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Re:Why TCP Over TCP Is a Bad Idea (2001) on Sunday March 29, 2015 @11:17AM (#9285096)
TCP does what it's designed for: Reliable, ordered, stream connection with fixed end-points. UDP is the other extreme of this permutation. Wonder why no one explores the spectrum in between?
Re:Welcome to OpenBSD [pdf] on Saturday March 21, 2015 @03:45AM (#9242126)
Very useful, sans the font. Pardon the pun
hmmm, interesting..
Re:Convert Facebook newsfeed into Reddit-style trending stories on Wednesday August 07, 2013 @09:13AM (#6172551)
You need to take a look at Facebook's EdgeRank and how this circumvents it: http://mashable.com/2013/05/07/facebook-edgerank-infographic...
Re:Convert Facebook newsfeed into Reddit-style trending stories on Wednesday August 07, 2013 @09:06AM (#6172509)
The app basically goes around the facebook EdgeRank algo and finds trending stories -- as opposed to only showing the stories from friends with whom you have a good edgeRank.
Re:Convert Facebook newsfeed into Reddit-style trending stories on Wednesday August 07, 2013 @08:38AM (#6172337)
Do you know that around 50% of your friends' updates are never seen by you? Why: Stories are buried deep in your newsfeed; facebook also only shows stories of the friends who regularly interact with you on facebook. Additback digs deep in your newsfeed to find the most interesting stories

No more endless scrolling of your newsfeed to find interesting post by your friends. Get a ranked list of trending stories every couple of hours

Re:Ask HN: Review my startup - findAlong.com on Monday May 11, 2009 @02:33AM (#603092)
Thanks for all the feedback folks! Please install the extension and try it out with your team/co-workers. Will love to get feedback on the extension.

Thanks, -Umar

Ask HN: Review my startup - findAlong.com

http://www.findAlong.com.Often people work in teams to find information on the Web e.g. team of students working on a class project, members of a research group writing a paper, geographically distributed teams of programmers searching for help on forums, corporate research departments writing market surveys or reports, online shopping with family or planning a trip with friends. Typically...

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