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freeasinfree··on A library optimized for concise, principled data graphics and layouts
No dependencies, fast, highly customizable, responsive. I use it for everything.
freeasinfree··on “Today we moved into our new Facebook building”
Coming soon, company-owned archologies[0] so you never have to leave your dot-com bubble.

[0] http://simcity.wikia.com/wiki/Arcology

freeasinfree··on Show HN: Bento – Delivering custom bento boxes in 15 minutes in SF
iOS only? Not even a web-based version? Priorities people, jeez.
freeasinfree··on FCC Releases Open Internet Order
Pai's dissent touched on a point no one I've talked to has considered: the hundreds of tiny carriers--mostly WISPs--across the US who might/will be affected by this. They can barely compete against big telco and cable as is.
freeasinfree··on Ask HN: What should I do if I feel depressed in my job?
Just go in every day and do it really half-assed. That's the American Way.
freeasinfree··on FCC Passes Strict Net Neutrality Regulations on 3-2 Vote
Fixed terrestrial wireless is indeed a substitute to cable and DSL (especially DSL)
freeasinfree··on How One Stupid Tweet Blew Up Justine Sacco’s Life
Comedians say much worse on a daily basis and rarely catch any flack. Are regular people not allowed to make jokes?
freeasinfree··on Google Fiber is coming to Atlanta, Charlotte, Nashville and Raleigh-Durham
So you're allowed to bad-mouth AT&T, Comcast, etc. here but if you bad-mouth Google you get downvoted. Got it.
freeasinfree··on Google Fiber is coming to Atlanta, Charlotte, Nashville and Raleigh-Durham
Great for competition now, sure, but once copper and coax become obsolete Google becomes the new incumbent monopoly. How is that good for anyone?
freeasinfree··on HFT in my backyard – V
Not with a properly designed link budget.
freeasinfree··on Motorola Moto E modifications for anti-surveillance
Jacob Appelbaum is known for overstating his abilities and trying to pass himself off as someone who knows what he's doing. Glad to see others are realizing this.
freeasinfree··on FCC chairman tips his hand on net neutrality
Point-to-point microwave latency should be the same as fiber latency at the same distance.

Multipoint systems used by most WISPs are TDMA-based and should have a fixed latency well below 10ms depending on how many active users are on a cell.

HOAs aren't allowed to prohibit antennas under 1 meter in diameter per OTARD [ http://www.fcc.gov/guides/over-air-reception-devices-rule] You should educate your board and contact the FCC if they balk.

freeasinfree··on Possible upcoming attempts to disable the Tor network
Ironically in countries unfriendly to privacy

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_surveillance_disclosures...

freeasinfree··on Google Fiber Austin
What problems?
freeasinfree··on Google Fiber Austin
Because not all cities want to sell their souls to Google: http://www.ign.com/articles/2012/09/11/the-real-cost-of-goog...

Edit: Google-washed version of what they demand from cities: https://fiber.storage.googleapis.com/legal/googlefibercitych...

freeasinfree··on Braintree ASCII Arcade
Flash? No thank you.
freeasinfree··on All About ATM Skimmers
Merchants are already de facto liable for fraudulent charges.
freeasinfree··on The Apple Watch
I expect muggings for jewelery to be making a comeback.
freeasinfree··on M6.0 – 6km NW of American Canyon, California
Welcome to San Francisco
freeasinfree··on What caused today's Internet hiccup
I'm curious what Verizon's story is here.
freeasinfree··on Ubuntu With Linux 3.16 Smashes OS X 10.9.4 On The MacBook Air
Smashes battery life too I bet.

Also, why XFCE? Wouldn't Unity be closer to Aqua in terms of resource (ab)use?

freeasinfree··on Why is Netflix Buffering? Dispelling the Congestion Myth
Why isn't a large ISP like Verizon directly peered with Netflix? Why waste money and bandwidth on transit?
freeasinfree··on Pingdom is joining SolarWinds
Ugh, Solarwinds. The most inflexible, Windows-only software I've ever used. Goodbye Pingdom.
freeasinfree··on KDE Ships Second Beta of Next Generation Plasma Workspace
KDE has always been--and always will be, apparently--an aesthetic nightmare.
freeasinfree··on How to Test Your Netflix Streaming Speed
They mention this in the fine print:

These ratings reflect the average performance of all Netflix streams on each ISPs network from Nov. 2012 through Jun. 2014 and average performance during prime time starting in Oct. 2013. The average is well below the peak performance due to many factors including the variety of encodes we use to deliver the TV shows and movies we carry as well as home Wi-Fi and the variety of devices our members use. Those factors cancel out when comparing across ISPs, so these relative rankings are a good indicator of the consistent performance typically experienced across all users on an ISP network.

If an ISP is averaging higher than 3 Mbps, then their users are either watching more Super HD streams than the rest, or are able to watch Super HD more often than the rest. Of course, they don't include that data.

freeasinfree··on Comcast is turning your Xfinity router into a public Wi-Fi hotspot
And 2.4 GHz continues to go to shit with 5 GHz close behind. It's bad enough I can't turn off the WiFi on my own (rented) modem without having to call someone and go through the rigmarole, now there's a second network to deal with.
freeasinfree··on Google Shames Slow U.S. ISPs With Its New YouTube Video Quality Report
http://www.google.com/get/videoqualityreport/ worked for me, thank you.
freeasinfree··on Google Shames Slow U.S. ISPs With Its New YouTube Video Quality Report
All I get is "Results from your location are not yet available."
freeasinfree··on Why I like Java
Typical ESL Java programmer
freeasinfree··on Comcast and Netflix now have a direct adjacency
Using the Equinix IX https://signup.netflix.com/openconnect/faq
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