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by skj 13y ago
Or, O(n^2) vs O(n log n).
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by skj 13y ago
They charge $1/year/user, though the first year is free. One year ago they had 200m users. That number has not shrunk.
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by skj 13y ago
I don't think that (1) is really such an issue. Two things to consider. First, the energy required to keep the ... err... toppiece? stable is significantly less than the energy required to launch something into the same orbit. Second,
934.
by skj 13y ago
Yes, you can use push-to-deploy on a Google-hosted repo. https://developers.google.com/appengine/docs/push-to-deploy
935.
by skj 13y ago
My calendar lets me have a sidebar to list the time in other time zones, for when I want to schedule something with someone in California.
936.
by skj 13y ago
That sounds very interesting. I look forward to the post. Is there any rss-like feed?
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by skj 13y ago
That seems strange to me...for go.wde I made a cocoa backend that linked against an ObjC framework. I don't understand what special things need to happen that require any extra 'support'.
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by skj 13y ago
I believe trolling entails intent. I don't think that I can both miss the point and troll at the same time.
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by skj 13y ago
This is a very disappointing comment line. I know not everyone here is a CS major, but if you're even CS-knowledgable you should understand what an exponential process is. It is not, as many laypeople assume, something that is "ve
940.
by skj 13y ago
Ouch, no!
941.
by skj 13y ago
Population growth is a fundamentally exponential process, even if that exponent is very close to 1 in some cases, or even less than 1.
942.
by skj 13y ago
Populations grow exponentially, and the whole population is required to pay into SS.
943.
by skj 13y ago
I think this is a misuse of the word 'sociopath'. There are lots of things that are not strictly legal that we do all the time. Some of them result in in jail sentences (eg. possession of marijuana can hardly be called sociopathic
944.
by skj 13y ago
I think the feeling is that the "appropriate" laws were not, in fact, appropriate.
945.
by skj 13y ago
This is actually not malicious at all. An individual ad gets served to many more people than any given show, and as a result they'll get cached closer to the destination. Still pretty obnoxious though :)
946.
by skj 13y ago
Also, that suggestion is pretty silly.
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by skj 13y ago
In context, it was clear that Schmidt was referring to doing "it" using Google services, since Google is subject to the Patriot act, etc.
948.
by skj 13y ago
When searching for "Hotels in San Francisco", you are almost certainly looking to spend some money at a hotel in San Francisco. The most relevant results ARE ads.
949.
by skj 13y ago
I'm sure there are a lot who wouldn't care, but MANY would leave (including myself), and recruitment would dry up. It would be a disaster. Despite what hacker news comments would have you believe, Google is (in my strongly held op
950.
by skj 13y ago
Let's remember that when the guy was "gobbled right up", Google was a dozen people with one server in a garage. The fact that multiple entities came up with this idea, without communication of the idea between them, means tha
951.
by skj 13y ago
The Googlers would revolt.
952.
by skj 13y ago
"more likely one google engineer wanted to resist the constant invasion of privacy" One engineer can't launch a product alone. Just isn't possible unless its under a personal name. "and likely ended up paying with h
953.
by skj 13y ago
"Most likely the..." I don't care much one way or the other about Uber or about this case, but statements like this are a bit scary. Why would you assume? It makes it seem like you're starting at a conclusion ("Uber
954.
by skj 13y ago
This is just not true. Compute Engine is out there, making money.
955.
by skj 13y ago
Wonderfully small, easy to grok, and put into practice.
956.
by skj 13y ago
Sample size too small.
957.
by skj 13y ago
Looks like I'm mistaken, confirmed with some of my own research too. Sorry!
958.
by skj 13y ago
If only Google was actually oppressing them, then this comment might make sense.
959.
by skj 13y ago
I will confirm that you are incorrect.
960.
by skj 13y ago
I thought it had already been established that you were making assumptions not based on evidence? Bezos made a decision to not negotiate with individual customers, and there are pros and cons to that decision.

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