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by yock 13y ago
Not expecting FEMA to comment, let alone comment honestly, can anyone knowledgeable on the subject speculate as to what FEMA's objections might be?
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by yock 13y ago
You're presupposing that whatever admissions standard existed before was "neutral" and any deviation from that involves discrimination. No he isn't. The question is whether or not merit is the ultimate criteria for adm
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U.S. Panel Orders Import Ban on Some Samsung Devices(online.wsj.com)
7 points by yock 13y ago|1 comments
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by yock 13y ago
The incredibly frustrating thing about this is that they have continued offering location services as part of Google+, but they've retired a service that works on iOS for one that does not. This strikes me as an incredibly user-hostile
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by yock 13y ago
So, just how often do high-profile people die in close proximity to their expected presentations of controversial information?
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by yock 13y ago
The first paragraph correctly points out that the "seven previous studies" are not applicable to the general public, despite the fact that the article attempts to do so. That is not responding to tone, that is responding to conten
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by yock 13y ago
If ever you needed a reason to seriously evaluate what types of businesses to support, this is it. The race to the bottom is fully supported by the average person's spending habits.
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by yock 13y ago
I used Quick Javascript Switcher for Chrome to disable JS and skip the paywall. https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/quick-javascript-s...
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by yock 13y ago
We reached out to Facebook who investigated the issue and will provide a fix in their next Facebook for Android release. They stated they did not use or process the phone numbers and have deleted them from their servers. What utter garbag
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by yock 13y ago
The Oklahoman's interactive take on the stories surrounding the Moore, OK tornado at Plaza Towers Elementary School. This, in some ways, reminded me of NYT Snow Fall[0] [0] http://www.nytimes.com/projects/2012&#x2F
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Plaza Towers Elementary School(newsok.com)
1 points by yock 13y ago|1 comments
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by yock 13y ago
They're probably using some sort of rip-stop material, so you're not likely to cause a catastrophic failure all at once. That said, it looks horribly uncomfortable. The reason hammocks are comfortable is that they cradle you and h
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by yock 13y ago
You can. Codeschool courses allow you to skip the video presentation and attempt the exercises.
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by yock 13y ago
It seems obvious to me. SMS still lies outside of their control, and replacing it with something that goes through their servers would give them access to massive amounts of data otherwise unavailable to them.
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by yock 13y ago
Perhaps this is a good demonstration of why buying based on price is not in your long-term best interest?
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by yock 13y ago
Not to be a "pile on", but Numberphile did a great video on why 1 is not prime. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQofiPqhJ_s
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by yock 13y ago
Turns out yes, there isa picture of everything on the Internet. http://mebe.co/apple_space_monkey.jpeg
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by yock 13y ago
Get credit? Credit for what? Forgive me, I don't mean to be harsh, but is the only purpose to obtain bragging rights over which articles you've read on the Internet? I'm struggling to find a reason why I'd want to use this.
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by yock 14y ago
Saying unrelated technical words could unwillingly make your movie a joke. I think a progress indicator with figures calculated to the billionth pretty well secures joke status.
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by yock 14y ago
Now is a fantastic time to get into Ruby, in my opinion, whatever your background is. As someone who starts his first Ruby gig on Monday, this puts a smile on my face.
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by yock 14y ago
I wonder what GoPro would think of a positive review from a retailer who didn't use approved images and branding.
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by yock 14y ago
Not to be unfair, but my point at least was that it isn't okay. This is what a large chunk of us do for a living. What difference does it make by whom or by what mechanism our work is compensated?
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by yock 14y ago
If you think that software is something you build in your spare time between your full-time job, feeding your kids, and sleeping, then by all means maintain this opinion. I think the point of a financing campaign is so that the developer ha
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by yock 14y ago
In what world can they describe a complete discontinuation of their developer platform as a change in policy?
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by yock 14y ago
This seems to only be available to devices capable of a mobile data connection. My WiFi-only Nexus 7 doesn't have the options while my Galaxy Nexus does. I suppose the utility of this service would be limited on a true WiFi connection, but
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by yock 14y ago
No, because I don't think Hacker News needs to copy features from another community.
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by yock 14y ago
The nerd in me couldn't resist doing the math, and given a few starting figures for my current situation ($13,500 car loan,60 months, good interest rate, $350/mo on gas) it would take 14 years of driving a Model S to make up for the fact th
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by yock 14y ago
I've always been under the impression that they're building a profile on you, like it or not. All you're really choosing is whether or not you too will take advantage of it, or if Google is the sole benefactor of your activities.
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by yock 14y ago
What OS was this? Processes like these (Folding, Seti, etc) should be "niced" on *nix-like OSes to have the lowest possible priority. Not sure what this looks like on Windows, but I imagine it's possible.
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by yock 14y ago
Why do you guys want to work from home? Isn't the isolation during the working hours hard on you? I work from home to help keep my family life a priority. That extra 2 hours not lost to a commute (and sometimes another hour for lunch) tha

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