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doppelganger27

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About doppelganger27

Software developer for Nuage Networks: http://nuagenetworks.net

Avid competitive gamer, former FIRST robotics competitor, and potential maker.

Recent public activity

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    Have you tried comply-style foam tips? I feel pressure with the standard silicone tips that iems tend to come with, but I've been able to wear foam ones for hours without discomfor…

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    Just a guess, but from the preview image the site shows, youtube w/o ublock loads 2 large banners, and one row of videos, vs 3 rows of videos w/ ublock. The larger number of video …

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    I'm no expert on this, but I think that wording suggests that the government's goal is to tax, but it seems to me that a government really wants to spend. My understanding of MMT i…

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    Comment #19266235

    What's the name of the podcast?

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    Comment #17259238

    https://xkcd.com/1138/

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    Comment #16758742

    Google Maps in the U.S. has the avoid tolls option as well. I'm not the poster that previously brought up this issue, but I'm happy to use a toll road if it saves me significant ti…

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    Comment #16595811

    It shows the infobox, but there's a "Show all results" button below it for me.

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    Comment #16553834

    The books are "Have Fun at Work" and "Friends in High Places," both by William L. Livingston

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    Comment #14924370

    I'm curious how important it is to most people which side the window controls are on. I prefer the controls on the right, but whenever I do use Ubuntu or other systems where the co…

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    Comment #14765394

    You can go to the "History" page on youtube and delete the video from your watch history. It seems to stop youtube from using it for recommendations.

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    Comment #14508332

    I use the french press metal filter to catch the majority of the grounds, but then pour through a paper filter to get the finer sediment out.

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    Comment #13466416

    The part about 3d printing "to create specific housewares for a dinner party when you throw it" to minimize the need for storage seems pretty out there, but that's the only part th…

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    Comment #12268672

    I'm not a lawyer, but as I understand it, the states' justifications aren't important to this appeal. The decision that "the FCC is not able to, essentially, remove state laws that…

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    Comment #12004165

    I assume they mean small from a UI perspective, not small from a codebase perspective.

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    Comment #11035905

    The tablet also says "33 photos taken". Maybe there's a significance to the number 33?

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    Comment #10844240

    The article also mentions that DLC and free-to-play games (along with in-game purchases, I'd assume) weren't counted in the Steam sales numbers, so the Steam marketshare shown coul…

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    Comment #10697136

    The issue of distinguishing high-quality execs from low-quality ones is one of the points mentioned in the Jacquart & Armstrong paper that I think the article was referencing[1]. 1…

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    Comment #10603542

    I have a US chip card where I've set a PIN for transaction purposes, so it's not signature only, but it'll still accept both. That said, all of the chip card readers that I've used…

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    Comment #10381196

    > ADHD is defined in the DSM-IV and now -5 as presenting with predominantly hyperactive tendencies or with predominantly inattentive tendencies (or combined, presenting both). This…

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    Comment #10280840

    Yeah, it's still flash video today, but Twitch announced today they plan to implement HTML5 streaming in Q1 2016 http://www.engadget.com/2015/09/25/twitch-html5-whisper-twit...

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    Comment #10274568

    I only recently discovered what I was missing with podcasts, so I'm still finding good ones. Here's the current list: - America's Test Kitchen - Motley Fool Money - Smart Passive I…

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    Comment #10268218

    Interesting read. Thanks :)

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    Let me clarify with an example. Suppose you have an array: int a[10] There is a section of memory of size sizeof(int) * 10 somewhere, and the variable a is a * int that points to t…