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2007-08-23T12:05:27
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chmac
2007-08-23T12:28:27
Using Twitter for big conversations
http://grasshopperfactory.com/cbc/newbies-guide-to-twitter/
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staunch
2007-08-23T12:29:17
Steve "spez" Huffman of Reddit on The Total Rewrite Decision
http://reddit.com/info/2h8kd/comments/c2h9ii
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rickcecil
2007-08-23T12:39:39
The personality of early risers
http://bps-research-digest.blogspot.com/2007/08/personality-of-early-risers.html
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nailer
2007-08-23T12:55:02
No, I'm not giving you my Google password
A year after Google released their account authentication system, why are sites still asking for passwords that most users don't even give their loved ones?
http://www.venturecake.com/no-im-not-giving-you-my-google-password/
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chmac
2007-08-23T13:00:35
The YC RSS feed content-type header
A quick tamper data (firefox extension) shows that when requesting the YC RSS feed the content-type header is "text/html" while I think it should be "text/xml".<p>I know that the RSS feed doesn't work on my local Liferea install, I think this could be the problem because I can definitely access the feed in my browser.
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2024-11-08T16:37:59
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transburgh
2007-08-23T13:09:53
Facebook Will Use Profiles To Target Ads, Predict Future
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http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/22/facebook-will-use-profiles-to-target-ads-predict-future/
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terpua
2007-08-23T13:12:20
How To: Pitch Bloggers
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http://paulstamatiou.com/2007/08/22/how-to-pitch-bloggers/
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terpua
2007-08-23T13:15:06
AT&T says "No more 300-page iPhone bills"
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brlewis
2007-08-23T13:23:05
"Haskell Curry? Yes, I dated his daughter." -- Alonzo Church, Jr
http://importantshock.wordpress.com/2007/08/21/haskell-curry-yes-i-dated-his-daughter/
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dawie
2007-08-23T13:41:55
(X)HTML/CSS Coding-Services
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Laying Out A Flexible Future For Web Design With Flexbox Best Practices — Smashing Magazine
2015-08-17 23:59:38 +0000 UTC
About The Author
10 min readDesign, Layouts, CSS, FlexboxThe future of web layout is bright, thanks to flexbox. The CSS layout mechanism lets us arrange elements in a truly web-like way. Some elements can be fixed, while others scroll. The order in which they appear can be independent of the source order. And everything can fit a range of screen sizes. Yep, it’s a great time to jump into flexbox if you haven’t done so yet. But flexbox has a dizzying array of features, and in this article, Ben Gremillion will take a look at how you could create a basic Gmail-like, flexbox-based interface. If you haven’t explored or fully understood flexbox yet, this piece will revisit and explain a few things that might be confusing at first.CSS floats and clears define web layout today. Based on principles derived from centuries of print design, they’ve worked well enough — even if, strictly speaking, floats weren’t meant for that purpose. Neither were tables, but that didn’t stop us in the 1990s.Nevertheless, the future of web layout is bright, thanks to flexbox. The CSS layout mechanism lets us arrange elements in a truly web-like way. Some elements can be fixed, while others scroll. The order in which they appear can be independent of the source order. And everything can fit a range of screen sizes, from widescreen TVs to smartphones — and even devices as yet unimagined. Browser support is fantastic (except you-know-who). Yep, it’s a great time to jump into flexbox if you haven’t done so yet.But changing our ways isn’t easy. Flexbox has a dizzying array of features, few of which are familiar. It’s a lot to take in. Luckily, for layout purposes, you need to know only a few basics. Let’s take a look at how we could create a basic Gmail-like, flexbox-based interface. If you haven’t explored or fully understood flexbox yet, this piece will revisit and explain a few things that might be confusing at first.The Flexbox MindsetFlexbox requires a new way of thinking. Instead of arranging items in left-to-right, top-to-bottom rows and columns, we arrange blocks on a line — two lines, in fact, a main axis and a cross axis, the first of which we’ll use today. Think of the main axis as a rope along which boxes (divs or other HTML elements) are strung. The metaphorical rope runs from one end of its container to the other, a taut and invisible axis. This leads to four interesting concepts.AlignmentFirst, we can slide the “boxes” to one side of the “rope” or the other, center them or distribute them evenly. That means objects can stick to one side of a layout or the other — say, to the left or right edge of the screen, no matter the screen’s width. Even distribution means they will adapt well to any size screen, which is ideal in our multi-screen world.Flexbox allows designers to push HTML elements to either end of the “rope.”DirectionWe can also reverse the string, so that boxes run in the opposite direction, without editing the HTML. This