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1. 751.▲
   by what 16y ago

   Uh, ugly people don't go to college?
2. 752.▲
   by what 16y ago

   Anyone know how to get rid of the background image without having to sign in?
3. 753.▲
   by what 16y ago

   What was invented in 1853? The potato chip.
4. 754.▲
   by what 16y ago

   > .co is a huge opportunity for squatters. You can get them at under a $1 per domain too if you bulk order them. But since it's a pre-order, the people who pay $300 get priority. I don't understand why they don't auction off the obvious
5. 755.▲
   by what 16y ago

   Is anyone else using this or f.lux. I thought I'd try out f.lux. It just kicked in ~30min ago and it's hurting my eyes. Unless there's something else causing my eyes to burn. Anyone else?
6. 756.▲
   by what 16y ago

   Ah, right. My thinking was that in the scenario proposed in the article, it doesn't matter what player 2 does (apart from the dice rolls, which is beyond their control anyway) they'll still lose. You only have to control the actions of play
7. 757.▲
   by what 16y ago

   This is also brought up in the comments of the article itself. Yes, the game could be over in fewer turns/dice rolls this way. But then, would someone really pay that much for the property at auction? Maybe not.
8. 758.▲
   by what 16y ago

   http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1406664
9. 759.▲
   by what 16y ago

   Although I don't think "a few" is an exact quantity, I don't agree with the definition of "relatively small" either. If I take 7000 line and compare it to 70,000 lines, 7K becomes relatively small and I could then call it "a few" lines. Thi
10. 760.▲
    by what 16y ago

    Don't get me wrong though, I totally agree that it was a cheap shot at the iPad. Although I can't imagine using the iPad to get things done, it seems pretty good for consuming content though.
11. 761.▲
    by what 16y ago

    On the creation of the first synthetic cell: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHIocNOHd7A
12. 762.▲
    by what 16y ago

    Why? I've only used an iPad a couple of times and I didn't find it very easy to type on, especially if you need numbers, brackets, a dash etc. Maybe it's something you have to get used to. Or maybe you have to get one of the keyboard docks
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    by what 16y ago

    That's pretty amazing. He said it's easy to build and he wanted to open source the code, so that people can build their own. I hope he actually does.
14. 764.▲
    by what 16y ago

    Why joke, merchandising is good business. Look at the Star Wars franchise, over 30 years it's earned an estimated $22B of which $6.68B was generated at the box office. The largest chunk comes from merchandise ($9B). [1] Granted, kiddies mig
15. 765.▲
    by what 16y ago

    I read somewhere about a recommender system for movies (I think) and what they did is force a user to rate 5 random movies as part of the registration process. The movies weren't entirely random, but ones they thought were significant in id
16. 766.▲
    by what 16y ago

    I don't really think it's the same thing. They are making use of the land and providing a service to people (people need to park somewhere), not just trying to sell it to the highest bidder.
17. 767.▲
    by what 16y ago

    I liked his pot shot on the iPad: "I tried to take notes on one in a meeting with me yesterday. That was fun. It didn't go very fast."
18. 768.▲
    by what 16y ago

    Wow, some of those are actually valid passports and not just samples or jokes. http://www.woosterpc.com/teaching/images/passport.jpg http://img505.imageshack.us/i/aishwaryapassport0320hw9.jpg/
19. 769.▲
    by what 16y ago

    Thanks! I just wanted to see how similar my submission was to everyone else's and if it was a fail.
20. 770.▲
    by what 16y ago

    Is there a full size image so I can read the labels and find my submission? :)
21. 771.▲
    by what 16y ago

    I understand that the page has to be public, but why include the email address there? The person who received the link knows what email address it applies to. Every opt out/unsubscribe page I've used didn't display my email.
22. 772.▲
    by what 16y ago

    Even so, why put private details on a publicly accessible page?
23. 773.▲
    by what 16y ago

    That's a lame excuse and as corywatilo has pointed out is untrue (at least for his email... and probably others).
24. 774.▲
    by what 16y ago

    Minor nitpick on the video, at the end it says "Create and Account"
25. 775.▲
    by what 16y ago

    http://news.ycombinator.com/best (Highest voted recent links.) http://news.ycombinator.com/active (Most active current discussions.)
26. 776.▲
    by what 16y ago

    It would probably be near impossible to view an email for a specific account or any random account. The mid value can be removed entirely (it seems) and I'm guessing u is a userid(?), but you would have to figure out the value for k that ma
27. 777.▲
    by what 16y ago

    Seriously, why are you submitting with your own link shortener? The real link: http://daringfireball.net/2010/06/good_and_bad_regarding_att...
28. 778.▲
    by what 16y ago

    "Common Examples of When You Need a Voluntary License Include: . . . Using a sound recording in a movie, commercial or other visual work. If you want to use a sound recording in a visual work, you need a synchronization license, so called b
29. 779.▲
    by what 16y ago

    Pony Express? Here's how the Mongols delivered information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mongol_Empire#Mail_system
30. 780.▲
    by what 16y ago

    Ah, wasn't aware of that.