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9,801karma·1,821submissions·April 12, 2011
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It is a shame this mission has not gotten more press, but I hope it will be covered more once the landing happens on the 12th. Landing _on_ a comet is awesome, and getting to that point and orbiting a…
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Except when it benefits them: https://www.techdirt.com/blog/netneutrality/articles/2014103... …
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Perhaps, though I did more than simply skim the article. If that was the intent, the author probably could have done a better job of making that point.
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> But where were the hard numbers that pointed to bias, be it in the selection of professionals or the publication process, skeptics asked? ... Maybe it was the case that liberals simply wanted to …
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DigitalOcean does have an affiliate program[0] – is there a way to include that with the button? [0] https://www.digitalocean.com/referral-program/ …
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Very cool, and something I think would be great to have. To add to the questions, have you thought about a version that uses or can interface with owncloud (or something similar)? I think the cross-de…
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The FreeBSD wiki page[0] has an updates page, with this, from a month and a half ago: > 20140910: Outback Dingo has made available an older port of pfSense's launchd_xml. [0] https:/…
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I think you might need to provide more details. Where are the scans "coming through", what type of modifications are you trying to detect, and at what points in the process might those modif…
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> If the Monopolistic ISPs can extract more wealth out of the content-to-consumer pipeline, doesn't the GDP go up? Perhaps you are being sarcasic, but I cannot tell. This is a version of the b…
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:) But, here in Chile, I have heard that hotels have trouble earning repeat business if they do not serve nescafe (even if they serve other, arguably better coffee). As is said, there's no accoun…
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It would be helpful for you to have data to back up that sentiment. But quite frankly, I am very skeptical that corruption is on the decline. Yes, mass communcation makes it easier to hear about these…
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Apparently not from the current latest (0.30.0) version on f-droid. I just went through the MozStumbler menus and did not see anything about (auto-)updating.
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There is a difference between the USPS tracking mail to ensure it does not get lost and the USPS giving that information to the FBI or other law enforcement agencies.
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The Smithsonian/NASA Astrophysics Data System[0] has an API[1], though I am not sure it has all the information one would need to create such a graph. [0] http://adsabs.harvard.edu…
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I was not justifying their method (or even saying that the unofficial/unauthorized leaks were truthful), merely offering a possible explanation of why they are allowed to happen (or, likely, enco…
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The lifehacker page just links to the actual article: http://mac-how-to.wonderhowto.com/how-to/make-yosemite-look-... …
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> I suppose we should stop handing over fobs to valet parking? I thought many (but presumably not all) cars came with "valet keys", just for that reason. I am not sure how often they are …
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> Aren't these comments themselves probably unauthorized disclosures to the news media? Offically, yes. In practice, no. My understanding is that government orgs need some amount of non-offici…
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> If you're dependent on creating products that people love with features that help people in their day-to-day lives, you can't afford to be completely insulated. > A trader who is foc…
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Okay, thanks for the clarification. I did just check and I have an American geolocated IP, consistent with what you said.
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Possibly coupled with an observational confirmation bias https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confirmation_bias …
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I just tested mine, but the situation is a bit complicated. My service is with T-mobile in the US, but I am currently connecting through Movistar Chile. The response from the website was: > did not…
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It might be better to submit this as a standalone "Ask HN", with more specific information about your app.
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