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by gdl 16y ago
That was my first assumption too, but Wireshark doesn't show anything going across the network as I type, and nothing that looks incriminating when I click "donate" with text in the password box. It looks like it's entirely client-side Java
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by gdl 16y ago
I disagree. This is like the inevitable comparison between the US government stealing our freedoms and China (or some other dictatorship). The argument isn't that they are exactly the same thing - it is that one is edging closer to the othe
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by gdl 16y ago
I've never looked into GreaseMonkey so I might be missing some context here, but "cruft" sounds like it would be difficult to draw a clear consensus on. Ads are relatively cut-and-dry. Wikipedia, at least as an ideal, is a collection of obj
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by gdl 16y ago
If you're using the word "bad" to describe something, it's probably not good. But if it's going to be bad, then yes, a consistent style of badness is preferable to one that is bad and inconsistent. At least that way people can get used to
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by gdl 16y ago
Good point. I was stuck imagining a clumsy "You must read the article before voting" page rather than pg's silent vote dropping trick. The former would hurt the perceived simplicity of the site, while the current uses of the latter work wel
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by gdl 16y ago
The problem is that the proposed solution is more of a mild nuisance than a solid block. If spambots or the human equivilant want to upvote worthless links, it's trivial to hit the link first. The same minor workaround would be required of
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by gdl 16y ago
"Somebody should have stopped me before I voted on something I knew nothing about." Yes: yourself. Is that really so hard? I'd like to think that we can manage at least that much responsibility on our own without it being forced on us throu
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by gdl 16y ago
Interesting, but I don't think there's enough data on the Lisp side to interpret much. From memory, wasn't it a few dozen Lisp entries against well over a thousand for Java? Raw statistical uncertainty aside, if we're trying to judge the la
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by gdl 16y ago
I agree with the possibility of increased control, and that it could be a very bad thing. I disagree with the notion that we should choose to not support Wikileaks based on that chance. If the politicians are acting like children throwing t
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by gdl 16y ago
With news, or when old links are posted on news sites, the fact that it was just recently posted means that there will be a lot of people focused on it at that specific point in time, and in turn conversations can play out on the forum over
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by gdl 16y ago
My mom thinks I'm Supreme Lord of all Technology, so I would be selling myself short if I got a job as a mere "senior developer", right? Ignore the job titles and all that. Where will you be happiest? Where will you be challenged and be abl
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by gdl 16y ago
That's what social bookmarking sites (like del.icio.us) are for. When I make the choice to come to a news site I'd rather see news, or at least current discussion relating to a "classic" link. If I instead see a bunch of old links without a
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by gdl 16y ago
I like the concept. A lot of people ignore rebates entirely because they're so often not worth the time, frustration, and hassle. If a site like this could be set up to be a quick and easy process, at least on the seller's end, I could a lo
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by gdl 16y ago
It depends on your goals and learning style. If you're just looking to be able to tinker a little bit with existing code, or learn best by doing, then jumping right in is probably the way to go. If you want a deeper understanding, and to av
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by gdl 16y ago
I'm amazed that Python had about 20 times as many entries as either Perl or Ruby. I realize they each have their own niches and that Python tends to be the current language of choice for a lot of general-purpose weekend hacking, but I would
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by gdl 16y ago
http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1853529
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by gdl 16y ago
A large part of the issue is that many major copyright owners have proven themselves to have very little regard for law or morality themselves. When the RIAA blackmails people (with very little evidence against them) and forces them to pay
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by gdl 16y ago
Corruption of the English language aside, chamomile or mint infusions are no more "teas" than they are "coffees". They're all just plant stuff steeped in water, but the flavors and cultures involved vary dramatically. I'm normally pretty li
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by gdl 16y ago
I thought "lvml" sounded like a markup language, but it turns out that emotionml already exists and should fit our needs. http://www.w3.org/2005/Incubator/emotion/XGR-emotionml-20081... Therefore, to fight back against the vagueness and p
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by gdl 16y ago
"The Little Schemer" and "The Seasoned Schemer", maybe? They're well-regarded around here and written as a lighthearted back-and-forth dialogue. I haven't gotten around to reading them yet, but quickly skimming through them on a hunch it lo
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by gdl 16y ago
I'm sure it varies by system and the specific hardware, but I don't think it was too bad when I did it and I'm hardly a Linux expert (I've been using Arch for a few months). There will probably be a couple hurdles as you'd expect from a fai
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by gdl 16y ago
If you're not afraid of the command line (or are willing to learn), Arch is as lightweight as you want it to be. The initial install is very minimalist and the package management system makes it almost trivial to build up from there. Instal
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by gdl 16y ago
I don't see how this is being upvoted. She said that she has had sex with 50 people, not that she has sexually assaulted 50 people. She never says anything bad about sexuality in general, only the unwillingly forced kind. There is no am
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by gdl 16y ago
I can see where you're coming from and at least partly agree, but I feel the need to call you out on this one. A few of your own submissions from the past month or so: Current alert: Airport security remains relevant ( http://news.ycombina
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by gdl 16y ago
I don't think it's so much that HN is getting worse, but that it's old enough now (in Internet years) for people to start reminiscing about the "good ol' days" because people like to do that kind of stuff. It's a bit more populated and fast
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by gdl 16y ago
Would it help to suggest that, on average, half of your posts should get a below average response? Most of them, actually, if you take into account how much the average can be skewed by a handful of high-scoring posts. If you're being disin
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by gdl 16y ago
You might want to play with the alternative font choices. NoScript defaulted to blocking the Google-hosted font, and the Arial fallback is a lot wider and makes the page look bad (it turns the button into "MAKE MES").
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by gdl 16y ago
The answer to this depends pretty heavily on what you're wanting to program. If you're planning on writing protein-folding software, or CAD, or a database, by all means dive deep into math and algorithms. A typical web or desktop app? Not s
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by gdl 16y ago
If he's just starting to learn HTML, fancy tricks should be the last thing on his mind. Basics come first, and there are a lot of them. Most HTML jobs are going to assume a minimum of CSS and either JavaScript or graphic design (Photoshop)
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by gdl 16y ago
If there is a lot to criticize, better for it to happen early and by a niche crowd that will give you useful advice than when you're trying to launch and everyone just thinks "this sucks" and silently ignores it. Also, If the general popula

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