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1. 241.▲
   by smrq 6y ago

   This is distinctly more SFW than the similar aphorism I've heard.
2. 242.▲
   by smrq 7y ago

   My first instinct reading this comment was that you were being old and cranky. Get off my internet, young'ns! Well, after clicking through to the article... I'm sorry for doubting you. This text almost could have been mistaken f
3. 243.▲
   by smrq 7y ago

   I remember a lot of buzz around invites for Google+, too.
4. 244.▲
   by smrq 7y ago

   Also, props to the people at Formula 1 for allowing them to use the name Marbula 1. (As opposed to the Olympic committee, who cracked down on the Marblelympics and forced them to change to the Marble League. No fun allowed.)
5. 245.▲
   by smrq 7y ago

   Ha, I also got "msgid". Glad I read your comment first :) FWIW, the same puzzle also included "penis", and as I'm at the office right now, I filled that one in last.
6. 246.▲
   by smrq 7y ago

   I had the same problem-- I think the ergonomics of it were awful, though. I couldn't even imagine how to hold it in such a way that it wouldn't try to slip out of my grasp when using the joystick.
7. 247.▲
   by smrq 7y ago

   I don't know, there's still a lot of dialogue about healing crystals and essential oils out there.
8. 248.▲
   by smrq 7y ago

   MORE SPOILERS What's really interesting to me is how the numbers are encoded when they get larger than 25. The game requires you to understand the basic pattern of system in order to generalize from numbers in the schoolhouse (1-10) t
9. 249.▲
   by smrq 7y ago

   Sooo you need to trust someone that does have that experience to do the verification. What alternative are you suggesting? Is there some cool way to write your crypto so that a layman can successfully verify the integrity of a binary?
10. 250.▲
    by smrq 7y ago

    Obligatory HN post not about the contents of the post: On my MacBook, fullscreen, I get horizontal scrolling on this page. Honestly, what kind of monitor was this site designed for? The content is excellent, though.
11. 251.▲
    by smrq 7y ago

    Wow, this is the isolated track I never knew I needed to hear.
12. 252.▲
    by smrq 7y ago

    Hey! You made the hex editor I use. Thanks! :)
13. 253.▲
    by smrq 7y ago

    What a bizarre ruling -- like saying that a parabola is not copyrightable, but three points defining a parabola are (because one could express the same parabola using many combinations of three points). Surely, then, one could write a progr
14. 254.▲
    by smrq 7y ago

    When the secret police show up at your door, be sure to tell them that. I'm sure they will leave you alone.
15. 255.▲
    by smrq 7y ago

    I don't think you have to squint very hard to see that as an implementation of inheritance.
16. 256.▲
    by smrq 7y ago

    It's a thermostat! They don't sink tentacles into the walls to leave behind invisible internet-enabled slime. You can replace a thermostat.
17. 257.▲
    by smrq 7y ago

    I've been playing a lot of TIS-100 lately, so this architecture sounds like a nightmare to develop on.
18. 258.▲
    by smrq 7y ago

    Oh good, you're just in time for decorative gourd season!
19. 259.▲
    by smrq 7y ago

    While I'm sure I agree with you, this comment reads like some famous last words!
20. 260.▲
    by smrq 7y ago

    I guess the language you're looking for is Japanese, then. (Or Chinese?) 1=一 ichi 10=十 juu 100=百 hyaku 1000=千 sen 1,0000=万 man 10,0000=十万 juuman 100,0000=百万 hyakuman 1000,0000=千万 senman 1,0000,0000=億 oku 1,0000,0000,0000=兆 chou 1,0000
21. 261.▲
    by smrq 7y ago

    But that's nonsense. Even if I gave up everything today to practice basketball every waking moment for the rest of my life, I'm not going to be an NBA star. Some dreams simply can't come true for some people and can for other
22. 262.▲
    by smrq 7y ago

    Similar in concept is the Risset rhythm (it's briefly alluded to in the article), where the tempo of the rhythm seems to constantly speed up or slow down. The song "Fold4, Wrap5" by Autechre is a cool example. It's not h
23. 263.▲
    by smrq 7y ago

    Playing devil's advocate: one trait that is highly desirable in a hire is the ability to explain a technical topic to others. Maintaining a blog with basic explanations serves a similar purpose to a portfolio, but for teaching rather t
24. 264.▲
    by smrq 7y ago

    They make a lot of rules errors, so it's not necessarily a great way to learn games. Mad respect for what Tabletop has done in terms of popularizing the hobby, though.
25. 265.▲
    by smrq 7y ago

    It was the best of times--no, wait, the worst--well, maybe both at the same time.
26. 266.▲
    by smrq 7y ago

    Only if Hitler had tried but failed at fascism and inadvertently made people more free instead.
27. 267.▲
    by smrq 7y ago

    Heh, and on that very Wikipedia page, his wife's name is written in the opposite order.
28. 268.▲
    by smrq 7y ago

    Breaks the back button.
29. 269.▲
    by smrq 8y ago

    Why does this shareholder value meme keep getting perpetuated?
30. 270.▲
    by smrq 8y ago

    It is a solution for CSS, and it's called CSS Modules.