is similar to the sort-order technique that lets us flip columns around — except the third trait takes that a step further.Both the order and position of elements may be flipped.OrientationThirdly, we can turn the rope by 90 degrees to dangle from the top of its container, instead of running from side to side. Media queries and flexbox’s ability make it possible to run items — say, a header, article and footer — down a smartphone’s screen but left to right on a desktop computer. What used to be called rows can now run top to bottom or bottom to top with a dash of CSS.The entire arrangement can turn 90 degrees, “hanging” from the top of the container.OrderFinally, we can control which boxes come first, second, third and so forth on the rope without editing the HTML. This is huge. It means we can structure an HTML document for, say, SEO, accessibility or plain ol’ semantics — independent of layout. Want to center elements vertically? No problem. Want navigation at the end of your HTML but at the beginning of your layout? Sure. Want to experiment with different layouts? It’s all in the CSS. And just like that, we’re already thinking in terms of content and devices, not rigid grids.The exact order of elements can change with CSS — and without changing the HTML.There’s more, but this covers the basics for now. To recap:Blocks are strung along an invisible line.We can push them to and fro along that line.We can reverse the line, thus reversing the boxes’ order.The line can turn 90 degrees.We can shuffle things along the line in any order we please, regardless of the HTML.OrderOrder is an important concept in flexbox. Let’s take a basic HTML document: A typical blog post would include certain bits of information.header website title, description, search form (These frame the content and inform people where they are.)meta data author/publisher, date, topic(s) (These help people decide whether the content is relevant to their needs.)main content what the page is all about (the reason the page exists)supplemental content related information (teasers, links, “See also”)navigation links to elsewhere on the website (high-level topics)footer copyright, RSS, social media, newsletter registrationThese elements are listed in order of what search engines or screen readers might scan. Now, let’s dangle a “rope” from the top of a mobile device and reorder them to put content first.main contentmeta datasupplemental contentheadernavigationfooterMeanwhile, desktop computers would have a different view.headermeta datamain contentsupplemental contentnavigationfooterWait, that’s not quite right. We want navigation at the top, and flexbox makes that a snap.It follows that you can also put “ropes” inside of boxes, and all of the rules apply anew. But first, let’s talk about order. Here’s where things get tricky.Nesting Ropes And BoxesEach flexbox layout — each box — can contain another set of boxes strung along their own rope. That rope can run from left to right or vice versa, from top to bottom or vice versa, and push objects to either end, center them or distribute them. And while that flexibility opens up many possibilities, it also means we need to plan our layouts carefully.Elements along a flexbox rope may, in turn, contain other flexbox ropes.Let’s start with some content to understand why things get complicated; this isn’t necessarily in order of layout (i.e. the order in which people see it). Imagine giving a presentation to an audience. You tell them what you’re going to say, then you say it, and you wrap up with a summary of what you’ve said. Our hypothetical page follows a familiar structure:headerthe current messagemessage listlinks to inbox(es), archive, etc.footerSketch A DesignTo keep things simple, we’ll work with a familiar layout.A typical arrangement for an email app.There are two flexbox layouts here. The first has three boxes from top to bottom. The second layout resides inside the middle box, from right to left.The header and footer span the width of the viewport. The navigation fits in a small column to the left, and the content area lets the user scroll when it contains more information than can be displayed. We could achieve this with a few floats and fixed positions, but flexbox gives us more options with less markup. Let’s take a look.Set Up The DocumentThe outer container has only three sections, wrapped in a .flex-container element:<body> <div class="flex-container"> <header>…</header> <main class="flex-container">…</main> <footer>…</footer> </div> </body> We call it flex-container to describe its purpose in a somewhat semantic way. At least our CSS will make sense.Inside the main element, we need three blocks:<main class="flex-container content"> <article class="message">…</article> <div class="message-list">…</div> <nav class="mailbox-list">…</nav> </main> This example uses article as an independent entity, not in the magazine sense.Declare These Elements As FlexboxWe need to tell browsers that these elements will be, um, flexible..flex-container, .flex-container header, .flex-container footer { display: -webkit-box; display: -moz-box; display: -ms-flexbox; display: -webkit-flex; display: flex; } Note that this applies flexbox to the major containers, not the content.Add Some DimensionsBased on the design sketch, we know that certain elements will have widths and heights. The body’s header and footer, for example, will be long, thin strips compared to the main’s tall, relatively narrow left-hand navigation bars. The article’s content area fills the rest of the space. In the interest of staying