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Is Google really slow right now? (or is it just for me?) | spkthed: OpenDNS was having issues resolving Google yesterday. It looks like at least part of the problem today is DNS related. Anyone else experiencing that? |
Is Google really slow right now? (or is it just for me?) | amanfredi: disabling google analytics on our site for now. |
Is Google really slow right now? (or is it just for me?) | twism: hmm.. maybe the reason I can't checkout anything from googlecode. |
Is Google really slow right now? (or is it just for me?) | csomar: it's fast (ok like usual) here in Tunisia |
Working through SICP. Did you make it? | notaddicted: I worked through the first chapter slowly, and then quit and focused on school. Now I've bought the book, I'm still in chapter 2. Did I make it? No, I'm still working on it.Advice: Ars longa, vita brevis, so work fast.The only tool I found useful is the web browser in counter strike source, so I can combin... |
Is Google really slow right now? (or is it just for me?) | chaosmachine: Seems fine for me. Maybe keyboardr got dugg or something: http://keyboardr.com/ |
Is Google really slow right now? (or is it just for me?) | szopa: Here in Europe (Poland) it's also very slow. I was convinced it was a problem with my ISP, but now it is getting scary. |
Is Google really slow right now? (or is it just for me?) | adolfoabegg: google sucks @spain too... |
Is Google really slow right now? (or is it just for me?) | bbuffone: Even site that have google ads are now effected. Just tried to do to Techcrunch.com and it is hung on the loading of doubleclick ads and pagesyndication.I also noticed for the last few days the formatting of my google search results are broken. The first result's title is off to the right after the ebay log... |
Is Google really slow right now? (or is it just for me?) | slackerIII: Maybe Wolfram Alpha is fighting dirty :) |
Is Google really slow right now? (or is it just for me?) | Notorious_PWN: Youtube is fucked right now. |
Is Google really slow right now? (or is it just for me?) | abyssknight: Yes, yes it is. I thought it was the apocalypse or a really bad firewall rule. |
Working through SICP. Did you make it? | aristus: Yep. The boss at the end is really hard. :)I worked through the videos plus the book. The videos are essential, IMO. The Berkeley lectures were not as inspiring as the original MIT '86 ones. |
Is Google really slow right now? (or is it just for me?) | tocomment: It's funny I needed to get directions, and I'm just realizing now that I can use Yahoo maps (an hour later).Update:
Nevermind, Yahoo maps just erases the addresses I entered when I press "go". I guess I'm stuck waiting for google maps to come back. I refuse to revert to mapquest. |
Working through SICP. Did you make it? | bcater: At the time that I took 6.001 (the MIT version of the SICP course), PLT Scheme lacked several libraries that the book requires. Since so many students wanted to use PLT, the staff put together the extra modules for us, but I'm not sure if PLT is now "SICP-compliant" or not. Check with someone who works on PLT (... |
How does free compete with paid? | Chocobean: depends on what kind of bussiness you're running though...If it has anything to do with "exclusivity" or "privilege" or "be the first to do blah", you must charge. You can give "special" customers a free or heavily discounted pass, but you must make it seem like it's only them getting something exclusive for... |
Is Google really slow right now? (or is it just for me?) | yafujifide: The tubes have a kink. |
Is Google really slow right now? (or is it just for me?) | szopa: Funny thing... I just realized that without Google I am kind of cut off from the world: no e-mail, no jabber... I do have some backup accounts, but the people with whom I'd like to communicate don't... Or at least I don't know their secondary addresses. It's scary. Well, at least I have HN to cheer me up :-) |
Is Google really slow right now? (or is it just for me?) | boredguy8: It started yesterday for me, not today. Probably about 2:30 pacific time. I noticed some rather intense latency on loading gmail. |
Is Google really slow right now? (or is it just for me?) | ianbishop: Anyone remember that article about how (some ridiculously small amount of time) affected google and made them lose money? |
Is Google really slow right now? (or is it just for me?) | liuliu: in China, slow. First I thought it may be the great firewall. But it seems far more worse than that.. |
Is Google really slow right now? (or is it just for me?) | malte: It seems like everything's back to normal now. |
How does free compete with paid? | ecaron: The business is a job search website. Although the discussion certainly doesn't need to be limited/oriented towards that niche. |
Is Google really slow right now? (or is it just for me?) | Notorious_PWN: UPDATE @ 12:10--AWS (which also seemed to be affected) up to normal speed. Youtube and Gmail slow but usable. Google seems to be a normal speed. |
Is Google really slow right now? (or is it just for me?) | skorgu: Not here (Going out through AT&T). |
Is Google really slow right now? (or is it just for me?) | szopa: Uff... It is getting back to normal. We are all saved! ;-) |
Is Google really slow right now? (or is it just for me?) | TallGuyShort: http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=18064 |
How does free compete with paid? | swombat: This begs the question... why aren't you charging a monthly fee? Too much money sloshing around in your bank account? |
Working through SICP. Did you make it? | shubhamharnal: There's a book called "Simply Scheme" that is meant to serve as an introduction to SICP. So, you could "prep" yourself for your pursuits if you first go through this book.
