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by slaxman 11y ago
Ian's Secureknot ( http://fieggen.com/shoelace/secureknot.htm ) is my favourite. I never again had to stop running during a marathon to re-tie my laces.
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India’s Fighter Jets to Be Armed with World's Fastest Cruise Missiles(sputniknews.com)
2 points by slaxman 11y ago|0 comments
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India to test reusable launch vehicle next month: ISRO(zeenews.india.com)
1 points by slaxman 11y ago|0 comments
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10 overlooked truths about taking action(artofmanliness.com)
2 points by slaxman 11y ago|0 comments
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Tell TRAI we need network neutrality(savetheinternet.in)
2 points by slaxman 12y ago|0 comments
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Ask HN: What the best resources to learn sales for B2B companies?
1 points by slaxman 12y ago|0 comments
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by slaxman 12y ago
Wow! This reminds me of my career at PwC. I was a strategic consultant to the Financial Sector there. <rant> People were measured more on how long they stayed back in office rather than how much work got done. On multiple occasions, I
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by slaxman 12y ago
Communication: this is where john oliver is amazing. Rather than talk about all the complexities of the secret NSA programs. He simplified the entire scandal into "NSA can see your dick pics. Stop them now". This episode is a big
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by slaxman 12y ago
what is the kind of traction that you look for in companies that you fund? Is it an absolute number or a consistent week on week growth for a few months in a row?
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by slaxman 12y ago
I love Warren Buffet's quote on hiring: “Somebody once said that in looking for people to hire, you look for three qualities: integrity, intelligence, and energy. And if you don’t have the first, the other two will kill you. You think
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by slaxman 12y ago
I do not think that's the point. For Buffet, allocating capital perfectly is extremely important. I used to read his letters regularly until a couple of years ago. In all his letters, he always seemed to blame himself for investing in
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by slaxman 12y ago
Wow! It's works pretty well! I could never get Inkscape working on OS X before. There is still the big startup time but it's definitely better than using xquartz.
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Ask HN: Does anyone use Phoenix Framework in production?
7 points by slaxman 12y ago|1 comments
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by slaxman 12y ago
it says "7.5% of the project cost. Payable by the project owner and the freelance professional" Does that mean that the freelancer and the project owner both pay 7.5% each?
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Accused Uber Delhi cab driver had been jailed earlier(thehindu.com)
2 points by slaxman 12y ago|0 comments
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by slaxman 12y ago
I was too. But we will continue working on it. Seeing good growth.
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by slaxman 12y ago
Solutions to important exam questions (currently for engineering) https://bookstreet.in
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by slaxman 12y ago
A couple of points. 1. This is old (2012). There was a major government change in May 2014. The earlier government censored a lot of stuff. Mainly because their performance was below average and they did not want people talking about it. 2.
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by slaxman 12y ago
Having you tried kramdown? I find it well implemented & has table support. We use it at our compamy. http://kramdown.gettalong.org/
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What do you want to be remembered for?(medium.com)
1 points by slaxman 12y ago|1 comments
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by slaxman 12y ago
@nikitsaraf: That's the precise reason we made it. It's really hard for normal users to share math/engineering formulas or derivations on the web. we though we will simplify it a bit.
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by slaxman 12y ago
It also helps in increasing popcorn and coffee sales. I have witnessed many folks buy items at the start and during intermission (break during the movie)
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by slaxman 13y ago
This is awesome! I wish this was there, when I started learing to code. I found it really difficult to understand CSS selectors back then. Great job!
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by slaxman 13y ago
So, is keeping a majority of bitcoins (>98%) bitcoins in cold storage the only way to keep them safe?
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by slaxman 13y ago
Bitcoin n00b here. What exactly is a hot wallet/storage?
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by slaxman 13y ago
Very True. There is one point the article missed. Many women now barter sanitary pads instead of paying with money. For example, in some rural areas, women exchange sanitary pads for vegetables from the farmer. IMHO that's amazing and
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Hiten Shah on Marketing(slaxman.com)
5 points by slaxman 13y ago|0 comments
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by slaxman 13y ago
I was thinking the same thing until I read past the first 2 paragraphs.
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by slaxman 13y ago
I thinks a nice idea. This is great for programmers, most of whom already understand markdown. However, based on my experience, if you need to get wide spread adoption, it has to be simpler that MS Word. Why? Because most authors are used t
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by slaxman 13y ago
I agree. Though facebook tends to track users, people are so used to see the facebook login button that they feel comfortable with it. Persona, though really good, feels different and makes the me a bit uncomfortable as an end user.

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