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andyzweb

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andyzweb··on Ultimately, Banks are ‘Big Data’ and Technology Companies
every sufficiently large company is to some extent a tech company.
andyzweb··on Intel proves once and for all that PCs are not coming back
I will check back on this comment 5 years from now to see if that still holds true
andyzweb··on Ask HN: Most regrettable design decision in computer industry?
null
andyzweb··on The Banality of Systemic Evil
I paid income tax when I was 16. I should have been allowed to vote.
andyzweb··on Einstein and the Great Fed Robbery
for those who didn't spot it the parent commenter stated they had a short position in GLD before the edit
andyzweb··on Edward C++Hands
Sturgeon was an optimist
andyzweb··on California poised to raise minimum wage to $10
the real minimum wage is $0
andyzweb··on Ask HN: Best paid VPN?
You've been flagged. please assume the party escort submission position
andyzweb··on Intel processor microcode security update
>implying this isn't a new patch from the NSA
andyzweb··on Jeff Atwood's Code Keyboard Review
quit being a little bitch and get a model M like a real programmer
andyzweb··on BioWare writer quits after death threats to family
Anno is the master troll of all times
andyzweb··on This Student Project Could Kill Digital Ad Targeting
most websites that don't function with cookies suck anyways
andyzweb··on 4chan now offers self-serve advertising starting at $20
stain my mountaintops
andyzweb··on You May Not Like Weev, But Your Online Freedom Depends on His Appeal
free weev
andyzweb··on DuckDuckGo Sees Record Traffic After NSA PRISM Scandal
A search engine whose users consisted of the top 10,000 hackers and no one else would be in a very powerful position despite its small size —pg
andyzweb··on Please stop serving .git to the outside world
devops
andyzweb··on Ask HN: Alternatives to HN
pg: can we just blacklist medium. problem solved
andyzweb··on Draft of a book that explains how Bitcoin works [pdf]
just read the whitepaper
andyzweb··on FOIA release: Completely Redacted Document About Text Snooping
iMessage is not Free software so it can always be wiretapped
andyzweb··on Mt. Gox Dwolla account frozen by DHS
#bitcoin-otc here, we don't need no stinkin' exchanges.
andyzweb··on PostgreSQL 9.3 Beta 1 Released
Temporal tables conforming closely to SQL:2011. The ability to use temporary tables created with ON COMMIT DROP in non-serializable prepared transactions (so probably only READ-COMMITTED transactions).

* we currently use postgresql, oracle, mysql, teradata, mssql

andyzweb··on U.S. Students Rank Worst in New Sleep Study
I've been sleeping poorly for the past 4-5 years. I'm trying to change that over the next three months.
andyzweb··on It’s a 401(k) World
gold is a superior investment vehicle, because the government can't take it from you.
andyzweb··on This page is served by the small web server running on a Sinclair ZX81
https://endoftheinter.net/
andyzweb··on A plea for better open source etiquette
We don't want bug fixes with your whining
andyzweb··on Poll: How many Bitcoins do you have?
88.48131 Early adopter, alpaca sock purchaser, conduct all my business pseudo-anonymously over #bitcoin-otc and in forums. No silkroad. I've bought hosting, shell accounts, audio gear, video games, gift cards, etc. I've sold audio restoration services, video games, custom AudioUnit/VST plugins, sound effects, etc. I mined a block back when CPU mining was a thing.
andyzweb··on Mt. Gox under DDoS attack as bitcoin price surges
I'm still banned for life from EFNet for some mid 90's transgressions.
andyzweb··on Ask HN: How do I get started with regular expressions?
http://regex.learncodethehardway.org/
andyzweb··on Which voice recorder will best capture my parents' oral history?
Other things that help: Begin with 5 seconds of silence then state the date, time, and location of the recording. End with some silence if possible as well. The silence can be used to aid noise reduction if post-processing is desired.
andyzweb··on Ask HN: Specialist or "Jack of all trades"
"specialization is for insects"
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