Good Luck,
Shubham Harnal. |
How does free compete with paid? | chanux: Hey let's do some campaign to promote yours, if it's really good. |
Ever run a conference? What's the best software to use? | chris-top: eventbrite.com is so bitchen' it hurts. Ouch! |
Video Screenshot Software for Documentation Purposes? | twohey: I believe you want the following thread http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=436523FYI, I found this by using searchyc on "screen capture" |
Is Google really slow right now? (or is it just for me?) | chanux: The Twitterverse is hot http://www.roomatic.com/%23googlefailBut nothings wrong from here. |
Is Google really slow right now? (or is it just for me?) | tsbardella: noticed it as well. back to normal |
Is Google really slow right now? (or is it just for me?) | mikecuesta: No wonder, I was having all sorts of issues with Gmail this morning. |
Is Google really slow right now? (or is it just for me?) | heat_miser: Google was really broken for me about 30 mins ago, in San Mateo, but it seems to be back now |
How does free compete with paid? | chanux: The site he mention is http://linkup.com . HNers please suggest how to promote the FREE service. I have no connection with this service but like to see things free as long as it's possible. (No offense with making money with technology but if someone is happy & able to offer a free service it's cool I guess.) |
Is Google really slow right now? (or is it just for me?) | quellhorst: Last night google searches were being returned to me without any CSS styling. |
Is Google really slow right now? (or is it just for me?) | axomhacker: Google says it's resolved. Updates coming soon: http://twitter.com/google/status/1796948425 |
Ever run a conference? What's the best software to use? | roberte3: Usually the combination that I have been using for the events that I have planned, has been eventbright with pathable.comEventbright handles a lot of the registration problems very well. Although it falls down in the following areas, Paypal sucks natch, and it doesn't handle individuals buying more than one t... |
Working through SICP. Did you make it? | nixme: The google group is still active: http://groups.google.com/group/hacker-news-reads-sicpNext meeting is on May 24, covering the end of chapter 2, exercises 2.73 - 2.97.Here's the log from the last meeting: http://inimino.org/~inimino/projects/2009/SICP/logs/20090510 |
Is Google really slow right now? (or is it just for me?) | TweedHeads: Since when HN is a "Google is down" alert system? |
Video Screenshot Software for Documentation Purposes? | mg1313: Try http://www.screentoaster.com or http://camstudio.org |
Is Google really slow right now? (or is it just for me?) | _pius: http://slowforeveryoneorjustme.o ... oh wait, no one's made that one yet. |
Good examples of user notifications in a client-side application? | swolchok: Wish you'd add "(not Growl)" to title. |
Why don't more blog widgets use AJAX? | mbrubeck: Some hosted services prevent users from embedding scripts in their content, for security reasons. At blist we decided to use JS, iframes, and Flash in our widgets anyways [1], but it means they won't work in certain contexts.1. http://www.blist.com/web-publishing |
I have been experimenting sleep maintenance insomnia. Any recommendations? | dryicerx: Somewhere... forgot where, I heard there exists a group of people who call them selves "Doctors", crazy right?Apparently their in to these crazy practices that involve studying, diagnosing and treating diseases and injuries of people. So fake!More about these crazy folks at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physic... |
I have been experimenting sleep maintenance insomnia. Any recommendations? | tokenadult: How much do you get outdoors during daylight hours?Do you have seasonal allergies, perchance? |
I have been experimenting sleep maintenance insomnia. Any recommendations? | gojomo: Consider eating patterns: do you eat when you get up? If so, defer to the time you'd rather rise. (Also: when do you last eat before going to sleep? Can that be shifted later?)Is there light/noise/roommate/etc. which triggers the early-wake, which you could mitigate?Do you know if you snore or have sleep apnea?... |
