therealgimli

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by therealgimli 9y ago
As an urban dweller (nyc) who would love to see fewer autos on the road, I view this as a positive development. But I can't help but wonder if there is an automakers lobby in Denmark. If so, why wouldn't they oppose/ shutdown
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Base4 Clock – New from GeekOClock by Philippe Chrétien(kickstarter.com)
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A Texas showdown about sharia law(washingtonpost.com)
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Are we being watched? Tens of other worlds could spot the Earth(eurekalert.org)
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New study on Seattle’s $15 minimum wage has bad news for liberals(washingtonpost.com)
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by therealgimli 9y ago
It seems like a big deal at first, but just go ahead and delete your account(s). In my case I noticed the benefits within a few days. Surprisingly I never felt like I was missing out on anything, though it takes a little more effort to stay
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The State of Your Block, 2017 NYT(nytimes.com)
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by therealgimli 10y ago
In my opinion as someone who works in the field, including interviewing and screening candidates, yes and no. Yes in the sense that I don't think the field, such as it is, will expand sufficiently to accomodate everyone. But no in the
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by therealgimli 10y ago
I experimented with lucid dreaming many years ago and found it to be quite intriguing. I highly recommend trying it. It took a few months of practice to be able to do it on demand. For me that meant keeping a dream journal by my bed and dil
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by therealgimli 10y ago
For me, I started the practice of writing tests when I got to the point where I was applying for senior level positions and failing to get past code reviews with feedback like "looking for someone with more experience". This motiv
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Photographer Uses Facial Recognition to Find People He Snaps on Subway(boredpanda.com)
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by therealgimli 10y ago
I was in elementary school at the time. Many of the teachers brought TVs into their classrooms to show the launch. It was horrifying to watch the shuttle disaster like that-- from what was supposed to be a celebratory, fun thing to watching
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by therealgimli 10y ago
I am disappointed by this decision, but I don't love HN any less for it. Many comments have pointed out that there are plenty of places on the web to have discussions about political topics, so let's keep the HN about tech. I see
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by therealgimli 10y ago
that was quite a read for a HN comment, but I'm glad I took the time. well said.
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Facebook embraces utility with food ordering and ticketing(techcrunch.com)
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by therealgimli 10y ago
Then again, it's common to claim an accident while cleaning one's gun.
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Mars scientists leave dome on Hawaii mountain after year in isolation(theguardian.com)
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DIY biologists learned genetic engineering isn’t so easy after all(technologyreview.com)
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Study: Ignoring People for Phones Is the New Normal(theatlantic.com)
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by therealgimli 10y ago
You want something like phantom.js http://phantomjs.org/ There are other ones that do well also, but phantom will likely do anything you need to do.
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by therealgimli 10y ago
there's an interviewing technique among senior execs to take on an aggressive, rude tone to interviewees to "see how they respond under pressure." One way to spot it is if they respond in a contrary way to everything and gene
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by therealgimli 10y ago
tag posts as #deprecated where the question/responses refer to older versions of packages/software