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by synthmeat 11y ago
Are there or are there no differences is one discussion, sure. A much more interesting one to me is - if yes/no , then what? What does that imply? This articles notes that the answer is yes (but apparently, it's still debatable
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I don't really think either of us can reliably substantiate predictions of how it would pan out but, considering that in this very submission, help was asked for, received and open-sourced at that behest at no cost to anyone ( how awes
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> That invites spam and low quality requests because there's nothing to lose. I think you may be underestimating desire for geek cred . Non-throwaway account would have little incentive to just spam with trivial tasks because they
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I believe the same trend like in any (most) other non-news submissions will follow - intellectually stimulating tasks get upvoted.
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Uninteresting tasks won't get upvoted. Interesting tasks get upvoted, and become a story in itself. Surely it won't have as detrimental effect as anonymous throwaway accounts rich with shallow sarcasm and curse words.
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You know what? I propose we use "Task HN:" and do these requests more frequently. We'll surely learn a lot , come to ingenious solutions, and maybe, just maybe, make our time on HN more productive. I, for one, want to at lea
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This... needs QA. Slow loading. A bit wasteful on iOS [1]. But interesting and original (to my knowledge) design. Things like these remind me of wow effect of Flash websites of late 90s. Those worked reliably across browsers though. http
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by synthmeat 11y ago
I'm not sure I follow - can't content creator, within existing legal boundaries, already protect his work?
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End of day is nearing and my imagination is not at its daily peak, but I'd really like to know - why? EDIT: Appears to 502 right now. Cached version for your convenience: http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q
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Anecdotally, I have found that my focus welcomes slight distraction, in various forms - tv show I already know by heart, stupid silly shows, instrumental repetitive music, music I'm extremely familiar already... Basically, when I'
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Please don't understand this as insult to your esthetics, but yeah, that's exactly what I'd call bland. Layering string section and exposing folk-inspired motif is what composers do when they're uninspired and on deadl
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The article goes from adoration of few particular video game composers/engineers (not undeserved one, mind you), to presenting few tidbits that attempt to show very tentative link to pop music and blowing it up to "changed popular
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While this may be a mockery, title probably alludes to Universal Design Pattern [1], which is not so easily dismissable idea. [1] http://steve-yegge.blogspot.com/2008/10/universal-design-pat...
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Base16 looks amazing. I'm gonna steal an hour or two of today and give it a whirl. Thank you!
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Slightly related, I don't like (mostly in OOP langs) when I have something like: import lang.native.api.Something; import third.party.api.Else; ...and syntax file goes to colorize Something , but Else is perceived as co
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Can anyone recommend color schemes other than Solarized that have extensive support across board (not only vim, but all the plethora of terminal emulators, command-line applications, etc.)? Solarized is too low-contrast for me, so I have ha
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Missing semicolons have more pitfalls than just minifiers being naughty. return someExpression will parse out as: return; someExpression; and you have assumption of function call in x = y (z).whatever() which pars
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I definitely do not consider myself great JavaScript developer. Not even mediocre. Code by some people that now do JavaScript lectures, I've refactored and made at least order of magnitude faster, so there's that. There's one
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He didn't imply he isn't - quite contrary - but simply indicating non-factual premises and conclusions of the article. It's shit article.
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I appreciate your transparency about your business model/data, amazing functionality and regular updates of Dash.app, no-bullshit attitude over maintenance of official docsets, and your involvement in the community. Kudos all around an
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I have reasonable suspicion that it wouldn't be nearly as easy to train without "spinning" move which basically gives invulnerability against all enemies sans their bullets, iirc.
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China: 3D printer helps separate conjoined twins(bbc.com)
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Prototype to Polish: Making Games in Chicken Scheme with Hypergiant(alex-charlton.com)
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Whether or not Design at Google is a move of some import is yet to be tested. Google is a heterogenous company with many different assets. It will take time for assets to upgrade, quirks ironed, old UX habits forgotten. Certainly "feel
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by synthmeat 11y ago
I typed up "Placebo Effect" in the little box, clicked, and - wouldn't you know it - I felt cured from Placebo Effect instantly!
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WikiLeaks offers $100,000 bounty for Asian trade pact pushed by Obama(reuters.com)
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Feds Demand Reddit Identify Users of a Dark-Web Drug Forum(wired.com)
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