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   by spb 12y ago

   > Later, I thought of Dr. Venkman in Ghostbusters when they were zapped by a demon after replying “No” to the question of whether the Ghostbusters were gods. He said, “If someone ask you if you are a god, you say yes!” That was Winston Z
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   by spb 12y ago

   Yeah, this definitely reminds me of a lo-fi Glitch.
3. 273.▲
   by spb 12y ago

   I'm not seeing it on my BoA checking account.
4. 274.▲
   by spb 12y ago

   I wouldn't exactly describe an HTTP content retrieval method that revolves around state as a "technically or intellectually elegant architecture".
5. 275.▲
   by spb 12y ago

   And what about Gists?
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   by spb 12y ago

   Forget a "wrist-based device", I'm waiting for PluseWallet, that completely device-free payment system that works by scanning the circulatory layout of your hand: http://www.theverge.com/2014/1/7&#x2
7. 277.▲
   by spb 12y ago

   > 5to6 I think you mean 6to5.
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   by spb 12y ago

   Interesting, but I prefer the simpler, emergent logic of Wireworld: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wireworld
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   by spb 12y ago

   God damnit, another "this looks really cool in a demo but has no actual practical application" showcase project from Microsoft. Flashy animations, incredibly purpose-specific widgets, and interactive graphs? Check. Video showing
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    by spb 12y ago

    http://www.reddit.com/r/announcements/comments/2hieim/when_t... http://www.reddit.com/r/announcements/comments/2hyyhu/when_t... From 5 days ago and last night, respec
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    by spb 12y ago

    Is that loading icon supposed to be a game of 2048?
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    by spb 12y ago

    So if I try to define `$reql_type$`, it will throw an error? That means that I can't store arbitrary data / use user data as a key. Can't something be done about that at the driver / protocol level (eg. translating liter
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    by spb 12y ago

    Does Rethink allow arbitrary keys? Looking at the serialization format, it looks like it has special $-surrounded keys, but I don't know if it also does some kind of transformation so I can actually use that kind of key name without
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    by spb 12y ago

    I'm hoping we'll see a patch soon that altogether removes this misfeature. EDIT: Apparently that's out of the question, but there's talk about using a BASH_FUNCDEFS variable to specify which variables are function defini
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    by spb 12y ago

    This is the kind of thing I want to see when people criticize systemd: an example of what they'd do differently (other than just "there's nothing wrong with having a million lines of copypasted bash in init.d, I'll stick
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    by spb 12y ago

    http://dig.whois.com.au/dig.php?dom=jamiehankins.co.uk&type=... appears to have fixed it.
17. 287.▲
    by spb 12y ago

    To be clear, they mean the first 3D-printed skull to go in somebody's head . We've all given people 3D-printed skulls before.
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    by spb 12y ago

    This is OK, but it would be a lot more useful if the low level API used the standard names from CanvasPathMethods for compatibility with Canvas and Path2D: http://html5index.org/Canvas%20-%20CanvasPathMethods.html
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    by spb 12y ago

    Try ShinyROM, it's an almost-exactly AOSP build of 4.4: http://shinyrom.goofball.org/
20. 290.▲
    by spb 12y ago

    So memorization time isn't taken into account?
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    by spb 12y ago

    The only thing that title makes me think of is Ms. Splosion Man: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ms._Splosion_Man
22. 292.▲
    by spb 12y ago

    Home of my favorite line of functioning code in any shipping product: i = 0x5f3759df - ( i >> 1 ); // what the fuck?
23. 293.▲
    by spb 12y ago

    At first I thought this was going to be a tool that highlights "//TODO:" comments in code for contributors to hack on in open-source projects.
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    by spb 12y ago

    Google the description of everything you need if you don't already have it. If a web search turns up nothing, post an Ask HN or similar. Ask your friends. Don't remake anything that already exists. Try not to make anything that d
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    by spb 12y ago

    That sounds more like a generic tip on how (in your opinion) to be successful/happy, with no real focus on resourcefulness (or relentlessness).
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    by spb 12y ago

    And be aware when you do so.
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    by spb 12y ago

    CTRL + X will re-display the tutorial animation.
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    by spb 12y ago

    What happened to that site's CSS?
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    by spb 12y ago

    > In June this year, Mojang said across all platforms (PC/Mac, consoles, mobile) it has sold 54 million copies of the game, which you only have to pay for once (how quaint!). Do they mean instead of subscription/microtransactio
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    by spb 12y ago

    I feel it's important to keep that "good or bad" part in mind. As humanity's drifting away from the external influences that "punish those who stand too far from the middle", we need to start internalizing some