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d_c··on Google co-created video of an entire ride of the Trans-Siberian Railway
Their knowledge of German would be more likely to be a result of the relationship between the Soviet Union and the German Democratic Republic. Likewise people that went to school in the former GDR all speak a basic or even advanced level of Russian.
d_c··on Entrepreneur’s Guide to Customer Development
Wow, this looks gorgeous in fullscreen mode. Can't wait to start reading :)
d_c··on Lift 2.0 released
Fantastic! I plan on using it.

Who is using it and for what?

d_c··on What the World Eats
They don't look that fat :)
d_c··on Bill Gates's Playboy Interview (1994)
I'm not a native speaker, so here it goes:

What's up with the raspberries?

d_c··on Open Source Stock Technical Analysis
Interesting, has anyone experience using the package?
d_c··on [dead]
Outdated... They have been invited yesterday. "Israel invites European ministers in the Gaza Strip" http://translate.google.de/translate?js=y&prev=_t&hl...

and offtopic.

d_c··on Meditation Becomes Beneficial Surprisingly Fast
That definitely does not happen for me. Do you close your eyes while meditating?
d_c··on Java 4-ever
Hilarious.
d_c··on Analysis of the NYSE "Flash Crash"
a low delay post :)
d_c··on Analysis of the NYSE "Flash Crash"
also: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1456746
d_c··on How we built a take-away menu image search engine in just 50 lines of code
What are you using for OCR?

I can imagine the fanciful graphics of such menus often make it harder to convert them to text.

d_c··on GitHub founder tells you how to bootstrap a business
This Pecha Kucha format is really great!
d_c··on We just released VLC 1.1.0
I've noticed a difference in quality also. I compared mplayer and vlc, mplayer looked definitely better.
d_c··on Noise Visualization in the Tenderloin by Movity (YC W10)
Could this data be gathered by google's streetview cars? :)
d_c··on Ask HN: What other low-probability high-impact events are we ignoring?
Fault in a nuclear power plant?
d_c··on A failed entrepreneur
Very well written, a thank you to the author (and his father!)
d_c··on Study: Noise During Sleep Impairs Morning Performance
Who would have thought that...

Earplugs ftw or pay double the rent.

d_c··on What’s The Secret Behind Diapers.com Success? A Kiva Robot Warehouse
Where can I find out more about the algorithms they use? Multi-agent systems? Any suggestions?
d_c··on Lisp machine implemented on a Xilinx Spartan 3 FPGA
haha, the image says: probably nobody (no pig) is watching, again. - the little pig says: great
d_c··on The Athens Affair
Fascinating!

They took advantage of the fact that the AXE allows new software to be installed without rebooting the system, an important feature when any interruption would disconnect phone calls, lose text messages, and render emergency services unreachable. To let an AXE exchange run continuously for decades, as many of them do, Ericsson's software uses several techniques for handling failures and upgrading an exchange's software without suspending its operation. These techniques allow the direct patching of code loaded in the central processor, in effect altering the operating system on the fly.

Do they run erlang?

d_c··on Become a morning person. How to end insomnia for $520.99
There are models from Phillips that specifically mention it, yes.
d_c··on Become a morning person. How to end insomnia for $520.99
I can confirm that daylight bulbs really help, especially during the winter.
d_c··on How little musicians earn online
How about big musicians?
d_c··on Dancing Links (A very useful hack by Knuth)
I saw this here earlier.
d_c··on Panic And Loathing From The S&P 500 Pits (Audio feed from a seasoned trader)
Frightening.
d_c··on Six companies, including owners of Sam Adams, traded today at $0.00 per share
I'm getting a 404.
d_c··on Solving Sudoku with genetic algorithms
That book is fantastic!
d_c··on Banned from buying iPads... for life.
Hope there's no bug in it.
d_c··on Is Hacker News Slow for You?
Yes, no images.
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