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Comment #22364384
I don't know much about copyright law but presumably these were technically public domain already, even if they weren't generally available. I wonder whether they are still of use …
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Comment #22265187
I agree entirely about the colours but I copied them from the Wikipedia version and they seem more or less standard so I didn't want to buck the trend. Maybe I'll add a high-contra…
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Comment #22265178
Thanks for your suggestion - added to the list!
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Comment #22265173
I'll try to make it mobile friendly but it might be difficult. There is a huge amount of information crammed in to the table but I will try to think of something.
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Comment #22265164
I'll put that on my todo list. This is very much the first version and I have many enhancements planned.
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Show HN: One-Dimensional Cellular Automaton in JavaScript
Demo: http://online.codedrome.com/cellularautomaton1d/ca1d.htm Description: https://www.codedrome.com/one-dimensional-cellular-automaton-in-javascript/ Github: https://github.com/C…
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Comment #21795767
I thought it might be something like that. Thanks for the explanation.
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Comment #21795758
I included a tilde in the title and it and the text after it disappeared. Strange.
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Comment #21795735
Thanks, I'll look out for those.
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Comment #21795733
I've seen that, first of a trilogy I think. I'll give it a go, thanks.
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I have noticed that educational institutions (.edu in the US, .ac in the UK) usually have staff pages in the format /~[name]. I don't think I have seen this elsewhere. Is there a r…
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Comment #21792817
You'd be very unpopular using it on a train or in a coffee shop! It's great - maybe make desktop and mobile versions?
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Comment #21792798
Even the Tardis was silent?
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Comment #21792779
They were made for use in TV and radio programmes so need to be of the highest quality and well indexed. I assume the BBC employs people to go out and record them. I also assume th…
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Comment #21792755
My dad did the sound effects for the local amateur dramatics group and he had a few of these records. He would record them onto reel to reel tape and edit them with a small guillot…
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Ask HN: Modern Hard SciFi
Are there any contemporary hard sci-fi authors comparable to Isaac Asimov, Arthur C Clarke and others of their era? I have recently been reading Stephen Baxter and Kim Stanley Robi…
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Comment #21789890
I would certainly install Ubuntu or Mint as a dual boot. It comes with plenty of software such as LibreOffice, Firefox and Gimp which I use all the time. I currently use Atom for c…
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Comment #21789857
5 to 10 years is a lifetime in this business. That's like asking what cars or aircraft will look like in 50 or 100 years.
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Comment #21789852
Writing software isn't really "bootcampable" if there is such a word. You need a significant amount of time to gradually absorb knowledge and skills.
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Comment #21789831
I renewed my certificate a few days ago. I think it took about 2 hours.
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Comment #21765362
A while ago I started playing with the geolocation API and tying it in with Google Maps. I might try to use it with Bing maps which I think is better, at least aesthetically. It lo…
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Comment #21746603
Depends what area you work in but as you are on this site I assume it's something nerdy :) I would like to be better at graphic design, nothing to complex, just the ability to desi…
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Comment #21746519
Working on it! I've just renewed the certificate and my hosting company seem to have screwed up :(