flexible regardless of screen size (and clarity in this tutorial), these areas won’t have fixed widths..message { flex-basis: 70%; } .message-list { flex-basis: 15%; } .mailbox-list { flex-basis: 15%; } .flex-container header, .flex-container footer { width: 100%; height: 5rem; }Here, flex-basis is like width — as long as the main axis is horizontal. If we dangle the rope from the top, then flex-basis becomes height automatically. Handy!Make The Main Section ScrollableThis one’s easy. Just add overflow: scroll to the main element to keep it from overriding the header and footer. Handy tip: Try overflow: auto to hide scroll bars (when they’re unnecessary) in most browsers..message { flex-basis: 70%; overflow: scroll; }Test The ContentAt this point, the header’s form should float with a little margin, even when the browser is resized. The content should flow well in browser windows of any size. And if a browser doesn’t support flexbox, then the page will turn into a content-first layout.That’s important because you-know-who doesn’t support flexbox yet. Every modern version does, however, so it’s a matter of when users update their software. So, where is flexbox supported?Chrome 31 and laterFirefox 31 and laterInternet Explorer 10 and laterSafari for Mac version 7 and laterSafari for iOS 7.1 and laterAndroid browser 4.4 and laterChrome for Android 42 and laterOpera 27 and laterClicky has a graph of the marketshare of assorted mobile browsers.What about older browsers? Solutions vary wildly depending on the layout you’re trying to achieve, although we can derive a few tips.The safest way to support flexbox-incapable browsers is to write CSS in the order in which you want it to appear. Start by thinking semantically. Old versions of Internet Explorer will ignore flexbox properties — thankfully, good ol’ conditional comments enable us to apply floats and clears to semantic layouts. Old versions of other browsers tend to give you mobile-friendly layouts that stack content in a logical order. So flexbox can co-exist with floats, display: table-cell and positioning, so that smart browsers will apply flexbox properties while legacy browsers will ignore them. Finally, if you’re feeling experimental, then try Flexie, which amends old browsers with a JavaScript-based polyfill.Give flexbox a go. While it offers many options, most — such as alignment — come into play after you’ve settled on how elements are arranged. The central techniques, which we’ve covered here, are alignment, direction, orientation, order and nesting. We’ve found these to be critical in Foundation’s new layout framework: If you can wrap your head around alignment, direction, orientation and order, then you’re well on your way to a flexible future. Check out my demo to see it in action (keep in mind that it’s not responsive just yet).Other ResourcesTo learn more about flexbox, check out the following:Flexbox in 5 Minutes, a flexbox playground toolFlexbugs, a community-curated list of flexbox issues and cross-browser workarounds for them.Flexy Boxes: Flexbox Playground and Code Generator, Pete Boere“Using Flexbox to Lay Out Web Applications,” Mozilla Developer Network“Flexbox,” Sara Soueidan, Codrops A reference article“A Visual Guide to CSS3 Flexbox Properties,” Dimitar Stojanov“CSS Flexible Box Layout Module Level 1,” W3C The official specificationFurther ReadingFlexbox Is As Easy As Pie – Designing CSS LayoutsCSS Grid, Flexbox And Box AlignmentThe Flexbox Reading List: Techniques And ToolsHarnessing Flexbox For Today’s Web Apps (da, ml, al, mrn)
2024-11-08T10:05:15
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2007-08-23T13:46:06
Download "On Lisp"
http://paulgraham.com/onlisptext.html
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With thanks to Alan Apt of Prentice Hall for giving me back the copyright and Chip Coldwell for reproducing it from the original tex files, here finally is a digital version of On Lisp.[600K Compressed Postscript File][1412K Postscript File][1030K PDF File]This is identical to the printed version, except that nine diagrams are missing. If you see a blank figure, that's what happened. These unfortunately seem to be lost.Note: Identical means including mistakes. Please let me know if you find more.More Info:Code from the BookThe Roots of LispWhat Made Lisp DifferentArc: A New Dialect of Lisp On Lisp © mmii pg.
2024-11-08T20:08:50
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terpua
2007-08-23T13:59:06
Exclusive Download: Dine-O-Matic 2
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http://phillryu.com/2007/08/22/exclusive-download-dine-o-matic-2/
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dawie
2007-08-23T14:18:57
How do you brainstorm for ideas for products?
I recently found a co-founder and we are going to build a product. We are going to start brainstorming product ideas soon and I was wondering how the YC readers came up with their ideas.
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2024-11-08T16:37:59
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palish
2007-08-23T14:27:37
What happened to you after you were rejected?
Has anyone applied to YCombinator, been rejected, then built something popular?<p>There was a line from the rejection email:<p><i>"We realize this process is fraught with error. It's practically certain that groups we rejected will go on to create successful startups. If you do, we'd appreciate it if you'd send us an email making fun of us; we want to learn from our mistakes."</i><p>Has anyone done that? If not, YCombinator picks the winners pretty well.
