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NFL players to use tablet computers during games(sfgate.com)
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by wdr1 12y ago
> Advertisers want it one way. They want to send a message, and they want that to be the only thing said. I believe this is a byproduct of advertising evolving in a largely a one-way, broadcast mediums (e.g., TV, magazines). Clever brand
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by wdr1 12y ago
I've heard a lot of good things about Moose, the Modern Perl effort & so on. Enough that I periodically think about jumping back in the Perl waters. However, I always wonder if it's worth it, because Perl 6 is always "no
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by wdr1 12y ago
> So now it looks like the market will come down to Redfin vs. Trulia/Zillow. I think that's a terrible mindsent. As a recent homebuyer, I can assure both Redfin & Trulia have a shared adversary: the existing full service
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by wdr1 12y ago
During that time didn't they hire Bill James, who originated the system upon which Billy Beane based his management?
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by wdr1 12y ago
Personally, I'd love it for when I'm traveling for work & in a hotel room.
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by wdr1 12y ago
Not a lot of bananas on Mars.
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by wdr1 12y ago
I've never seen such an open & deliberate case of regulatory capture.
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by wdr1 12y ago
So it's like just about every other type of government of spending?
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by wdr1 12y ago
I had a hard time getting past: > In reality Microsoft doesn’t want your money until you can afford to give it to them. Building your business on that premise seems very dubious at best.
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by wdr1 12y ago
> I have Kaiser. It's vastly simplified because the people paying for my care are the same people who are providing my care. They also seem to have a real "get you up and running so you can get back to work" kind of attitu
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by wdr1 12y ago
> They are almost uniquely a product of the drug war. I see no evidence of this. In addition to preserving evidence, they are also issue when it's believe there could be an issue of officer safety. (E.g., someone armed & danger
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by wdr1 12y ago
> Yes, Friday news dumps are shitty. They're also standard practice in politics. The point being the IRS is supposed to be apolitical.
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by wdr1 12y ago
That's absurd. The majority of budget isn't the military.
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by wdr1 12y ago
> If neither of us refrain, the numbers become increasingly meaningless and we're left with no way to demonstrate our credibility. I disagree. It simply means that raw follower count is no longer a usable metric to determine credib
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by wdr1 12y ago
> The amendment process was intended to allow the Constitution to remain a living document, and balance longevity with future flexibility. A little bit of a tangent, but amendment process shouldn't be confused with the theory of th
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by wdr1 12y ago
I have both on my phone. Honestly, I find 2048 to the better game.
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by wdr1 12y ago
> Open source is something Apple only does strategically - when they have to or it suits them - it is not part of the company's ethos. What Fortune 500 (or even 5000) systematically open sources every piece of technology? Every com
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by wdr1 12y ago
It doesn't explain everything , but it does explain quite a bit -- notably it traces the history of the standard back to punchcards.
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Hijacking NXDOMAIN for non-existent domains does not follow standards & is definitely breaking things.
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by wdr1 12y ago
Courts don't charge people.
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by wdr1 12y ago
> HN is not /r/politics or the Daily Kos. Try to keep the rhetoric polite. Agreed. Disappointing to see the parent comment upvoted on HN.
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by wdr1 12y ago
> Perl 6 isn't finished, but it's much further ahead than one might think ... Given I was there when Orwant threw his mug, I thought it would be finished. So the two statements you made seem incongruent to me.
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by wdr1 13y ago
NXDOMAIN hijacking is what OpenDNS does.
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by wdr1 13y ago
I really, really, really hope Net Neutrality is brought up in just a few weeks when Obama hosts a fund-raiser at Y Combinator. http://www.scribd.com/doc/219461164/Obama-YC-invite That said, I'm doubtful.
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by wdr1 13y ago
And, equally important as Mozilla, has not expressed a political opinion that is disagreeable.
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by wdr1 13y ago
> It's neat, but I'd be worried about market size. This is a problem that not a lot of people have. Sorry, but for most people, it's not a big deal to call a plumber, and the vast, vast majority of people (at least in the
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by wdr1 13y ago
I question if they would receive much support from the general population if they did. Sadly, it would be easy for the story to fit the existing narrative of "evil corporations seeing themselves as above the law."
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by wdr1 13y ago
Honestly, I'm getting numb to the political witch hunts.
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by wdr1 13y ago
Are you really asserting that Al Gore has done nothing wrong during his political career? Even his most adamant supporters that I know IRL are aware of those shortcoming & acknowledge them. > Now I have to tell you that I find your p

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