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by smtddr 12y ago
Sometimes just the hardware. I have a Kindle Fire HDX from Nov.2013 sitting around waiting for an unlocked bootloader to run custom ROMs. Why not just get a Nexus tablet? Because I don't like the design of those; Kindle Fire HDX is muc
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by smtddr 12y ago
Comment Thirteen[1] is an interesting concept. "Mine 2 Play". What if the new micropayments for stuff online is with bitcoin-mining? You can my music tracks for $1 of mining on your computer? Sure it's actually more expensive
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by smtddr 12y ago
Though kinda unlikely (too much trouble imho) , it could be possible to scrape this page to pull the best command line for known hardware... https://litecoin.info/Mining_Hardware_Comparison
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by smtddr 12y ago
http://www.middlecoin.com/ Assuming PC gamers have better-than-average graphics cards, the pennies here could be $500+/mo depending on how many people got fooled by this.
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by smtddr 12y ago
>>To say that H1-B doesn't have an influence on salaries (at least in STEM) is speaking obvious falsehood. That's thing though, the effects H1B has on STEM is definitely significant. I don't know if it's bad or g
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by smtddr 12y ago
H1Bs aren't to blame for this. "The H-1B is a non-immigrant visa in the United States under the Immigration and Nationality Act, section 101(a)(15)(H). It allows U.S. employers to temporarily employ foreign workers in specialty o
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by smtddr 12y ago
>>Govt does not need taxes to pay for the aforementioned things you mentioned, it can simply generate the required money. I'm going to need some kind of 1st-world example society, or even a hypothetical construct, where all the
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by smtddr 12y ago
>>since to avoid violence you have to make people believe you are ready to inflict it. So basically... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Butter_Battle_Book If this is truly all the human race is capable of; livi
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by smtddr 12y ago
You think that's the only, or even main, reason we explore the universe? What if we do it because it's in our nature to explore? Just pure curiosity? To increase our understanding of existence and evolve into something more? Also,
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by smtddr 12y ago
I don't want to derail this into a crazy huge off-topic & mostly opinionated thread... but there can be a bunch of things going on here. Do Italians have to deal with the same food issues that people in USA deal with? - Is corn syr
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by smtddr 12y ago
>>In studies by Dr. Rudolph L. Leibel of Columbia and colleagues, when lean and obese research subjects were underfed in order to make them lose 10 to 20 percent of their weight, their hunger increased and metabolism plummeted. Conve
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by smtddr 12y ago
Well... this doesn't match 95% of my experience. I've worked with several ladies (especially in my current gig) but only back in at&t do I vividly recall 3 very gossip-driven, melodramatic women. This was out from an org wit
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by smtddr 12y ago
>>A little downtime from time to time can't be avoided. People just love to complain. If you feel this way then image-editing isn't your core task in your job. Imagine if the github.com maintainers had your attitude. &quo
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by smtddr 12y ago
A small amount of "constructive feedback" drowned out by the excessive pessimism that one can only find in HN comments. Let me also mention that we don't live in a world where everyone can (or even wants to) get brain surger
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by smtddr 12y ago
http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/flipping-tables-%E2%95%AF%E2%9...
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by smtddr 12y ago
“Why are most chess masters under 30? I don’t know. Young people just have simpler lives. We may not own a car. We may not have family. Simplicity in life allows you to focus on what’s important.” ---Mark Zuckerberg Because chess is more
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by smtddr 12y ago
>>I'd recommend simply avoiding a bad diet (mostly just eat a diversity of foods) Define "bad diet". Define measuring method & desired degree of food diversity. Isn't that what we're all here trying to f
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by smtddr 12y ago
>>The time it took from 'common knowledge' to a formal proposal makes me a little worried. As anti-NSA, pro-snowden as I am (I proudly wear my Snowden t-shirts) ... I think it's important for formal steps to make sure
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by smtddr 12y ago
http://www.bulgarianproperties.com/Mansions_in_Bulgaria/inde... http://melodydoesbulgaria.wordpress.com/2012/01/15/bulgaria-... Not as simple as you thought... perhaps living in Bulgaria
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by smtddr 12y ago
I just don't think that many people really care. I buy Samsung products and they generally work. I've had 2 Samsung TVs and I'm still using the discontinued Galaxy Player[1]. Samsung is my go-to brand because while their sof
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by smtddr 12y ago
One start-up I use to be at used Zimbra, http://www.zimbra.com/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFfCgIJpSf4 --- Worked good, moved fast, nice UI.
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by smtddr 12y ago
The anti-sugar "hysteria" stems from the fact that everything seems to have some type of sugar added to it. If you live in USA you probably have too much sugar in your diet if you're not taking any steps to reduce it. When my
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by smtddr 12y ago
I would just like to point out that earlier[1] there was a discussion around science not showing any evidence of GMO harm. We don't have a complete understanding of nutrition and the human body; and there's a lot of money to be m
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by smtddr 12y ago
>>No one is talking about magic. The human brain is not magic, neither is that of chimpanzees, rats, dolphins or gorillas. Intelligence is a purely physical phenomenon, which means it can be emulated by computers. "Any sufficie
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by smtddr 12y ago
I'm of Nigerian descent and I do notice that "black" and "dark" is usually used in the negative. But I know that's not based in racism. The concept of dark/black being scary I'm confident pre-dates an
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by smtddr 12y ago
Agreed. FDIC backed bitcoin (and some easy way to deal with the IRS taxes wrt bitcoin) would make things a lot smoother. But it's very hard for me to imagine a universe where anyone would dare to insure bitcoin; a property that you ca
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by smtddr 12y ago
Yikes, just to balance all the negativity. I've had nothing but good experiences with LinkedIn. My LinkedIn profile is set for as-public-as-possible. For some reason I don't get all the problems that everyone else seems to complai
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by smtddr 12y ago
Maybe you know the answer to this then. Can I tab backwards? Been using screen since 2007 and still can't figure it out. The stuff in this link doesn't appear to work... http://unix.stackexchange.com/questions&#x2F
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by smtddr 12y ago
>>GMO labelling is of no value though. Because whether or not something is produced using genetic engineering techniques does not explain whether its safe. Ah, now here's the thing. If you don't know whether it's safe
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by smtddr 13y ago
http://tech.mit.edu/V129/N13/damelio_police_arrest.html

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