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Submission + - Musical Network Captures (rmacd.com)

ronaldm writes: "As a composer who uses computers for anything and everything from engraving to live performance projects, it's periodically of some concern that computers do exactly what they're supposed to do — what they're told. Introducing imperfections into music to make it sound more `natural' is nothing new: yet it still troubles me that picking up random data from /dev/random to do this is well, cheating. It's not random. It bugs me. So, short of bringing in and using an atomic source, here's a way to embrace natural randomness — and bring your packet captures to life!"
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Submission + - Encouraging users to unblock your site's ads (rmacd.com) 4

ronaldm writes: Increasingly, users have been accustomed to blocking Adverts on sites which appear out of place, distracting, or just get in the way. Fair enough, you say. However how many users realise running a site costs money? Using an incredibly simple technique, you can quietly ask your users to consider displaying the adverts for the sake of keeping the site running.

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