pasbesoin
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- February 28, 2007 (19y ago)
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I used to be smart.
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When emailing, please add the word "hn" to the subject; otherwise, your email will likely become lost in the sea of spam that account receives. Thanks.
Addendum: I've responded to several email requests that have produced zero follow-up. The occasional occurrence I readily accepted, but I'm to the point of saying, don't email me unless you're serious, or at least respectful.
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I know from reading comments that some here have more than a passing acquaintance with audio recording. My new furnace is making noise intermittently; unfortunately for diagnosis/service, largely in the later afternoon…
- FCC halts AT&T plan to raise Internet prices on Sprint and other rivals (arstechnica.com)
- [Show #] 847 Asthma and Infection [The People's Pharmacy - public radio] (peoplespharmacy.com)
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The title about says it. As I've mentioned before, while I'm far (far) from an expert in such things, I've found it interesting over the past some years to note the changes in the certificate chains and connections that…
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TL;DR: Gmail theme "Orcas Island" is borked. Any others? (Maybe I should have tried harder to squeeze "theme Orcas Island" into the title...) -- Yes, this is using HN as "Google customer support", but what other option…
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I've had some downtime and have had public radio on a fair amount in the background. I've been frustrated with the complete lack of SOPA/PIPA coverage; I've even written to my local station about it. This morning the…
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I'm seeing this chain for the first time, today. Based on the root certificate, it looks legitimate. I guess I'm just a little twitchy after recent events. (I'm in the U.S.) In reverse order to the root (last): CN =…
- ISPs may rage, but Uncle Sam supports city-owned Internet (arstechnica.com)
- Louisiana fiber network running -- despite cable, telco lawsuits (arstechnica.com)
- Just like Comcast? RCN accused of throttling P2P (arstechnica.com)
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For the past couple of months, I've been experiencing a lot of delays and timeouts with HN responses. Either altogether, or no page contents returned. I wonder whether others are, as well. I like to look at a post's…
- Prosecutors Turn Tables on Student Journalists (nytimes.com)
Prosecutors have supoenaed detailed records, including grades and grading methodologies as well as notes and other material, pertaining to the student journalists. Amongst other things, the article raises the question…
- The Social Life of Paper (2002) (newyorker.com)
Reports on the continued use of paper records not just as a better visual interface but also as an enabler of different ways of working including utilizing spacial orientation. This thread…