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qompiler··on Google I/O is sold out
Not so free if you consider the $900,- fee, excluding the cost to get there and place to stay.
qompiler··on Google I/O is sold out
What is the added value of being there physically?
qompiler··on The Impact of the Megaupload Shutdown on Movie Sales
One of the authors of this 'paper' is Brett Danaher. He is a member of the SERCI (The Society for Economic Research on Copyright Issues) which directly gets funding from SGAE (Sociedad General de Autores y Editores) which is a large collecting society (copyright collective) for songwriters, composers and music publishers in Spain.
qompiler··on The Ultimate Bookmarking Tool Is Finally Here
Clicking is so 2000-ish!
qompiler··on Where and When Did the Symbols "+" and "–" Originate?
Chinese write it as 加, if you start making the strokes you get a + in the upper left. Consider this is over 6000 years old, probably the origin. My theory.

Edit (more evidence): "The plus symbol as an abbreviation for the Latin et, though appearing with the downward stroke not quite vertical, was found in a manuscript dated 1417 (Cajori)."

There is an assumption here that it's an abbreviation for the Latin et. But the downward stroke can be seen in the Chinese word.

qompiler··on Creepier By The Minute: Google Glass Will Identify People By Clothing Choices
This is how people react to being recorded http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDumyGJdLrU

Good luck Google!

qompiler··on EA refuses to refund user for SimCity, threatens account ban
What's more amusing is people keep returning! It's Command & Conquer 4 all over again and I will never forget that.
qompiler··on Consumer key/secret for official Twitter clients
OAuth has been called flawed by security experts because it's filled with trap holes for developers to fall into[1] and former developers who left the project[2].

1. http://homakov.blogspot.jp/2013/03/oauth1-oauth2-oauth.html

2. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OAuth#Controversy

qompiler··on Dropbox Sync API
I never understood this, the tutorial shows how to authenticate.

mDbxAcctMgr = DbxAccountManager.getInstance(getApplicationContext(), APP_KEY, APP_SECRET);

So anyone with some basic Android knowledge will be able to extract my applications key and secret?

qompiler··on Google I/O 2013
No you are not special.
qompiler··on How Marissa Mayer Figured Out Work-At-Home Yahoos Were Slacking Off
It's better to slack off in the office.
qompiler··on How people respond to being filmed (with devices like Google glass)
Oke now imagine 10 people around you with Google Glass on their head. You don't even know if they are recording you or not.
qompiler··on Namecheap now officially accepts Bitcoin
> Who is Satoshi Nakamoto?

Amir Taaki

qompiler··on Ask HN: Whats the HN equivalent for Europe?
http://zkombinator.com/
qompiler··on Ubuntu may switch to Android technologies to keep the Linux desktop competitive
> OpenGL ES driver comes with the Android kernel, released by the hw manufacturer, so SurfaceFlinger works right-away.

This doesn't make sense to me, a PC or laptop doesn't have a mobile phone GPU. Or am I missing something here?

qompiler··on Silicon Valley is high on innovation. And pot
3 week vacation :-D
qompiler··on Silicon Valley is high on innovation. And pot
You suppressed the headache with aspirin and coffee. It didn't resolve the underlying problem.
qompiler··on Silicon Valley is high on innovation. And pot
I did a while, it only gives me trouble like headaches for coffee and mood swings with alcohol.
qompiler··on Silicon Valley is high on innovation. And pot
Only if you have a really bad chair and computer desk.

On a side note, drugs are for drug dealers and losers. Only one benefits.

qompiler··on Wikipedia over SMS: Getting Wikipedia to the people who need it most
Given more time the market will develop a solution if there is demand for it. Just like mobile phones are actually being bought in developing countries, something not really foreseen 15 years ago. Forcing something like this on telecom providers will result in the a delay in providing internet access to everyone, it will result in government interference with subsidies and cripple the evolution of the internet not only in developing countries but world wide. Patience is the keyword.
qompiler··on The Meaning of 'su'
What a cute su.c file!

You should see this beast in Solaris!

http://src.opensolaris.org/source/xref/onnv/onnv-gate/usr/sr...

qompiler··on Google Gives $5 Million to Drone Program That Will Track Poachers
So use helicopters aswell?
qompiler··on Google Gives $5 Million to Drone Program That Will Track Poachers
Good idea! Lets make the Africans who manually track poachers jobless!
qompiler··on Ask HN: Incompetence at big companies
It's usually basic stuff you can find in the documentation of whatever project. I know open-source software documentation isn't always the greatest or easiest to understand, it just shocks me!
qompiler··on HP printers can be remotely controlled and set on fire, researchers claim
You can also find HP printers through Google. They run a webserver publicly accessible form anywhere by default!

Search for on Google for the following (without quotes)

"inurl:hp/device/this.LCDispatcher?nav=hp.Print"

qompiler··on Guide to careers in algo trading
Anyone following this scene knows all the companies are leaving the market making business. Reasons are not given, but it doesn't take stochastic calculus to guess it's an empty well. Everyone is throwing a 6 figure bucket at it and leaving with a bitter taste of dirt and clay.

This blog is maintained pretty well, http://www.amsterdamtrader.com/

qompiler··on Google has killed Android (the brand)
There is a penguin in that Android suit, I don't think it really cares. :o)
qompiler··on The Most Terrifying Drone Video Yet
What's wrong with a high school dropout? You feel superior? Maybe you should change your attitude towards your fellow man so they don't hate you. Maybe a dropout was a drop because people like you looking down on others.
qompiler··on Google Glass
> 1. CPU and really the whole shebang. where is it?

Atmel has micro-controllers that include the whole "shebang" the size of your pinkies fingernail!

> 2. It probably requires some sort of 3G/4G card and connection? Where the heck does it fit?

micro-SIM card!

> 3. Batteries! Where are those? Are they solar charged?

Low power means small batteries!

qompiler··on Google Glass
This is a real bummer, I have to wear glasses and can't wear lenses. Is there any information if there will be support for custom glasses being attached?
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