crayz

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by crayz 15y ago
That's about 7% of the total number of bitcoins in circulation. Anyone have details on how this happened? http://blockexplorer.com/q/totalbc
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by crayz 16y ago
Why is this seemingly not true in other western countries where they have cheaper, better-functioning public institutions? I think there's truth in what you're saying, but the idea that government itself is the sole problem is far too simpl
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by crayz 16y ago
The idea that the mind is some sort of insanely complex, naturally evolved quantum computer is becoming increasingly credible
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by crayz 16y ago
Wouldn't it be feasible to make an iPhone google map app that included a map caching tile server for offline mode?
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by crayz 16y ago
I downloaded it by signing up for a free account, and it's littered with their ads
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by crayz 16y ago
Here's a PDF of the full article: http://crayz.org/science.pdf
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by crayz 16y ago
Right. If the genes were giving the snail sores, we'd call it a virus. Perception is reality
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by crayz 16y ago
This is really a straw man argument. If you go read Drexler's blog(e.g. this series: http://metamodern.com/2009/12/19/molecular-manufacturing-whe... ), he is very explicit that the path forward is studying natural self-assembly from DNA an
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by crayz 16y ago
Have you seen: http://github.com/chriseppstein/compass-960-plugin
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by crayz 16y ago
Exactly. Reading a comment right next to yours, "Are lower expectations supposed to be a good thing?". It's become ingrained in Western and especially American culture that money is one of if not the most important measure for judging succe
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by crayz 16y ago
Why don't you just upload everything to github and let the best man (team) win?
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by crayz 16y ago
Actually the ruby would just be "if myvariable" - I think it's more readable simply because it expresses the minimalist core of what that line of code is doing. I could also use Blub and say "IfConditionIsTrue(myVariable.booleanValueOfNullS
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by crayz 16y ago
If a person doesn't understand the value of intellesense, they're not doing it right I think the argument against a full-blown IDE which optimizes code-writing is, if it's possible for an IDE to make your code easier to read or write, why
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by crayz 16y ago
I think the larger misconception he has is that Ruby developers solve the same kinds of problems as .Net developers. They don’t. Not even kinda.... In general, Ruby developers create small to medium size websites ... On the other hand, .Ne
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by crayz 16y ago
I like my emotions goddammit, and this essay left me flustered and angry! So this essay enabled you two experience two of your emotions, you must have enjoyed it
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by crayz 16y ago
When he says they're 'faking' it, it's the wrong word. I would say more that in a meditative mindset, the cognitive dissonance and sheer mental noise most people are dealing with on a minute-by-minute basis becomes very apparent Until you'v
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by crayz 16y ago
We have the technology, the entire country has been geographically analyzed... The entire country of Africa?
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by crayz 16y ago
This would probably be better done as a template, but nice job
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by crayz 16y ago
Yeah, I'm aware this is a bit of a problem, but it seems an inescapable aspect of the format (maybe I'm just not thinking creatively enough about UI, though) Anyhow, thanks for the feedback. This was sort of a trial run for shaking off my c
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by crayz 16y ago
I whipped up a site to collect all the best funny/parody Amazon reviews. There seems to be something of an ad hoc community who've been posting parody, facetious or just plain caustic reviews on Amazon for years, and it seemed worth gatheri
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Ask HN: Feedback on a "weekend project" - funny Amazon reviews(gelastik.com)
3 points by crayz 16y ago|3 comments
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by crayz 17y ago
Would Apple actually store individual copies of each song, or would they use compression at some level so that if two users uploaded an identical MP3 rip of a song, it would "compress" down to only one copy on their servers? Would it even b
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by crayz 17y ago
Wow, way to fuck up the headline No rise in the atmospheric fraction of CO2 - i.e. as we add more, carbon sinks are continuing to pull the same percentage out of the atmosphere as they did previously, according to this new study The total
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by crayz 17y ago
If you didn't get that it was tongue-in-cheek by the "Build Quality" category, you have no sense of humor That was pretty over the top sarcasm, but still fairly amusing. I like that the Nexus One won only the eBook category
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by crayz 17y ago
And ruby's manifest destiny continues Your current language is too ugly or verbose? There's a ruby DSL for that
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by crayz 17y ago
As Moore's law marches on, it's inevitable that the computing power needed by Joe Sixpack will fit into smaller and smaller packages. The rise of the desktop, then laptop, now netbook. Each iteration takes less time than the previous one. T
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by crayz 17y ago
Well, try an experiment. Find a time of day when you are alert and well-rested, and lay still in your bed with no external entertainment for eight hours I'm not saying the idea is correct, but your argument is sorely lacking in plausibility
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by crayz 17y ago
Yes. I've been training for long-distance cycling for about a month, and did at least 8-10 hours total last week. Although a strenuous workout will generally get me asleep sooner (and for longer) than normal on the day I do it, it doesn't s
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by crayz 18y ago
Scoop, the software behind Kuro5hin and later DailyKos and many other 'community' social blog/news sites
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by crayz 18y ago
Virtualized, Xen - the RH Xen tools seem less than polished, but it still beats bare metal by a long shot

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