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tarice

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About tarice

Chemical engineer turned C++ programmer.

Recent public activity

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    Comment #9466703

    "What's inside there?" "One moment of perfect Javascript."

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    Comment #8923818

    If you're wondering why the wolves weren't given the impossible food challenge at 5 months, the author notes in the comments: > @K9TrainerTina: they were, actually. however, the 5 …

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    Comment #7859543

    Also of note, and linked in the article, is the subject of Myxomatosis, a virus created to curb the population of rabbits in Australia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myxomatosis

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    Comment #6922868

    Noting that the experiments described in the article were performed on yeast, can anybody better versed in biology convey a better idea on how applicable to humans these results ar…

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    Comment #6718154

    You should consider checking out the game "Space, Pirates, And Zombies" (aka SPAZ), which is a more recent iteration on the top-down space shooter. Plus, it's also made by a two-ma…

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    Comment #6650721

    I look at it this way: Plan #1: $30 for 100 minutes, with $0.10 a minute afterwards. Plan #2: $40 for unlimited minutes with MetroPCS. So, if I manage to talk less than 100min + ($…

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    Comment #6628671

    Another glitch that was found relatively recently (not shown in linked run): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mp0uHr2X6U&t=19m20s A more complete explanation of the glitch occurs ea…

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    Comment #6479795

    Since the article itself only linked to it: "Each of the discovered vulnerabilities allowed any @yahoo.com email account to be compromised simply by sending a specially crafted lin…

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    Comment #6478954

    The part about http://aem1k.com/world/ begins approximately 18 minutes in.

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    Comment #6330072

    And in Dallas with a new(ish) building: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Museum_Tower_%28Dallas%29#Confl... Has yet to be fixed.

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    Comment #6238648

    I've recently been using white sticky notes, which are quite easy to remove and cover a 3x3 square grid almost exactly, to great effect in a pen and paper RPG I run.

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    Comment #6072181

    Listening to the video, I believe one of the lords mentioned they had done just that - pardon all the people convicted by that law who were still alive today. I'll try to find a ne…

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    Comment #5098118

    In space, the atmosphere can't filter out any of the sunlight, nor can clouds/water absorb some of its energy, which results in about 30% more energy[1]. Plus, if you're not near a…

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    Comment #5081934

    That would be quite tricky, since both the camera (attached to your head) and your hands could be moving in different directions at the same time. A stationary, secondary observer …

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    Comment #5081846

    I believe you're looking for the omnidirectional treadmill[1]. [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omnidirectional_treadmill

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    Comment #5081392

    > It may come down to the team adding a small camera on the outside – along with a possible push button – that allows the user to pause the game and see the feed without forcing th…

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    Comment #5079248

    Concerning your point about Thorin being the only judge: > Disputes arising between the Contract Parties shall be heard and judged by an arbitrator of the Company’s choosing By tha…

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    Comment #5076173

    At the bottom of the page it says: "Forbes: Hipset Is Next Generation Music Site >>" ...which seems like it would be a link to the article. But I can't seem to click it. In fact, I…

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    Comment #5076087

    I imagine the $20 also acts as a nifty spam filter. Some minor feedback: on the scrolling album background, one of the squares looks like the icon for Pandora, the music streaming …

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    Comment #5075586

    I wouldn't call you pessimistic - more realistic. I expect that the reaction of the Manufacturing industry's reaction to small-scale Makers will parallel the Recording/Movie indust…

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    Comment #5061954

    No state income tax, much cheaper housing costs than the national average, and cheap gas make it a pretty good place to live and work. Plus, because of all that, you can pay your e…

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    Comment #5005434

    If you look at comment 11 [1] in the article, it points to [2] as being the source of the TTS hiccup. It also points out that speaking the phrase "filled with" spits out the rest o…

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    Comment #5005367

    I just tested this on my Nexus 4 and it reproduced. I guess I now praise the iPad.