mfrager

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by mfrager 9mo ago
Python won by perfecting two things: (1) syntax structure to be simple yet powerful, and (2) complete object/function standard library with module system.
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by mfrager 5y ago
Because it's clear from anybody who knows the details about it that crypto is the basis for the next-generation of the financial system.
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by mfrager 6y ago
Don't do this.
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by mfrager 6y ago
It's just a classic financial bubble. Once it pops then the fun will be over.
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by mfrager 6y ago
Commies
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by mfrager 6y ago
Switching to FreeBSD in 5, 4, 3...
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by mfrager 6y ago
I was able to do that, yes.
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by mfrager 6y ago
Your project is very cool. Could you help me fix my account though? I messed up two of the IDs: mfrager@github & mfrager@reddit. Will these be automatically purged from the keys.pub server after a certain amount of time for being invali
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by mfrager 6y ago
This is very cool but I screwed up 2 of my "sigchains" to Reddit and to GitHub by deleting the underlying messages (I didn't realize I wasn't supposed to) so now two of my identities are messed up and I can't even u
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by mfrager 8y ago
Very interesting... my inclination is that you’re probably right. Any tips on how to learn to use Prolog with pulling data from external sources?
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by mfrager 9y ago
SPARQL is not an API framework as much as it is a query language. Many powerful graph databases are queried via SPARQL.
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by mfrager 9y ago
Using VR makes me sick...
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Hacking NASA to Take a Space Selfie(sendmike2space.com)
2 points by mfrager 10y ago|0 comments
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by mfrager 10y ago
Perl. A language that is still ahead of its time. I have a system for building RPMs of CPAN modules and their dependencies automatically.
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by mfrager 10y ago
Ouch! This looks really bad. If/when Apple fixes this it may require all 3rd-party software that accesses the keychain to be updated. However that's not for sure. We will have to wait and see.
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by mfrager 10y ago
The biggest technical hurdle for this type of database right now is index lookup. Since the nodes on the indexes are encrypted the client/server requires a round trip for every binary tree index level that needs to be traversed. This m
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by mfrager 12y ago
This is no longer necessary with MiniLock. See http://minilock.io/ and this article: http://www.wired.com/2014/07/minilock-simple-encryption/
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by mfrager 12y ago
Better in this case is purely a value judgement... The Perl language is very elegant and powerful, that's why most of the other languages were modeled on it. Perl is a language that is still ahead of its time. Also, Perl's library
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by mfrager 12y ago
I hope Perl 6 has better runtime speed and memory efficiency because those are the only downsides of Perl 5. However I seriously doubt that will be the case. Perl 6 will most likely be more bloated and slow, but I very much hope that I&#x27
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by mfrager 12y ago
Same as my idea: http://ringmail.com
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Why are Oculus VR gamers so mad Oculus was acquired by Facebook?
2 points by mfrager 12y ago|0 comments
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by mfrager 13y ago
I see no reason to ditch Perl. I've been using Perl for years and I use it at my company with little problems. For our SaaS web application Perl is a perfect fit and allows us to code very quickly. Also, Perl's CPAN gives us acces
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Show HN: Open Source Viber-competitor RingMail lets you dial emails and websites(ringmail.com)
1 points by mfrager 13y ago|0 comments
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by mfrager 13y ago
It's based on Linphone for iOS.
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Show HN: RingMail, free VoIP calling and messaging network(ringmail.com)
5 points by mfrager 13y ago|2 comments