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Re:A 100mph basketball hoop you can't miss a shot in on Saturday June 11, 2022 @01:19PM (#31706168)

Homeboy built the Iron Dome in his garage

Here's Your Damn Flying Car, Or: The Ghost of the Web Yet to Come.

Posted by bulletmagnet on Sunday July 14, 2013 @02:45PM
from the medium.com dept.

https://medium.com/p/69386f5fa63b

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Prometheus' liver and Snowden in Caracas: No good deed goes unpunished.

Posted by bulletmagnet on Monday July 08, 2013 @09:37AM
from the uz00.com dept.

http://uz00.com/2013/07/07/no-good-deed-goes-unpunished/

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Re:Announcing a new GV general partner: MG Siegler on Monday May 06, 2013 @01:31PM (#5663556)

wat

Re:Releasing my book "Hacking the Xbox" as a free PDF in honor of Aaro... on Monday March 11, 2013 @08:21AM (#5356212)

Good for you. It's content that you wrote and you, as the author and copyright holder, made a decision to release it for free.

That's not exactly what Aaron Swartz stood for, though.

Re:The inside story of Israel's bombing of the Syrian nuclear reactor on Monday February 04, 2013 @12:19PM (#5165440)

Woo boy, you went full Father Coughlin on that comment, didn't you?

Re:US waitress was fired for posting a picture of a tip receipt on Reddit on Monday February 04, 2013 @12:11PM (#5165356)

Well, on the bright side, she now has all the time in the world to spend on Reddit.

Ask HN: Finding a tutor for front-end coding.

Posted by bulletmagnet on Thursday January 17, 2013 @11:00AM
from the ask-hn dept.

After a more than 10 year long hiatus spent in the business side of technology, I'm looking to get my hands dirty again. I used to be fairly competent in HTML/CSS/JS but I'm finding it hard to get back in the saddle again. I am reading books and taking tutorials about HTML5, CSS3 and JS frameworks like Backbone, but I find myself a bit overwhelmed by trying to learn too many things at the same...

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Re:Safari is released to the world on Saturday January 12, 2013 @12:13AM (#5046595)

It is ironic that the only Apple product we're getting an overdose of play-by-play insider information about development and launch is the one people care the least about: Safari.

Re:_why's site is back up on Saturday January 05, 2013 @10:53PM (#5015211)

Am I the only one who finds this guy's affectations more than slightly annoying?

Re:Early Quora Design Notes on Wednesday January 02, 2013 @08:14AM (#4996467)

Do people outside the start up / technology world really use Quora? I've never seen anything there that's of value to "real people", and worse, Quora pages seldom (if ever) are returned when I search for something on Google (while other Q&A sites like StackExchange and others come up all the time). I personally find Quora confusing and the content in there more on the navelgazing side. Not sure I get it.

Re:10 Signs We Live in a False Economy on Thursday December 27, 2012 @10:43PM (#4976327)

http://www.theidealistrevolution.com/911-in-plane-site/

Some truther joy from the same site. Great post, nekojima!

Re:10 Signs We Live in a False Economy on Thursday December 27, 2012 @10:41PM (#4976323)

Very strong Mein Kampf vibe, this one gives.

Re:Brazil education standards contribute to learning crisis on Sunday November 18, 2012 @09:49AM (#4800644)

You can thank this guy for it: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paulo_Freire

John Gruber, I've seen this movie before.

Posted by bulletmagnet on Tuesday November 13, 2012 @11:43PM
from the uz00.com dept.

http://uz00.com/2012/11/13/ive-seen-this-movie-before/

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Re:Casual users need as good a computer as possible, proficient users ... on Sunday November 04, 2012 @08:08PM (#4741806)

This is a stupid statement. If that's true, then why are many casual users ditching computers for tablets?

Re:What makes something "notable"? on Tuesday October 30, 2012 @10:26AM (#4717440)

I got a strong time cube vibe from that site.

Re:Show HN: Frankenstormtrooper.com - Turning Buzz to Bills on Monday October 29, 2012 @11:24AM (#4712672)

Except if a bunch of people get killed, then you'll just look like a profiteering dick.

Pick your adversaries wisely

Posted by bulletmagnet on Wednesday August 22, 2012 @09:55PM
from the uz00.com dept.

http://uz00.com/2012/08/22/pick-your-adversaries-wisely/

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Re:Pay what you want Node/Backbone.js video bundle on Tuesday July 17, 2012 @12:01PM (#4256296)

I'd really like to buy this, but submitting my CC number w/o HTTPS is a no-no.

Re:How turning down an acquisition feels like.. on Tuesday July 17, 2012 @11:56AM (#4256280)

It's too early for him to tell "what it feels like".

Re:The Hacker Emblem was first proposed in October 2003 by Eric S. Ray... on Saturday May 26, 2012 @06:41PM (#4028610)

ESR is an embarrasment.

Re:Bathroom fan timer switches on Sunday May 06, 2012 @11:33PM (#3937474)

I'm pretty sure marco is trolling at this point. Reviewing lightbulbs? Bathroom fans? Wtf?

Re:Better to prevent mistakes than to fix them quickly on Tuesday March 20, 2012 @04:02AM (#3728268)

What a stupid sports analogy. A websites success isnt defined in a literal zero sum game with a limited time boundary.