anaheim

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How to write like a scientist(sciencecareers.sciencemag.org)
2 points by anaheim 14y ago|1 comments
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by anaheim 14y ago
"Look, here's a pretty way to configure git! This can also be done in these 17 other ways, wheeeee! It's 2012 and the top article is how to configure colours in 'git log'" Seriously, boffins. Stop posting this stuff already. Better techniqu
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by anaheim 14y ago
I generally hate Microsoft stuff (including Windows 8), but this is a refreshingly original and good design (personal opinion, of course.) Since Zune and XBox, Microsoft seem to have sharpened their game to the point where they are capable
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by anaheim 14y ago
I was quoting from the iFixit article "The design may well be comprised of “highly recyclable aluminum and glass” — but my friends in the electronics recycling industry tell me they have no way of recycling aluminum that has glass glued to
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by anaheim 14y ago
AFAIK Chrome has never detected RSS correctly for me. I assumed this was special to Mozilla, with their "we should probably provide a basic version of everything - newsreader, FTP client, etc., even if it makes the browser a bit more bloate
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by anaheim 14y ago
TL; DR: Shit happens. Don't use AWS as your only platform, you will get burned sometime. Guaranteed, you will also get burned if you try to host and run your own stuff. How competent you are determines which way you get burned less.
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by anaheim 14y ago
Oh cracking, missed the point completely and is first page on hacker news? My trousers could write more insightful articles. Point: If you can squeeze a couple more years of service out of an upgradable laptop by maxing out the RAM, you s
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by anaheim 14y ago
PROTIP: Tracey Emin is a Professor at the Royal Academy. It's art that a lot of the art world considers "good art". This Emin person has gained tons of attention by displays so ridiculous that people thought they must be brilliant since no
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by anaheim 14y ago
Dammit, this is going to lead to a whole new set of questions from confused family members. "How do I get to Start > Programs > [Some app which was made for usage on Windows XP]? I can't find the Start button, this new Windows is no
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by anaheim 14y ago
I remember reading a wikipedia article on the Bloop about half a year ago, and none of these other unexplained sounds were on it. Seems like NOAA fanboys dug up and wrote the others. That being said NOAA fanboys are far more preferable to A
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by anaheim 14y ago
cost to invent drugs = identifying compounds (90%, say) + determining manufacturing process (10%) ^ Where are you getting these numbers from? They seem way too simplistic, and your argument essentially falls apart without them. Real 'invent
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by anaheim 14y ago
Bloomberg "learning to code", Obama directing agencies to have an API. All part of politicians (particularly Democrats) trying to look like they have a clue. Give up already for heavens sake and get back to managing the deficit.
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by anaheim 14y ago
What utter tripe. The author of this article "worked at startups in Boulder, CO and New York, where she worked to develop communities and delight users." Translate that into English as "has spent her time writing navel-gazing articles like