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9,801karma·1,821submissions·April 12, 2011
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This is a dupe of [0] from yesterday, with ~100 comments. [0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8365061
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It was all a joke: https://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-ideas/2011-Septembe... …
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I have not looked into the actual document contents, but based on what you said, I do agree with you. But your poins are orthogonal to the question of whether or not it is appropriate for a manual…
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What should be scandalous is that the Senate's rules have been secret – in the absence of public rules, how do we know who is following them?
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> but would they be useful against such a rapidly-changing pathogen ? Does that explain why people are not immune from the flu after having it once – the version they have antibodies to is not the …
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> in particular by bringing in local residents who have survived Ebola, and are no longer at risk of infection. I have seen this several places over the past week or two – is it actually true that…
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I cannot speak to the $600 range, but I have had good luck with a Lenovo x201 – I have been using one exclusively with linux for the past ~4 years. Things pretty much worked right out of the box (usin…
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Have you by chance written up how you have implemented that? I suspect there are existing examples of such setups online, but it never hurts to have another, particularly if your implemtation is diffe…
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To be fair, not all tor IP addresses are public; there are bridge relays which are not publicly listed[0]. This is one of the tactics for getting around blocking of tor in countries such as China. [0]…
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I believe most digital medium format cameras are still modular. There are a few which have integrated sensors, but most do not. I guess this is due to the legacy of interchangeable film backs.
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> (presuming they don't pay... which they wouldn't) If they did, it would just come out of the pockets of taxpayers anyways.
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> Carrying $75K in cash around should raise anyone's suspicions as to the purpose, no matter what the carrier claims. Think about it. Why would YOU carry $75K in cash? > The obvious and wel…
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> This is almost a 100% tech company. I wonder how much of underestimating that, combined with the founders possible(I'm guessing) lack of tech knowledge contributed to the failure. I think yo…
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> I generally have a hard time with any book list for security people that includes, for instance, _Design Patterns_. Would you please elaborate on this point? I am not familar with that book and s…
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> The first Moto G had no NFC though. Don't know if this one does yet. But NFC will very soon be a 'must have' feature. I used NFC some on my Galaxy S3, and when I was buying the Mo…
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I second this. It is my only phone, and aside from the camera, it is a great phone at an awesome price. There has been a lot of discussion of screen size in the Moto X thread [0], and I tend to agree …
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If enough users flag the post, I believe it drops off the front page. It obviously is not the same as killing a post, but it is probably the most straightfoward method for community moderation.
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There is other, fairly extensive, discussion here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8267622 (also currently on the front page)…
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