forza

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by forza 14y ago
A look back to where it all started(?): http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1261499
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by forza 14y ago
You might want to have a look at your own comment history...
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by forza 14y ago
And you don't understand the different meanings of control. Controlling as in "issuing commands" is different from controlling an event. As far as I know there were no actual commands being given to Stuxnet. It was made for private networks
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by forza 14y ago
It got discovered, I would call that loosing control.
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by forza 14y ago
In the end doing things count. For all the reasons you'll find in the recurring "Why you should quit school and start a startup in SV". You can't do the kind of investments he's been doing without the experience and network that comes with
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by forza 14y ago
Guess why the first car is a truck. Also Volvo is based in Sweden and have plenty of experience with elk. There's even two tests designed for elk[1]. [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moose_test
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by forza 14y ago
Healthcare is generally very cheap (theoretical maximum 1000$ per year, plus hospital stay 10$ a day). Dental care for adults is not. If you're a non-EU citizen Sweden has some of the most expensive education in Europe. As a citizen of the
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by forza 14y ago
Somewhat awkward that Sweden had already won after 35 of 42 countries had presented their votes.
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by forza 14y ago
That's quite an old ranking and it's hard to compare against any other ranking, but I can't imagine Ireland still being at the top of the list. I do think the "IT-community" (and most people) are awesome. While somewhat underappreciated it'
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by forza 14y ago
Yes, non-availability. Basically high demand because of rapid urbanization, poor infrastructure, small and single city center. Low supply because of rent control on the first and second hand market, conversion of rentals and not enough new
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by forza 14y ago
"with its too much competitive pricing" ...and its agressive tax planning.
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by forza 14y ago
Sweden is outstanding if you ignore all the equally great countries in Europe and elsewhere. Sweden also used to be the standard-bearer for the Nordic model, this is not true anymore. There's plenty of reasons to avoid Sweden, but here are
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by forza 14y ago
http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2773524
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How big is a billion?(youtube.com)
2 points by forza 14y ago|0 comments
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by forza 14y ago
Correct. But the manned Dragon spacecraft, cleverly named DragonRider, will use this interface.
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by forza 14y ago
I must say I was more excited when SpaceX did their first successful launch, but this is a lot of fun for essentially being parking. Can't wait for the future though. If there's one things that sets Elon Musk apart from other entrepreneurs
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Docking standard for the International Space Station(internationaldockingstandard.com)
75 points by forza 14y ago|28 comments
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by forza 14y ago
According to the radio interview[1] it started out as a writing exercise. [1] http://dl.dropbox.com/u/17908017/VEG%20You%20and%20Yours.mp3
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by forza 14y ago
The blog: http://neverseconds.blogspot.com Radio interview: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/17908017/VEG%20You%20and%20Yours.mp3
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by forza 14y ago
Quite a long time since I saw Aliens, but isn't the divide between the military and the civilians rather than the men and women?
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Ever feel like you're in the wrong place? (404)(papercastlepress.com)
1 points by forza 14y ago|0 comments
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by forza 14y ago
I guess I'm damaged from working in agile projects for too long. But whenever someone starts rambling in a large group I can't help thinking about how many man-hours were just lost.
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by forza 14y ago
....IF you don't mind buying (speculate on) an apartment, paying twice as much as everyone else, or live outside of the city with transportation issues.
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by forza 14y ago
To stay fit I would look into a team or group sport. Unless you want to do body building or competitive weight lifting, you're going from rapidly improving to maintaining your fitness. Sports are so much more multifaceted, that you'll see i
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by forza 14y ago
I would say it has more to do with mindset than technology.
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by forza 14y ago
"Apple shipped the first ultrathin laptop." Take a look at the Sony Vaio 505 models released before the air.
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by forza 14y ago
Richard Branson from 2006: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HicaK7NTHQI Edit: I also remember the pinball game "Revenge from Mars" from 1999. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hA7Cgzk-y1U
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by forza 14y ago
I can't help thinking that most of the programmers who program (a lot) in their spare time do so because they aren't satisfied at work.
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The Working Class of Computer Art?(chipflip.wordpress.com)
1 points by forza 14y ago|0 comments
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by forza 14y ago
I'm not sure what you are referring to. 4k/64k have been around for a long time, close to 20 years. Demos are generally "anything goes" and for anything else there are usually a "wild compo".

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