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transburgh
2007-08-23T14:31:45
New Facebook Ads May Make Money, Upset Users
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http://www.webpronews.com/topnews/2007/08/23/targeted-facebook-ads-may-make-money-upset-users
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jgamman
2007-08-23T15:06:27
Why you need a plan B in grad school
it's only depressing 'cause it's true
http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2007/08/the_most_daunting_numbers_ive.php
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jkush
2007-08-23T15:10:26
Google announces a simple new way to embed Google Maps
http://www.google.com/intl/en/press/annc/embed_maps.html
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byrneseyeview
2007-08-23T15:12:57
Uberfact: the ultimate social verifier
http://unqualified-reservations.blogspot.com/2007/08/uberfact-ultimate-social-verifier.html
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Unqualified Reservations: Uberfact: the ultimate social verifier
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Mencius Moldbug
About Me Name: Mencius Moldbug Stubbornness and disrespect, programming languages and operating systems, obsessive epistemology and formalist propaganda, Austrian economics and contemporary verse View my complete profile
2024-11-08T00:02:58
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kkim
2007-08-23T15:18:30
How To: Make a Laser Espionage Microphone
http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2007/08/17/how-to-make-a-laser-espionage-microphone/
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Page not found - Geeks are Sexy
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It seems we can’t find what you’re looking for. Perhaps searching, or one of the links below, can help.ArchivesTry looking in the monthly archives. :) Archives
2024-11-08T18:22:48
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pg
2007-08-23T15:23:00
Gambling Dispute With a Tiny Country Puts U.S. in a Bind
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http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/23/business/worldbusiness/23gamble.html?ex=1345521600&en=06f9d1c84a864017&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss
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nsimpson
2007-08-23T15:31:57
It should not have happened in the first place...
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http://fridayreflections.typepad.com/weblog/2007/08/humor-in-the--2.html
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ACSparks
2007-08-23T15:54:06
What system do you use for bug tracking?
I am interested in seeing how you track bugs during development and acceptance testing.<p>We use bugzilla, but it leaves a little to be desired.
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dherman76
2007-08-23T16:03:25
Facebook Finally Got Interesting
http://www.darrenherman.com/2007/08/23/398/
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nickb
2007-08-23T16:06:04
Facebook proves its banners have no value worth mentioning
http://valleywag.com/tech/online-advertising/facebook-proves-its-banners-have-no-value-worth-mentioning-292554.php
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rokhayakebe
2007-08-23T16:10:05
Anywhere.fm When is the API coming?
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2024-11-08T16:37:59
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amichail
2007-08-23T16:15:36
Web Science: A Provocative Invitation to Computer Science
http://www.scribd.com/doc/259921/ShneidermanCACM62007
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jcwentz
2007-08-23T16:39:50
I surrender. Lisp really is better than C++.
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http://geekblog.oakcircle.com/2007/08/22/i-surrender-lisp-really-is-better-than-c/
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2007-08-23T16:40:37
Holding a program in one's head
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http://www.paulgraham.com/head.html
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tocomment
2007-08-23T16:43:45
EventKnower - Know the uknowable the instant it happens (feedback on my idea)
I came up this idea a few nights ago. I'm hoping you guys would be kind enough to offer me any kind of feedback you can think of. I'm still not sure how viable it is.<p>Here goes:<p>Problem: There are some things I'd like to know when they happen but can't easily get notified right now.<p>Examples:<p><pre><code> *new Homestarrunner cartoon *last season of 24 released on DVD *Simpsons movie released on DVD *Windows Vista released (old) *Nintendo Wii launched (old) *updates to small software projects </code></pre> Maybe lots of people have things like this they would like to be notified about. Thus the idea is a website where you can request to be notified of something via a myriad of options e.g, RSS, email, sms, etc.<p>It could work like this. You get say 5 points when you sign up. Each event you sign up to be notified of costs you a point. If you correctly report when one of the other events on the site happened in a timely matter, you earn points.
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toffer
2007-08-23T17:08:08
JupiterMedia's Alan Meckler: Suddenly Every Internet Company is For Sale
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http://www.alleyinsider.com/2007/08/jupms-alan-meck.html
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subhash
2007-08-23T17:29:18
Perils of Credentialism
http://blogs.adventnet.com/svembu/2007/04/26/perils-of-credentialism-mit-example/
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transburgh
2007-08-23T17:32:58
YouTubers Threaten Revolt! (Again)
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http://www.webpronews.com/topnews/2007/08/23/youtubers-threaten-revolt-again
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nickb
2007-08-23T18:51:11
Craig Newmark quits Craigslist?
