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Comment · 12 years ago
> That may be true, but remember that if you have the right to host whatever legal content you wish, then the first step toward losing that right is to not defend it. Sometimes that requires defending scoundrels.

Making a UGC revenge porn site doesn't need to be defended by anyone. I feel like your comment is a troll. I shouldn't be arguing with a troll and I expect HN to not have them. I'll stop at that.

Comment · 13 years ago
I love it. But in the spirit of QA here is a reproduction.

Try very slowly typing the word, pretty, in the textbox box. If you are like me it turns into the word, president, on the Chrome browser on Mac.

If I type quickly enough it usually works perfectly.

My guess is that you are using the speed of the typing to decide if I want to accept an autocomplete.

My proposed solution: I'd use the right arrow character to accept the autocomplete and advancing to the end of the word, rather than speed change. The problem with using the space char is that then we'd never be able to type the word pre.

Great job! I think it's almost perfect and pretty :)

Comment · 13 years ago
This works wonderfully.

Definitely the most punch I've seen per line of code.

You can use javascript functions in your excel formulas. In a 30 line of code program this is a feature.

= alert("I love it.");

Comment · 13 years ago
I, a self employed entrepreneur, was rejected for healthcare. Maybe now I'll be able to get it as soon as they fix their website. So they got that much right.

In the meanwhile, I am perfectly healthy and will look both ways before crossing streets.

Comment · 13 years ago
Now you can put lisp code in your PHP. Be sure to test this out with your coworkers or you might get tar'ed and gzip'ed.
Comment · 13 years ago
It's a fine language with various pros and cons versus ruby/perl/python/lisp/clojure/java/c/go/javascript etc.

I can imagine many handy reasons to have a lisp interpreter in PHP.

Also, for your information, I've written code in many languages. I've written thousands of lines in lisp. Typically, if I'm aggravated at a project, it's because of the project itself, and not the language. It's odd to me when people find the language to be so significant for a language that is fairly mature.

Comment · 13 years ago
8% yearly is very good, especially for such a large portfolio with limited volatility. They have made quite a few good trades.

I would not want to defend all of the fed's actions, though.

Comment · 13 years ago
There are a few lessons

1) redlining a contract too much can destroy deals. Some lawyers do this instinctively but you should talk to your lawyer and review the changes and make sure all are important to you.

2) when you are starting off in business you can take more risks. but, i think that when you are established, it pays to be more cautious.

Comment · 14 years ago
PHPPHP is well on its way to being a simple PHP command line debugger. To my knowledge there currently isn't a good tool for command line debugging on PHP.
Comment · 14 years ago
Every person that has ever been harassed by or lost a job over a web page can thank the archive for making that permanent.

It's irresponsible and unlawful to make unauthorized archives of web pages.

Comment · 14 years ago
Archive.org often archives internet harassment. What a pain it is for the victims. The people at Archive.org know this happens but don't say anything about it. So, let's add harassment to the copyright theft.

It's an interesting service and it should be done by a responsible and legal commercial entity.

Feel free to down vote me, but, every dollar you spend on Archive.org could've gone to a worthy cause and helped someone. What a shame.

Comment · 14 years ago
Things to donate to:

Starving children. Orphans. Awareness about preventable disease. The environment. Human rights. Animal rights.

Things NOT to donate to:

Obscure copyright theft.

Comment · 14 years ago
Why do you think the "Restore to Point in Time" failed to work? That puzzles me the most in this catastrophe and no has addressed it. In theory with Point-in-Time restoration you should not lose data from a failure on just the storage where the InnoDB is stored.
Comment · 15 years ago
Here's a quote from the article to intrigue you, "Jobs would have been pleased to hear my challenging second opinions about his pancreatic cancer and his diet, because my thoughts are in agreement with what he intuitively and factually knew to be correct. Hopefully, my account will bring some peace of mind to his family and friends after his untimely death."

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