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slackerIII··on Consistent Hashing
I would love to, but I don't know that material cold like I do the other stuff, and I don't currently have the time to do that kind of research.
slackerIII··on Consistent Hashing
Yeah, that was pretty cool for the time, at least until I had to unrack every single one and drive it back to our office. This is what it looked like after that:

http://www.tomkleinpeter.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/unra...

These days we are in Seattle.

slackerIII··on Consistent Hashing
Ha, what a neat way to wake up -- my blog on HN. Thanks guys.
slackerIII··on $1.5 billion: The cost of cutting London-Toyko latency by 60ms
Now I have new answer for when people ask what value HFT adds.
slackerIII··on Show HN: I made a tool to explore the SXSW artists, with graphviz images
We are using neato to draw those images. I'm happy to answer any questions about how it works.
slackerIII··on What's Wrong with Amazon's DynamoDB Pricing?
Isn't DynamoDB backed by SSDs? Perhaps that is the reason for the increased cost.
slackerIII··on Bill Gates on his last visit with Steve Jobs
"Microsoft only stopped being evil once Gates left"

Having worked there and talked to the employees, I'd blame the consent decree more than Gates leaving. But I'm curious what your sources are.

slackerIII··on All Major Labels Are Suing Grooveshark
Buying companies with huge and unknown legal liabilities is generally a bad idea.
slackerIII··on Standing desks are on the rise
Reams of copier paper are also great for propping up your monitor. No scratching and easy to find in a lot of offices.
slackerIII··on When patents attack Android
How do you know it is willful? That is an important word when it comes to patent infringement.
slackerIII··on Interested in a Seattle HN Meetup? Sign up here.
Hey, it's where the serious folks live :)
slackerIII··on Poll: Android developers, what IDE do you use?
Can you elaborate on that? I'm an eclipse newbie and using it for Android work feels like swimming in molasses.
slackerIII··on Google Tried To Buy Color For $200 Million. Color Said No.
I guess that explains the valuation.
slackerIII··on Oops: Microsoft accidentally reveals secret social project
It is pronounced two-lay-lip, if that makes it seem less insane.
slackerIII··on Self-quantifiers: Silicon Valley types who treat their bodies like computers
If it isn't too personal, what have you learned? I'm curious if is common knowledge nutritional stuff that tracking just gave you the willpower to follow (refined carbs are bad!) or something more novel (bacon is the answer!)?
slackerIII··on Chrome has transcended version numbers
John Boyd would be proud. Everything else being equal, the team with the fastest OODA loop usually wins: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OODA_loop
slackerIII··on William Gibson's cyberpunk classic 'Neuromancer' may finally get to screens
I believe gibson has likened it to a bird call -- just 3 syllables of noise, not words.
slackerIII··on Why F1 Steering Wheels Have Over 20 Buttons - And What They All Do
I can't imagine how many drivers would be killed each year if there were no restrictions. Safety measures can only do so much good with the amount of energy that would be thrown around.
slackerIII··on Indie iOS Devs Under Legal Fire For Offering In-App Purchases
You think that Google, creators of an opposing app store & in-app purchases, wants to establish legal precedent that some patent on in-app purchases is enforceable?
slackerIII··on Everyone's not getting older equally
Clearly we should lower the retirement age so poor people can benefit more equally with rich people.
slackerIII··on Why Google Does Not Own Skype
Humorously enough, this kind of dynamic is why Skype at Microsoft is probably doomed.
slackerIII··on Google Music Service
I would love to do a Linux version, but we just don't have the resources right now. At some point we will get it done, I just can't say when. However, it does run under wine -- email us at help@audiogalaxy.com if you have any problems setting it up.
slackerIII··on Google Music Service
Ah, I understand now -- I misread your first post and thought you were talking about Windows accounts.
slackerIII··on Google Music Service
We've had a lot of users have success with Audiogalaxy using this: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/137890
slackerIII··on Google Music Service
Yup, that is us. We were out of the music biz for a while (http://www.crunchbase.com/company/foldershare) but are back now with a slightly different business model.
slackerIII··on Google Music Service
We do. http://www.audiogalaxy.com/misc/developer
slackerIII··on Google Music Service
If you are interested in this problem but can't get into the beta yet, check out my app: http://www.audiogalaxy.com.

You have to leave your home computer running, but it is totally free, available outside of the US, and has both Android and iOS apps.

slackerIII··on Google Launching Its Cloud Service Tomorrow, Without Big Music's Approval
Antitrust laws might slow that plan down.
slackerIII··on What happens to all the Asian-American overachievers when the test-taking ends?
What makes you think it doesn't work? Specifically, what do you mean by "work"?
slackerIII··on What happens to all the Asian-American overachievers when the test-taking ends?
The metric the families probably care about is how the childrens' careers compare to the parents. Dirt poor immigrant to corporate America in one generation sounds pretty good to me.
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