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Properly "Big X" refers to the biggest players in the X industry, particularly with regard to trade groups and lobbying. It's useful because often this section of the industry will…

This issue was actually raised a couple weeks ago here on HN and Jeremy responded thusly: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6079709

Keep in mind this is Philadelphia, which although it's improving has historically had a pretty high level of gun violence and homicide. It's usually not the worst city in this rega…

The article seems to say the opposite: 'It is the standard policy of the Government to only grant pardons to those who are considered "morally" innocent of the offence, as opposed …

> Straight couples can reproduce with their spouse - gays cannot. That's not just a difference, but a complete opposite. You're just stating explicitly the implicit argument I was …

Pardons are a general tool to forgive (in several senses) a crime. If you look at the history of pardons in the US for example, you'll find examples ranging from people who were wr…

> The problem arises that the legality of marriage was designed around traditional families. This premise is debatable, but assuming it is true it's still not a particularly strong…

> not that he hadn't broken it so as to have a pardon Reasoning I find confusing. A pardon is by definition something given to people convicted of breaking the law. It can be and i…

Literally, a different robot but it looks like he puts adhesive gel on the feet to help the landing: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=mF9_2...

> you're putting speed bumps in the paths of your thoughts. I would argue that for many of the people I have met in my life, this would be a good thing. I don't we need to coddle e…

> If a driver appears to be drunk, how is that a random stop? They're not stopping drivers who "appear to be drunk" - that's the point. They are allowed (supposedly, IANAL) to set …

For stuff like the example where you know you will be reusing the command, it's better to use an alias or script. Even if it's just a command you plan to run in a couple times in a…

If anyone wants to delve more into the workings of a JS VM, I've found the code of Higgs ( https://github.com/maximecb/Higgs ) to be very straightforward and readable. The interpre…

Nice. Interested readers may also want to check out Higgs: https://github.com/maximecb/Higgs

Probably not the best analogy as there are in fact McDonald's restaurants in Hiroshima (and I would imagine Nagasaki). There's one not far from the Peace Park towards Hiroshima Cas…

> proposes is a veritable shitton of work Perhaps I missed something in the post, but I don't see a "shitton" of work there. The first step is easily a one weekend (if not one day)…

That's a fair criticism, but it needs qualification. JS doesn't have an integer type currently, but engines can be smart about using integers behind the scenes for efficiency. In t…

I can't help associating it with the "ducks" in Old City and those obnoxious quacker things they give everyone. They used to drive me nuts when I was working by their route.

> As both a musician and synth designer, I've always put the sound and user interface above all else. You're talking about something slightly different: you're talking about what y…

There's also Turing Tunes, based on the same idea: http://maximecb.github.io/Turing-Tunes/

As a musician when I purchase a synthesizer, I am buying the circuit . The enclosure/build quality/etc is secondary, though obviously an important consideration. If someone tells m…

I don't think the issue is they believe it's mass-manufactured or something. The issue is whether it falls into the niche of what etsy wants to sell. He's admitted that he doesn't …

I think the title was changed. I believe originally said something about defeating a "domain squatter".