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netc

73 karma · joined September 1, 2009

Just a fellow hacker trying to make life easier for earthlings.
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netc··on A Most Peculiar Test Drive
Does anyone see any discrepancy in third graph, "Rated Range remaining vs. Distance" ? The graph shows the distance from Delaware Supercharge to Milford Supercharge is approx. 200 miles. The car arrived at Milford with almost zero charge left even though projected range was 242 miles after charge at Delaware! Which means battery lasted nearly 42 miles less than the projected distance. Am I missing something?
netc··on Unlocking Cellphones Becomes Illegal Saturday in the U.S.
att didn't unlock initial iPhones (e.g. 3GS) even after contract was over, not until April 2012 - nearly a year after contract was expired. I wish we had laws declaring that practice illegal. Keeping phone locked beyond the contract seems way "exploitative" to me.
netc··on A Mysterious Patch Of Light Shows Up In The North Dakota Dark
Genuine question - Can't a natural gas power plant be built nearby? Assuming access to grid is not far, extra power can be sold to nearby markets.
netc··on Ask HN: 2x24" vs 1x27" (2560x1440) Which Monitor configuration do you prefer
I use 27"+20" at home and 24"+20" at work. I can say for sure having two monitors feels much better - I can dedicate one monitor to terminals and other for web and documentation. Having two also helps in quickly maximizing a documentation window in one monitor without obstructing the main working area (terminals) for me. I used these monitors in landscape mode and end up splitting the width of the screen into two or three terminals. 27" monitor felt huge at the beginning, but was pretty awesome once I figured out windows placement which works for me.
netc··on John's Phone: a minimalist cell phone
John's Phone: access your address book even when battery is dead.
netc··on Comimix iPhone/iPad PROMO CODE
I used 9PPXLP3JKTM9
netc··on Why Having Projects Can Improve Your Life
I totally agree. I started working on a side project 2 months back and I feel great. It even increased my productivity at my day job.
netc··on Level 3 outbid Akamai on Netflix by reselling stolen bandwidth
The article talks about 5 times increase in volume of the traffic. Wouldn't it mean Comcast gets to make extra bucks even though number of Comcast customers who access Netflix will not increase that much? Right or wrong, Comcast wants a cut every time Netflix (or any one else) changes CDN provider.
netc··on Ask HN: What do you love about your office?
Try talking to your team members and manager. One of my senior colleague who mas mentoring others was in similar situation. He worked out a deal with the manager - no interruption from 10am to 12 noon. He even got a board saying 'Quiet Hour 10 to 12' outside his cubicle. It took us a week to realize he was serious when our manager told us. We respected his quiet hours.
netc··on Ask HN: Have you had laser eye surgery? What was your experience?
I'm planning to get it done next year. Can you please share the name of the clinic? My email address is in my profile.
netc··on Ask HN: Suggestions for a Xmarks replacement?
Xmarks should work with a private server over WebDAV. You can register for a box.net account and get WebDAV access at box.net/dav. Of course, it is a short term solution. If nice folks at Xmarks decide to open source the code, this could work out be a long term solution.
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