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by whimsy 16y ago
"Emulation has been scientifically proven to be the most powerful learning device known to man." Has this really been proven? I notice I learn best when trying to reproduce examples, but I didn't know this was a "thing." Is this just hyperb
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by whimsy 16y ago
I've never seen anyone mention a real python or ruby here. That doesn't mean it doesn't happen, but I think it's a safe assumption just to assume that the typist was lazy.
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by whimsy 16y ago
For what it's worth, I rarely watch introduction videos... if I need to watch one to use and understand the site, there's probably room for improving your site design.
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by whimsy 16y ago
You're being downvoted because, simply put, you're wrong. One gigabyte is as large as any other gigabyte, yes, but the characteristics of that gigabyte may be very different. If they're predictable in some manner, you can tailor a compressi
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by whimsy 16y ago
Is this instead of or in addition to the original article? If the latter, in what order ought they be read?
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by whimsy 16y ago
The startup opportunity I see is not removing anyone in the process to make it easier to acquire content. Rather, the opportunity I see is a framework that makes it much easier to navigate the legal necessities required. Most legalese is bo
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by whimsy 16y ago
Planescape: Torment is significantly longer than Portal. For non-gamers, even, it would be an epic time investment. * I did not downvote.
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by whimsy 16y ago
Haha! I hope not, but it would make me giggle if Portal suffered the same slings and arrows as classics of literature.
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by whimsy 16y ago
Agreed. I spent a long time looking for a loophole... especially since that's the first level with a broken wall.
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by whimsy 16y ago
Is there a startup opportunity here?
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by whimsy 16y ago
Well said. This is exactly what I meant.
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by whimsy 16y ago
I don't understand this obsessions with calling things "hacks." This isn't a hack. It's an activity. I can't think of any conceivable definition of "hack" that this article would also fit.
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by whimsy 16y ago
What effect would a Faraday cage have in this situation?
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by whimsy 16y ago
If he'd spent some space on neurology, he'd know that forgetting things doesn't create space for new memories.
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by whimsy 16y ago
Bartab ( https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/67651/ ) is a good stopgap solution.
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by whimsy 16y ago
Resumé criticism/suggestions would be cool. http://metawhimsy.com I live in Santa Cruz, California and won't be able to move for a year (I'm a student) but I can telecommute. I'm also willing to work below market prices (being a student a
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by whimsy 16y ago
Regarding Keepass, how do you log in to some service when you're not at your work station? Is there some way to distribute the database it uses to mutiple computers?
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by whimsy 16y ago
This decider could decide that you prefer otherwise, couldn't it?
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by whimsy 16y ago
Don't antagonize or pick on your opponent. Perhaps fight an equal.
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by whimsy 16y ago
I believe a Reddit blog post quoted AdBlock ratio at something closer to 30%. 50% is extremely conservative.
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by whimsy 16y ago
http://www.indiangeek.net/wp-content/uploads/Programmer%20co... may help give you some idea, but (being a bit of a newbie coder myself) I don't know how actually helpful it is as a diagnostic. Your mileage may vary.
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by whimsy 16y ago
Defcon. Las Vegas. It's later this week. http://www.defcon.org/
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by whimsy 16y ago
This is true for O(n) but not for o(n). f(n) is the class of O(g(n)) of g(n) if g(n) dominates f(n) for sufficiently large n. o(g(n)) strictly dominates f(n), though, no matter how small n is. Big O notation, or Landau notation, is not just
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by whimsy 16y ago
Users decide whether something is obsolete, not creators. "Obsolete" refers to something that is antiquated, even if it is still in good working order. From Wikipedia: "Technical obsolescence may occur when a new product or technology super
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by whimsy 16y ago
Where is the documentation for noprocrast, maxvisit, minaway, delay?
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by whimsy 16y ago
So Jetpack obsoletes GreaseMonkey?
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by whimsy 16y ago
prgmr.com should have a new server up within the next couple days.
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by whimsy 16y ago
Perhaps it would be good to have a page on UseTheSource that explicitly links to those directories.
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by whimsy 16y ago
Quite the 180, Facebook. My data belongs to me is a core belief now?
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by whimsy 16y ago
This is HN, not Reddit.

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