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Hipponax | 15 years ago | on: Ask HN: Are There Any Compelling Reasons To Continue Using Firefox?

For me, noscript.

Hipponax | 15 years ago | on: Babbage's heart-warming message for the middle-aged

Fitzgerald died at 44, Mozart at 35 so neither lived long enough to get into the old group.

Hipponax | 16 years ago | on: The Web’s Inventor Regrets One Small Thing

Why do they refer to Sir Tim as "Mr" throughout the article.

Hipponax | 16 years ago | on: I Wouldn't Hire a Programmer With No Interest in Programming Outside of Work

Did you read the post your replying to? The poster pointed out that he's got other things in his life. When you grow up you might decide that $20 to spend time with your kids when they're young is cheap.

Hipponax | 16 years ago | on: VisiCalc memories - the first Killer App

I would be tempted to call it "The Killer App". By putting computers in the hands of the people who hold the purse-strings VisiCalc made them business necessities in a way no other App has.

Hipponax | 16 years ago | on: Ask HN: C or Haskell, which to learn next?

You should use javascript to learn functional programming.

Hipponax | 16 years ago | on: Will the Six Great Stages of Evolution Be Followed by a Seventh?

Please give examples of the "many scientific books". Also what, in your opinion, is the most reasonable opinion?