http://valleywag.com/tech/rumormonger/has-craig-newmark-quit-craigslist-292777.php
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jsjenkins168
2007-08-23T18:57:10
Google mobile usage surges this summer
http://www.reuters.com/article/marketsNews/idUKN2120622020070822?rpc=44&pageNumber=1
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nickb
2007-08-23T20:27:43
Linux vs. BSD: Huge difference in UI responsiveness
http://www.linuxdevcenter.com/pub/a/linux/2007/08/23/linux-vs-bsd-whats-the-difference.html
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joshwa
2007-08-23T20:41:33
The "Oh Crap" Moment: How do you know how much you know?
with apologies to Kathy Sierra...<p><a href="http://joshwand.com/files/ohcrap2.png" rel="nofollow">http://joshwand.com/files/ohcrap2.png</a><p>I've had this experience with several of my startup ideas now... I learn more and more about a given problem space/market, and eventually I start feeling like I have a decent grasp of the situation. The new learning tapers off, until one day, I discover a whole new dimension I've never thought of, and I realize just how little I know about the problem. <p>I've come to expect a few of these "oh crap" moments early on, but I wonder what conclusions I should draw from these moments later on in the process? They tend to be rather discouraging, as plans need to be modified/rethought, and sometimes the viability of the entire project comes into question, as when you discover that there are a whole slew of other startups trying to solve the same problem as you, all of them further along than you are!<p>I wonder if sometimes it's worth ignoring the extra information entirely, and solving a simpler version of the problem instead? The extra information might not even be relevant if the project doesn't expand in that particular direction. <i>EDIT: this doesn't apply as easily to the situation where you discover your competition...</i><p>Does anyone else experience these moments, and what have you learned from them?<p>UPDATE: added axes/legend to graph
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2024-11-08T16:37:59
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byrneseyeview
2007-08-23T20:56:41
An Independent Journalist solves a 2400-year-old Mystery
I. F. Stone was an amazing guy.
http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/socrates/ifstoneinterview.html
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jeremyliew
2007-08-23T21:20:16
Youtube's adoption of the video overlay will be good for its competitors
Youtube/Google has the volume of video streams and the relationships with advertisers to help push for an ad unit standard for online video advertising that will benefit all players
http://lsvp.wordpress.com/2007/08/23/youtubes-entry-into-online-video-overlay-will-be-good-for-its-competitors/
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vlad
2007-08-23T21:58:16
LikeBetter Use Case: Design a T-Shirt (Xobni)
http://blog.pairwise.com/2007/02/13/likebetter-use-case-design-a-t-shirt/
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transburgh
2007-08-23T22:04:09
Facebook Integrates Book Swap Feature into Marketplace
http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/23/facebook-integrates-book-swap-feature-into-marketplace/
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Facebook Integrates Book Swap Feature into Marketplace | TechCrunch
2007-08-23T21:40:35+00:00
Mark Hendrickson
Facebook has developed a book swap feature for its Marketplace application called Marketplace Book Exchange that enables users to buy and sell books from and to each other. Books are identified by buyers and sellers by their ISBN numbers, and curiously it looks as though there is no way to view all of the books offered in a particular network. On the one hand, this appears to be a smart move for Facebook, as college students are fed up with buying expensive textbooks from their college bookstores. The Social Graph certainly lends itself to buying and selling items from others within a localized market, such as a college campus. However, Facebook is not the first to try helping college students find better deals online. There are several websites, such as Campus Books and eCampus, dedicated to this purpose. There are even two applications developed on the Facebook platform – Swap Roll Book Exchange and Campus Book Exchange – meant to help Facebook users find books and other items that others currently own and are willing to sell or trade. While these Facebook applications have a combined total of less than a thousand users each, they may have experienced a surge of growth as students return to campus this Fall. Now that Facebook has developed its own application for book-swapping purposes, these independently developed applications don’t have a chance. Moral of the story for Facebook application developers: if the idea behind your application is any good, expect to see Facebook develop its own application to supplant yours. Don’t expect them to just sit on the sidelines and watch. Thanks for the tip Noah.
2024-11-08T01:31:09
en
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transburgh
2007-08-23T22:04:18
Interview With Facebook's Joe Hewitt, iPhone God
http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/23/interview-with-facebooks-joe-hewitt-iphone-god/
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farmer
2007-08-23T22:16:07
A 92 mpg car that does zero to sixty in 5 sec
null
http://www.ridelust.com/fuel-vapor-ale-gets-92mpg-car-with-a-5-second-zero-to-sixty/
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codeslinger
2007-08-23T22:20:57
The Rock and Why Its Bad for Your Mind
http://blog.cbcg.net/articles/2007/08/22/the-rock-and-why-its-bad-for-your-mind
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gibsonf1
2007-08-23T22:22:48
iPhone Challengers Don't Quite Cut It
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http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,294334,00.html
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http_404
FoxNews.com - Breaking News | Latest News | Current News
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Fox News Digital
Something has gone wrong… It seems you clicked on a bad link and stumbled upon our 404 page Advertisement Here's what we think you might be looking for: Advertisement Advertisement How did I get here? The story, page, or video you were trying to get to might have been moved It's possible there was a typo in the URL (Internet Address) you were trying to visit What should I do now? Click the back button on your browser Head to our Homepage Report this page as missing Use the search box to find what you're looking for
2024-11-07T23:36:23
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gibsonf1
2007-08-23T22:32:48
FireFox Bug running Google Docs?
