tricolon

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   by tricolon 13y ago

   That's a good way to hurt yourself ;)
2. 242.▲
   by tricolon 13y ago

   > I have in no way, shape or form "hacked" Atherton or its police department to produce this site. I think it's sad that the author felt compelled to include that.
3. 243.▲
   by tricolon 13y ago

   The title of this submission should start with "Deus Ex:" since the game's name is "Deus Ex: The Fall".
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   by tricolon 13y ago

   Perhaps it goes without saying, but each of these points can vary. For example, some landlords/building management companies have a 50x rule. Some brokers only want one month's rent. Anything is possible, however unlikely.
5. 245.▲
   by tricolon 13y ago

   Perhaps it's just a WebKit bug, but I've definitely noticed this before in an older iPad: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3220662/uiwebview-font-is...
6. 246.▲
   by tricolon 13y ago

   I'm curious—does it still look like absolute shit if you rotate the screen?
7. 247.▲
   by tricolon 13y ago

   Are they better in that they are easier to use (and thus promote security)?
8. 248.▲
   by tricolon 13y ago

   Previous discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5526905
9. 249.▲
   by tricolon 13y ago

   Previous discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2643611
10. 250.▲
    by tricolon 13y ago

    For some reason, "aute irure" is translated as "bullet train"; however, neither of them are Latin words.
11. 251.▲
    by tricolon 13y ago

    Previous discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1025294
12. 252.▲
    by tricolon 13y ago

    Previous discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4162519 (submitted back when GitHub Pages were served from *.github.com)
13. 253.▲
    by tricolon 13y ago

    For kite aerial photography, I've used a really tiny altimeter that only has one LED: http://wingedshadow.com/howhigh.html
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    by tricolon 13y ago

    I think it's fascinating that we prefer styles that are almost opposites: int samedirfile(Dir *a, Dir *b) { if(a == b) { return 1; } return (a && b) && (a->qid.type
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    by tricolon 13y ago

    That makes sense. However, I argue that the NOAA could serve their warnings on the web in all lowercase for the sake of readability. Then again, that could be a quick hack for someone.
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    by tricolon 13y ago

    Neat! I would use this if: 1. I didn't need an iPad. 2. you would mail them internationally. 3. you would seal them with a custom wax seal. (This would, of course, be a premium feature.)
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    by tricolon 13y ago

    This was posted 2012-07-20. The link title ought to reflect that.
18. 258.▲
    by tricolon 14y ago

    Here are the articles: http://daringfireball.net/archive/
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    by tricolon 14y ago

    You'll want to use CSS transitions instead: http://css3.bradshawenterprises.com/blog/jquery-vs-css3-tran... In addition, you may also want to try forcing hardware acceleration: http://davidwalsh.name/translate3d
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    by tricolon 14y ago

    Regarding the list bullets and numbers: this style is known as hanging punctuation [1] and is "classically correct". [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanging_punctuation
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    by tricolon 14y ago

    Jennifer Lawrence won Best Actress for her role in Silver Linings Playbook. So why does this post (and its image) only refer to the movie as "Silver Linings"?
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    by tricolon 14y ago

    Here is a higher resolution image: http://www.psychologytoday.com/files/slideshow/2013/02/11869...
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    by tricolon 14y ago

    This might be a goldmine for genealogical research...
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    by tricolon 14y ago

    Your base font size is at 12px. I think that's really, really small. I find it much easier to read when it's at 18px instead. Here's a comparison: http://imgur.com/O7F5N,zCyyz#0 Now, anyone can zoom in with their browser... but your entir
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    by tricolon 14y ago

    I never met Aaron Swartz but always wanted to. His work has had a profound impact on my life. His blog was thought-provoking. http://www.aaronsw.com/weblog/ His work on the RSS 1.0 Specification enabled richer, more efficient information
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    by tricolon 14y ago

    They seem to have added more links: http://www.amazon.com/Objectified/dp/B002SOUVKU/ http://www.objectifiedfilm.com/stream/
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    by tricolon 14y ago

    The American convention is simple: stick to the singular. British English convention can be more complex: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_plural#Singulars_with_c...
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    by tricolon 14y ago

    Nice site! On the front page, when I hover of the 2008 graph, I see stats for Obama/Romney rather than Obama/McCain.
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    by tricolon 14y ago

    > Probably because there are far fewer cool startups in NYC to compete for talent with. I know this is a silly argument, but unless you have some evidence, I would advise you to take that back. http://nytm.org/made-in-nyc/
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    by tricolon 14y ago

    You can manually slide these!