killerbat00

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How/Why to Sweep Async Tasks Under a Postgres Table(taylor.town)
3 points by killerbat00 3y ago|0 comments
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by killerbat00 4y ago
Location: Madison, WI Remote: Yes - ideal Willing to relocate: No Technologies: C#, TypeScript, React, Python, SQL Résumé/CV: https://bhm.sh/resume Email: bhm [at] brianmorrow.net About: Full stack deve
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by killerbat00 5y ago
Yep! man -k even has an ISO standard with which apropos is compliant https://www.mankier.com/1/apropos.mandoc#Standards
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by killerbat00 5y ago
The English usage is borrowed from French![0] However, it doesn't look like the original author was French[1]. I shouldn't be, but I am quite surprised to see that the apropos command as we know it is 43 years old! [0] https:&#x2
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The FizzBuzz from Outer Space Explained(stilldrinking.org)
1 points by killerbat00 9y ago|0 comments
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by killerbat00 9y ago
A comment below explains exactly this: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14699219
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by killerbat00 9y ago
I agree. He's got a great ability to drive conversations on Talk Python With Me that may be floundering due to a guest with little podcast experience. He also does a great job on Python Bytes with Brian Okken who is a less strong host
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by killerbat00 10y ago
ibiblio also hosts a site claiming to be the world's first[1]. Berners-Lee used it as a demo at Hypertext '91. [1] http://www.ibiblio.org/archive/2013/07/forbes-unc-and-the-ol...
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by killerbat00 10y ago
Publicity, or just a crazy easy way to fund year end bonuses. Some of their previous holiday sales have been similarly silly.
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by killerbat00 10y ago
It's not a donation. You are literally giving them money to dig a hole.
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by killerbat00 10y ago
The money isn't going to charity. Check out the FAQ. >Q: Why aren’t you giving all this money to charity? A: Why aren’t YOU giving all this money to charity? It’s your money.
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by killerbat00 10y ago
It appears that PatientBank acts as a decentralized medical records/Release of Information office that may communicate with a number of physicians and hospitals. I'm curious though, how are you collecting the medical records? Are
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by killerbat00 10y ago
Just an FYI that there's a phone number in that screencap. I imagine most HN readers wouldn't exploit it, but better safe than sorry. Edit: just realized it's Google voice so probably less of an issue.
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by killerbat00 10y ago
I've seen that too (I imagine we work at the same place) and always wondered why it wasn't licensed to our organization. I know nothing about Windows architecture, but I'm always impressed with the backwards compatibility. Th
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by killerbat00 10y ago
If you update this to use window.location.href = url, you won't lose history :)
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by killerbat00 10y ago
cached: https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:rRv0tB...
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by killerbat00 11y ago
can you expand a bit on the damage you've felt?
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by killerbat00 11y ago
> Looking at Javascript, tools like npm and Bower provide the easy, reliable and powerful package management capabilities which it feels like Python is missing. The key to their success? Both tools download a copy of the right versions o
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by killerbat00 11y ago
I initially interpreted the title as a Python API to CNN the television channel and was curious how that was implemented. But, after clicking on the link I actually learned a bit about something that seems pretty fascinating. So, thanks for
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by killerbat00 12y ago
It might be nice from a usability perspective to only show the error message once. As it stands now, it's possible to continually search for a non-existing API and fill the screen with red errors [1]. (Not that this is a particularly c
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IQ Tests and the SAT measure something real and consequential(slate.com)
1 points by killerbat00 12y ago|0 comments
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by killerbat00 13y ago
I use dwm with dmenu on arch. The configuration is in C and it's incredibly lightweight. [1] http://suckless.org/
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by killerbat00 13y ago
Ditto. I believe it's a combination of the small text width and the low contrast gray on white. Perhaps this looks great on retina displays but not my 1280x800 display. http://imgur.com/dzdi7nF Chrome 30 on Arch Linux
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by killerbat00 14y ago
For anyone interested, here's a version that highlights the original poster in comment threads: https://github.com/killerbat00/HackerNew
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by killerbat00 14y ago
As someone who will graduate college with a good amount of debt, this seems promising. Judging from tweets, it seems like people are finding success in this, though I would like to have more info without having to sign up. I'd also like to
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by killerbat00 14y ago
You can read Bush's original paper, As We May Think (where he presents the Memex) here: http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1945/07/as-we-ma... Here is a database of his papers: http://findingaids.loc.gov/db/search/xq/searchMfer
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by killerbat00 14y ago
Vannevar Bush's ideas about information organization and consumption in the future were eerily accurate. Reading about the history of Memex and the roots of the Information Architecture field in general is something I highly recommend for a
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Winning Strategy for Prisoner's Dilemma and its implications for Game Theory.(technologyreview.com)
1 points by killerbat00 14y ago|0 comments
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by killerbat00 14y ago
Definitely the hologram like HUD/interactive display that Tony Stark has. I'd spend most of the money on research and development, and attempt to write the code myself. It could take me the rest of my life. In fact, that'd be preferable! It