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Tell HN: Java @debt annotation to track technical debt
1 points by wr1472 16y ago|0 comments
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MGM files for Chapter 11, will only make $50M budgeted movies(guardian.co.uk)
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by wr1472 16y ago
I was referring to the parent post of buying a mouse and then swapping out for a cheaper version, on which s/he claimed the cost back - it has subsequently been deleted. Not the grandparent post!
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by wr1472 16y ago
theft?
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by wr1472 16y ago
Single page link: http://www.newsweek.com/2010/10/14/why-rebel-groups-love-the...
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by wr1472 16y ago
Conversely almost half of people in the US believe in Evolution. ie. You can make statistics say almost anything you want.
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by wr1472 16y ago
It seems that the logos with the most mileage (ie. you can bend, squeeze, stretch or distort in many ways before it becoming unrecognisable) are the ones that have a simple silhouette outline or are made up of a few geometric shapes and col
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by wr1472 16y ago
Yup upon install it says explicitly it uses Flurry analytics to monitor usage.
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The Wire Monopoly Board game(guardian.co.uk)
2 points by wr1472 16y ago|0 comments
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by wr1472 16y ago
Nothing beats pen and paper for speed, efficiency, portability , usability, economy, and ease of use. Having said that my backup tool for more complex information, that is shareable, backed-up, and potentially contributable by others is my
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by wr1472 16y ago
It's Omar Yo
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Antoine Dodson: From local news item to Internet sensation(guardian.co.uk)
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by wr1472 16y ago
I can empathise. I am in a similar situation: after months of development and me (amongst others) banging on about how we are giong to be waving at the deadline as it whooshes past. TPTB have finally stood up took note, and are now getting
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by wr1472 16y ago
1) Are you all aware of the Mythical Man Month by Fred Brookes? If not, read it, throwing more bodies at the problem will not solve it. 2) Your team already sounds quite big for a supposed 5 month project. Feels like people will be stepping
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New York Legislation to ban subletting like on AirBnB and CraigsList(guardian.co.uk)
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by wr1472 16y ago
Heck, if that's your argument lets stop medicinal research. In fact lets do away with medicine as a profession altogether. And while you're at it, do away with yourself, seen as you're directly contributing to the "overpopulation" problem.
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by wr1472 16y ago
Didn't someone once say something about ten percent inspiration, and 90 percent perspiration...? Intelligence alone doesn't make for greatness. Besides, no matter how clever* you are there will always be someone cleverer than you out there
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by wr1472 16y ago
I'll see your 8 and raise you one of 10! I'm a middle child, and yes I suffer from middle-child syndrome big-time, still. Working class background, mum was a housewife and dad worked in a textile mill. Its amazing how he managed to raise us
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by wr1472 16y ago
Slightly misleading headline and statements in article. A more accurate headline would be - "Further evidence uncovered that does not contradict theory of life on Titan". The article also states - "They have discovered that life forms have
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by wr1472 16y ago
fair point, not in finance so didn't consider this. However I find it extremely foolhardy that mistyping one character has an impact one thousand times greater, and that such an action can be performed without some kind of validation (wheth
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by wr1472 16y ago
Sounds like Nassim Taleb's Black Swan theory. I wonder if he made any money out of it at his Empirica hedge fund?
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by wr1472 16y ago
Plus what system makes you type in "billion" or "million" instead of "1000000000" or "1000000"? I call B$ on this.
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by wr1472 17y ago
Lets all bully the muslims. I don't think this is a very productive line of action, very agressive and confrontational. This comment does not mean I am defending the actions of an extreme minority who threatened the South Park guys. However
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by wr1472 17y ago
You mean something like I Love Sketch? http://vimeo.com/1669862?pg=embed&sec=1669862 It looks cool, and would be suited to the ipad.
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by wr1472 17y ago
http://wsl.xqoob.com is what I have open sourced. Also look at http://xqoob.com/scrumboard/ScrumBoard.html for one piece work in progress to scratch my own itch. This is a virtual sprint backlog, that I would ultimately like to get work
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by wr1472 17y ago
thanks for pointing this out. email is now in about section.
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Ask HN: I want to become a co-founder
5 points by wr1472 17y ago|5 comments
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Ask HN: Unable to login to YC on Android phone
5 points by wr1472 17y ago|1 comments
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What £100 item would you buy to make you feel like a kid again?
1 points by wr1472 17y ago|0 comments
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by wr1472 17y ago
That's right play the game, don't let the game play you.

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