Why don't more blog widgets use AJAX? | dryicerx: If a task can be done properly and does not need AJAX, it doesn't need AJAX. Simplicity.For example, a list of related sites on a blog. It's a bunch of static links and there is nothing wrong with keeping it a bunch of static links. Don't need to make every.single.thing AJAX unless it improves the usability o... |
I have been experimenting sleep maintenance insomnia. Any recommendations? | pageman: try this:
http://xkcd.com/320/ and http://echochamber.me/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=12882 |
I have been experimenting sleep maintenance insomnia. Any recommendations? | amichail: If you are working on your own and it doesn't matter when you are awake, then only go to sleep when you are really tired.Trying to sleep at set times can cause anxiety over sleep, which makes it harder to fall asleep. |
Do you C++ for Web App Dev? | arghnoname: Perhaps a good C++ programmer writes equivalent code in C++ just as fast as he would in Python (For some kind of tasks I've found this to be true as well), but how many good C++ programmers are there? It's a brutally tricky language and getting quick requires knowing how to avoid the sometimes subtle pitfal... |
I have been experimenting sleep maintenance insomnia. Any recommendations? | jganetsk: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle-of-the-Night_Insomnia |
Do you C++ for Web App Dev? | cperciva: No, I don't use C++. But all of my code for Tarsnap (including website) is written in C, aside from a few very small shell scripts. |
I have been experimenting sleep maintenance insomnia. Any recommendations? | barry-cotter: Modafinil. Much, much better than coffee. You're just awake, not wired or jittery, just awake and alert. Very little in the way of side effects, doesn't interfere with getting to sleep and no contraindications for long term use either (ttbomk).I can personally recommend sleep sometime in the middle of the... |
I have been experimenting sleep maintenance insomnia. Any recommendations? | dfranke: I'm having this same problem as well; I'm off from work today and tomorrow in an effort to recover. I have a doctor's appointment scheduled for tomorrow, so I'll let you know what he says! |
Do you C++ for Web App Dev? | astrodust: If there was a good, straightforward Mongrel-type HTTP service builder for C++ it might be more popular. |
Best material/sites to teach my father basic computer literacy? | keefe: I've seen some video tutorials here http://www.video-tutes.com/ but I never used them and I'm not on windows so my particular knowledge may not be super useful... http://www.apple.com/findouthow/mac/ mac has a bunch of vids and there are these guys http://showmedo.com/ |
Do you C++ for Web App Dev? | keefe: Long post is long. I don't see any big advantage to using C++ vs Java - performance is similar with recent optimizations and the vast majority of web services and libraries support java. |
How can I stop scammers from targeting my local classifieds site? | omarchowdhury: Have all email go through your email servers (instead of directly to the users email box). Since you know which emails are being sent, automatically stop any emails from reaching the sellers that are obvious duplicates (eg. someone sending 100 emails from bob@bobscam.com would not be sent to the seller's... |
Do you C++ for Web App Dev? | swolchok: Re: development time, you must have a pretty fast compiler. One big argument in favor of dynamic languages is the shortened edit/compile/test cycle; it's down to edit/test.Re: speed, I think the prevailing wisdom is "write the damn thing in Python and if it's too slow, we'll profile it and write the tiny bit ... |
Is Google really slow right now? (or is it just for me?) | socratees: For me, google search results appeared without the usual formatting (5/14/09 9PM CST) this was even before the Google glitch happened. |
Best material/sites to teach my father basic computer literacy? | adammichaelc: Http://mintywhite.com is really good for Windows Guides, and they have an active forum for noob's. |
Who are you on Twitter? | quizbiz: @Quizbiz |
Who are you on Twitter? | aitoehigie: @pystar |
Do you C++ for Web App Dev? | silas: fastcgi++: http://www.nongnu.org/fastcgipp/ |
Who are you on Twitter? | rscott: @rscottI'm not sure that it's really good at "strong" connections, but it is good for a quick word to someone. |
