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thunderbong
118,651karma·18,327submissions·May 20, 2012
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A long time ago, in a 'Modesty Blaise' book, when Wille Garvin is incarcerated and the guard tries to cut a deal with him saying that he'll set him free - Garvin says "I already ha…
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Missed that somehow. Available on Youtube in India however - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWe067r5X-s Also, having now watched the whole film, I couldn't quite fathom why it w…
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Thanks. Didn't know about this film. The ban was lifted in 2010. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sikkim_(film) …
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I really liked the idea of showing a gif with a 'Play with sound' button which pops up the video. Very innovative!
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Github link - https://github.com/bundit/kord-app
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If I'm not mistaken, this happens only if you don't specify the exact version number that is required to be installed.
986 pts
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A sixteen year quest! Amazing!
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IMHO, this is a problem not only with npm but with entire Javascript eco-system. Every new framework has to re-imagine and re-invent what has been done forever. Not only that, we need to …
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Is this gif using BlockySQL? Doesn't look like it though, since there are many more options available. And it looks more powerful than BlocklySQL. Is the source available?
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Honestly, I find this kind of comment not useful at all. Considering how internet / tech / security savvy the HN crowd is, I'm sure we don't give our personal / work email add…
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IMHO (this is for web / mobile apps) - As computers become more powerful, a lot of the functionality which is reserved for the server side gets pushed to the client. The client ends up with more …
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I've found 'Finite and Infinite Games' by James Carse to be amazing thorough and enriching book along these lines. https://www.amazon.com/Finite-Infinite-Games-James-Car…
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This is an interview by Om Malik back in October 2009 with a Symbian executive. In my opinion, the complacency was obvious even then - https://gigaom.com/2009/10/23/symb…
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Rule of Three -
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rule_of_three_(computer_progra... …
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This was very interesting - >> Types are a tool of thought. They exist in the mind first, and in the machine second. >> A statically typed language, therefore, guides your thinking. This i…