jonrx

7 ms·

1.
by jonrx 4y ago
Buy Online, Pick up In Store.
2.
by jonrx 5y ago
This makes me weirdly happy to see on hacker news. :) Actual notation was the reason I got deep into LaTeX during my undergrad degree (actuarial science). I don't recall the library I used at the time, but if I were to re-do it today,
3.
by jonrx 6y ago
I used Linux (XPS15) at work for a 3 month period (Pop_OS!), mostly because I really enjoy using Emacs (and the performance on stock Windows is lacklustre). With the exception of bluetooth, which is absolutely tragic on Linux (I have issues
4.
by jonrx 6y ago
I think it's related to the fact that emacs has multiple (very) small files and short-lived processes, which does not work well/fast on Windows. For a while, I ran Xubuntu in a VM just to use emacs, because the performance on my S
5.
by jonrx 6y ago
I worked in insurance for approximately 5 years, and had a foray in reinsurance for 3. To this day, I find this to be an amazingly complex and interesting industry from an cash-flow perspective. Insurance is also a weird product from a cons
6.
by jonrx 6y ago
This is a great read. I am especially happy that they are not asking for an email to download the report. I understand why some companies are doing this, but I went from web page to reading with no friction.
7.
by jonrx 7y ago
I went a little overboard with fountain pen ink a few years back and stopped using fountain pens until recently. I'm left handed, but my wrist placement (underhanded) doesn't cause any problems with ink smear. I found that using t
8.
by jonrx 7y ago
I wish that MyFonts has a better way to "test-drive" the font. When writing some small snippets of code, I wansn't exactly sure if it would work well. Ended up purchasing it, and I must say, it's really fun to use! I fin
9.
by jonrx 10y ago
It's one of the first game I really got into. Ended up finishing it in a little under a week. It is really is a walk down memory lane.
10.
Futhark – High performance functional programming(futhark-lang.org)
3 points by jonrx 10y ago|0 comments
11.
by jonrx 11y ago
AFAIK Hydro-Quebec already does something like this. http://www.hydroquebec.com/learning/transport/grandes-distan... Granted, there's not much details : « The technology used to transmit direct current is not
12.
I paid this company 30$ to break up with my girlfriend(motherboard.vice.com)
5 points by jonrx 11y ago|4 comments
13.
The “Sharing Economy” Is Dead, and We Killed It(fastcompany.com)
1 points by jonrx 11y ago|1 comments
14.
by jonrx 11y ago
In section 6.1, [_] is replaced with [ ] (with the second bracket being italic). Same thing in 6.2 with tail_len = tail len Seems like the markdown parser partially went into the code blocks.
15.
by jonrx 11y ago
I smiled when I saw that a javascript browser has no javascript support. :) I like it. I tend to usually remove the style when I read longer documents. This is prettier while doing the same thing. What are your next goals with it?
16.
by jonrx 11y ago
Worg [1] is IMHO clearly the best place to start (and finish!). There is a lot of stuff there, and I don't think I'm even 10% done. (I still haven't looked at the calendar, tried the to-do list and wasn't convinced, et
17.
by jonrx 11y ago
That is neat! Thank you so much for this. Learning to embrace org was a long and arid journey (it can do so much you quickly get lost in the process). Babel was the first extension I really enjoyed to use from day 1. It is what I expected f
18.
by jonrx 11y ago
This is awesome. Being colorblind, I find many available/popular themes hard to work with/not in my taste. I feel this is something that should be an emacs-mode, though. You could then test your theme-to-be against your own work.
19.
by jonrx 11y ago
This : " Interestingly, the blog post also includes details on testing that the company has done with various other Linux distros on the XPS-13, including Fedora and Debian. [...] this time around Dell has provided quick run-downs on h
20.
by jonrx 11y ago
Those ones "have" : http://benchmarksgame.alioth.debian.org/dont-jump-to-conclus...
21.
by jonrx 12y ago
From what I understand, they guarantee a minimum spec -- but depending on the pieces at hand, they might give you something better.
22.
by jonrx 12y ago
I can't and Ctrl-shortcut (i.e. Ctrl+W to close the window) (Firefox 35.0.1 on Windows 7). Otherwise, a fantastic job :-)
23.
The Failure of Continuous Markets (2011)(tabbforum.com)
6 points by jonrx 12y ago|0 comments
24.
by jonrx 12y ago
That's a coincidence : I just bought an Arc Notebook[1] from Staples with the express will to try this (I really like to be able to rearrange pages). So far (a few weeks), it's going very well. I tweaked the process to my taste bu
25.
BlackBerry unveils Passport, its latest smartphone(cnbc.com)
1 points by jonrx 12y ago|0 comments
26.
by jonrx 12y ago
My first surprise is on the APR. In Canada, most cards have an interest rate of 19,9%[1], if you're not counting the store ones (27,99%+). Even looking at the "poor credit" section, there is a variety of APR available. Compet
27.
We need to talk (about our drinking) (theglobeandmail.com)
2 points by jonrx 12y ago|0 comments
28.
Raspberry Pi Clones Match the Connectors, But Boost the Firepower (linux.com)
1 points by jonrx 12y ago|1 comments
29.
by jonrx 12y ago
I have an XPS12 (the first generation though, core i7, 8Gb RAM). Wonderful little powerhouse : I don't use my desktop computer anymore beside games. The battery life is not very good (especially the moment I listen to music or watch vi
30.
by jonrx 12y ago
OrientDB. Nothing too fancy though. They have a comparison page (although it might be biased) : https://github.com/orientechnologies/orientdb/wiki/GraphDB-C...

More ›