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paulbennett
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Comment #16380008
> I think the game that impressed me most at the time was Need For Speed 2 Special Edition, before the card I had it installed and played, but the "Special Edition" was for being c…
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Comment #15199907
In its current state this doesn't appear to do more than a bluetooth OBD adapter paired with a cheap tablet can do - its really nothing like a Tesla touch screen at the moment, I g…
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Comment #14673114
I'm not entirely sure, however running the pump without actually heating the water seems like a waste of energy. Maybe that's how this boiler works though, I'd be interested to kno…
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Comment #14672711
I mentioned this on the previous HN topic, the way the heating temperature is being controlled doesn't look correct to me. In all the boilers I've used the dial the servo is turnin…
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Comment #13823529
Not only is it baffling to me also, its annoying as well. I came from the UK where I would order a week's shopping and get it delivered Saturday morning. I never had to visit the s…
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Comment #13783254
Why as a renter would I want to use your service over a traditional letting agency? They also provide legal services, handling of finances and often handling of maintenance and rep…
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Comment #13783190
In the UK (and I'm sure many other places in the world) rental agencies already provide the services you are describing. As a UK single-family home landlord I ask my rental agency …
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Comment #13500055
I'm a bit confused here; looking at the video and pics of your water heater/boiler, the knob the servo is turning looks like it sets the temperature the boiler heats the water to f…
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Comment #11808029
This is interesting for me because I am moving to Toronto in July, I've done research into how much I should be expecting to earn but some anecdotal evidence is always welcome too.…
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Comment #11455424
Performance seems fine (on a Pi 2). I am going to have to add some URLs to the whitelist though, as it has recently started affecting the ability to log into Xbox Live.
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Comment #11312725
About 30-50 I would guess. You can easily listen to more than that with a streaming service.
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Comment #11305790
The main arguments it presents against JIRA seems to be: * Its slow - well maybe, although IME its adequate. Our current project has just over 5000 tickets and I rarely have speed …
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Comment #11203282
> They’re merging it into MailChimp, but updated the TOS and AUP with immediate effect in ways that essentially banned what was the service’s raison d’être: sending bulk mail progr…
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Comment #11158024
Arguably anyone following the project will be familiar with their version numbering policy. For those that are new to the project (including myself) a list of benefits in the title…
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Comment #11118981
> Real chocolate - dark, milk or white - melted into steamed milk and combined with our rich espresso and caramel. Topped with whipped cream, caramel sauce and Snickers® I think yo…
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Comment #10757806
You won't need the Unity WebPlayer to run this, they look like standalone builds.
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Comment #10744073
Additionally, if you contact their customer support via the form they used to provide they ask for your password, which is them presented back to you in plain text when they reply.…
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Comment #9341698
People sometimes seem to forget that development is not a synonym for web development. I use a laptop (Macbook Pro) to develop on a fairly large Unity game - I am currently sitting…
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Comment #8698412
I agree with the second paragraph. It seems that we're constantly pushing to make developing mobile apps easier for people with a web front-end background, in doing so tying them i…
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Comment #6514804
The UK link is possibly even worse! http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/chromebook-1460-commercial.htm...
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Comment #6495720
Does pumping out heat in a cold area like this have any meaningful effect on local climate or environment?
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Comment #6405909
But they are, successfully. So clearly there's a market there!
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Comment #6405352
I see this is from Beanstalk, we had to move away from their services about a year ago due to downtime and slow interface and deployment issues. However, I hear they have since mad…
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Comment #6326912
This is fine on quiet roads, but doesn't work in busy cities. If you tried to cross the road on my walk to and from work without waiting for the traffic to be stopped you'd get hit…
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Comment #6283258
From the comments: > This isn't an online attack. Hashcat and variants work by attacking the password hashes after they've been leaked/stolen somehow. Not by attempting billions of…