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   by socksy 13y ago

   So I've given Go a try with a couple of projects, and I like it so far. However, I really don't like its "warnings are errors" feature — in particular in respect to unused imports. If I comment out a line that uses an im
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   by socksy 13y ago

   I renew my library books from a script in ruby. I haven't had a fine in over a year now.
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   by socksy 13y ago

   What kind of traits now make you say no that would have previously made you said yes?
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   by socksy 13y ago

   I think chances are, the readers of HN already know the difference between a protocol and a service. And the benefit you listed is already one given to email — the reason that lavabit was shut down was because the guy behind it didn't
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   by socksy 13y ago

   I was doing this in an open plan office using workflowy — surprisingly effective. It's almost as if you're doing a human equivalent of a context switch.
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   by socksy 13y ago

   This idea (taken to its extreme) is the premise for a Black Mirror episode: http://vimeo.com/61215171
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   by socksy 13y ago

   So something like this, but less shit: http://i.imgur.com/30lVuJk.png
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   Arcade Fire's New WebGL Music Video(justareflektor.com)

   18 points by socksy 13y ago|3 comments
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   by socksy 13y ago

   Actually, listening to the accent of young children is a good way to get the same exaggerated sounds.
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    by socksy 13y ago

    Whilst I can't condone the sending off passwords over in plain text, if done at the registration stage it doesn't necessarily mean that they're being stored as plain text.
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    by socksy 13y ago

    Try using text objects: http://blog.carbonfive.com/2011/10/17/vim-text-objects-the-d...
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    by socksy 13y ago

    Sounds interesting — but how would I go about finding the work in the first place?
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    Ask HN: Is it too late to avoid wasting my summer?

    5 points by socksy 13y ago|5 comments
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    by socksy 13y ago

    You don't have to go to Europe to look up population statistics. In fact if you live in a big international city like London or Paris, you might have a skewed perspective on the diversity of European nations. But most of the crime is
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    by socksy 13y ago

    This place is starting to feel like /r/politics...
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    by socksy 13y ago

    That doesn't sound like a compelling reason. If that's true now, that was at least as true before when the terms tended to be even worse for entrepreneurs. What's changed recently?
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    by socksy 13y ago

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retina_Display — we're talking in the order of 2880 x 1800 for a 15" screen and 2560 x 1600 for a 13" screen. Linux window managers react by making everything tiny, which is not ideal. See http://www.phoroni
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    by socksy 14y ago

    It's a British thing... http://oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/pyjamas
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    Isitchristmas.com uses WebSocket and node.JS to allow user interaction(github.com)

    38 points by socksy 14y ago|22 comments
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    by socksy 14y ago

    I don't see why this is surprising? All big events have outrageous prices. Compared to some gigs I've been to they even seem somewhat reasonable. There are much worse things brought about by the Olympics being here than the prices charged t
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    by socksy 14y ago

    Sorry, I think you misunderstood me, I am specifically referring to the New York Times review of it, which is one of the 4 negative reviews of the book, but if you read it is in actual fact positive. My mistake though, because I accidentall
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    by socksy 14y ago

    Firstly, I love the idea. Part of the reason I've stopped reading fiction is because of the unknown quantity to whether it will waste my time — amazon reviews can be hit and miss, and often missing. http://idreambooks.com/newbooks/19-Moonw
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    by socksy 14y ago

    If they were in the initial contract, I think it can still hold: "You can calculate the interest payable on overdue bills by taking the relevant reference rate and adding 8 per cent. Alternatively, you can set a contractual rate that may be
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    by socksy 14y ago

    http://www.thetimes.co.uk/robots.txt would suggest that they are already doing that for their paywalled sites, wouldn't it?
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    by socksy 14y ago

    What does it mean to go out of business? Don't most newspapers make a loss? [1] (Excluding The Sun, obviously.) I don't think the motivation for funding them is profit, but influence, and so they'll continue to be produced for quite a while
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    by socksy 14y ago

    "Wrong. They're from people who think every window manager should act consistently. This is decades of UI design and expected behavior being flushed down the toilet by a company for which NIH is religious dogma. That Windows behaves the cor
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    by socksy 14y ago

    I imagine it was mainly done to stop the spread of rumours, that post's such as Marco Arment's could spark (perhaps already has?): http://www.marco.org/2012/06/11/half-assed-mac-pro
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    by socksy 14y ago

    You want to sell more monitors than your competitors. Do you a) advertise a higher resolution and DPI than them or b) advertise a larger screen? B has been winning out nearly every time, as most consumers will either not care/understand abo
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    by socksy 14y ago

    Available on Project Gutenberg here: http://www.gutenberg.org/files/33283/33283-pdf.pdf
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    by socksy 14y ago

    That site appears to be the author's own site...