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   by xbryanx 15y ago

   Compromise is appropriate and necessary when advancing civil liberties and protections that have traditionally been ignored by society, not when compromise involves abolishing existing protected liberties.
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   by xbryanx 15y ago

   My argument for improved diversity (racial, gender, economic, et al.) in the software world is simple and wildly unscientific. It would be lots more fun. Every time I've worked on diverse technology teams it's been more enjoyable and I feel
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   by xbryanx 15y ago

   Sad that all this mystery meat is making a comeback on the web. http://www.webpagesthatsuck.com/mysterymeatnavigation.html
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   by xbryanx 15y ago

   News and background on Development Seed's great work: http://developmentseed.org/blog/2012/jan/02/major-mapbox-inv...
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   by xbryanx 15y ago

   Proud non-profit hacker.
6. 546.▲
   by xbryanx 15y ago

   ...in 2003.
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   by xbryanx 15y ago

   I really wish maps like these would display their data on cartograms related to population - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cartogram . The open west always makes my eye come up with false conclusions at first glance.
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   Electronic Executive Decision Making Machine w/ Negative Or Positive Tendencies (youtube.com)

   1 points by xbryanx 15y ago|0 comments
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   Minneapolis as a tech center? Start-ups say yes(usatoday.com)

   1 points by xbryanx 15y ago|0 comments
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    Where does email sent to *example.com go?(stackoverflow.com)

    29 points by xbryanx 15y ago|6 comments
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    by xbryanx 15y ago

    Posted to http://stackoverflow.com/questions/8221381/where-does-email-...
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    by xbryanx 15y ago

    So I've wondered this for a long time. Where does email sent to wildcard@example.com go? If I accidentally sent sensitive information to wildcard@example.com would some evil person (potentially at the IANA) be able to retrieve it someday?
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    by xbryanx 15y ago

    nsfw fyi
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    by xbryanx 15y ago

    OK, so who's going to start sendperson.com?
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    by xbryanx 15y ago

    Here are the original photographs and video if you want to see the astronauts' work in context with explanations: http://eol.jsc.nasa.gov/Videos/CrewEarthObservationsVideos/
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    by xbryanx 15y ago

    I think that area is part of the Turpan basin which has been a salt mining zone for centuries. I'm totally guessing here, but the Google Maps images look like a massive salt evaporation facility.
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    Move over, Frank Miller: Brin on Miller on OWS & Spartans(davidbrin.wordpress.com)

    1 points by xbryanx 15y ago|0 comments
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    by xbryanx 15y ago

    Option/Alt + 'Plus button' does that in iTunes.
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    Seven usability web tools for cheap(usabilitydaybundle.com)

    2 points by xbryanx 15y ago|0 comments
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    by xbryanx 15y ago

    It's important to remember that he's not entirely making these tools by hand. He's use mass produced drill presses, sand paper, lumber, and metal alloys. I think what he's doing is nice and pretty, but let's not wrap it too much of a handma
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    by xbryanx 15y ago

    Very sad to see Mathematics and Computer Engineering near the top in median income, while Mathematics and Teacher Education sits near the bottom.
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    by xbryanx 15y ago

    I love the idea, but think I will stick with the FitBit, simply because I hate wearing anything around my wrists. Especially since I am typing at a keyboard so much of the day.
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    by xbryanx 15y ago

    Uninstalling Growl can also save you some embarrassment. I was interviewing someone last week with my laptop hooked up to a projector (forgot to disable Growl). It took me a while to figure out why someone was giggling. Growl had just broad
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    by xbryanx 15y ago

    I like Balsamiq Mockups better, but there is also mockingbird - https://gomockingbird.com
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    by xbryanx 15y ago

    I think painful decisions like this are one of the only ways that we will force stuck in the mud IT departments to make changes.
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    by xbryanx 15y ago

    Not exactly analogous, but FishEye from Atlassian is less money/user and LOTS less money for teams less than 10. http://www.atlassian.com/software/fisheye/pricing Obviously, the feature set is pretty different, but I think it still falls
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    by xbryanx 15y ago

    Yep, I absolutely expect that. Especially on the example page.
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    by xbryanx 15y ago

    Bummer, the images display not at all with JavaScript turned off and there's no way to link to a specific image. Degrade gracefully y'all.
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    by xbryanx 15y ago

    You can also grab near real-time imagery from the MODIS family of instruments. http://lance-modis.eosdis.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/imagery/realtime.... http://lance.nasa.gov/imagery/rapid-response/ This is very useful when you want to zoom in on
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    by xbryanx 15y ago

    I wish it had links to the GapMinder graphs for your country tagged with your years. http://www.gapminder.org/videos/what-stops-population-growth...