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Comment · 12 years ago
This is pretty much how it works in my country (Australia). Those earning under 55k are not required to make repayments, and those who never earn that salary do not repay a cent.

The government of course loses money on this scheme, but the people would tear down any government that tried to revoke it. It's an important and fair middle ground between national free ride and a USA-style 'sins of the father' system. Also note that the repayment amount is nowhere near the true cost of the degree, due to Conmonwealth-supported places.

If you have time to work your way through school at current US tuition, you are probably taking courses below your level.

Comment · 12 years ago
I'd like something that deletes everything I post to those services after, say, 90 days. Allow an exception for photos.
Comment · 13 years ago
There is no solution to the Byzantine Generals problem. If you control more than one third of the nodes, you can wreak havoc, and likely do what you please with the network.

You know who has that kind of computing power? States.

Comment · 13 years ago
Real World Haskell is the go-to resource for beginners http://book.realworldhaskell.org/read/ By well known Haskellers bos, dons, goerzen. Free online. Once LYAH whets your appetite exercises and real programs are needed.
Comment · 13 years ago
Given they mostly have business / law / academic backgrounds, I am not sure that anybody has ever put the case for fibre speeds to the Libs in terms other than 'this is what people want, and it is good.' The use cases used in Labor promotions were patronising to the extreme. Don't be surprised that they've concluded it is simply a 'nice thing' that people want but will loathe paying for.

To be honest with you, the things I am planning to do when I get a gigabit line are not exactly in the 'nation-building' category, either. I'm not sure how to fix that PR problem.

Comment · 13 years ago
Comment · 13 years ago
I run it under Xen with a GPU passed through using VT-d. There are dozens of guides for running it in Xen and also many guides for passing GPUs through to Xen guests. No problems to report. The OSX guest has full access to the GPU. Yet to attempt an OS upgrade though.
Comment · 13 years ago
A constructive proof would satisfy!
Comment · 13 years ago
I'm gonna go with US $120-305 per piece.

http://www.alibaba.com/product-gs/311870898/T_feet_electric_...

Probably best to leave out the garish tabletop and find your own, though.

Comment · 13 years ago
regexr is another of these - better, arguably
Comment · 13 years ago
White on blue is contrast enough, surely? You could also invert for black on orange, get your HN on.
Comment · 13 years ago
Spelling is a factor in the board's decision
Comment · 13 years ago
'Sunk cost' implies an irreversible transaction. Bitcoins are highly liquid. Nothing fallacious about this logic.
Comment · 13 years ago
MixMax, as in the cakes? You wonderful human being. Those cakes rock my world.

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