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"And I think that analogy got away from me."
So far away I think its holidaying in Rio right now.
"If you don't fail at least 90 percent of the time, you're not aiming high enough."
Alan Kay.
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A working space elevator is still, sadly, not a reality. But sci-fi geeks may be excited to know that some of the most intelligent and imaginative minds on Earth have indeed looked into the logistics of building such a fanciful contraption. "Don't you wanna get higher?"
Boom-shaka-laka!
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Cortana is full of personality (maybe not as much as Arsenio might like you to think), and the developers that built out the assistant's library of responses were sure to build in some good doses of self referential humor. A lot of times what a tool really needs to do to connect with users is put a smile on the user's face. And what's not to love about Clippy? Well played, sirs. Well played.
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I'm getting a TCP Connection Rejected error page on that link.
What do you get when you cross a joke with a rhetorical question?
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Same here.
Mobile Nations:
Cannot connect to www.wpcentral.com
You've requested a page that currently is on the Incapsula network.
Incapsula was unable to connect to the server.
If you are the website owner, please ensure that your server is up and running and that access to it from the Incapsula network has not been blocked in any way.
| Proxy IP | 198.143.50.170 |
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| Proxy ID | 10165 |
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| Server IP | X.X.X.123 |
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| Error Code | 8 |
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| Error Name | TCP Connection Rejected |
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| Error Description | The proxy failed to connect to the web server, due to TCP connection rejection (TCP Reset). |
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EDIT: And now it's back. Weird.
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined."
- Homer
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Probably overwhelmed with all the traffic we're sending their way. Try this one[^]
TTFN - Kent
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"I see you're trying to smash your Lumia into pieces. Can I help you order a Galaxy S5 as a replacement before you destroy me?"
Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, waging all things in the balance of reason?
Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful?
--Zachris Topelius
Training a telescope on one’s own belly button will only reveal lint. You like that? You go right on staring at it. I prefer looking at galaxies.
-- Sarah Hoyt
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Graphene could change the electronics industry, ushering in flexible devices, supercharged quantum computers, electronic clothing and computers that can interface with the cells in your body. "Here's a pretty thing: as light as a feather, and as hard as dragon-scales."
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But do chicks dig it?
You'll never get very far if all you do is follow instructions.
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An article of clothing that's worth more than all the Shire? You betcha.
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200 times stronger than steel
That would be stronger than "Transparent Aluminum" (...Hello computer...) 
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At the Build conference, we announced the release of the new converged Windows Phone 8.1 and Windows 8.1 platforms. As a developer, this means you can now build XAML and HTML universal apps that run on both Phone and Tablets by sharing a significant amount of code and content. To enable building universal apps, we added a number of new features to Visual Studio as part of the Visual Studio Update 2 RC. "It slices! It dices!"
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Kent Sharkey wrote: the new converged Windows Phone 8.1 and Windows 8.1 platforms.
But who writes Windows Phone apps?
Marc
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Other than Microsoft employees? Dunno, there must be a few out there.
TTFN - Kent
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After attempts to kickstart its own virtual currency stalled, Facebook may soon get into the business of sending real money between you and your friends. Do you get paid in 'Like's?
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Do we really need another offspring of this cancerous business? To say it in Facebook's language: Dislike 
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Tomorrow, April 15, Google Glass will finally go on sale to the public. Granted, you’ll have just one day to buy it, and supplies will be limited. That’s the kind of sales tactic any company would use to pressure you into buying a shiny, new toy you don’t really need. If you want everyone to hate you, buy one
Although I don't understand the vitriol against them personally
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Google is considering giving more prominent search rankings to websites that use encryption, in a move that could compel sites across the web to begin locking down the information sent to and from their servers, according to The Wall Street Journal. Like that stuff matters any more
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Since Facebook's Carlos Bueno wrote the canonical article about the full stack, there has been no shortage of posts trying to define it. For a time, Facebook allegedly only hired "full-stack developers." Jack of all trades, master of (hopefully) some
And here I thought it would be impossible for me to ever post something from the PuffHo (granted, it's a reprint)
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I enjoy working with stacked developers; but there are just too few of them. 
You'll never get very far if all you do is follow instructions.
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Author is "VP of content strategy" at O'Reilly.
worst conflict of interest in an article about developer education ever.
EVER.
Also, he's full of crap.
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mikepwilson wrote: VP of content strategy
mikepwilson wrote: Also, he's full of crap.
You repeat yourself.
Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, waging all things in the balance of reason?
Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful?
--Zachris Topelius
Training a telescope on one’s own belly button will only reveal lint. You like that? You go right on staring at it. I prefer looking at galaxies.
-- Sarah Hoyt
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HA! My apologies.
yes. Yes, I suppose I do.
That's what I get from growing up on Foghorn Leghorn.
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Titan is a New Mexico-based company that makes high-flying solar powered drones. Robots, drones, AI. I don't think I like where this is going (I saw that movie)
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