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by nmc 12y ago
Thanks for the clarification. Still, a quick Google search seems to indicate that this does not solve all related problems (symlinking, overriding, etc.).
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by nmc 12y ago
/usr/local is the default location for user-installed stuff, but I personally like to have my package manager do its stuff in a separate directory. I like the way Fink [1] uses the /sw (software) directory. Does anyone have a
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by nmc 12y ago
Please note that RIPE archives everything and, as a result, the video is available: https://ripe68.ripe.net/archives/video/153/
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by nmc 12y ago
I second kohanz's comment that programmers may not have a common center of interest when it comes to video games. However, maybe you could start with the assumption that programmers are usually good with logic and problem-solving, and
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by nmc 12y ago
Three other common jokes contrasting mathematicians with other people: A mathematician meets one of his colleagues riding a superb bike. "Where did you get that?" , he asks. The other explains: "Well, there was this beautif
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by nmc 13y ago
Firstly, MitM attacks on DNS: totally free. Nothing is authenticated, all is plain text in UDP. Just intercept packet and change the answer. Secondly, no, there is no third-part validation for DNS. There is better. DNSSEC [1,2] takes advant
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GitHub under DDoS attack right now (again...)(status.github.com)
42 points by nmc 13y ago|70 comments
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Amsterdam approves new Airbnb-friendly laws (Febr.)(news.cnet.com)
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by nmc 13y ago
"The President then confirmed this was just a joke" , as the article quickly points out.
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by nmc 13y ago
The Python script used to generate a relevant MotD is nice, but I wonder how it compares to this Go implementation: https://github.com/jhchen/ansize
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by nmc 13y ago
How can you expect an answer about a storage system without giving us a detailed use-case? One of the main reasons MongoDB is regarded as a poor product is because people try to use it in completely inappropriate situations. OK, MongoDB has
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by nmc 13y ago
"you need to disappear and break contact with everybody you ever met" Wow, that is some advice! I bet she is thankful for that! [IRONY]
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by nmc 13y ago
Hi back, and thank you for sharing your personal story. This confirms that some doctoral school directors actually enforce this verification of financial situation. De Normalien à Normalien, bravo pour Ulm, moi j'étais même pas admissi
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by nmc 13y ago
You are "fairly sure" but very wrong . Let us clarify (all of the following is about French PhD programmes). 1. The criteria for selecting a student for a PhD are publicly established by each doctoral school. They do not requ
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by nmc 13y ago
Why does this seem like a shamelessly unacknowledged copy-paste from [1]? Is it the other way around? Where is the original post? [1] http://motherboard.vice.com/blog/space-elevators-are-totally...
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by nmc 13y ago
Previously submitted: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4526609 Also from another source: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3115168
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by nmc 13y ago
Good points. However, I will be meta-nitpicking. You are right, originally Higgs boson is about the inertial mass — gravitational mass may not be the only other. Nevertheless, I find frame (8,1) very appropriate: Higgs boson is actually abo
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by nmc 13y ago
Overly misleading title! Full disclosure: I cannot understand Arabic, so I relied on English-written reports — for instance [1]. 1. The cure is supposed to be for HIV and Hepatitis C, nothing to do with cancer. 2. This story sounds like a l
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by nmc 13y ago
You are linking to a page. At the bottom of that page, there is a link called "Hacker News thread" pointing to https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7277128 Duplicates on HN are annoying, but searching the site e
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by nmc 13y ago
Does HN look like a Greek advertising platform to you?
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by nmc 13y ago
Why the downvote? Could you please explain how you find my suggestion inappropriate? Thank you.
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by nmc 13y ago
Let us make a distinction, shall we? Determination is not an issue. Any non-deterministic Turing machine has an equivalent deterministic Turing machine. Consciousness is an issue. Indeed, if consciousness is pure computation, then its self-
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by nmc 13y ago
You do not need to be by his side. Math requires a lot of personal, intimate, lonely thinking. Many problems can be formulated in just a few words. You apparently have some mathematical culture yourself, so just give him a handful interesti
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by nmc 13y ago
TL;DR: "If we can build a big enough computer we can understand anything" is a delusion, but "If we can build a big enough computer we can compute anything" is scientific fact. * * * There are many valid points in th
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by nmc 13y ago
It's funny how brobdingnagian salaries have to get for people to feel shocked. Would it be OK for only £1,000 a day? £200 a day? Seriously, where is the limit?
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by nmc 13y ago
Maybe I am the only one that appreciates the cheese and the mountains, but Switzerland also has banks — and everybody likes that. Last year's scenario for the annual Swiss large-scale military exercise was something along: "Euro
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by nmc 13y ago
Keep in mind that, however "vachement" may sound, it is (very) familiar — almost slang. It comes from "vache" , which is the French noun for "cow" , but can also be used familiarly as an adjective that roug
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by nmc 13y ago
Disclaimer: That comment was a joke. I do not pretend to understand anyone's way of thinking. Thank you for clarifying.
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by nmc 13y ago
> Richelieu introduced the concept of raison d'etat which elevated the nation and national interests above that of the church (he was supporting protestant rebels against the catholic aligned rulers to avoid encirclement of france
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by nmc 13y ago
Yes, they do. Just looks like The Bible is more trustworthy than On the Origin of Species .

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