DavidWanjiru
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- December 23, 2012 (13y ago)
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I've just watched footage of the Challenger space shuttle breaking up in this documentary [0], and although I knew what happened, I've instinctively reacted like I didn't know it was going to happen. You know how they…
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I'm curious: I'm sure you've all read about the speculation regarding the potential carcinogeny of the radio waves emitted (and received?) by mobile phones. I assume we're right, that mobile phones are harmless. But…
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I ask coz I want to make a mobile app that maize farmers in East Africa (I'm Kenyan) can use to check for moisture content in their maize, but phones don't come with built in moisture meters the same way they have…
- The Hiring Post (sockpuppet.org)
- The 100 Year Old Electric Car (popularmechanics.com)
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I searched for "Eric Garnier" on HN, and got about 7 or so results, all of which had at most, 2 comments, I think. I'd have thought the Eric Garnier story is the kind that would be discussed exhaustively on HN, so I was…
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I'm curious what the HN community makes of "The Prophets of Science Fiction"[0] For one, I've only recently watched it, and I quite liked it and I'm looking to buy a few of the books, but googling around, I see some…
- The 100 Year Old Trick to Writing at 240 Words per Minute (sitepoint.com)
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A small medical practice has for years (going back to 1988)used written records for their patients. They have a book where they assign a number, add the name and postal address of patient. They then use a card with the…
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As far as learning networks goes, how useful are the Cisco CCNA & CCNP classes and certifications vis a vis what a keen person can learn on their own from the net and so on? I've noticed they include practicals that…
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For the last two weeks or so, I haven't been able to browse HN on my phone (Nokia 1680c feature phone, Opera Mini 3.1.xxxx browser). I get the error message "unable to complete secure transaction…
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A friend makes POS software, and needs to implement a loyalty program that uses smart cards. The loyalty program currently uses numbers generated by his software and printed on plain PVC cards as barcodes. Apparently,…
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Different people tell you different things, I want to hear your opinions. What's the best pattern for charging/use/charging cycles for a laptop battery to ensure maximum life as well as maximum usage between charges?…
- Don't use autofill in your browser (yoast.com)
- (Another story on)How Twitter was Born (2009) (140characters.com)
- Arduino based curtain automation (jwz.org)
- 100 or so Books that shaped a Century of Science (americanscientist.org)
- Where Should I Go to College? (m.theatlantic.com)
- WhatKind of Genius are You? (Wired, 2006) (wired.com)
- Pattern Languages in Architecture and Software (fastcolabs.com)
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Somewhere towards the bottom of a given book's info on Amazon, they usually put a "Frequently bought together" list of books, often a two or three book combo of the book in question plus another one or two. Just as…
- Failed States Are A Western Myth (m.guardian.co.uk)