I've noticed a disturbing pattern when running Google Docs on FireFox. I typically run 2 separate gdoc gmail account tabs and 2 separate calendar tabs as well as other tabs for my web app etc. What consistently happens is that FF uses increasing amounts of memory. By the time it hits 1gig of memory used, the response time is amazingly slow.<p>As an experiment, I tried running just the gmail and calendar on IE, and was shocked not to find a similar problem. Is there some kind of javascript bug running on Firefox? Or could this be related to Firebug and Yslow running on the browser at the same time? Anyone have a similar problem?
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2024-11-08T16:37:59
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baha_man
2007-08-23T22:43:17
Transformation
http://www.oreillynet.com/ruby/blog/2006/03/transformation.html
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jcwentz
2007-08-23T23:00:34
Comic Sans designer: "Comic Sans was not designed as a typeface"
http://www.connare.com/comic.htm
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vlad
2007-08-23T23:17:18
An Olin College-Type School for Hackers?
There are very hot specialized schools with new ways of learning about different subjects.<p>Engineering -- Olin College (<a href="http://www.olin.edu" rel="nofollow">http://www.olin.edu</a>) 300 students, 4 years, full scholarships<p>Acting -- Juilliard (<a href="http://www.juilliard.edu" rel="nofollow">http://www.juilliard.edu</a>) 1,000 students<p>Game Development -- DigiPen (<a href="http://www.digipen.edu" rel="nofollow">http://www.digipen.edu</a>) <p>There are also specialized two-year colleges for game developers, and colleges for fine musicians. With all the complaints every computer science major gives about their college, why not have a prestigious, hard-core hacker school?
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2024-11-08T16:37:59
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petenixey
2007-08-23T23:25:50
What a comment stream would look like in a real meeting
So, so true- lol
http://www.crunchnotes.com/?p=423
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ariejan
2007-08-24T00:03:37
Super Simple Authentication Plugin and Generator
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http://ariejan.net/2007/08/24/super-simple-authentication-plugin-and-generator/
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epi0Bauqu
2007-08-24T01:43:59
Hacker News | New Comments Viewer & RSS Feed
<a href="http://watrcoolr.us/hn/" rel="nofollow">http://watrcoolr.us/hn/</a><p>If you just want an RSS feed: <a href="http://watrcoolr.us/hn/cfeed.pl" rel="nofollow">http://watrcoolr.us/hn/cfeed.pl</a><p>The Hacker News Comments Viewer will pop-up a window and then display new comments as they come in through overlay pop-ups within that window. You can move the main window to a desired location on your desktop and/or resize it, and the forthcoming interior pop-ups will change size appropriately. <p>To dismiss a comment, just click on it. To dismiss all currently displayed comments, hit the enter key. The main window itself needs to be in focus for the latter to work. (For those of you from MIT, I tried to replicate the basic UI of zwgc. I used to subscribe to the help instance.)<p>This is a 6 hour hack that I made for myself, but I figured some of you might also find it useful. Feedback is of course welcome.
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2024-11-08T16:37:59
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hhm
2007-08-24T01:51:28
When I worked at Microsoft...
Also interesting to see with NASA, Google, Wolfram (despite giving only an interesting result)... can you tell any other interesting "when I worked at..."?
http://www.google.com/search?q=%22when+i+worked+at+microsoft%22&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=com.ubuntu:en-US:official&client=firefox-a
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amichail
2007-08-24T01:55:41
Anyone willing to help me out in this CS education debate on the Computational Complexity Blog?
