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Alas not. We use it on our Linux machines with include mode and it's painful. Common domains fail to resolve at all, and can't even SSH to IP addresses on the local network. Every …

It's a "coaster" hub, very common on cheap single-speed bikes. It allows you to coast without pedalling, and by applying backwards pedal pressure it activates a drum brake. Definit…

This should be possible using "split" technology: https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/manual/html_node/spli...

Which enables an even more readable layout with gist.io http://gist.io/4151124

What options are available for Linux/Mac developers? Can we just install Mono and Nuget and start hacking away?

What I find with C++ is that there are many languages inside it. Put 5 C++ programmers in a room and you'll probably end up with 6 different styles. That the language may have some…

You still have to feed the fish, so it's not really closed. But it is reasonably self-contained in combination with using vegetable waste to breed fly larvae which go on to feed th…

I'm also not seeing anything here that couldn't be done in the JVM either. The numbers aren't spectacular for eight dedicated hardware boxes. Well, good for them for choosing a tec…

> How can you compare reading Slashdot at +5 to reading the mostly unfiltered comments here? Because Slashdot actually provides the facilities to do so. If I could browse +5 HN com…

I did get an invite and installed, but I can't actually do anything with it. There's no Android client, so it just sits on my laptop doing nothing. I thought it would at least have…

Focused on innovation? It's focused on selling advertising.

I've been hoping the rails team would implement two phase commits since the 1.0 days. Does anybody know if the idea has been considered?

Just to answer the example: Mars does not have a magnetic field of significant strength. Curiosity needs shielding on the surface. Perfectly reasonable question though.

Interesting that the install instructions for Red Hat Linux distributions is far more complicated than that of other Linux distributions. But seriously, if they are offering a free…