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by wicknicks 13y ago
I don't think people want to spend all their time trying to fight cancer or heart disease. Once in a while, you really need to get your mind to work on entirely useless things. IMO, that sort of mental workout makes people tackle the r
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HBO Asks Google to Take Down “Infringing” VLC Media Player(torrentfreak.com)
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by wicknicks 13y ago
In Python 3.x, this gives me a "SyntaxError: assignment to keyword" error.
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by wicknicks 13y ago
You can always change the destination directory. I usually store my project dependencies locally, so this command works fine: npm install sails This command would store the libs in ./node_modules directory [1]. [1] http://bl
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by wicknicks 13y ago
I'm not convinced with the arguments in this post. Auto Mechanic and Italian Food are both vague queries. Auto Mechanic could mean the definition of the term or places around you or even . And its not super hard to get rid of advertise
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by wicknicks 13y ago
You have to agree that there is some truth to O'Grady's arguments. There has been a lot of hate about Java in the recent times, but its not just inertia that is keeping Java in the market. There is just no competitor to that langu
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by wicknicks 13y ago
Same here. My experience was with Emacs though. I learnt some of the key binding, but installing plugins for almost every need I had (syntax highlighting, debugging, color scheme) just wasn't cutting it. Sublime has very intuitive key
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Supreme Court Ruling Clears Way for Same-Sex Marriage in California(washingtonpost.com)
1 points by wicknicks 13y ago|0 comments
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by wicknicks 13y ago
Exactly! Some of the research is very new though, and still needs more work. The timing is just about right to get some new languages/ideas flowing (given there being lots of talk about Java taking the back seat, and no other language
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Ashton Kutcher stars as Steve Jobs in upcoming film [video] (trailer)(youtube.com)
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by wicknicks 13y ago
I cringe at the idea of traveling nowadays because of all the drama at the security checkpoints. Taking off hoodie, shoes, keys, laptop.. Its painful enough to remember to put them on once, that I need to do it again at the airport with a l
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by wicknicks 13y ago
The next big data framework must be a programming language. Most languages make the assumption that the data it is processing, is available locally. This was true until the last few years for almost all situations. But not anymore.
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by wicknicks 13y ago
Just to add to what noonespecial says: 1. Royalty rates increase every 3-4 years. This is one of the big reasons why companies like Netflix have a hard time retaining contracts with content owners. 2. There are many middlemen involved in th
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The Number One Job Skill in 2020 (Hint: it isn't coding)(linkedin.com)
1 points by wicknicks 13y ago|0 comments
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by wicknicks 13y ago
You are taking my statements out of context. Almost all my comment talks about HN's reaction to the NSA news. Did I support collecting data from social media websites? No. In fact, if you look at my reply to @Uhhrrr on this thread, you
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by wicknicks 13y ago
I can't remember who said this, but my response to your comment can be best articulated with this quote "all philosophical arguments root from grammatical inconsistencies". So, I apologize if I made you feel that way. That wa
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by wicknicks 13y ago
Yes, I tend to be optimistic about what big corporations and governments can do. After all, they are the people with the resources to change the world if they wanted to. Call me naive. I remember the Bush Wiretapping Laws (seems like a succ
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by wicknicks 13y ago
Fun science fact: Fear causes people to think irrationally. I find it hard to believe that so many people have jumped out of their wits over this NSA news. After all, there are so many more harder and pressing problems in the world. Globa
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by wicknicks 13y ago
Yes, content analysis can be greatly simplified using symbolic inputs. GPS Tags in images, User input in OP's check example and most industrial pipelines used sophisticated barcode scanners to scan objects very quickly, but the cameras
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by wicknicks 13y ago
But the additional pressure the sub has to counter is 1atm.
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'Small Data' Enabled Prediction of Obama's Win, Say Economists(cacm.acm.org)
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by wicknicks 13y ago
Its amazing to see such steady growth almost immediately after Marissa Mayer was announced CEO. Marissa, FTW! https://www.google.com/finance?chdnp=1&chdd=1&chds=1...
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by wicknicks 13y ago
Very cool! You might also want to add weather, amazon/yelp ratings for products/places, directions from place a to b and location based search (coffee near staples center, la). Would be super useful for people on the move without access to
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by wicknicks 13y ago
This is an old post (and I'm pretty sure I read it here on HN). Please change the title to reflect the year of publication -- 2009.
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by wicknicks 13y ago
Me too! And I love how well done the site is, both usability wise and conceptually. Next step: not sure how the health metrics would change, but you can have "order from <restaurant>" or "buy from <grocery store>" button, so
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by wicknicks 13y ago
I feel that this is the reason Facebook is trying such formats. If people have difficulty downloading the photos, they will visit the website more, and share more photos through FB than go through the "download -> edit -> non-face
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by wicknicks 13y ago
Quite frankly, I don't understand why people write encyclopedia sized books for CS topics. Firstly, the relevant themes change very quickly. Second, nobody has the time to read a 1000 page book, where one topic just follows the other. Third
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by wicknicks 13y ago
Yeah! I am in the nasty habit of highlighting parts of the text which I'm reading, and it keeps showing me the share widget - very frustrating. I couldn't figure out why the share widget contains "Evernote and Email" options. Sounds like th
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Everything you thought .. was wrong (collection of talks)(ted.com)
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by wicknicks 13y ago
Yes, so much prejudice and dogma. Its overwhelming just to think about it.

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