See:<p><a href="http://weblog.fortnow.com/2007/08/impact-of-facebook-platform-on-cs.html" rel="nofollow">http://weblog.fortnow.com/2007/08/impact-of-facebook-platfor...</a>
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2024-11-08T16:37:59
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vlad
2007-08-24T01:59:34
Microsoft Launches Open Source
http://port25.technet.com/archive/2007/07/26/open-source-at-microsoft.aspx
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vlad
2007-08-24T02:00:52
Is Microsoft Driving Innovation Or Playing Catch-Up With Rivals?
http://online.wsj.com/public/article/SB116490323676636989-HnHPKLzkyy9xKy2wnokbd2bc_bE_20071130.html
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kkim
2007-08-24T02:04:26
Google seeks "holy grail" of web advertising
null
http://blog.wired.com/business/2007/08/google-seeks-ho.html
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jyrzyk
2007-08-24T02:22:34
Ten-Minute Cancer Test
null
http://www.technologyreview.com/Biotech/19274/
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mhb
2007-08-24T02:24:23
Out-of-body-like experiences induced using virtual reality goggles
http://www.physorg.com/news107099946.html
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transburgh
2007-08-24T02:47:38
My Times Launches - Calacanis Gets a Semi-Default Feed
null
http://www.centernetworks.com/video-review-my-times-launches
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tojileon
2007-08-24T02:59:04
India now Nokia's second market (Overtaken US)
null
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/6960520.stm
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aswanson
2007-08-24T03:10:34
Is anyone making something women want?
Not being sexist, but they seem to -want- more than us, and walking into any shopping area seems to confirm that vendors know this. My problem is that from a tech standpoint, it's hard to gauge what a viable need for them is.
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2024-11-08T16:37:59
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rms
2007-08-24T03:11:44
The most bizarre episode in the history of the papacy
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cadaver_Synod
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tojileon
2007-08-24T03:11:47
How to Make Users Happy
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http://blog.brodzinski.com/2007/08/how-to-make-users-happy.html
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charzom
2007-08-24T03:49:28
Astronomers find gaping hole in the Universe
null
http://www.physorg.com/news107109720.html
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xzibitendo
2007-08-24T03:49:29
What should a striving non-programmer do?
I have all of these ideas for a startup burning inside me, but with no real programming skills and no partner (yet) I feel trapped. Is it worth my time to teach myself programming? Any advice would be great.
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chaostheory
2007-08-24T04:09:43
Web based UI tool (layout dissector) for web designers
"XRAY is a free cross browser tool that lets you see the box model in action for any element, letting you see beneath the skin of any web page."
http://westciv.com/xray/
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vlad
2007-08-24T04:29:20
PG's Rarely Asked Questions (never seen this one before)
http://www.paulgraham.com/raq.html
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nickb
2007-08-24T04:32:58
How did Google, Youtube, digg, twitter build scalable web sites: List of articles, videos
http://www.royans.net/arch/library/
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hhm
2007-08-24T04:39:21
New algorithm for image resizing (Siggraph demo video)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIFCV2spKtg&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fferbor%2Eblogspot%2Ecom%2F2007%2F08%2Fnuevo%2Dalgoritmo%2Dpara%2Dreducir%2Dy%2Dampliar%2Ehtml
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aswanson
2007-08-24T04:40:45
Pax romana redux
http://money.cnn.com/2007/08/22/news/economy/lazy_american_workers.fortune/index.htm?postversion=2007082306
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nickb
2007-08-24T04:44:27
Steve Jobs and the Xerox Star demo
http://webpages.charter.net/allanms/2004/06/notes-towards-memoirs-of-bit-player.html
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rms
2007-08-24T04:44:59
This is a really good idea for disrupting the RIAA. Think it'll work?
http://www.sellaband.com/site/how-it-works.html
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nsimpson
2007-08-24T05:17:07
The things that matter most
Doing things right is always good, but what matters most is doing the right things right.
http://fridayreflections.typepad.com/weblog/2007/08/the-things-that.html
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azgolfer
2007-08-24T05:42:45
Intelligent resizing of images
Check out this new algorithm for resizing images.
http://www.ohgizmo.com/2007/08/21/smart-image-resizing-cuts-the-useless-out-of-your-pics/
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trekker7
2007-08-24T06:40:12
Ask News.YC: Anyone working on a systems software startup?
It seems like these days there are tons of consumer/enterprise Web application startups. Out of curiosity, is anyone working on a systems software startup (OS stuff, networking infrastructure, etc.)?
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2024-11-08T16:37:59
null
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nirs
2007-08-24T07:16:59
What's wrong with 1975 programming?
null
http://varnish.projects.linpro.no/wiki/ArchitectNotes
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rms
2007-08-24T08:15:25
Startup Wiki, sponsored by Y Combinator, powered by Infogami
http://wiki.ycombinator.com/
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ordersup
2007-08-24T08:25:56
Michael Eisner 2.0 Will See You Now
null
http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/07_36/b4048046.htm?campaign_id=rss_daily
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bosshog
2007-08-24T08:30:52
Old school Facebook interview.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6596533/site/newsweek
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piers
2007-08-24T08:34:15
Linux user told he must use windows
http://torrentfreak.com/bittorrent-admin-monitored-by-us-government-forced-to-dump-linux/
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mqt
2007-08-24T09:11:49
If you build it, they will come: Google sees big boost in mobile traffic
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070823-if-you-build-it-they-will-come-google-sees-big-boost-in-mobile-traffic.html
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terpua
2007-08-24T09:38:54
Could The GPhone Be Nigh?
