Prolorn

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by Prolorn 12y ago
These concerns sprouted from the White House's comment that ISPs should not block legal content. Logically, this does not imply that ISPs have to start filtering for illegal content, but that is nevertheless what people started worryin
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by Prolorn 15y ago
> "If the West is wrong about our ideals being universal, then our society is no better than others anyway and it doesn't matter (in the long run for the overall good of humanity) if the Chinese conquer us." If our ideals are relative o
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by Prolorn 15y ago
Just over a month ago, on March 30, they picked Kansas City, Kansas. Google Blog: http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2011/03/ultra-high-speed-broa... HN: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2387866
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by Prolorn 15y ago
Or the Humble Bundle, for that matter. http://www.humblebundle.com/#contribute
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by Prolorn 15y ago
Apple has "Numbers", which seems as good a name for a spreadsheet program as any, to me.
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by Prolorn 15y ago
... sign up for cryonics?
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by Prolorn 16y ago
I don't doubt it. I was just tickled by how the evidence that social proof works echoed the use of social proof.
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by Prolorn 16y ago
> And I was dealing with all walks of life. Holiday makers of all kinds. From backpackers, to ... they were all affected by the truthful claim that almost everybody bought the package from me. Wow, everybody falls for the pitch? Gee,
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by Prolorn 16y ago
We can laud the achievements Apple has accomplished without refraining from criticism where they fall short. Furthermore, even taking what you say for granted, these past achievements do not validate the approach Apple is taking today with
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by Prolorn 16y ago
That they are free to make this choice doesn't mean the community needs to roll over in accepting it. A response to this news that doesn't indicate displeasure would lack integrity.
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by Prolorn 16y ago
Woah, I just noticed that when the mouse hovers over "Close tabs to the right" or "Close other tabs", the tabs that will close start to flash. (Chrome 9.0.597.67 beta, Windows) When did that happen?
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by Prolorn 16y ago
My own anecdotal observations suggest most laptops don't have a dedicated middle-click button, though most do emulate a middle click when the right and left buttons are simultaneously pressed.
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by Prolorn 16y ago
That a loose analogy can be drawn between network neutrality and newspapers does not mean both cases have equal merits. One of the merits of each case must be their practicality, and at least to me, net neutrality seems relatively straightf
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by Prolorn 16y ago
After a Mass Effect marathon, I started instinctively reaching for "quicksave" before making decisions or initiating dialogue. If only...
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by Prolorn 16y ago
I'm surprised by the domination of Western Europe by iOS, and that Symbian's share there is so low. Even Android's numbers are double that of Symbian. Compare East Europe, where Symbian is roughly half the market. Was I just naiive? Also
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by Prolorn 16y ago
I found it myself just yesterday through a completely unrelated channel. Didn't catch the author at first glance! Seeing Yudkowsky linked to FF.net on HN made me do a double-take. I wonder how long it would have taken me to catch on if I h
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by Prolorn 16y ago
Were all 10 of these suicides from FoxConn's Shenzhen plant (population 330,000)? If so, perhaps a fair basis of comparison would be the suicide rate at other manufacturing plants, along with the general suicide rate for working employees.
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by Prolorn 16y ago
Actually, the arrow keys can substitute for the WASD keys. WASD is just easier to use one-handed with the spacebar.
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by Prolorn 16y ago
“If we did not act, we faced a draconian future. Where one man, one company, one carrier was the future.” – Google Vice-President of Engineering Vic Gundotra explains why the company made Android. That sounds to me like Gundotra committed
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by Prolorn 16y ago
Well, Wave is still in "Technical Preview". Hopefully, business-class apps won't need a "down for maintenance" sign.
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by Prolorn 16y ago
Hmm, perhaps. I hadn't considered the language barrier, but it's a good point. I guess the thought that a great work has to drop its science fiction "disguise" to gain respect raised my hackles. Hopefully the more charitable view is corr
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by Prolorn 16y ago
The cumulative result is a version of “Metropolis” whose tone and focus have been changed. “It’s no longer a science-fiction film,” said Martin Koerber, a German film archivist and historian who supervised the latest restoration and the ea
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by Prolorn 16y ago
You can do the same in Chrome. Check under Options ("Basic" tab) > "Manage" next to Default Search. You should see a list of search engines. If you've already used the search engine and Chrome has picked it up, just select it from th
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by Prolorn 17y ago
I'm curious how Page responded. Given what happened, it does seem he tilted Brin's way in the end.
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by Prolorn 17y ago
Not to quibble too much, since this is a complex issue, but as it is 2010, "last 10 years" would mean since 2000, so stuff from the 80s and 90s isn't precisely on target.
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by Prolorn 17y ago
In simple terms, the Old World had a larger human population pool, with a longer history of settlement, and more domesticated animals (i.e. vectors for disease). Or in simplest terms, Old World germs were way nastier. (Contrast: African se
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by Prolorn 17y ago
Doesn't the "Places" feature count as video? http://www.google.com/mobile/goggles/#place