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Comment · 12 years ago
The boards are a little out of my price range at the moment. But definitely wanted to support this project, so I have backed "Buy us a Beer" at $5.
Comment · 13 years ago
Comment · 13 years ago
I had though the Police is aiding and abetting a crime by paying ? In the (UK) not USA - paying a ransom is technically illegal.
Comment · 13 years ago
Clearly you should be in the next final of the world championship of chess.
Comment · 13 years ago
Have another go at Go. The handicap system is wonderful. It make two players of what ever standard have an equal match. There is a reason why Go is old and globally the uptake is far bigger than Chess - it combines very type of thinking. Strategic versus immediate tactical. Thinking globally versus locally. Chess appears too 1 dimensional now by comparison.
Comment · 13 years ago
OMG they killing it slowly. The new owners do not get that the most important part is able to read the comments. I dont^wdidn't go to /. because each article had photo. I wnet because it filter news to news for nerds and the comments were informative/funny/insightful/interesting or just plain troll.

Poor CmdrTaco

Comment · 13 years ago
Comment · 13 years ago
Your VPS provider, can in effect, chroot in to your environment, so EncFS is vunerable.
Comment · 13 years ago
technically is is call a tactile rotating cone (or tactile for short).

Traffic Signal Engineer.....

Comment · 13 years ago
A Puffin - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puffin_crossing may have a near-side detector, that will cancel the demand if you move way from the crossing. i.e. have crossed in the gap.
Comment · 13 years ago
I am a traffic signal engineer. They don't.

They may have a detector (ir-red/mircowave/inductive loop) that detects your approach. At night, as they may be no conflicting demands - the side road will change Green ASAP.

Comment · 13 years ago

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