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Re:Build a house for less than $5000 on Monday February 13, 2012 @04:21PM (#3587388)
Reminds me of a Tony & Faith Wrench, who have done similar things a few times in West Wales: http://thatroundhouse.info/ Interesting couple.
Re:Ask HN: What documentaries are worth watching? on Sunday June 26, 2011 @02:33PM (#2698677)
I loved Fermat's Last Theorum: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8269328330690408516#

And the recent 'Senna' for both capturing the passions involved.

Re:Real-time map of Dutch rail traffic on Saturday April 02, 2011 @08:18PM (#2401351)
Someone posted a similar thing for the London Underground from Matthew Somerville about 2 years ago here (can't find the hn link):

http://traintimes.org.uk/map/tube/

Re:A Guide to the Good Life: The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy on Monday November 15, 2010 @03:33PM (#1907740)
I haven't read the book, but the more I learn about the Stoics (far beyond the simplistic modern definition of the word), the more I concur with you. I'm still a weekend Epicurean though :)
Re:Tell HN: Uptick in mean-spirited comments on Sunday October 31, 2010 @04:28AM (#1852839)
I have a suggestion: after first creating an account, users could be redirected to the 'guidelines' page. That might help frame the tone of subsequent comments.
Re:Tips on giving a big speech on Sunday October 24, 2010 @04:55AM (#1825675)
If you find making eye contact unnerving, look directly at the gap between a person's eyebrows whilst speaking - to them it's indistinguishable from actual eye contact.
That would be Taleb & Universa (the true extent of whose success has been questioned, fwiw)
Sorry to hear that. I've contacted Amnesty's International Secretariat to see if they can help.
Re:Gift HN: Anybody want a subdomain of ww.com? on Saturday October 16, 2010 @04:35AM (#1797609)
Thanks!
Re:Gift HN: Anybody want a subdomain of ww.com? on Friday October 15, 2010 @07:33PM (#1796786)
Dank vriend, goede karma aan u! I'd like 'tst.ww.com' but I can't tell if it's free (seems parked/squatted, but maybe not). My domain is www.tstw.co.uk - don't know my dns off hand but can find it if needed & will email you this post.
Re:Internet Explorer falls below 50% market share on Tuesday October 05, 2010 @06:52PM (#1761917)
and they had a road-side billboard near my house recently. Clearly going after the IE6 demographic :)
Re:Coding Horror: YouTube vs. Fair Use on Monday September 20, 2010 @08:47PM (#1711041)
No, brazzy is correct - sorry if that wasn't clear. The game was in South Africa, but I filmed a live screening of it in Mexico - a shot of the screen & stage as a goal was scored, then pan to the (Mexican) crowd reaction. I wasn't complaining it was blocked, I was (hopefully) giving colour to the original assertion & conveying how quickly the obscured 'owner' was identified. I understood this was as a result of a 'safe harbour' ruling, but I guess dmoney's point about YouTube's 'partners' also played a part. [edit] corrected attribution.
Re:Coding Horror: YouTube vs. Fair Use on Friday September 17, 2010 @03:58PM (#1702602)
I had a similar experience, but the matching success was even more surprising:

I uploaded a home made video of a world cup goal as seen from a plaza screening the game. Loads of crowd noise, AND a big chunk of the video did not have the screen visible (though I guess the commentator could be heard). About 20 minutes later I got a similar email saying FIFA had claimed the rights & the clip is now restricted in some countries. I guess they could have data mined from the title etc., but that's still damn quick for a live broadcast match.

Re:Hackers accidentally give Microsoft their code on Friday August 27, 2010 @10:16AM (#1638866)
But are crackers who are stupid enough to hit 'send' representative of crackers in general? I'd guess not.
Re:Ask HN: Finance degree without the degree? on Tuesday August 24, 2010 @10:47PM (#1631872)
working through examples/models/etc:

http://www.exinfm.com/free_spreadsheets.html

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