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tim_iles

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    Bitcoin-stealing malware account on the move

    A year ago this guy/gal lost ~20btc to malware: http://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/1xf2qj/my_wallet_just_emptied_into_this_address/ well the address that swiped it appears to…

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    Comment #9176925

    I pay for the Launch Ticker ( https://www.launchticker.com/ ). No linkbait or hyperbole, just key facts about the latest tech stories.

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    Comment #9056873

    More likely the common phrase, "you don't know jack shit".

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    Be first to know when the FBI move their bitcoin stash

    I wanted transaction alerts on my wallet addresses without having to import the private keys to a web wallet service, so I made this: https://wallethq.com/ - the main idea was to g…

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    Comment #4531732

    Guess it's a case of not being ready to execute on the idea yet? If so, not sharing until you're ready to start executing would be your best option.

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    Comment #3357003

    *MixRank (FTFY)

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    Comment #3333398

    hell-banned: http://news.ycombinator.com/threads?id=badger7

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    Comment #3157754

    Why does the perspective of the drawing grid appear to get wider as it gets further away? edit, to answer my own question: it doesn't get wider, it just doesn't shrink into the dis…

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    Comment #3038984

    For whatever e-petitions might be worth, here exists a "Teach our kids to code" petition http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/15081 , started by Emma Mulqueeny ( http://mulque…

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    Comment #3025739

    Ok, this is what I also assumed - although I would never rely upon this as part of my continuous deployment process, I guess it does little harm to still monitor and be aware of su…

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    Comment #3025474

    Sorry, what do you mean by Twitter search feed?

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    Comment #3025428

    It's using Raphaël, http://raphaeljs.com/

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    Comment #2999404

    of which bit?

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    Comment #2996885

    As a developer using Visual Studio in my day job for the past six years, I simply cannot get a hold of Eclipse. I have tried repeatedly, and failed because it is so very clunky, sl…

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    Comment #2831489

    Hmm, I find the double-click-to-delete feature unintuitive, and too easy to delete elements accidentally. I was clicking some text to edit it, and ended up deleting it by mistake. …

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    Comment #2754185

    Hotmail, despite improvements, is still terrible. There are three (or 4) areas of action links on the page, to ensure that I never remember where the print button or Reply all butt…

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    Comment #2660577

    Seems to be down right now..?

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    Comment #2657758

    Maybe it just seemed to get better as more and more braincells died?

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    Comment #2648465

    A tech marketer with a github profile?

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    Comment #2632425

    I employ a similar tactic, and I can't recall ever one single site that I use changing its name. If it happened, I would then just change the password to reflect the name change, b…

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    Comment #2587589

    Last time I downloaded Wikipedia, it was 4.5GB. If I were to knock up this hack, I would definitely scrape pages instead.

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    Comment #2514062

    Further to other replies, I also find that the mental shift between languages is always a gear change that slows down development. Especially shifting to your SQL brain.