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Re:Stopping some fishing would increase overall catches on Sunday November 08, 2020 @12:39PM (#25027319)
I understood that reference
Re:Microsoft Tilecode on Saturday October 24, 2020 @02:37PM (#24881051)
I would like to share my own take on the mini game console, a $5 ESP8266-based that runs games from the Arduboy library: https://github.com/edgarborja/Arduboy2ESP
Re:WeWork expected to announce major layoffs on Thursday October 03, 2019 @07:18PM (#21153287)
Is there a record for the fastest company crash and burn?
How do you make the backwards d in your username???

Long live usenet!

>While it’s a complete mystery what the database is being used for, some internet users suggested it could have been part of a government effort to keep track of fertile women as China’s birth rates dip to a historic low
import exploits;
The moon has 1/6th of Earth's gravity and 0% of our atmospheric pressure.

Mars has 1/3rd of the gravity and 0.6% of the pressure.

Those 2 factors make them very similar to each other and the distance makes the moon the clear candidate for a first step.

Re:The sudden death of the website? on Sunday February 18, 2018 @08:06PM (#16410023)
>As Google made it easier to find the world’s information, it also started to dictate the rules through the PageRank algorithm, which forced companies to design their websites in a certain way

Page rank is not dictated by website design, and it's not the reason many websites share the same components... UX is, we have found the proven path and following it makes it easier for our users.

Los of other valuable criticism in the site's own comments as well...

Re:E-Stop and Fuel, software that keeps you awake at night on Saturday February 10, 2018 @05:39PM (#16350053)
Thank you for sharing this. I enjoyed imagining scenarios so different from the ones that rob MY sleep at night.
Re:Chat app for use when your battery is less than 5% on Friday January 19, 2018 @06:37PM (#16190957)
Love the domain. But the page isnt loading.
Then we will fight in the shade
You are right, these 3 states currently represent 24.7% of the US GDP, with TX they would get to 33.5%

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_by_Gross_S...

Saving this awesome thread for future reference.
Re:Bootstrap 3.3.0 and Bootstrap 4 on Wednesday October 29, 2014 @06:02PM (#8530272)
IE8 is at 3.66% or a little over 1 in 30 users. Not 20% but still significant enough.

http://www.w3counter.com/globalstats.php

Re:Google Domains on Monday June 23, 2014 @03:46PM (#7934155)
Actually 1&1 has been offering that free private registration for a while. I switched from GoDaddy a few years ago.
Re:Computer chemists win Nobel prize on Wednesday October 09, 2013 @09:08AM (#6520983)
I initialy read it as "Chemistry Nobel Prize awarded to chemist's computer"... Makes me wonder if that will ever happen.
Unlimited lifetime data storage is how I though of my 1GB HDD in 1996
Our society is clearly in a process of evolution, from feudalism, to an oligarchy, and soon these kind of actions will bring up a real democracy.

Thanks in big part to technology, it is no longer possible for a powerful elite to keep the rest uninformed and uneducated.

Ask HN: I can help you with a X-Mas break project

Full stack web engineer here [SQL/MySQL]+[C#/PHP]+[JS/CSS]I'm willing to put around 20hrs/w for the next 3 weeks into an interesting project.I have 5 years of corporate experience but now I want to build an online reputation, because all of my work is behind my employers' firewalls.If you are interested post your idea, it could be a proof of concept web application or similar. I will release...

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Re:The $100k green card on Sunday December 11, 2011 @02:17AM (#3339532)
The green card already has a $1M tag, even if it is not a simple transaction http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EB-5_visa

Even so, The idea is not bad, since it is talking about skilled workers and EB5 is for investors

Re:IBM Continues Buying Spree With Algorithmics Acquisition on Thursday September 01, 2011 @11:57AM (#2950525)
Who else thought the article was about IBM using algorithms to buy in the stock market?
Re:Ask HN: What do you love about your office? on Sunday November 14, 2010 @03:28PM (#1904048)
Private movie theater / coffee house / fun environment

At the end it's about finding the balance point between the culture you want to develop, and how much you can afford to spend on your workers and still be profitable.

I see... a self-post to brag about your coding skills
Re:Ask HN: Developing the developers on Tuesday August 24, 2010 @04:51PM (#1631100)
Thanks for the input, we began a reading plan with The Pragmatic Programmer ans then we will move on to Don't Make Me think
Re:Ask HN: Developing the developers on Sunday August 22, 2010 @11:00AM (#1624692)
Thanks for your comments. Most development is web-based in PHP, and we also do light customization of OSS solutions. The company is a contact center, we mostly work on automating business processes

Ask HN: Developing the developers

I've recently become the leader of a group of 3 junior developers. I'm looking for resources to develop their skills and motivate them to become better at what they do. Any ideas where to start? Practical is better.

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