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by zhyder 12y ago
Interesting response from the WG chair: http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/ietf-http-wg/2014AprJun/... An aside: I find it odd how HN users jump to agreement when a link to a single mailing-list message
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by zhyder 13y ago
IMO the syntax of Verilog isn't so problematic. Adhering to a simple style guide will avoid most gotchas. The author does make a passing reference to the real problems though: 1. Simulation is many orders of magnitude slower than the s
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by zhyder 13y ago
You don't need any nesting. All those methods could be declared at the same level, though that entails passing more params to them since you can't rely on closures. That's probably how you'd divide your synchronous code
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by zhyder 13y ago
I'm a Googler, and comments here from other Googlers are correct: 20% time still exists and requires no manager approval, but only a minority of engineers take advantage of it. For instance, in my team of 14, only 2 work on 20% project
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by zhyder 14y ago
"I've never been so excited about anything we've funded." That's great! I'm excited that you're excited. I imagine we'll see a lot more non-profits in YC shortly. Will 2013 be the year of many such non-profits, like 2012 was for hardware st
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by zhyder 14y ago
Regarding the dangerous speeds that a 2kW motor could propel you to, the full 2kW might only be used when going uphill. At 100% efficiency, 2kW will let a 75kg person travel at 10 meters/s [1] (sprinting speed) on a 15% incline. [1] 2000 /
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by zhyder 15y ago
"We'll consider single founders too, but we prefer groups" I'm surprised you're willing to consider single founders at all. No team, no idea/product... what's left? (Disclaimer: I've applied many times as a single founder and have gotten ju
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by zhyder 15y ago
Agreed with the general proposal: the only time periods that are important to preserve are the day (coz of morning/night), the week (coz of work-week and religious days), and the year (coz of seasons). The month is pretty arbitrary. They pr
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Senseg adds friction feedback to a touchscreen(geek.com)
2 points by zhyder 15y ago|0 comments
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by zhyder 15y ago
Looks nifty. Some feature requests: 1. Should get feedback for actual energy consumption from the meter. 2. Should allow installation of extra sensors that are wirelessly connected to the main unit, in case the main unit is far from the cou
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by zhyder 15y ago
I think Steve Jobs's passing away was a bigger shock to people because the memory of him and his accomplishments was/is very fresh in people's minds. He was the CEO of Apple till just over a month ago. It's like finding out a friend passed
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by zhyder 15y ago
My Picks for: - Most likely to succeed in a big way: Parse - Most interesting/clever (want it to succeed): Verbling - Most scary (wary of it succeeding): Double Recall
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by zhyder 15y ago
Like when IE added XHR? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XHR#History_and_support
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by zhyder 15y ago
Hmm looks like a lot of work for relatively little in savings [1]. As a guest I'd rather avoid it and pay the premium for the convenience of a traditional hotel [2]: you just walk in and book a room. I recognize that making friends is claim
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by zhyder 15y ago
It's not that easy for Skype to tweak their protocol, since they have to ensure that slightly older installed versions continue to interoperate.
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Honest grad school ad (CollegeHumor video)(hulu.com)
2 points by zhyder 15y ago|0 comments
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by zhyder 15y ago
We need a generic fix for the patent system, not something specific to software. I think the only way to do this is to change the process of suing for patent infringement. The patent holder must determine how much investment was made to dev
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by zhyder 15y ago
The full 381-page document: http://www.mobilizeeverything.com/documents/PUBLIC%20Descrip...
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Microsoft releases preview of IE10 (and demos Windows on ARM)(engadget.com)
13 points by zhyder 15y ago|2 comments
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by zhyder 16y ago
From the FAQ: "Files never touch or pass through our servers." Peer-to-peer transfer has some speed benefits, but completely avoiding a server-based fallback seems more problematic. The sender needs to be online when the recipients are down
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by zhyder 16y ago
We also have an easy way to mark things as 'want' and 'have' and to share them on Facebook. But yes, real-time scanning of the shelves is a key differentiator. If you don't mind my asking, how long does the process take you with Amazon's ap
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by zhyder 16y ago
Thanks Jason! a) Hmm, thought people prefer screenshots first: they load faster, work on every platform, work without headphones, and -most importantly- can be evaluated quickly. b) Currently we have 'Your personal shopping assistant' (on t
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by zhyder 16y ago
Thanks, definitely helpful! (I find designing webpages so much harder than mobile UIs: can't figure out how to use so much horizontal space.) Arrows might help with the /learnmore page. Maybe we could number the images or labels too? Regard
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by zhyder 16y ago
Clickable: http://shopsidekick.com/learnmore http://youtube.com/watch?v=r1pC1NtDAoU
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Ask HN: Feedback on ShopSidekick, our app for in-store shopping
12 points by zhyder 16y ago|9 comments
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by zhyder 16y ago
I don't disagree, but in a world where so many startups are reliant on just one API/platform (startups making Twitter clients, Facebook apps, and even iOS apps to some extent), Greplin seems to be relatively safe.
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by zhyder 16y ago
It's not too scary when you're relying on APIs from several different companies, as is the case with Greplin. Startups that are reliant on a single API (or other single closed platform) seem much scarier.
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by zhyder 16y ago
http://www.apple.com/ipad/ is updated
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by zhyder 16y ago
You're right. I suppose the 3% is meant to just about cover the credit card fees then. E.g. http://www.airbnb.com/rooms/73581 . Click the 'more info' link that's just below the 'Book it' button. It says in tiny print "Excludes Airbnb serv
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by zhyder 16y ago
Estimate of revenue to date: $50 per night * 3% * 1M = $1.5M Hmm looks like Airbnb handles the credit card transaction for the lister. If 2 out of that 3% goes to the credit card companies and banks, the adjusted revenue is $500k.

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