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Re:How the Beatles Wrote ‘A Day in the Life’ on Monday May 22, 2017 @08:02AM (#14392839)
It's called Patreon.

It's the only choice. Or they will be blocked, period.

Re:The Making of Freeciv WebGL 3D on Sunday May 21, 2017 @08:42AM (#14387015)
I think it was, and could have been a part of the game.

For instance, add one more vector-graphic guru to the team and they could kludge or slice new features in.

Kudos to open software devs! Lots of work.

A few of my friends have had similar experiences at the circus.

We all went when we were very young, so it's a whirlwind experience for kids.

Then as we got older -- like 8 or older -- it was better to go to the Zoo to see the animals.

Re:FBI Investigation: “Louie Louie”, The Song (1964) on Wednesday May 17, 2017 @03:25PM (#14361928)
AFAIK, it's not a story, it's not lore, it's a song with funny lyrics.

Personally I prefer music without lyrics, since they rarely make sense or matter... the singing is just another instrument to me.

Re:FBI Investigation: “Louie Louie”, The Song (1964) on Wednesday May 17, 2017 @03:22PM (#14361895)
Sometimes they sing the words differently. I've noticed other bands doing this.

I.E. "refresherator" instead of "refrigerator" on "I Want My MTV" by Dire Straits.

I initially relied on books, then around 2000 joined the small communities online that were popping up. IRC had lots of programmer areas for chatting.
Re:Why Amazon is eating the world on Monday May 15, 2017 @10:50AM (#14341978)
Amazon started with books, if I remember correctly.

Then they expanded which many businesses do.

Musk is a bit different.

Re:Why Amazon is eating the world on Monday May 15, 2017 @10:48AM (#14341966)
It could be rational: usually due to preconceived ideas of class, or perhaps product quality.
Re:How do self-taught developers get jobs? (2016) on Sunday May 14, 2017 @09:40PM (#14338544)
My portfolio works for me. Then during the interview I really sell myself.
Re:What Does Perlin Noise Sound Like? on Saturday May 13, 2017 @09:07PM (#14333741)
Played fine in Safari on my iPad mini 2. Fully upgraded OS.
Re:Ask HN: What is the best mobile HN app? on Friday May 12, 2017 @10:24PM (#14329283)
I prefer this one, especially with nested comments. https://app.hackerwebapp.com
Not that we need to any time soon, but really, this would just be the most fantastic thing imaginable.

Imagine -- a push to colonize space -- like a cowboy/cowgirl.

First the required ships and moonbases. Then out to other planets, requirements ever pushing technology advances forward.

In a struggle to survive, especially in challenging environments like space, we seem to do our best.

And all the tech of course benefits us all. Things that are so unique and life-changing we can't really foresee it.