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Is it possible for a song to rhyme "Cupid" with anything other than "stupid"?(chrisfinke.com)
1 points by cfinke 1mo ago|0 comments
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by cfinke 8mo ago
Thanks, I've fixed the connections arg name and the missing requirements file.
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by cfinke 8mo ago
The script searches using quoted names, while these examples all search with unquoted names, which will match either the first or last name. Searching for my name in quotes ( https://analytics.dugganusa.com/api/v1/s
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by cfinke 8mo ago
Weird, I set it to public an hour ago and it was private again. Fixed now.
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Show HN: EpsteIn – Search the Epstein files for your LinkedIn connections(github.com)
83 points by cfinke 8mo ago|23 comments
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by cfinke 3y ago
I'm an Akismet developer; the best thing to do would be to email us at support@akismet.com with your info and we can look into why your comments are getting caught.
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by cfinke 4y ago
I considered using something like that, and I did indeed have a mostly functional prototype built just using VLC and its playlist management features, but I wanted something that had as few dependencies as possible as well as something wher
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Run Your Own Television Network in the Browser with Channel Two(chrisfinke.com)
57 points by cfinke 4y ago|17 comments
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Run your own open-source Timehop(github.com)
2 points by cfinke 8y ago|0 comments
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Reenact is dead. Long live Reenact(chrisfinke.com)
1 points by cfinke 10y ago|0 comments
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by cfinke 11y ago
> No it isn't, because no payment is required to view the page in question. The "payment" is the implicit agreement to view the ads. > How it works is that your browser downloads a page. That page contains scripts and l
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by cfinke 11y ago
Ad-blocking is more akin to eating the good parts of an apple and then not paying the grocery store because you didn't want the rotten spots.
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by cfinke 11y ago
> What's the #1 Google result for T_PAAMAYIM_NEKUDOTAYIM? This blog post is. > What's the problem? Some of us encountered it back before Google returned helpful results about it.
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by cfinke 12y ago
Our API is entirely focused on identifying comment spam; we don't have anything that would be useful for identifying spam signups.
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by cfinke 13y ago
You could speculate that he is trying to make a name for himself, so that the upcoming games would make him a stable income. Are you speculating that, or are you suggesting that others should speculate that?
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by cfinke 13y ago
Facebook Paper was codenamed "Konami" during development because the navigation pattern is "Up Up Down Down Left Right Left Right..."
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by cfinke 13y ago
I disagree that it's "incredibly well-designed." Extensively designed maybe. What bothers me more is the blanket sarcasm and disregard in your comment. I downloaded it and tried it. I added topics to my Paper, tried out all
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by cfinke 13y ago
Based on this Quora answer to "What was it like to help develop Paper?" ( http://www.quora.com/Facebook-Launches-Paper-January-2014/Wh... ), I expected it to at least fold my laundry and wash my car.
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by cfinke 13y ago
I tried it and found no redeeming qualities, except that the app is pretty when it's filled with demo content. * Do you find Facebook's iPhone app too easy to understand and navigate? Try Paper! * Is the type in Facebook's iP
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by cfinke 13y ago
http://friendda.org/ "WHEREAS I possess a bright idea that I am choosing to disclose to you, The Advisor, with the mutual understanding that you are my friend and that you will not screw me."
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by cfinke 13y ago
Who can be cookie-bombed? Blogging/hosting/website/homepage platforms: Wordpress, Blogspot, Tumblr, Heroku, etc. WordPress.com would not be vulnerable since users cannot upload or execute arbitrary JavaScript.
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by cfinke 13y ago
Those who work on Ghost have always maintained that WordPress has become too focused on being a CMS instead of a blogging engine, so it would make sense that they would use it when they need a CMS.
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by cfinke 13y ago
but about their non-customers, too! You would have had to have "interacted with Target", meaning that you gave them the information in the first place.
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by cfinke 13y ago
This is beautiful. I can't wait for the source to be available so I can use it as the frontend for everything I've imported into a WordPress-powered lifestream using Keyring Social Importers ( http://wordpress.org/p
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by cfinke 13y ago
The Publicize module of the Jetpack WordPress plugin allows that for a limited set of services: Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Tumblr, Google+, and Path. http://jetpack.me/support/publicize/
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by cfinke 13y ago
I'm not arguing that the current monetary value of gold is appropriate; I'm simply answering the parent's question as to why gold was "chosen" to be valuable: it has many practical uses.
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by cfinke 13y ago
I would like somebody to explain why gold is inherently valuable Basically, gold is valuable because it is useful. For example: * Gold is the most maleable and ductile of all the metals. * Gold is very efficient for transmitting heat and
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by cfinke 13y ago
I submitted this link due to HN's proclivity for requiring the submission title to match the linked page's title, and this title was more self-explanatory than "Striking back against censorship." Disclaimer (?): I'm
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Automattic sues, strikes back at fraudulent DMCA takedown notices(thenextweb.com)
124 points by cfinke 13y ago|27 comments
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by cfinke 13y ago
subsidized by taxpayers "The Postal Service receives no tax dollars for operating expenses, and relies on the sale of postage, products and services to fund its operations." [1] [1] http://www.carper.senate.gov/p

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