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jitendra_on Poll: Do you think HN should go dark in protest of SOPA?

Agree with that. Besides featuring the list of sites gone black in protest, HN could also display pointers to effects of SOPA (for non-regular HN visitors), contact info for Congress representatives.

jitendra_on Reddit to go dark on Jan 18 to protest SOPA

That would the most plausible approach Google, Facebook, Twitter and other major sites could take if they were to black out. However, such blackout were to happen, should be restricted to US only. And, Google probably would not want to black out Google Apps. I guess that would infuriate a lot of paying customers.

jitendra_on Ask HN: Is there a repository of failed startups (re-usable startups idea)?

Launched in 2005, deadpooled on August 9, 1973 :O

jitendra_on Realtime visualization of Wikipedia edit streams

I don't think, as a submitter of the link, I can now edit the link. If it is possible, please someone let me know. I would be happy to oblige.

jitendra_on Realtime visualization of Wikipedia edit streams

The stream consists of edits only in major languages on Wikipedia. It doesn't include all the languages in which Wikipedia exists. If such edits are also included, imagine the rate at which new knowledge is being created.

jitendra_on Collect HN: Aprils Fools

News about Pune's Tech Industry decline quotes Vivek Wadhwa:

http://punetech.com/punes-tech-industry-to-decline-40-by-202... .

Wadhwa on twitter confirms it is a prank: http://twitter.com/vwadhwa/status/53675195906531328

jitendra_on Programming Question: When X != X?

In R programming, you wouldn't get a TRUE or FALSE if you perform X != X when X is NA (Not Applicable). The result would be NA itself as it can't be determined.

You will have to use is.na(X) to find is X is NA.

So you don't just handle TRUE and FALSE cases but take NA into consideration as well.

jitendra_on Ask HN: What would you like to see in Ubuntu 11.10, Oneiric Ocelot?

I have been using Ubuntu for 3-4 years now and have been using it for everything from day-to-day stuffs to development. I am quite happy to see how Ubuntu has matured during this time frame.

But, I wish some improvement is done on improving hibernate. It takes ages to hibernate and system sometimes freezes. Moreover, my experience with battery life on Ubuntu vs Windows suggests Ubuntu manages power poorly.

I haven't used Unity yet but look forward to trying soon.