telephonetemp

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   by telephonetemp 13y ago

   Very interesting comment; I especially liked the content of your edit. Say, if you were setting up a system intended to last over a decade right now would you use NetBSD?
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   Love It Or Hate It, Ripoff Report Is In Expansion Mode(forbes.com)

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   by telephonetemp 13y ago

   Could you expand on the advantages of Estonia over Latvia?
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   by telephonetemp 13y ago

   Does RapGenius index nerdcore lyrics?
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   by telephonetemp 13y ago

   I interpreted that comment as lamenting the evolution of rap (i.e., how the rise of gangsta rap made it a very different genre from what it started as in the late 1970s and the 1980s), not comparing it unfavorably to other popular music g
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   by telephonetemp 13y ago

   It isn't proper English. A proper version of this sentence could be "I'd prefer clipping my toenails to paying any more attention to this movie" but even then the "paying any more attention" part would proba
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   by telephonetemp 13y ago

   Wouldn't this count as a voting ring?
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   by telephonetemp 13y ago

   Going a step further, you have to wonder if the genetic correlates of IQ (or g) affect survival and health in feral children.
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   by telephonetemp 13y ago

   Your analogy was helpful. Thanks.
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    by telephonetemp 13y ago

    Would using the expression "guys and girls" in a job ad be sexist? Joblint would catch it.
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    by telephonetemp 13y ago

    This is also an argument against using a standardized module like this, at least once it gains wider adoption.
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    by telephonetemp 13y ago

    I wonder if the co-founders actually being a married couple makes these problems better or worse.
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    by telephonetemp 13y ago

    Do you also submit your links at the same time of the day each day (when the same part of the globe is awake, the rate of new stories is similar, etc.) or do you vary the time? There have been several examinations of HN story performance
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    by telephonetemp 13y ago

    Are there uses for number theory in trading?
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    by telephonetemp 13y ago

    >APC Paper, APC Rock, APC 8750 These guys have a broken naming scheme. How do their devices compare to the $45 BeagleBone Black?
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    by telephonetemp 13y ago

    Opera Mini still uses Presto. It is quite popular still, especially where people can't get 3G or better coverage.
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    by telephonetemp 13y ago

    Or haptics?
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    by telephonetemp 13y ago

    From your link: >Additionally, experience indicates there will be a noticeable improvement in the protective characteristic of helmets over a five- year period due to advances in materials, designs, production methods and the standards.
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    by telephonetemp 13y ago

    Everyone in this comments thread seems to be comparing LASIK to contact lenses and glasses but what about orthokeratology (overnight lenses)? Does anyone here have experience with it? The idea sounds appealing but there's comparativel
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    by telephonetemp 13y ago

    So, how long does it take to learn enough French to be dangerous :-) if you don't speak any Romance language?
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    by telephonetemp 13y ago

    > You pretty much have gotta read all the code you move from the old (compromised) system to the new system. If they don't have a know-good local copy of the code to upgrade the stock components of and redeploy on a fresh VM that j
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    by telephonetemp 13y ago

    Interesting story. Did your grandfather make the money to pay off his creditors through entrepreneurship? How did his career go once he had paid off the debt?
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    by telephonetemp 13y ago

    >More than half the time, within 24 hours, they are compromised again. Is that because they don't upgrade their software in response to being compromised?
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    by telephonetemp 13y ago

    I have. The majority of developers (in Europe or elsewhere) work for large companies and are not the kind to go to software conferences. Note that this doesn't mean they write CRUD; I know people who do amazing GPGPU stuff that will n
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    by telephonetemp 13y ago

    >the reality is that most software engineers are starting to get tired of Windows and OSX I agree with you about Windows but note that outside of the U.S. very few software engineers ever even get to work with OS X.
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    by telephonetemp 13y ago

    Sounds like a great tool for programming numerical algorithms. You get the code and a flowchart for your paper all at once.
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    by telephonetemp 13y ago

    I agree with you about feedback in the academia but what common kind of adversity in the corporate world puts you out of work in a few days as opposed to the next layoff at least months down the line?
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    by telephonetemp 13y ago

    > Stallman did a massive disservice to his friends and the entire computing community. We are still paying for his sabotage today. I don't think I understand your argument here. Are you saying that free software in general hurts hac
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    by telephonetemp 13y ago

    >There are plenty of reality TV shows about this sort of thing too. Despite my general aversion to the genre a reality show about someone fixing other people's businesses sounds interesting to me. If it isn't staged you can pr
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    by telephonetemp 13y ago

    OTOH, with Xeons you could sell virtual private server hosting to compensate for the heating expenses. Anyone care to make and ROI calculation here vs. resistive heating?