null
http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/24/could-the-gphone-be-nigh/
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terpua
2007-08-24T10:00:23
Pingdom: Offering 1 year free service
http://allanjosephbatac.com/blog/2007/08/pingdom-offering-1-year-free-service-hurry.html
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terpua
2007-08-24T10:00:56
GotoSSH.com - A Web Based SSH client
null
http://gotossh.com/
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terpua
2007-08-24T10:02:15
https is not supported at news.yc
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2024-11-08T16:37:59
null
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terpua
2007-08-24T10:10:09
Sync 37 Signals' Highrise with Address Book
null
http://theappleblog.com/2007/08/23/sync-37-signals-highrise-with-address-book/
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2024-11-08T10:45:47
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terpua
2007-08-24T11:04:52
MocoSpace Has Strong Growth; Race To Be MySpace For Mobile
null
http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/24/mocospace-has-strong-growth-race-to-be-myspace-for-mobile/
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dpapathanasiou
2007-08-24T11:10:24
Subprime Fallout Could Help Venture Capitalists
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/24/business/24venture.html?ex=1345608000&en=8dc397136301c8aa&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss
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davidw
2007-08-24T11:27:37
Rise of the wikicrats
http://www.roughtype.com/archives/2007/08/rise_of_the_wik.php
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davidw
2007-08-24T11:28:47
Sun's ticker symbol: SUNW -&gt; JAVA
http://blogs.sun.com/jonathan/entry/java_is_everywhere
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sabhishek
2007-08-24T11:51:59
Why google is not giving up google video ?
Why google still wants to continue with google video even after acquiring youtube ?
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invalid_url
null
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2024-11-08T16:37:59
null
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jyrzyk
2007-08-24T12:08:44
Why Applications Suck (Part 1)
null
http://billmill.org/why_apps_suck.html
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amichail
2007-08-24T12:13:39
A history of the Amiga
http://arstechnica.com/articles/culture/a-history-of-the-amiga-part-3.ars
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2007-08-24T12:39:42
MorphThing: Online Face and Picture Morphing
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http://www.morphthing.com/
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joshwa
2007-08-24T12:45:24
Facebook = Platform + Graph + Feed. It's that Simple.
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http://500hats.typepad.com/500blogs/2007/08/facebook-platfo.html
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2007-08-24T12:47:19
Scoble: Twitter etc are the next email
http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/118/the-next-email.html?partner=rss
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danteembermage
2007-08-24T12:57:31
I don't know Lisp, but I know SAS; are my macros Macros?
I have been wondering this for quite a while; I write a lot of SAS both for my dissertation and my research assistant duties. As a language it is a very strange beast (For example there are at least three if-then syntaxes (data if, matrix if, macro if, and assuming SQL has an if that's four, at least that I've found so far)). It has a "macro facility" which I will do my best to describe given my meager CS vocabulary. A SAS program is interpreted, not compiled, but if a &#38; character is encountered, the program passes to a pre-compiler of sorts and &#38; are translated into code and then interpreted. If &#38;&#38; are encountered, they resolve to &#38; and then a second pass with the pre-compiler is run, and so on. I've attached a code snippet below; This takes a data set and divides it into many datasets, one for each unique value in listdataset (I use this to change a comprehensive stock-returns dataset into aapl,goog,etc. returns databases) So, for the first iteration of the loop, dat_&#38;&#38;temp&#38;k. resolves to dat_&#38;temp1. which resolves in the second pre-compile to dat_goog or whatever temp1 was set to by call symput('temp'||left(_n_), tempvar);<p>So, in just a few lines of macro code I can generate volumes of interpreted code. Does this make SAS a dialect of Lisp, or is the "macro facility" something else entirely? <p> %macro partition(listdataset,dataset, varinquotes, var1, var2, obs); data &#38;listdataset.; set &#38;listdataset.; tempvar = trim(left(&#38;var1.)); call symput('temp'||left(_n_), tempvar); run; %do k = 1 %to &#38;obs.; data dat_&#38;&#38;temp&#38;k.; set &#38;dataset.; if &#38;var2.= "&#38;&#38;temp&#38;k."; run;<p>%end; %mend partition;
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Keios
2007-08-24T13:25:32
Hilarious Geeky song - Finite Simple Group of Order Two
Hilarious.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTby_e4-Rhg
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