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841.
by viggity 16y ago
but you've been on for at least 6 months - I said either, not both :)
842.
by viggity 16y ago
Mono doesn't have a WPF alternative, so no on that front. I'm not sure about WINE but I'm guessing so.
843.
by viggity 16y ago
Atomiq is about finding duplicates in your own code (so, the later). Eventually, I'll be adding more robust pattern finding so it will find structurally similar code (like the cheat detection that some CS departments use). We ignore "fluff"
844.
by viggity 16y ago
I've considered it, but right now I've got too much invested in my current presentation layer, which I think provides a large chunk of the value. That, and I'd be wary of uploading my company's IP to a third party system.
845.
by viggity 16y ago
Sure, I was following that story most of yesterday. I think it really comes down to what kind of app you're writing. Evernote could have written their app in assembly and it'd be screaming fast but it'd be a PITA to maintain. They chose to
846.
Offer HN: Free licenses for two developer tools
24 points by viggity 16y ago|19 comments
847.
by viggity 16y ago
Don't EVER feel guilty about what you have unless you stole or deceived your way into getting it. You can feel thankful or maybe lucky, but never guilty. There were a lot of people who have made a lot of sacrifices so I can be in the positi
848.
by viggity 16y ago
actually, they don't use weight, the sensors they use are inductive coils - so if you take a strong neodymium magnet and wave it above the coil it should hopefully trip it http://www.wikihow.com/Trigger-Green-Traffic-Lights
849.
by viggity 16y ago
The house edge for a Red/Black or Even/Odd bet in roulette is about 5%. Meaning that if he on average walked out with €400, you would expect that he walked in with €420 in coupons
850.
by viggity 16y ago
It is no where near the middle. The nazis intentionally and explicitly murdered some 12 to 14 MILLION people in various death camps. The US has done no such thing and has only ever proposed to leave the Iraqis alone and under a democratic g
851.
by viggity 16y ago
and that includes disclosing names of civilians who are helping US Forces?
852.
by viggity 16y ago
I understand combing through this material and releasing information about illegal or highly suspect activities. But a carte blanche release of all this classified material is going to get even more innocent people killed.
853.
Wikileaks dumps 400,000 more files(abcnews.go.com)
74 points by viggity 16y ago|126 comments
854.
by viggity 16y ago
Good luck to anyone who tries that. My experience suggests you're going to need it
855.
by viggity 16y ago
Schweet! I love declarative bindings, it is hard for me to think in any other fashion after working in WPF/Silverlight for the past 3 years. I'm excited to play around with this
856.
by viggity 16y ago
Ben Fry's PhD work is awesome, it is easy to read and free! http://benfry.com/phd/
857.
by viggity 16y ago
I thought the most interesting slide was "Value to Partners" (#7) that listed average Customer Acquisition costs for various companies - ex E-Trade spends $475 to acquire a single customer. Wow. That is a lot of money. The slide lists http
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Diminished Reality - Remove items from a live video stream(popsci.com)
3 points by viggity 16y ago|1 comments
859.
by viggity 16y ago
I don't typically think of myself as someone with ADD or anything, but I find that on the occasion that I have a few pints while coding I get a lot more done - I'm not so easily distracted with the new random goings on of the internet. So,
860.
by viggity 16y ago
JESUS CHRIST - LEAVE THIS SHIT OFF HN. If your post mentions Noam Chomsky, Glenn Beck or any other far left or far right figure and HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH TECH OR STARTUPS - DON'T FUCKING POST IT. If you do see something like this - FLAG IT
861.
by viggity 16y ago
Or you could just make sure that the Libyan's plutonium transaction with Doc Brown goes smoothly, then they won't take away your domain. In all seriousness though, I'm surprised it has taken this long for the Libyans to revoke someone's dom
862.
by viggity 16y ago
Ben Fry's Dissertation is awesome, very easy to read and FREE! Ben is the creator of the Processing language (which is awesome by itself) http://benfry.com/phd/
863.
by viggity 16y ago
how the heck did they get so much traction so fast?
864.
by viggity 16y ago
the map is pretty big so I may have missed it, but I'm surprised I didn't see stackoverflow on there. Its ranked 333 in alexa
865.
by viggity 16y ago
Overall the article was good, but people have been worrying about peak oil for 4+ decades. It kills me. We're always finding more and more oil and when we do eventually run out, the laws of supply and demand will ensure that the people that
866.
by viggity 16y ago
I don't think this is right, I think they've done a straight percentage for each item, but your FICA contributions should cap at about 15K for SS and Medicare because it is approx 15% of the first ~$100K (for 2009) and you don't pay anythin
867.
by viggity 16y ago
I'm pretty sure that is the message he was trying to convey. He is saying the scientist's point doesn't make any sense.
868.
by viggity 16y ago
My business right now is pretty small, but I can already think of 20 different businesses that I'll have to send a 1099 to. It's ridiculous. Business are going to have to start putting their tax ID on every bill they send out so all of thei
869.
Where do you stand on 1099 Reform?(inc.com)
1 points by viggity 16y ago|1 comments
870.
by viggity 16y ago
why not just buy gold then?

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