Who are you on Twitter? | nreece: @VoidMonkMore:http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=134808http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=480171http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=145204 |
Who are you on Twitter? | helium: @michael_erasmus |
Who are you on Twitter? | csomar: @omarabidI made around 20,000 followers in 2 months, but more than 7,000 of them now quit twitter!! |
What is your opinion of Crypto-anarchism and anarcho-capitalism? | SwellJoe: It hasn't done much good yet, despite ~twenty years of people talking about it. So, I'd say, so far, it is ineffective as a movement.The one obvious example of digital currency that was sympathetic to these ideas (e-Gold) has seen the error of their ways, paid some fines, and now acts like any other company ... |
What is your opinion of Crypto-anarchism and anarcho-capitalism? | menloparkbum: Crypto-anarchism has a slightly cooler name than Anarcho-capitalism. |
What is your opinion of Crypto-anarchism and anarcho-capitalism? | aristus: When I first read this I assumed "crypto-anarchist" was perjorative, like "crypto-fascist". :)I gladly support individuals using technology to defend themselves against or compete with larger organizations. That is very much in line with startups and underdogs in general.But raw Anarco-Capitalism has never res... |
NoScript worth it? | thristian: I used NoScript for a while in the 'temporarily allow the current site' mode, which I felt was a reasonable compromise between functionality and security.However, there were still times I had to mess around to get certain web-pages to work, Firefox has a pretty good track-record with security, and the common... |
Glueing C/C++ with Perl/Python/Ruby | thristian: Recent(ish) versions of Python have the "ctypes" ffi module in the standard library, which is useful if your C/C++ code is compiled into a shared library and doesn't use any particularly esoteric ABI features. |
Who are you on Twitter? | nailer: Misread that as 'Why are you on Twitter'. |
Help me create my own feelSpace belt | jurjenhaitsma: I read about this a while ago (slashdot?) and thought it was quite intriguing myself. I believe there were some complications with withdrawal symptoms so buyer beware.As for your request, most competent electronics hobbyists / engineers could likely build a crude version, but I could see complications ar... |
Help me create my own feelSpace belt | sasmith: I built a mediocre prototype around November, and am currently working on a hopefully better prototype.Useful info about the following: I am a cheapskate, and am interested in producing this very cheaply. If you're willing to drop $80 on the compass module, certain aspects of this will change.My first prototy... |
Who are you on Twitter? | ErrantX: @errantxIve yet to make strong connections with Twitter. Or rather I have made connections and thern taken them to other media. |
Who are you on Twitter? | brl: @bleidl |
Who are you on Twitter? | davidw: @davidnwelton - this question has been asked before, too."Twitter - the CB radio of Web 2.0" - over'n'out, good buddy. |
How do you delete a post? | jeroen: It's there, but it disappears after a certain time. |
How Should We Treat Each Other Here? | brk: It's a constant feedback loop.Post something.See how people react.Fine-tune your communications strategy.Repeat.---You're correct in that there seems to be a fairly fine line here between "humor" and "useless post". I think part of this comes from the fact that we've all been online for more than a minute and hav... |
How Should We Treat Each Other Here? | yan: We ideally treat each other as we have always been treating each other: with respect. Let's not forget that this is an internet forum, there won't always be orderly and enlightening discussion. I think bringing extra undue notice to a violation of conduct like people posting unrelated content or misinterpreting co... |
An E-book that is also a PDF reader ? | yan: The new Kindle DX has a large e-ink display and it can open PDFs natively, where as Kindle 1 and 2 needed conversion. Haven't used one myself, so I can't comment on the quality/readability, but it sounds like exactly what you're looking for. |
An E-book that is also a PDF reader ? | ableal: (re-run of a comment I made previously; device reads PDFs)iRex Digital Reader 1000S, 699 EUR; https://www.irexshop.com/ 10.2 Inch (diagonal) electronic paper display
1024 x 1280 pixel resolution at 160 pixels per inch
