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finnomenonon Xwax Is an Open-Source Digital Vinyl System (DVS) for Linux

I first started using xwax in 2011. Been on and off until last year when my PC setup changed. Currently blocked from using it because the armbian won't recognize the Audio4DJ soundcard. I definitely need to put time into fixing that.

finnomenonon Something exceptionally grim is happening on the Internet

The stock photos accompanying every random blog post we had up until now were also completely unremarkable and uninteresting.

finnomenonon Tracking Mixed Bitcoins

Welcome to zombocom.

finnomenonon Ask HN: Wikipedia Unbiased Alternative?

It's written by people. How could it not be?

finnomenonon How to Edit Your Own Writing

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E-Prime

finnomenonon Brazilians welcome genetically-modified mosquito to help fight dengue fever

Birds are still around. Nature found a way in that specific case.

finnomenonon Why We Do Pushups

If you are squatting heavy, as you should be doing if you are training with the goal to increase your overall strength, walking up a couple floors shouldn't be too hard of a task and I am pretty sure there are more benefits to it than it would hurt your other goals.

finnomenonon Ask HN: Maximum bang in 3 months?

I like the old cars/motorcycles idea. There might even be money to be made once OP achieves a certain skill level.

finnomenonon “We don’t get out of bed for less than $10,000 per day.”

not everyone can downvote.

finnomenonon Ask PG: What are the perks of a high karma score?

500? here's me hoping it's something like 20 :(

finnomenonon [dead]

I like IBM Thinkpads. As I haven't had the chance to test the ones built by Lenovo I'm not sure I'm a fan of them yet.

Also, Cowon build's the best portable multimedia players, and I love my Garmin handheld GPS!

finnomenonon In favour of a single-forum forum

A pretty active single-forum forum I was once part of decided to divide it up into several topics. The immediate result was a major decrease in threads and posts.

finnomenonon [dead]

I wonder what new security measures this will lead to.

finnomenonon Introduction to tmux (alternative to GNU screen)

tmux a(ttach) is the same as screen -r

finnomenonon Why Companies Keep Pay a Secret

I remember a blog entry that I most likely found here. It was from a company owner who makes the rules which determine how he pays employees public to everybody. It seemed pretty fair and according to him he hasn't had any complaints so far. I will keep looking for it as it was a good read, maybe somebody has it bookmarked though.

finnomenonon Wi-Fi Is More Addictive Than Coffee for Young People

I don't care much for coffee at all, so.. yeah, I'd be "grumpier"

finnomenonon Email needs to be realtime

try having your server tell the senders mail server to resend the email in X minutes. a pretty nice spam killing technique but it costs time. you can white list them after they get through the first time so the following emails don't have that artificial delay.

finnomenonon Building muscle doesn't require lifting heavy weights

local fat reduction: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1463-1326.2006....

search for aminophylline.

finnomenonon Poll: When do you usually go to bed?

I usually only use the upvote to save a story (bookmark it).

finnomenonon Ask HN: If I gave you $20.00 US, What would you buy?

The Unix Programming Environment (Prentice-Hall Software Series)

The cheapest offer on amazon.com is $20 including shipping costs.

finnomenonon Ask HN: How to turn $1,000 into $10,000 in a relatively short period of time?

how does one downvote?

finnomenonon New Air Conditioner Uses 90% Less Electricity

is "Catch-22" misused in this article?