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[ my public key: https://keybase.io/muloka; my proof: https://keybase.io/muloka/sigs/WXKaO4edNePFBvrsuSFFSvvKC7_zimvBOgQ0AwME4hM ]
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muloka··on Google now treats .io as a gccTLD
Processed the Scrabble dictionary for all 3-letter words acceptable in U.S. Club and Tournament Play as of 2009.

Among which 283 are available .io domains:

https://gist.github.com/muloka/5527116

muloka··on This page is anonymous
Question for voidnull:

Were you wearing gloves when you handled the dollar bill and the envelope? Did you lick the envelope to seal it?

muloka··on Linode hacked, CCs and passwords leaked
Fortunately my CC information on file is expired.
muloka··on Rendr - Use Backbone on both the server and client
Cool I'd be interested in reading about that.
muloka··on Commit that changed my life
I've heard that Vietnam is starting to really "westernize" and is pretty good place to invest in right now.
muloka··on Bomberman massively multiplayer in HTML5
I agree. Though my friends and I would play this game so intensely that we'd bust through a few gamepads.

Hopefully I don't do the same to my keyboard.

muloka··on If Higgs Boson Calculations Are Right, A 'Bubble' Could End Universe
This sounds a bit like the plot of Fringe.
muloka··on 'I Have a Dream' Posted in Defiance of Copyright for Internet Freedom Day
"This video contains content from Screen Media Ventures, LLC, CD Baby, Diwan Videos and IODA, one or more of whom have blocked it in your country on copyright grounds."
muloka··on How Japanese Kids Learn To Multiply
What's more impressive is flash anzan. The ability to visualize an abacus and then with it do additions of large sums rapidly and accurately.
muloka··on Will Rails be the new PHP?
https://www.appfog.com/products/appfog/pricing/
muloka··on Branch: a new way to talk to each other
Is there any way to use this service without receiving targeted ads?

From their privacy policy: "We may use and allow access to other data collected by the Branch Service to enable the delivery of online advertising on the Branch Service, or otherwise facilitate transmittal of content and information that may be useful, relevant, valuable or otherwise of interest to you."

muloka··on Ruby on Rails Tutorial screencasts, 2nd edition
I've worked through most of the 2nd edition PDF when it first came out though received an email this afternoon stating "I'd also like to note that the latest PDF incorporates lots of improvements (including some big ones) discovered in the course of making the screencasts."

Out of curiosity do you have a list of big improvements between the initial 2nd edition PDF and the most up to date release?

muloka··on Blackberry to give $10,000 incentive to build apps(with conditions)
Its the phone of choice in Bermuda... I estimate that there's at least 30,000 people with a BlackBerry here.
muloka··on The Game Of Go: A Programmer's Perspective
Exactly. I generally find that when I am over zealous when playing I tend to lose.

I find it similar to what I learned from practicing softer martial arts: the person that becomes tense/rigid loses.

muloka··on Photographers: Please Stop Using Flash
For a second (before I read the actual article) I thought this was referring to people's use of a camera flash.

And in that regard its annoying that a lot cameras have flash enabled as a default. :(

muloka··on Writing Eloquent JavaScript Without CoffeeScript
The style decisions used in this article do not adhere that well to Crockford's style guide "JS: The Good Parts" and generally not that JSLint friendly.
muloka··on Poll: HN readers, where's your residence?
Bermuda represent!
muloka··on Ask HN: We just migrated from SQL Server to MongoDB - ask us anything
What do you use for reporting if any? Do you use still use SSRS? If so how? Would love to hear about how your reporting needs are met.
muloka··on Code.Google.com now supports git
Hoorah! This is great news.
muloka··on Pictures of kittens for use as placeholders in your designs or code
literally.
muloka··on MRI shows meditation changes brain structure in 8 weeks
By the way for anyone who's interested here's a copy of the full paper: http://westallen.typepad.com/files/lazar-carmody-mindfulness...

And the researchers website: http://www.nmr.mgh.harvard.edu/~lazar/

muloka··on My winter break project — Silk
I like the simplicity of this, this would be really fun as a Quartz Composer patch.
muloka··on Cassandra vs MongoDB vs CouchDB vs Redis vs Riak comparison
Cool... and maybe also Voldemort?
muloka··on Masters Thesis on ANSi art [.pdf]
Nice! Congrats to Mike! As mentioned in the thesis he used to run Plateau. That place was infamous for its hacker-ish fueled discussions perfect for hyper curious teenagers.
muloka··on Mark Zuckerberg is Person of the Year? Where's the "dislike" button?
According to the popular vote Mark is ranked #10 where as Julian Assange is ranked #1: http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2...

Even if it wasn't Julian Assange... any of the other individuals in the top 10 list except for Mark Zuckerberg would of made a much better "Person of the Year."

muloka··on Google Hotpot
You're not alone. I have the exact same problem.
muloka··on Arduino: turning non-nerds into robot-makers (video)
I know what I want for x-mas this year.
muloka··on Ask HN: What is the best Design Mockup tools?
If you prefer working on an iPad check out: iMockups or Keynote Wireframe Toolkit
muloka··on Reading the Mind in the Eyes Test (Do You Have Asperger's?)
23 over here.

Of the ones I did get the majority were calculated guesses. I would have scored a lot lower if it wasn't multiple choice... or as my roommate pointed out if there was a fifth option: None of the above.

muloka··on Ask HN: Who Plays Go?
p.s.: You can find me on KGS, my user name is muloka. I'm just starting to break the 5k boundary.
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