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33,021karma·4,243submissions·August 13, 2014
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“I don’t think computing is a real field. It acts like a pop culture, it deals in fads, and it doesn’t even know its own roots.” – Alan Kay
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What struck me most about this article were the observations about Scalia's dissent from the bench. It sounds like he made a fool of himself. Is he really that arrogant and contemptuous of the li…
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After reading this article, I'm convinced that the domestic airline industry just isn't working well and perhaps never will. On some level everyone must know this, including the regulators a…
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What do the different colors mean in the first two charts? Am I missing something?
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I'm a small investor in Apple and a (former) member of Above Avalon. I enjoyed reading the free content on this site for a few months, so I decided to try out the paid version. So far I'm no…
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This is my favorite new Swift article by far. All the others are my favorite too.
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Yes, the author gets it. No other music streaming service can come close to what Apple will offer in terms of the complete customer experience. What puzzles me is that Apple has been streaming its ent…
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Based on other comments here, it sounds like the LLVM Bitcode representation is more closely tied to a specific architecture than the System/38 intermediate representation was. Same idea, though.
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The hacksters seem to have the upper hand right now (mid 2015). I use a password manager called 1Password. The 1Password app syncs the vault across all my devices using iCloud. I hope and pray that th…
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Let's continue this conversation offline (see my profile).
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I'm planning to move to a rural town in Rhode Island late next year, and I expect I will be traveling to Providence and even Boston for meetups, conferences, consulting jobs, etc. You're now…
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Is Hacker News really an appropriate place to post what amounts to a want ad? Just asking.
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Very insightful article. As tech pundits go, I've never been a big fan of Walt Mossberg. I also stopped reading Re/code after the first few months. They aren't terrible, but I think the…
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After Brian Krebs exposed this security loophole in March 2015, the IRS apparently did nothing. Why doesn't the IRS site allow users to create a secure account? For example, see the Social Securi…
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Note to based2: If you're going to post a link to a scientific article behind a paywall, at least tell us why we should care about the result.
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Don't worry, just enjoy being a nerd. These days, lots of women think nerds are sexy.
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I really dislike the term "Indie", for the same reason I wince when people call Tim Lincecum "Timmy". What's wrong with Independent?
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Note to dang: add a new feature to permanently block comments from a list of HN accounts that I specify in my profile.
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Unable to launch. Apparently this app is not signed properly?
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I totally agree. If I hadn't purchased AppleCare and I was asked to pay $700 for the repair, I would be very upset! This is clearly a manufacturing defect, and Apple will eventually have to addre…
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Apple immediately replaced the display on my late 2013 MacBook Pro after I reported this problem last week. I had only cleaned the display a few times, always using a damp microfiber cloth. I purchase…
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When I try to read this blog post, I am getting a "404 Not Found" error.