy consumption). When load gets high (think ~noon), it tends to perform pretty badly in terms of latency.
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   Show HN: Just launched - No more crappy apps(blog.appstorehq.com)

   25 points by sib 15y ago|9 comments
6. 1236.▲
   by sib 16y ago

   Great service, have tried it during the closed beta period. Good way for devs to get early users.