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Thank you so much for breaking this situation down with such clarity. I've had the Gagguino mod on my personal project list for a while, and when I saw that they went closed source…

One of the best way to prevent cable knots is to use the over-under technique. It helps prevent knots, and lets you unravel a cable extremely fast. I learned it in the audio indust…

Yogi was in a league of his own in so many ways. He was the greatest catcher in the history of baseball, but he's remembered for his wit and character. I met Yogi once, when I was …

Intelligent =/= Tolerant

If you go with this line of reasoning, whoever put him in that position should also be fired, and their boss should be fired for putting someone in charge who made such a poor deci…

The author states they felt it was appropriate when they were fired. In what world would it be appropriate to get fired for a single, simple, incredibly easy to make mistake? Doubl…

There are 2 possibilities: 1. People aren't tipping 2. Cab drivers aren't reporting their tips. Being a native new yorker, legality aside, I'd bet most cash tips go unreported. Rep…

The FAQ states the inside is made of glass

I can't even replace an o-ring with gloves on, I cannot imagine the frustration of trying to do such a task with a tele-presence robot. I really don't think the technology for some…

There is no reference or comparison to the fable in the article. This is pure link bait. Absolutely deplorable.

That actually makes me feel much better about the matter, good to know!

I agree. The beauty of Tonx is that it's all about the coffee itself. No milk, no sugar, no dilution. Blue Bottle seems more about the coffee drink and less about the coffee

I'm really conflicted by this. The good: Tonx is awesome. Blue Bottle is great. I can't imagine coffee quality will decline due to a merger. The bad: Tonx has lost a lot of agility…

I love how many comments in this thread imply that they would be able to spot a sniper in real life, due to depth perception or whatever other factor. There's a reason snipers are …

If optimizing 57 seconds of your day makes such a drastic difference, you are doing a vast number of things wrong.

Wealth, on a scale of being in the single digits percentage-wise, often has a lot to do with skill. Some skills, such as empire building, get you there faster than others. See Bill…

I very fondly remember ThinkGeek's early days, if you start a new venture, let the HN community know! I'll definitely be in line as a customer and I'm sure many others here would b…

The exact verbiage on Amazon's website is "Buy movie in HD 1-Click® $$$.$$". Its easy to lecture to the hackernews crowd on the evils of DRM, but do you really think the average co…

A swirl of other high-level staffing switch-ups also occurred, including a handful of layoffs. Two of the people let go were the remaining co-founders: Vadnais, who essentially inv…

It isn't available in Santa Clara, so it's certainly not the whole peninsula.

This doesn't really tell the whole story. Riding bikes is dangerous, but the real danger here is driving a car. When you're driving a car you are in charge of a multi-thousand poun…

I can't speak for Jack, but I can speak to learning both programming skills and business skills. When you self teach programming, you usually don't end up shipping a product that y…