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i don't give a shit 'bout the bulk of it
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luckyland··on I Like PHP
User comments don't belong in documentation.
luckyland··on The NOSQL Tapes, vol. 9: Benjamin Black on NOSQL, Cloud Computing & fast_ip
Prescient as always.

Thank you for this excellent discussion.

Very few people in the lively sectors of nosql and cloud computing have the ability to distill both popular concepts and misconceptions this plainly.

Now, when will we see those fast_ip invites?

luckyland··on DontEat.at: Check into a NYC restaurant, get texted of health code violations
Seems like this would be very useful in a city that doesn't have an already corrupt restaurant inspection culture.
luckyland··on Gawker is in the process of emailing its users about the compromise.
Their MailChimp API key was hardcoded into their source, so I think they've got an established relationship.
luckyland··on Downtime
My favorite opinion on the handling of this event is, by far, this one:

http://twitter.com/b6n/status/11877355945463808

luckyland··on Foursquare: Despite 5 Million Users, It’s Still Dumb
Foursquare: The Internet's very own Whistle Tips pandemic

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nnzw_i4YmKk

luckyland··on Foursquare: Despite 5 Million Users, It’s Still Dumb
Great comment.

Foursquare harnesses the ubiquity of Twitter, Groupon, and Yelp with practically zero benefits in return for its usage.

I really don't get it, either.

luckyland··on Drinking Water Before Meals Aids Weight Loss
Enter the Wedge
luckyland··on U2's Natural Logarhythm: Exponential Decay in the Delay of The Edge's Guitar
This technique, and some instruments outfitted with specific DSP components to achieve it, was developed by Michael Brook.

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

luckyland··on [dead]
Good news. The torrents are takin' over. Also available via slsk.
luckyland··on The Price 20-Somethings Pay to Live in the City
Stuy Town wasn't bought by Metlife. They were the original developer and sold it in 2006.
luckyland··on TextMate finally gets an update
But BBEdit is an extremely complete tool.

Bares Bones isn't known for aggressive feature releases for any of their products, either.

In what ways do you feel BBEdit didn't mature?

luckyland··on TextMate finally gets an update
Good one.
luckyland··on TextMate finally gets an update
Try to open your project whose files sit on a remote directory with Textmate and tell me if this joke is still funny.
luckyland··on Gmail: Trap my contacts now (warning when exporting contacts to Facebook)
But does it work with Orkut?
luckyland··on Gmail: Trap my contacts now (warning when exporting contacts to Facebook)
"As luck would have it, I picked today to set up a Facebook profile for me girlfriend."

I can't be the only one who thinks this is more than a bit weird.

luckyland··on Mystery Missile Launch Seen off California Coast
Just going from personal experience.

Submarine and Vandenberg launches are visible a few times a year to those living Southern California.

They're visible from I-10 near the AZ border as well.

luckyland··on Mystery Missile Launch Seen off California Coast
Slow news day?

This is not that unusual of an occurrence, and they're not always announced.

luckyland··on California Highway Patrol salaries
My opinion is that the compensation burden on the state is regularly offset by the distribution of grant funds.

Top talent attracts research funding that the state can't otherwise provide and guarantees future generations of doctors and scientists are trained using the most advanced technique and technology.

luckyland··on California Highway Patrol salaries
Huh?

Where was it suggested those salaries were typical?

I'm saying in those cases where you see a seven figure salary for a department chair or chief of surgery position at a teaching and research hospital, it's because the state believes they have the very best talent available.

luckyland··on California Highway Patrol salaries
...and to the cynic these salaries secure notable individuals who can guarantee patent transfer (royalty stream) to big pharma.
luckyland··on California Highway Patrol salaries
They're worth every cent.

Teaching and research medicine improves patient outcomes and is ultimately for generations other than our own.

luckyland··on California Highway Patrol salaries
Unintelligible rise in pay between 2008 and 2009.

Stunning.

luckyland··on Newark Public Schools To Get 100mm Donation.. Courtesy of Zuckerberg
The #1 problem with public schools today are parents. Specifically, American parents (point made to differentiate immigrant families).

Even the most challenged or unmotivated kids can be turned into achievers.

But the kids that never respond to education are the ones who have parents that don't care if they don't.

Throw all the money you want at Newark public schools. Their output will be little different a couple decades from now.

luckyland··on Google Maps visualization of marijuana prices, with over 800+ entries so far
Hah. Love that low quality is "not available" in Oregon.
luckyland··on Why men are attracted to women with small feet
What about men who couldn't date a girl with a beautiful face that also had large feet?

This article doesn't spend much time talking about why men are attracted to small feet.

luckyland··on Facebook privacy issue: Google search reveals email addresses in Facebook
Listen, this isn't the point.

The point is that Facebook should be responsible for protecting their own indexing vectors.

Plain and simple.

luckyland··on San Diego 5th Hacker News meetup is this Fri at 7:30pm (free but need RSVP)
Windansea beach. Just one of those types that eagerly avoids driving when possible. Cheers!
luckyland··on San Diego 5th Hacker News meetup is this Fri at 7:30pm (free but need RSVP)
Nice sleuthing. Because I like to ride my bike or stay in neighborhoods less separated by freeways/open space.

No big deal, I'll probably make it this time.

luckyland··on San Diego 5th Hacker News meetup is this Fri at 7:30pm (free but need RSVP)
Downtown/Little Italy, La Jolla/UCSD possible in the future?
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