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Re:Engineering Is Not Science
on Thursday December 09, 2010 @04:17PM (#1989180)
I do get confused when I apply for a MEng (Master of Engineering) degree in Computer Science, though.
Re:Offer HN: I'll help you learn Python
on Thursday October 28, 2010 @08:43AM (#1842623)
Are there any existing python study groups that python users on HN can help with as well? There aren't really that many advantages to HNers having their own channels when the more users the merrier - better to chat with non-HNers as well.
Re:Digg’s Big 30 Percent Drop
on Wednesday October 27, 2010 @09:21AM (#1838446)
What terrible event took place in January 2010 that caused a drop that was steeper than the one caused by Digg v4?
Re:Ask HN: Any desperate things you did just to keep your startup alive?
on Monday October 25, 2010 @05:19PM (#1831645)
He managed to avoid prosecution, as he was found not guilty due to entrapment. Entrapment is when the alleged criminal was:
1. given the idea for the crime by the government agents
2. persuaded or talked into committing the crime by government agents
3. not ready and willing to commit the crime before the government agents spoke with him.
So no, it wasn't "the first easy thing you[he] can [could] think of".
EDIT: Formatting.
Re:Offer HN: Will Work For Karma
on Monday October 25, 2010 @04:52AM (#1829074)
The "Testimonials" button underneath "User Satisfaction" really should line up with the other buttons on that row.
Re:Ask HN: Show me your Half Baked project
on Saturday October 23, 2010 @08:33AM (#1823316)
Don't you mean lost on the three people that upvoted pmarin's comment?
Re:"I modeled this website on the same principles of Walmart"
on Thursday September 30, 2010 @05:47PM (#1745015)
The fact that it takes longer to get to the auction section of the site than to just type in "http://www.ebay.com is a warning sign too. I bet he did this on a free server, because it's really slow.
Re:Facebook: We Are Not Building a Phone
on Sunday September 19, 2010 @06:28PM (#1707124)
It's all because TC cover stories related to YC companies a lot. I think that's about it.
Re:Ask HN: What would you do with 1 Gbps at home?
on Saturday September 18, 2010 @05:05AM (#1703961)
Leave Linux distribution torrents on seed, to help out other users. If you set the bandwidth speeds correctly, you could use 50% of your bandwidth while still having a fast connection left over.
Re:Google Maps visualization of marijuana prices, with over 800+ entri...
on Tuesday September 14, 2010 @05:49PM (#1692463)
Would you think differently about it if you were immortal?
Re:IPhone vs Android? No. We're fighting the wrong fight
on Tuesday September 14, 2010 @01:00PM (#1691272)
In most wars, it's the people who don't have power that suffer.
Re:Paul Graham is now tweeting
on Saturday August 28, 2010 @05:50AM (#1641536)
It could also autocomplete based on who just tweeted to you. I guess there's only so far that you need to take these things, and twitter was designed to have a simple interface.
Re:Paul Graham is now tweeting
on Friday August 27, 2010 @07:19PM (#1640617)
Hmm. Twitter needs tab completion.
Re:Upcoming Apple TV loses 1080p playback, gains apps... and will be r...
on Thursday August 12, 2010 @02:02PM (#1598729)
iTV? That's going to cause some confusion in the UK.
Re:Design For Hackers: Why You Don't Use Garamond on The Web
on Thursday August 12, 2010 @01:57PM (#1598714)
Does this problem still occur when you use even higher-resolution screens, like the "Retina" display?
Re: Google Reader reader? Would you find this service useful?
on Wednesday August 11, 2010 @06:17PM (#1596359)
How about having an RSS reader that displays a random selection of headlines (or just the latest, depending on how full your inbox is), but it only lets you read 10 of them. You can click those 10 links, but after that the rest are greyed out until the next day.
Why? Putting a limit on how many articles you read will mean you don't feel any pressure to read more. It'll also mean that you'll make sure to spend your time reading things that are interesting to you. Your daily selection of 10 articles could be used by a stumbleupon-type learning algorithm (I know NOTHING about these, by the way).
Re:Please check out our side project, OhLife (from MeetingMix, YC S08)
on Monday July 26, 2010 @04:58PM (#1549265)
Pleasing, private posterous?
Re:The Blogosphere - how big and profitable it really is?
on Tuesday July 20, 2010 @05:40PM (#1533538)
This guy's site stinks of affiliate marketing, or something. Endless links to some "commun.it". Hmm. He does cite his sources, though.
Re:Ask HN: How did you 'accidentally' make money?
on Monday July 12, 2010 @02:25PM (#1508860)
Did you write the entries at first by yourself? They're hilarious!
Re:Reddit needs help
on Sunday July 11, 2010 @07:17AM (#1505348)
If Condé Nast is unwilling in investing in reddit, what exactly DO they do?