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by blackRust 15y ago
The power is in knowing the shell. You can do things quickly and do exactly what you want if you know how to use it. No GUI can give you with the same speed and efficiency. The learning curve is steep, I like your suggestion of 'exploring'
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by blackRust 15y ago
Exactly, I think if you are a hacker you will stick with the shell the way it is, because knowing how stuff works with "zero" abstractions is power. Reminds me of this: http://i.imgur.com/jqIcv.jpg Also I mean as a hacker, not as an entre
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by blackRust 15y ago
While this is a great move from Facebook from 'getting everyone on our platform' POV I find it hideous and disgusting. The interface is crap. It offers no folders/labels, no outside contacts (not sure?) and is a lock in system. Not only tha
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by blackRust 15y ago
"Is it safer than coal?" You have to compare casualties by number of people involved in both industries and also compensate for tight regulation. My counter-question: How safe would coal be if it had the same kind of regulations as nuclear
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by blackRust 15y ago
Other tidbits: The '|' on the subhead needs more spacing b/w the two phrases, consider using some other form of visual separation. The big text fields with small font look weird (& small dropdowns, uneven design). The labels are also mi
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by blackRust 15y ago
First as mentioned Indian meals take time to cook and there is a strong emphasis on home cooked meals. There is social stigma involved in carrying the tiffin case back. The workforce for the dhabbawallas is cheap and they live on a fairly l
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by blackRust 15y ago
Ah, I forgot to mention I did ask someone and they also saw time as a coil, though without the variations of context that you describe. Its fascinating how although we all use calendars to plan time we still visualise it in drastically diff
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Ask HN: How do you visualise time (years/months)?
2 points by blackRust 15y ago|2 comments
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by blackRust 15y ago
A lot of the discussion here is around what I would like the call the US/EU (not restricted to the EU but that is what I am more familiar with) divide in work ethics and what is expected from you. In the US (apparently from comments) they c
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by blackRust 15y ago
Since I mostly use git I have 'st' aliased in my .bashrc Also git dt = git difftool Default difftool set to http://www.kaleidoscopeapp.com/ EDIT: Forgot about the following: core.editor = mate -w alias.unstage = reset HEAD -- mate
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by blackRust 15y ago
Already submitted: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2480387
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by blackRust 15y ago
The title does not match the link, the website seems to cater to more than just geeks. Also it does not say much about itself, just wants me to sign up!
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by blackRust 15y ago
Any 3rd party tools available to 3rd party sellers? Offering something that beats the current algorithms could be a good deal (if its not illegal).