JSig

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by JSig 15y ago
I really like the package management options in emacs. Between Package.el (baked into emacs 24) and el-get I can include almost anything I need by configuring my dotfile. Packages from marmalade, elpa, git repo, hg, emacs wiki, etc... I can
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by JSig 15y ago
For me, this whole situation comes down to personal responsibility. It was EJ's decision to let a stranger stay in her home. No one made her do this. While it is unfortunate that this happened to her, she should have realized the risk. If o
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by JSig 15y ago
Chrome dev tools now have pretty print built in. Probably need dev channel.
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by JSig 15y ago
I eat with Peanut Butter and Jelly.
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WSJ Caught BLATANTLY Scrubbing.....(market-ticker.org)
6 points by JSig 15y ago|0 comments
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by JSig 15y ago
Whenever I need a refresher I go to Khan -> http://www.khanacademy.org
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.NET Open Source Community – CodePlex / GitHub Comparision(blogs.msdn.com)
3 points by JSig 15y ago|0 comments
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by JSig 15y ago
While reading this, I kept thinking of the excellent Twilight Zone episode "Time Enough at Last." In it, The book loving protagonist survives the "end of the world" and, after being all alone, is ready to kill himself. But once he stumbles
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by JSig 15y ago
"The answer to long term to unemployment is... We need to add to the Constitution the right to a decent education for every America. (including providing every student with an iPOD and a Laptop!)" - Jesse Jackson Jr (March 2, 2011) http://
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by JSig 15y ago
Here is a nice chart showing YOY price index changes in various categories. http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2011/04/what-is-really-inflatio...
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IPO Gets Zipped Off (ZIP) (market-ticker.org)
1 points by JSig 15y ago|0 comments
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by JSig 15y ago
The lead quote from Mans Adler is interesting. I'm still trying to grok it -> "You don't start a rock band today, you start a company." Is he trying to say that it is fashionable or trendy to be in a startup these days?
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by JSig 15y ago
These ribbons look to be the same thing that exists in MS outlook. I must say that I think the outlook UI is messy. Way too much going on. If I used it more I would spend more time to learn the shortcuts. Since I don't know them I have to h
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Announcing the Try F# Website www.tryfsharp.org(blogs.msdn.com)
4 points by JSig 15y ago|0 comments
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by JSig 15y ago
"It's not a surprise that we know we have crises every five or ten years. My daughter came home from school one day and said, 'daddy, what's a financial crisis?' And without trying to be funny, I said, 'it's the type of thing that happens e
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Teaching FP to freshmen(existentialtype.wordpress.com)
33 points by JSig 15y ago|9 comments
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by JSig 15y ago
Are we moving towards a world where people walk around with video cameras strapped to their heads to broadcast for all? While elements of such a world might be cool, it seems a little too 1984 for my likes. I find it interesting that people
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by JSig 16y ago
How about a website that will aid in classifying your something as either a nothing, project or a startup? OK. I think I've just found my new startup. YC look out!
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by JSig 16y ago
Attn MEAPs: I was notified this morning of the following: "We are pleased to announce that The Joy of Clojure is now complete! As a MEAP subscriber you can download your copy of the finished ebook right now! " I was starting to wonder if I
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Shorting Apple and Why Software Developers Can Make More Money On Android(boombustblog.com)
2 points by JSig 16y ago|0 comments
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Black Swans, 100 Year Floods(ritholtz.com)
1 points by JSig 16y ago|0 comments
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3% Say Ivy League Schools Produce Better Workers(rasmussenreports.com)
2 points by JSig 16y ago|0 comments
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by JSig 16y ago
I wish to hell I had learned the Soroban growing up. Now it's on my unending todo list. I'll probably make a go at it when my kid is ready for it. We can learn together :)
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.NET Reflector 7 Released(weblogs.asp.net)
1 points by JSig 16y ago|0 comments
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by JSig 16y ago
I'm using sound manager on http://hackernewsradio.com as well. Right now I am just forcing flash. I had too many problems with html5 audio. I really wanted speex encoded audio but that is not an option. If I remember correctly Opera handl
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by JSig 16y ago
Great, idea! It is now available on radiotime.com!
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by JSig 16y ago
>>is it just reading /newcomments? If it read out the on: <topic> that would give it more context. It is currently reading comments for only one submission at a time. Each submission's comments are read from top to bottom so
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by JSig 16y ago
Yes you can! The TTS Engine I am using ships with a British female. Tomorrow I will load her up just for you!
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Show HN: Hacker News Radio
7 points by JSig 16y ago|9 comments
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by JSig 16y ago
A year ago I wrote up some notes for an idea that has elements of this. Funny enough, I sent it to Google and Amazon. I don't know why I bothered. I just wanted to tell someone, I suppose. I did not have a blog then... well I barely have on

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