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by ianium 2y ago
Link to the poll itself, which has other data and insights: https://abacusdata.ca/what-canadians-think-about-canada-join... For those unfamiliar with it, Western Standard sits in a similar factuality and bias position as Fo
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by ianium 3y ago
https://archive.is/FDk7x
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by ianium 14y ago
The British Columbia Lottery Corporation had a similar incentive ($100 in credit) set up to promote their online gambling site. The trick involved betting on both sides of baccarat, which was better than roulette as it avoided the chance
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by ianium 15y ago
I had two old computers that would play the first 2.5 notes of Fur Elise every time they were power cycled, before the fan was completely spun up. I only figured out what it was after holding the fan one day and recognising the tune.
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by ianium 16y ago
Just delete the text
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by ianium 16y ago
From what I understand, iPhones aren't really bought to be used as everyday phones and an iPhone owner will probably have a second, Japanese phone as well. If someone has one it's because it is a cool, western thing to have (basically just
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by ianium 16y ago
They basically need a GAVIA[1] system with an extra couple of battery modules and one of the dvl/ins modules to allow for long travel distances with less accumulated error. Build a payload module and screw them all together and you're ther
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by ianium 16y ago
>Rule #9: Require all programmers to compile on all platforms ... and have a build server do this automatically & email the results. Manually building for each platform if there are more than two seems like quite a hassle and you k
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by ianium 16y ago
Ironic that Abebooks, of all sites, managed to convert you: they are an Amazon subsidiary.
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by ianium 16y ago
"An attorney who represents four drivers who sued Toyota in state courts over sudden acceleration said the NHTSA finding doesn't mean much for his litigation." Gotta love how a scientific study by an impartial 3rd party never gets in the wa
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Cellphone Crime Solvers(spectrum.ieee.org)
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by ianium 16y ago
Only two attendees, I guess that means good odds for free swag?
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by ianium 16y ago
Or you could make a programmer with this.
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by ianium 16y ago
Subjectively agree with 1. I find that each result doesn't seem separate enough, as if it was just a bunch of text and not individual results. Subjectively and strongly disagree with 2. I love being able to just scroll down to the second p
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by ianium 16y ago
Forget about taking notes in class with a laptop. For some EE classes there is absolutely no way you are going to be able to take notes with all of the integrals, subscripts, superscripts, greek letters and strange symbols (but don't let th
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by ianium 16y ago
Who do you have for your ISP, if you don't mind me asking? Here's Telus (25Mb fiber): http://img175.imageshack.us/img175/349/chartchxtx2cychds3auw...
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by ianium 16y ago
Best part is that you can't even take the Blu-ray back for a refund if it doesn't work: most stores only have a same-title policy for movies/software.
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by ianium 16y ago
Looks like there have been 9 female presidents (of various countries, mostly Latin America). That and a bunch of other female heads of state. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_elected_or_appointed_fe...
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by ianium 16y ago
For the article, Evan's credit card statements were provided to everyone by Wired as part of the game. It was done to provide everyone with with what the government or well-connected individuals could easily access (either through the cour
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by ianium 16y ago
Perhaps. Prison inmates who receive plastic surgery are less likely to get charged with new crimes. Of course, maybe they also don't get charged as often in much the same way as better looking people don't get convicted as often. http://
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by ianium 16y ago
Shouldn't SSL be part of the basic package? Having to pay for it seems a bit off, especially for something high in personal data, like invoicing. Edit: looks good, btw
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by ianium 16y ago
Would be really neat if there were a few of the earlier models too, for comparison
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by ianium 16y ago
... and despise every minute of it. Ok, so it isn't that bad, but I'm not really surprised a 3rd grader could hack it.
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by ianium 16y ago
This kinda made me feel sad; numeric keypad access, automatic deletion, annoying menus: that's what I have right now. Damn CRTC & Canadian carriers for not letting this into Canada.