stephengoodwin

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by stephengoodwin 11y ago
452.8 miles / 24 mph = 18.87 hours of driving at slow speeds That's commitment.
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by stephengoodwin 11y ago
I'm not familiar with pharmaceutical patents. How does a company maintain exclusive rights to market a drug for 62 years?
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by stephengoodwin 11y ago
> I finally set my twitter to follow news updates perfectly Just curious: What's your setup or setup philosophy?
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by stephengoodwin 11y ago
I suppose a workaround could be just an OnHub specific Google Account.
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by stephengoodwin 11y ago
Facebook originally operated under "thefacebook.com" and bought "facebook.com" for $200,000 in August 2005.[1] Looking at Crunchbase, they had raised around $13M at that point, so I'm sure spending $200,000 seemed l
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by stephengoodwin 11y ago
Minor correction: This was publish in 1982[1] and was transcribed from a PDF in 2009[2]. [1] https://www.cs.utexas.edu/users/EWD/ewd06xx/EWD648.PDF [2] https://www.cs.utexas.edu/users/EWD
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by stephengoodwin 11y ago
Do homeowner's insurance policies out in California cover ground movement?
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by stephengoodwin 12y ago
Just out of curiosity, do you know the marginal costs of hosting a free private repo? How much of your upkeep costs are hosting free repos vs paid?
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by stephengoodwin 12y ago
Are these wireless charging pads affected by water on the surface? I, like most people, use coffee tables, side tables, etc. to hold drinks which occasionally get condensation or spill. Would this cause any electrical hazard?
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by stephengoodwin 12y ago
I asked out of curiosity, not criticism.
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by stephengoodwin 12y ago
Although I'm sure companies won't complain about the additional publicity, are there any concerns of copyright issues with scraping and republishing the text from other HN posts?
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by stephengoodwin 12y ago
Wait...this isn't an April Fools' joke?
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by stephengoodwin 12y ago
Working link: http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2015/03/science-doubters/a...
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by stephengoodwin 12y ago
Austinite here. Here's what's available to us: Time Warner is the most available and is the only cable option for many people. Grande Communications is available in a few, selected areas. Google Fiber is slowly becoming available
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by stephengoodwin 12y ago
Homeaway focuses on vacation rentals and is in a very different market than Expedia and Orbitz. It's not out of the realm of possibilities, but Expedia and Orbitz are much closer competitors than either would be with Homeaway.
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by stephengoodwin 12y ago
On a side note, I've always admired how some kids' movies can have subtle plot points or references meant for the adults watching.
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Micro check library for checking types, regexps, presence, time, etc.(arasatasaygin.github.io)
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by stephengoodwin 12y ago
Great post. You're way ahead of me when I was 17. Just my 2 cents: First, set a goal (which you've done with this post). Then, develop a plan of action steps with deadlines. If you hit your action steps by your deadline, celebrate
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by stephengoodwin 12y ago
I have Time Warner here in Austin. Although Google Fiber is not yet available for my place, in the last 6 months, TWC has increased my speeds and sent out new modems/routers.
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by stephengoodwin 12y ago
SkyMall was really a pioneer in meme generation, before the Internet took it over.
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by stephengoodwin 12y ago
The headline in 2040: 100-year Stanford AI study to add first Android professor.
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by stephengoodwin 12y ago
I assume you're answering many (maybe all) of these chat requests personally (at least to start). Do you operate 24/7?
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by stephengoodwin 12y ago
In fairness to today's engineers, modern buildings have a much different cost model associated with them (e.g., ensuring worker safety, environmental costs of acquiring materials, building close to other large structures, designing aro
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by stephengoodwin 12y ago
Tomorrow's headline: Google Starts Prompting Yahoo Mail Users to "Upgrade" to Gmail.
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by stephengoodwin 12y ago
4 years is too long. 12 months is the most I've ever signed. 18 months is the most I've ever heard of (a major tech company).
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by stephengoodwin 12y ago
The current Chairman for the FCC is Tom Wheeler. He is a former lobbyist for two telecommunications associations: * National Cable & Telecommunications Association (NCTA) (from 1976 to 1984, becoming president in 1979)[1] * Cellular Tel
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by stephengoodwin 12y ago
I am not a lawyer, but I have heard that cases literally suing property (as opposed to the property owner): * United States v. $124,700 in U.S. Currency[1] * United States v. Approximately 64,695 Pounds of Shark Fins[2] * United States v. F
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by stephengoodwin 12y ago
I haven't had any issues, but my wife's Fitbit battery wouldn't stay charged for more than 2 days, within a month of getting it. Since her replacement came in, we've had no issues. My biggest complaint with the Fitbit is
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by stephengoodwin 12y ago
"A full charge can last up to 48 hours, but can vary significantly depending on your settings, usage, and other factors."[1] That doesn't make me optimistic about using the GPS for very long. [1] http://www.microso
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by stephengoodwin 12y ago
Not surprising with all its features, but for wearables, that's a killer. My Fitbit can do 5-6 days, and I would consider that on the shorter end of decent battery life.

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