jemka

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by jemka 11y ago
The comments of a submission are valuable to those other than the participants. To readers that don't or won't comment, the concept of 'live active discussion' is moot. In fact, I could argue that it's most benefici
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by jemka 12y ago
Off topic, but why does Google return "About 187,000 results" for ("* is about to *" site:wired.com) and only "About 14,600 results" for ("is about to" site:wired.com)? Isn't the second query les
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by jemka 12y ago
Looks interesting. You might want to consider fixing this... "Safe time optimizing bottlenecks" should be "Save"
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by jemka 13y ago
I spent entirely too much time trying to parse 'outagelet'.
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by jemka 13y ago
>Isn't this the same as bookmarking? >No, because when you bookmark you have to remember to go back to your list of bookmarks to re-read the article I have a folder on my bookmark bar titled "Articles". When I don'
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by jemka 13y ago
In other news, The United States has launched a "Freedom Campaign" against itself to locate and seize weapons of mass destruction.
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by jemka 13y ago
Alcohol makes me sleepy and lose the ability to concentrate. I have no idea why people enjoy drinking when they're trying to get stuff done. Especially if any of that "stuff" requires significant brain power.
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by jemka 13y ago
Apps like candy crush are edge cases that make general comparisons meaningless. Given most successful apps aren't anywhere near as popular as candy crush you're not comparing apples to apples. The chances of building a successful
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by jemka 13y ago
We'll it's what the observations converted to audible sound, sounds like.
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by jemka 13y ago
"It will eventually blow over." -NSA
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by jemka 13y ago
Please don't post on HN to ask or tell us something (e.g. to ask us questions about Y Combinator, or to ask or complain about moderation). If you want to say something to us, please send it to info@ycombinator.com. http://
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by jemka 13y ago
Google? HN Search? These weren't small incidents. You can find plenty of information on them.
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by jemka 13y ago
You think cutting a break to unemployed job seekers that want to sleep in is a good rebuttal? If you want a job, show some hustle. If you don't have a job and need one, why are you sleeping in on Monday? To the heart of the discussion,
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by jemka 13y ago
Could not agree more. It's unfortunately a common (and obviously automated) way to get page views. Extremely aggravating. Put a list of related articles at the end. But don't underline terms like "radiation pressure" and
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by jemka 13y ago
>Fine if you're plugged in all the time, but then why do you want a laptop? I sit on my couch with my laptop plugged in all the time. Am I doing it wrong?
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by jemka 13y ago
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6250431
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by jemka 13y ago
It provides OP, and others, with information as to why it was useless to help prevent future useless comments, improving the overall comment quality of Hacker News. Albeit, my method was crass.
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by jemka 13y ago
OP asked "why". OP didn't ask, "Here are the facts I've researched and understand, do you agree/disagree?" The former is lazy and relatively useless, the latter is an opportunity for enticing discussion.
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by jemka 13y ago
http://bit.ly/14DVOEC EDIT: http://lmgtfy.com/?q=Why+cameras+are+banned+on+courtrooms%3F...
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by jemka 13y ago
>If we're being spun by the super blackhole in the middle of the galaxy, then it kind of makes sense to have one. These 'tails' are not created by centrifugal forces, so the fact that solar system rotates around the center
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by jemka 13y ago
Zimmer is an entrepreneur and his startup was Men’s Wearhouse.
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by jemka 13y ago
>If you will never need LinkedIn, that's fine. If you might, then you're only hurting yourself. The point, I believe, is announcing the act in a public forum. Whether or not OP stops using LinkedIn is moot.
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by jemka 13y ago
Ramnode was hacked as a result: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5888309
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by jemka 13y ago
Ramnode's SolusVM was hacked earlier and attempting to log in gave you a list of every single subsciber's email address, name, and root password (plain text) to their VPS as well as IP address. Source: http://www.reddi
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Ramnode down after SolusVM vulnerability exposed(ramnode.com)
33 points by jemka 13y ago|15 comments
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by jemka 13y ago
"Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain." -Wizard of Oz
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by jemka 13y ago
At your service: http://www.readability.com/articles/1xnbyizw (make sure to click the "readability view" at the top)
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by jemka 13y ago
I don't think it has anything to do with hindsight. Even if you were, at one point, for spending every dime on the "war on terror" and now you are opposed, what does that mean? You're in the same exact place as you were.
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by jemka 13y ago
Why is that? I don't know a lot about re-writing a code base in a different language, but I doubt the time/effort required for the re-write is the only consideration. You're not just replacing the source, you're replacin
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by jemka 13y ago
The only problem is people expecting niche experiences with large general service platforms. Want to have engaging and enriching discussions about a topic? There's probably a website for that exact topic. It has a forum or IRC chat room and

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