16-level grey scale
Mini-USB connector
Wacom® penabled® touch sensor input ... |
How Should We Treat Each Other Here? | nickfox: Golden Rule. Treat others the way you wish to be treated. You even stated it yourself so you are most likely in the right place. I have noticed that you have to be careful telling jokes here. The people here are smart and they tend to like a joke that is clever... |
How Should We Treat Each Other Here? | icey: I try my best to treat everyone here as though I actually know them. Of course, that means I end up deleting a fair percentage of the replies I submit, because I wouldn't say things the same way if the person was actually in a conversation with me.Regarding the humor stuff, I just worry that the reddit style 250 ... |
How Should We Treat Each Other Here? | ram1024: some people are simply idiots and make it well worth the "karmic hit" to poke fun at.other times we joke just to be part of the conversation. like i would have nothing substantial to say about training squids to do things, but hey i would certainly point out the hentai moment.anyone can certainly tailor their... |
How Should We Treat Each Other Here? | rokhayakebe: You made your comment based on what you believe is acceptable. So did he.Everyone thinks what they are doing is right, and "what is the difference?", although it may not look offensive, could have been the most hurtful 3-4 words he heard this week.His reply was probably as inappropriate as you bringing bac... |
How Should We Treat Each Other Here? | DanielBMarkham: Humor is a strange duck online.Use the <sarcasm> tags. Explain your jokes. Make sure somebody who isn't paying any attention at all to your comment will recognize it as a joke. Even then you'll probably lose half of the audience.And don't respond when some person misunderstands it. Half the time you'll ... |
How Should We Treat Each Other Here? | sgrove: "If you downvote, add a comment (why?)"That seems to be what kyro did. A one liner simply doesn't add much to the conversation - as you said, it's a fine line.He seems to have been overly critical and could have reigned it in a bit (no need for "childish, baseless", etc.). Points on both sides.Seems to boil dow... |
How Should We Treat Each Other Here? | bbuffone: Comedy isn't going to be funny for everyone. Doesn't matter if it is online or off. I tell my wife many of jokes that get an angry stare while I am laughing my ass off.You can remember that the most important rule of comedy is timing or incorporate the rule of 3 -> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rule_of_three_(... |
How Should We Treat Each Other Here? | silentbicycle: The problem with humor is when people trying to have an actual discussion are overwhelmed by people just posting tired slashdot cliches. Look at reddit...there are great comments there, but they're usually buried by pages of people snarking on the top comment. After a while, people stop trying. If you th... |
How Should We Treat Each Other Here? | adamc: Just for myself: most of the smarta$$ remarks waste my time. I'm looking for interesting information, and they don't provide any. |
How Should We Treat Each Other Here? | pasbesoin: What is your personal signal to noise ratio? Seriously -- sometimes it helps to frame the analysis in an analogy having deliberately non-emotional terms.People are here in good part for the high S/N. Humor is much appreciated, but only when it doesn't start to materially impact S/N.Too much navel gazing is... |
How Should We Treat Each Other Here? | jteo: Be nice. There are already so many mean people out there. |
How Should We Treat Each Other Here? | axod: I thought the original comment was pretty baseless, but it's only karma...>> "kyro, would you have said that to me in person?"I don't think the whole "What you say in person" test is useful. If someone tells you an offensive joke in person, you might politely laugh. If someone tells you an offensive joke on the n... |
How Should We Treat Each Other Here? | skorgu: It's odd. People understand instinctively that the best way for computer programs to communicate with each other is for each of the them to be strict in what they emit, and liberal in what they accept. The odd thing is that people themselves are not willing to be strict in how they speak, and liberal in how the... |
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