hadeharian
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10 years ago
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on: Hawaii First to Harness Deep-Ocean Temperatures for Power
Good to see that the concept which was first presented to me in an ACT problem is finally becoming a reality. It would have been nice to have heard about this before taking a timed test. Much too fascinating and time consuming.
hadeharian
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10 years ago
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on: The most obsolete infrastructure money could buy – my worst job ever
What people don't always understand is outside of the tech world, there are people who still think computer upgrades are unnecessary expenditures. It's true that the theoretical lifetime of a computer is probably something like 50 years, minus the hard drive replacement and the power supply which will generally go bad much quicker.
The more difficult thing is in a field like aeronautics any minor changes have the possibility of generating catastrophic events. In these situations, the cost of replacement, and testing, and phasing stuff in is enormously high and the risk is obscene when change needs to be made.
hadeharian
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10 years ago
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on: Biggest image in the smallest space
This is a very easy form of attack in security circles.
hadeharian
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10 years ago
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on: The Limits of Language
It would seem then, that as humans, we are forcing ourselves to be less contextual on our talk and more uniform. This is precisely how cell phone talk becomes more understandable, is by meaning the same things when you talk much more consistently.
hadeharian
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10 years ago
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on: Walkmod: Open-source tool to automatically apply code conventions
Every problem in computer science can be solved by another level of indirection. Genius! Genius! Genius!
hadeharian
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10 years ago
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on: Ashley Madison founder steps down
Meanwhile, we wait for AM founder to bend over for the soap.
hadeharian
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10 years ago
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on: Government officials in Amherst, VA can now require employers to fire ex-cons
Sounds highly discriminatory. I'd hate to live there. The commissioner sounds like the biggest criminal in that town.
hadeharian
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10 years ago
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on: How a Criminal Network Infiltrated the Bank of England
Yes...the title is mislabeled. It should be something more like "How a criminal got together with friends at BoE".
hadeharian
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10 years ago
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on: Rural Chemistry: Dick's Encylopedia of Practical Recipes (1872)
This was actually reprinted in the 1970's and there's a Kindle edition for 99 cents.
hadeharian
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10 years ago
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on: Google OnHub Review
Seems like it requires too many dependencies. Give me an independent interface any day.
hadeharian
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10 years ago
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on: Reasons to Turn Down That Startup Job
" Wart removal is a really common one"
Have you tried duct tape? It's offers higher chances of success.
hadeharian
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10 years ago
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on: Ask HN: Why are people afraid to answer a Stack Overflow question?
This. I can't believe how arrogant the community is, especially against first time posters. 9/10's of the time, you will get some part of their policy wrong prior to posting. Also, they flag things as repeats very often for being related but not the same. I have never desired to post there ever again after the sny comments I've received from the management.
hadeharian
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10 years ago
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on: Ask HN: If you had 15-20k to take a 2-4 week trip, solo, what would you do?
I would probably do some kind or genetic study as I traveled. There is some kind of interesting genotype(s) I would have to test for. This could be plant, animal, human. I wouldn't really care.
hadeharian
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10 years ago
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on: McWhopper - Hamburger proposal for Peace
Actually, the scrolljacking wasn't bad if you're into scrolljacking.
hadeharian
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10 years ago
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on: Cisco completes acquisition of OpenDNS
Yeah, I'm not certain how to feel about this.
hadeharian
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10 years ago
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on: Netflix Is Dumping Anti-Virus, Presages Death of an Industry
This is click bait. Netflix is switching to a tool/service that allows coverage over more than just antivirus. Even the author words it strangely.
hadeharian
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10 years ago
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on: Facebook files patent for credit worthiness based on your friend group
On the other hand, if I friend the right billionaires, perhaps I will be autoapproved? I can't say I would mind this.
hadeharian
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10 years ago
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on: Remember the Ice Bucket Challenge? Here’s What Happened to the Money
This is good. The very odd thing about this event is that I recall the benefit and to some extent the ridiculousness of the ice bucket challenge, and thought to myself that it's great that people were coming together to help those in need.
Several months later, my father was diagnosed with ALS. A week ago, my father passed away.
At this stage in my life, I can't begin to express how thankful I am that there is a group dedicated to the treatment of this condition and that (unlike many other US charitable endeavors) the monies received have been utilized efficiently.
hadeharian
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10 years ago
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on: China's Brewing Crisis Is a Thousand Times Greece's
It's incredibly stupid how this article bashes overall implementation, rather than detail of implementation. Detail of implementation should matter 1000 times more. And let's face it, as a country China is a wreckless teenager. It has not had the time to form good economic policy with investors from every country throwing it wads of cash.
hadeharian
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10 years ago
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on: Life of a Ticket
I've never experienced shittier customer service, but I guess it's cool how they can make a pretty article and exclaim "our shit tastes pretty good, doesn't it?".
