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This compatibility of HN is far superior than both of reddit's mobile versions. Please don't fix what isn't broke

I didn't see an opening bracket for sarcasm so I assume it's before 'Great win'. Were they really surprised by this? Also are they same people that didn't know putting hard drives …

I once tried reddit's default look, its old mobile look and its new beta mobile look on my psp. All 3 looked terrible so I was very surprised that HN looked perfect on both. It doe…

Indeed it is not perfect use of the English language but why complain about it or brag that you noticed the mistake? Most people who understand English can read 'txt' as 'text' and…

In the early days D seemed like a real good idea as a cleanup replacement for C++ with potential to innovate in some areas such as the multi core revolution. The developers started…

What does "1/10 of 1%" actually mean? How is it different from 0.1%?

He once said that he records all of his own keystrokes(Sorry don't have the link). You need to remember he is a very unusual person.

Haskell is such a great language and it's a real shame that not many companies see it's advantages. There was recently a discussion on haskell-cafe[1] about it's lack of adoption i…

The author suggests a design app based on web kit and then clarigies in the comments that he meant any layout engine: "Why Webkit? Do we really want a design application that is sp…

Isn't that what these are for: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Process_calculus

The arguments for install seem a bit weak and/or incorrect. > Web apps can't open popup windows Popupblocker allow > Web browsers cannot offer permanent storage https://developer.m…

Previous discussion: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1006980

What's the date on this essay? Most of the other essays say the month/year at the top.

Just to add to your list: http://www.twotoasts.de/index.php?/pages/midori_summary.html

Also incase it gets overlooked and assuming that those caffeine pills have no sugar/protein: If your coffee has sugar you may notice the drop in sugar. If it has protein then this …

It's nice to think that every plant has some mathematical formula encoded within it's genes: http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=polar+r+%3D+%28sin%28th... but given a shape, what…

And this is what people forgot when they say html5 is superior. 'The future' - maybe but is anyone creating tools to speed up the generation of html5+js?

> In 2015 the default login & payment method(s) on the web will be facebook Connect, Google Gmail, or Apple iTunes. Why not openid?

A browser that is not mentioned but I highly recommend over anything else: http://www.twotoasts.de/index.php?/pages/midori_summary.html

I have not tried his videos yet but I would highly recommend http://www.youtube.com/user/patrickJMT#g/u also.

Was any patents involved?

Sometimes it's not rejection that's the issue but the employers laziness to explain why the applicant failed. It is fair to let all applicants know so they can stop making the same…

intelligence is how great our ability to predict is according to this talk: http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/jeff_hawkins_on_how_brain_...

By 'borrow' does that mean to use the code etc to get something working then eventually re write those particular pieces yourself in a similar way that freebsd did or can they be k…