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by sillysaurus 11y ago
I do. I was going to bail from this thread, but it sounds like you see the great potential that this idea can have, if it can work. The truth is that it works. Okay then, one last try: Set up a system that can spin up a droplet for a remote
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by sillysaurus 11y ago
Our culture is rejecting the one effective test we have. Do we care about equality, or not? I tried not mentionining this aspect, hoping people would realize on their own. But a remote work hire test is also mostly anonymous. It doesn'
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by sillysaurus 13y ago
"put on hold as off-topic by kevingessner, Gilles, animuson 6 mins ago This question does not appear to be about programming, within the scope defined in the help center. If this question can be reworded to fit the rules in the help ce
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by sillysaurus 13y ago
Just a FYI for the submitter: that's a bannable offense, and enforced. Wouldn't want you to lose your account.
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by sillysaurus 13y ago
Well, is it cool?
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by sillysaurus 13y ago
I'm sorry to be a downer, but there needs to be a reality check, because future open source projects can learn a thing or two from this. This project is unlikely to be successfully funded. In fact, "unlikely" is a mild word
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by sillysaurus 13y ago
If the government steps in to "de-anonymize" bitcoin, then people will simply begin using tumbling services. People don't use those services right now because there's no impetus to. But as soon as the trust inherent to
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by sillysaurus 13y ago
Offtopic, but please consider writing some blog posts or articles about your experiences working on nuclear submarines. That just sounds so cool, and while the work is probably dull, I'd nonetheless be fascinated to read some detailed
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by sillysaurus 13y ago
What's the value in responsive web design to the end user?
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by sillysaurus 13y ago
I have been too. I was surprised to find that HN didn't show up on Google a couple weeks ago. Yes, it looks like I was wrong. No, pg isn't changing titles because of SEO.
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by sillysaurus 13y ago
Hm, that's a recent change, then. HN wasn't listed just a week or two ago.
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by sillysaurus 13y ago
Hacker News isn't even listed on search engines because it disallows Googlebot.
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by sillysaurus 13y ago
The movement to undermine US freedom and privacy has been focussed and well-funded since 9/11, under both Bush and Obama and involving more than just the NSA. If that's true, then why don't they just, you know, end privacy?
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by sillysaurus 13y ago
Oh, wow. Yeah, toss out the "interactive app demo" text. Just make a flashing "click here". Glad to help!
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by sillysaurus 13y ago
If you're looking for more feedback: I got a homepage that was very clear, and immediately intrigued me. I clicked "Try now." That took me to a signup form at which point I immediately closed the window. You should try to
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by sillysaurus 13y ago
Is amazon offering no hassle returns? How's it work?
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by sillysaurus 13y ago
Will WalMart fail but be replaced by manufacturers selling direct to end-users and disintermediate Amazon? I have no idea, but it's no less plausible than Amazon driving absolutely everyone out of business. Seems unlikely, because th
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by sillysaurus 13y ago
Tor has been analyzed extensively by cryptographers and security researchers; there is literally a mountain of published research about it. And that research says that if an entry node and an exit node are both under control of an adversa
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by sillysaurus 13y ago
The worst case (that I can talk about) I saw involved requiring a specific employee be demoted due to improper care of a company's systems. Would you expand on this? Are you saying that a court was meddling directly with an individu
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by sillysaurus 13y ago
Tor is funded directly by the US govt. Something like 60-80% of their annual million-dollar budget. Maybe being superstitious isn't helpful, but in this instance, I'm not so sure Tor is able to be relied on. A proxy server won&#x
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by sillysaurus 13y ago
Done, thanks!
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by sillysaurus 13y ago
graycat, would you mind putting an email in your "about" section of your profile so I can contact you? I have some questions about trouble I'm running into in regards to some of the examples you presented.
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by sillysaurus 13y ago
I just ran across an old dump of HN from April 24, 2008. It contains the first 172,000 items (stories+comments) and the profiles of the first 6,500 users. http://rapidshare.com/files/3129266675/ycombinator-news-2
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by sillysaurus 13y ago
One idea for jumpstarting a new HN-type site is to spider HNSearch, gathering the first 100,000 stories ever submitted to HN, along with comments. Then set up your site so that your frontpage is a doppelganger of HN's frontpage circa
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by sillysaurus 13y ago
I'm a graphics programmer. The only reason to prefer the GPU is because it confers an advantage over the traditional CPU+RAM combination. There's nothing inherently special about a modern GPU. The GPU is a sequence of actions an
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by sillysaurus 13y ago
Does anyone know if there has been progress in volatile memory tech? I'm hoping for 1TB RAM chips with 10x faster access times than current RAM. It will enable PC gaming to deliver unmatched immersive experiences, among other applica
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by sillysaurus 13y ago
You should restate the main point of the article and then explain why the top comment is a quibble about an unrelated detail. If the readers aren't as knowledgeable as yourself, then you have an opportunity to change that rather than
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by sillysaurus 13y ago
I think this type of thread is what tptacek meant by "these threads [that question whether CP is a big deal] are always repellant." I must say, this one certainly is. I encourage everyone to chill out, leave your emotions at the d
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by sillysaurus 13y ago
Guys, he's trolling. Let's ignore him rather than dignity this further.
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by sillysaurus 13y ago
Nature has proven again and again that common sense is unreliable and incorrect in nearly every scientific context. This one (statistics and psychology) should be no different. I believe studies exist which demonstrate that suppressing devi

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