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by thomaskcr 10y ago
Thanks, there are obviously much better ways to do this (even something like GreaseMonkey over using the console), I was going more for an optimization of total time invested. It takes less than 5 seconds per page, so you could probably sti
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by thomaskcr 10y ago
Thanks for sharing, I figured there would be some type of issue with the download portion in other browsers. I'll see if that works in Chrome too and then maybe edit so more people can use it out of the box.
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Export your Hacker News saved links to CSV using only Chrome console(github.com)
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by thomaskcr 10y ago
Speedtest is a more accurate measure of what you're actually paying for - which is a connection to the ATT network. The speedtest server is right on their network most likely. Fast.com is a more functional test, specifically measuring
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by thomaskcr 10y ago
Scratch is more programming than HTML/CSS by far. It has control structures, functions, etc. Aside from the most obvious projects (games), we've used the Kinect for input and directly interfaced with hardware. We've solved a
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by thomaskcr 10y ago
It would be survivorship bias if the conclusion drawn was "if you have grit and perseverance, you'll succeed". That's not what I've gotten out of any book ever, it was always "these traits allowed me to take ad
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by thomaskcr 10y ago
On Windows Server 2012, if there are pending updates as soon as you RDP in it will start a 15 minute countdown with no option to cancel (at least no obvious one I could find). That's ridiculous.
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by thomaskcr 10y ago
When did it become normal for parents to pay for college? I always thought that was something you do as basically a huge gift. I came out with a bit over $100k but I chose that school knowing full well it would mean 10 years of higher payme
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by thomaskcr 10y ago
I've been teaching a class ( http://apprenticeworks.us ) based on the same original repo it seems like you found. I made a lot of the same changes as you as well. I ended up abstracting a lot of the "optimization" t
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by thomaskcr 10y ago
> I am a consumer who has purchased an internet service package that advertises 100Mbps down, 10Mbps up, You purchased a package that gives you access to your ISPs network at that rate. Not even the highest business packages will provide
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by thomaskcr 10y ago
I think your explanation does miss some additional nuance though. > The problem is that this arrangement would have businesses paying money to ISPs that they didn't choose, and can't walk away from. From a consumer's persp
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by thomaskcr 11y ago
It's just a fancy way of saying what it really is (estimating pi with increasing accuracy using geometry). I remember doing the pencil circle drop calculation for pi in middle school which is a similar concept just physical instead of
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by thomaskcr 11y ago
I don't believe the government should be able to conscript a company to create something that doesn't exist. That said, I do think that people on the Apple side are being insanely hyperbolic. The x-tries feature is at best securit
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by thomaskcr 11y ago
People on that moral crusade never seem to take the time to actually think about what those words and numbers mean. If a friend let you borrow $100 for 2 weeks, I don't think a 6 pack of beer ($8) would be an unreasonable "thank y
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by thomaskcr 11y ago
Students also probably don't want it. Fresh foods don't keep as well. I always felt more comfortable eating "crappy" food at school because it's hard to mess up. A couple wilted leaves in a salad doesn't really
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by thomaskcr 11y ago
> Imagine a SaaS company which takes out a loan for $100k to acquire customers and has $10k in bank at any time. That company is insolvent. I don't think that is right. Yes, they have more in liabilities than assets but insolvency w
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by thomaskcr 11y ago
When we were kids we played with as few as 3 per team. Self pitching, ghost runners (if you toss to 3rd base before the runner reaches 2nd it's an out), etc On the space side, we played where ever - you just needed a place to put down
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by thomaskcr 11y ago
The entire premise of the Chromebook is that nothing is stored locally and you're almost exclusively using web services. That's how they're expected to work. You can't use one without knowing that your data isn't st
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by thomaskcr 11y ago
Is the EFF's problem that this information is stored on Google servers? Syncing settings to an account seems like one of the prime selling points for a school using chromebooks. A child loses their chromebook, or gets issued a differen
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by thomaskcr 11y ago
I agree but that's not what's happening here. They are just directly passing on the cost to provide service - the customers are paying Hetzner not the ISP (unless I'm reading wrong - but I did double check). In this situation
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by thomaskcr 11y ago
The internet is much more than just HTTP traffic - the purpose isn't to provide access to content so the fact that these are content providers (i.e. data is requested) doesn't matter. I can host my backups via a web server at home
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by thomaskcr 11y ago
I see your point - but it's their content (or content they are being paid to serve at least). Cogent carries data between ISPs regardless of origin/destination for many of their runs -- while they are being paid by their clients f
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by thomaskcr 11y ago
I'm not sure I understand the difference between Hetzner and a customer. They are both utilizing the ISP for the same purpose, transporting data. We still need to pay for an Internet connection for our servers. You're not paying t
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by thomaskcr 11y ago
> They now also want to collect revenue by charging large content providers fees for access to their network Isn't what they are advocating for the exact opposite of net neutrality? Everyone's connection is saturated, but they
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by thomaskcr 11y ago
Those same private loans are still available though - their interest rates are just higher. Either people aren't taking the time to research their options, or they desire the lower interest rate in exchange for lack of bankruptcy prote
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by thomaskcr 11y ago
That's the compromise to put people on an even playing field though. If you could get rid of them in bankruptcy, they would require a cosigner with credit history. Many people don't have access to that, so you would basically be c
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by thomaskcr 11y ago
If you look at your cable contract though that's not what you're paying for. You're paying to be part of Comcast's network in your area, which happens to be connected to other networks. Same goes with speed, they aren&#x
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by thomaskcr 11y ago
I think the only way for basic income to work is a very clear definition of what is and is not luxury. I think a lot of the issues with minimum wage and welfare debates stem from different people having different definitions of what should
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by thomaskcr 11y ago
Because I'm not trying to defend what they did -- they were wrong and just trying to grab money. I am saying that using deauth packets to prevent wifi from operating does not seem to be outright illegal and there are valid reasons to b
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by thomaskcr 11y ago
Why would you need to? I'm not sure I understand the point. You're not indiscriminately preventing wifi from working. If your network is broadcasting with enough power to reach the AP, and therefore customers besides yourself, the

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