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danpker··on I am disappoint, Wolfram Alpha
It provides the right output if the right timezone is given:

http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=hours+between+1pm+est+m...

danpker··on The Facebook Timeline is creepy as hell
Currently playing about with the timeline, I can't see any easy way to choose which list sees your past posts, unless you want to manually go through every single one and change it.
danpker··on Facebook gets redesigned
I've had this for a couple of weeks (weirdly). You never get used to it and you always feel like you're missing something.

Even more annoying is the little status updates in the top right, above the sidebar showing everyone of your friends recent activity (which I really liked) seems to have gone now.

danpker··on Mozilla Glow: Awesome Firefox 4 live download day map
In Australia it might have something to do with the fact it's currently 3:35 am
danpker··on Apple Sues Amazon.com, Seeks Order to Stop Use of 'App Store'
I seriously think companies wait for another lawsuit to appear before suing. To try and minimise bad press.
danpker··on Use git+github in the classroom
Thanks for posting this, I've been paying for the micro plan for a few months for my projects. I had no idea students could apply for a free plan.
danpker··on Everything that can go wrong with Windows Phone 7 update does
Update went fine on an unbranded HTC Trophy for me, although having to deal with the Zune software is a minus.
danpker··on Google: Bing Is Cheating, Copying Our Search Results
But then still, the Bing toolbar is watching what you're searching for and recording that information. That's a pretty big privacy issue
danpker··on Skype 5 for Mac blocks all webcam access by Flash. Skype says it is "by design"
Never had a big problem with the Linux version. It does video, with good quality, and that's all you really need Skype for, a flashy UI or other pointless features just detracts from Skype's main purpose.
danpker··on Skype 5 for Mac blocks all webcam access by Flash. Skype says it is "by design"
Well, I think Skype only interferes with Flash apps, non flash apps that use the camera are unaffected.
danpker··on Mark by Mark Zuckerberg - Fashion for Men
It almost isn't, you can click items to buy them
danpker··on AppHarbor (YC W11): "Azure Done Right"
I second this, you can install straight from an installer and get a Git command line, Git GUI and a plugin for VS. It really is almost a one click process.
danpker··on Hacking the planet: white pavement and roofs for hot cities
What happens when it's cold and the extra heat is lost? Requiring extra heating and therefore more energy.
danpker··on 71% of students learn more about IT at home than school
The title is a little misleading considering the actual title is, "Pupils think they know more than ICT teachers".
danpker··on Revealed: The guy behind IMDb
Thanks for that, a movie database with an API is a god send for anyone who's had to deal with IMDB's text files.
danpker··on Github 404 page
Make sure you move your mouse over the image.
danpker··on Reporting a bug on a fragile analysis
I think that was mostly down to IE9 using hardware acceleration, which Chrome doesn't have yet.
danpker··on Land of Lisp is finally out...and has a music video.
It's fixed for me now, it may have just been my net connection. The descriptions are awesome!
danpker··on Mount Everest now has a permanent 3G connection to the summit
No, but i'd still prefer the later.
danpker··on Mount Everest now has a permanent 3G connection to the summit
I suspect the roaming charges at the peak of Mt. Everest are far more profitable than in a city.
danpker··on Mount Everest now has a permanent 3G connection to the summit
I wish phone carriers would focus on getting permanent 3G to places less remote and where people live and use phones.
danpker··on Land of Lisp is finally out...and has a music video.
Clicking on them doesn't do anything for me (Safari), what do they do?
danpker··on Change your color temperature to fix your sleep patterns
I'm using f.lux right now. I'm pretty sure I first heard of it on HN, not sure why the URL hasn't been posted before though.
danpker··on Dawn of a New Day
I wouldn't be surprised if he wasn't the person who wrote it.
danpker··on A Google Suggest Venn Diagram Generator
Who searches, "Why is Europe so warm"? It's freezing here at the moment.
danpker··on Drill breaks through to trapped Chilean miners
I read in a BBC article that it'll take around an hour per person
danpker··on How Steve Ballmer told me what to do with my iPad
I was at the event and quite a large amount of people there had iPads too.
danpker··on Scott Adams: Wireless Voice Calls are Obsolete
They're definitely not obsolete, at least outside of technology companies. Many businesses use a fax machine on a daily basis to send documents and order forms, as it's much easier than scanning things and then emailing them.
danpker··on Chrome 7 Will Get 60 Times Faster
It still doesn't say what exactly. I doubt they have a 60 times speed increase in everything
danpker··on [dead]
Agreed, people underestimate the power of being polite. It can be the difference between 'yes' or 'no' in many situations
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