sam_in_nyc

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by sam_in_nyc 16y ago
Why would Google continue to pay them for search referrals?
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by sam_in_nyc 17y ago
Brilliant writing. However I can't help but imagine that had he lived a more risky and foolish life he would have come up with a different set of regrets and wishes. Although that could just be me living in "the hypothetical alternative p
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by sam_in_nyc 17y ago
Where can I find a list of these things?
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by sam_in_nyc 17y ago
I haven't been keeping up with jQuery for awhile, but I look forward to the updates. Site could be toned down a bit, as I find the horns to be a bit distracting, but other than that, all I really care about are the 14 updates.
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by sam_in_nyc 17y ago
I am surprised that so many other people share your sentiment. While I understand everybody loves to be a critic, is it really that bad? To me, the layout of the site was actually somewhat intuitive, and there was only 1 possible place co
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by sam_in_nyc 17y ago
I was unaware that you could rotate things.
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RockYou exposed more than 32,000,000 passwords(igigi.baywords.com)
3 points by sam_in_nyc 17y ago|1 comments
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by sam_in_nyc 17y ago
Interesting choice of image. The gears cannot turn. http://www.freestylemind.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/brai...
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by sam_in_nyc 17y ago
Ah, thanks. Any first hand experience using it?
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Ask HN: Is there a spam filtering web service?
2 points by sam_in_nyc 17y ago|6 comments
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by sam_in_nyc 17y ago
Very cool idea and concept. However, I'm not convinced of the utility of rating a movie compared to it's trailer. If the movie has a shitty trailer, but is actually an OK movie, it will get high ratings. If it has a great trailer, and is
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by sam_in_nyc 17y ago
Honestly, what did you expect? The link was called "Traits in PHP." The article described the initial constraint as being "stuck in PHP." This wasn't an article arguing that it's a good idea to do it, but more of an exercise. So your qu
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by sam_in_nyc 17y ago
How about the Trader Joe's line? For those that don't know, there are two lines (express, non-express) that extend the entire perimeter of the store. I'm not joking, the line goes through aisles and blocks you from getting certain things.
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by sam_in_nyc 17y ago
What got me at first was reading the solution and thinking: "Oh, so they're allowed to label the boxes beforehand? Lame." I assumed by "label" the solutions meant "physically write on the box." It took awhile to sink in that the prisoners
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by sam_in_nyc 17y ago
It takes no extra effort to enter in the wrong item, so the cost of doing so is about zero. As far as what satisfaction I gain from it... I suppose I find it to be a sort of rebellious act. Also, I did not get accepted into Carnegie Mellon
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by sam_in_nyc 17y ago
I am always amazed, impressed, and inspired by the care tended to jQuery code. I'm as comfortable using it as I would be if I made the whole thing myself, in the sense that I'm often very paranoid about javascript libraries in particular.
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by sam_in_nyc 17y ago
Is this a joke? After reading about how zoom:1 is essentially a miracle, you'd be hesitant to use it because it doesn't pass a very arbitrary and often stupid set of rules? I'm not meaning to put you down, but I just don't understand this
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by sam_in_nyc 17y ago
How do you propose banning it? Somebody will always get the news first... you can't stop them for reacting to it. Or, is it the frequency that you think should be banned?
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by sam_in_nyc 17y ago
>>How important is physical proximity, really? First off, high frequency traders are making their money off of how quickly they react to the market conditions. The quicker they react, the more money they make. In this sense, if th
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by sam_in_nyc 17y ago
While you're definitely correct, you should be aware of a literary device called "hyperbole" :)
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by sam_in_nyc 17y ago
Your post is a jumble of invalid ideas that, to me, merely expresses your contempt of modern day Wall St. You're completely entitled to your opinion, but you should be more aware of exactly who it is you are pissed off at. You certainly s
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by sam_in_nyc 17y ago
I think you've pretty much got it right. Once there's a significant amount of "agreement" on what a word says, reCAPTCHA will assume it's correct. My guess is it will keep unknown words in its "unknown" pool until a minimum amount of resp
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by sam_in_nyc 17y ago
It's my guess Google is in this for the cookies and analytics that can be gathered by (however many) websites that use ReCAPTCHA. As a trivial side-note: When encountered with a ReCAPTCHA, I'll fill out one of the words and put in gibberis
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by sam_in_nyc 17y ago
Does there exist any sort of web app that can take rows of data and allow the user to run statistical reports on it?
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by sam_in_nyc 17y ago
Thanks.
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Ask HN: Rate my project: (moreofit.com)
3 points by sam_in_nyc 17y ago|2 comments
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by sam_in_nyc 17y ago
Is this any different than creating a Twitter account for the sole purpose of following celebrities?
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by sam_in_nyc 17y ago
I agree. The variables involved with computing how much attention something receives is more than simply %space, %words, and other measurable things like that. It's like saying that letters are mostly whitespace.
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by sam_in_nyc 17y ago
You are making a lot of unwarranted assumptions. For one thing: If you publicly deface a website you advertise the existence of an exploit which someone else might then use for evil purposes. But, more importantly: Who says that an edit to
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by sam_in_nyc 17y ago
What makes your account, on some website like "myspace" at all sacred and secured by laws? What defines an "account"? Does the person in charge of the account, in this case Myspace, have any obligation to ensure the security of your accou

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