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lfender6445··on JSON vs. YAML – try it yourself
wow, there are some really amazing points here. the take away i've gathered is that yaml is preferred for configuration, with json being the clear winner for data interchange. any suggestions for improvements to the site or content?
lfender6445··on JSON vs. YAML – try it yourself
there was difficulty getting the copy feature to work outside of flash. did you run into a specific issue?
lfender6445··on The Snake That’s Eating Florida
searching google for predators of burmese pythons came back with this

Because of its large size, adult Burmese pythons have few predators, with alligators and humans being the exceptions. They prey upon native species and may reduce their populations locally. Research is underway to ascertain the impacts pythons have on native mammal species.

I am struggling to think of ways you could limit the numbers on such an elusive animal

lfender6445··on Bug Prediction at Google (2011)
here is ruby implentation https://github.com/igrigorik/bugspots
lfender6445··on Ask HN: Do you take nootropics?
i've tried piracetam - the effects for me were borderline coffee + espresso for 30 minutes to an hour. it also seemed to stimulate my digestive tract. nothing extremely noticeable in terms of cognitive throughput, but I remember hearing about its increased memory effects in rats as a long term benefit.

I drink 2 -3 cups of caffeinated tea per day, occasionally I drink coffee. This is all I need.

lfender6445··on Ask HN: Do you take nootropics?
in what form?
lfender6445··on Show HN: vim-hackernews
thanks for turning me on to jellybean, what a great scheme. awesome plugin btw!
lfender6445··on Show HN: Scroll – Search or share articles with clean view
great work, very clean
lfender6445··on The Irregular Verbs (2000)
I <3 the ending - 'and that is how our youngest irregular, snuck, sneaked in.'
lfender6445··on Margaret Hamilton, lead software engineer, Project Apollo
shes brilliant and gorgeous. I don't see anything wrong with that
lfender6445··on Margaret Hamilton, lead software engineer, Project Apollo
what a great read. she looks so happy! she is very pretty as well!
lfender6445··on Streem – a new programming language from Matz
interesting point, but I feel the same could be said for (3 * 5)
lfender6445··on Streem – a new programming language from Matz
I agree with you chc. I've been using ruby for 3 years and would not have been able to retrieve first name from memory!
lfender6445··on Show HN: HackerSurf – All the hacker jobs in one place
Impressive use of meteor, would be cool to filter work from home gigs.
lfender6445··on Facebook privacy challenge attracts 25,000 users
I'd argue they've been in the news enough for people to know better.
lfender6445··on Facebook privacy challenge attracts 25,000 users
People get what they sign up for - Everyone knows that facebook is a powerhouse of private data and yet they still continue to use it.

If you don't like how FB handles your data, don't use it.

lfender6445··on Ask HN: Visiting SF, should I check out Silicon Valley?
A meetup group might have more value for you - but the googleplex does sound interesting.
lfender6445··on You Won’t Believe How Much Money We Wasted On Bad Hires In 2013
hehe, you guys beat me to it
lfender6445··on You might not need jQuery
jQuery is a library where rails is a framework. but I will agree, a lot of developers are likely to use it as a crutch in lieu of fully understanding cost vs benefit in your app. if this is the case, then you very might well need jquery.
lfender6445··on Open Letter to Google About Rap Genius SEO
That is hsyterical! I suppose this is the kind of behavior everyone is up in arms about as being obnoxious or unprofessional but I love it.

Who cares how the guys act, they made a a great product that pulls in a strong majority of traffic for a given subject.

That's a lot more than most of the users here can say.

lfender6445··on 20% of Yelp reviews are fake
yelp!
lfender6445··on 20% of Yelp reviews are fake
You do all realize this is major publicity for yelp, right? yelp!
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