Aldo_MX

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721.
by Aldo_MX 13y ago
After using a Surface Pro, Windows 8 began to make sense. Still I don't appreciate the lack of Start Menu in the desktop portion of the OS, fortunately Start8 compensates that nuisance.
722.
by Aldo_MX 13y ago
To be honest I can't afford to commute and do nothing, I have to plan new features for my products, redesign existing ones, or at least read a tech book/article, otherwise I feel really frustrated because I dislike to stay still.
723.
by Aldo_MX 13y ago
Can you please provide real benchmarks?
724.
by Aldo_MX 13y ago
> Popcorn, it seems, was the original clandestine movie snack. Haha. I have a big coat with inner bags where I can fit two 1.5 lt sodas, I always sneak snacks when going with my friends, since, at least in my country, every snack is ridi
725.
by Aldo_MX 13y ago
This is not necessarily bad, most hardcore PC gamers already have a setup similar to this one. At this point if I have to be skeptical about something is about how well the hardware will work with the OS considering the reputation nvidia ha
726.
by Aldo_MX 13y ago
Attending school is not the only way to cultivate yourself and make yourself a better person; knowledge is vast and free.
727.
by Aldo_MX 13y ago
> "often finding formal education diabolical" TBH, as a self-educated developer, I perceive formal education as a premature optimization. It's a fact that one needs to develop certain skills and gain insight from the knowl
728.
New MVA course: Migrate from Windows XP to Windows 7(microsoftvirtualacademy.com)
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729.
by Aldo_MX 13y ago
Yes, backup your data.
730.
by Aldo_MX 13y ago
I always thought to write instructions about how to delete everything I have on the Internet and ask a relative to share that written instructions to a friend. Now I'm unsure if I want this to happen...
731.
by Aldo_MX 13y ago
It doesn't have a preinstalled Norton trial.
732.
by Aldo_MX 13y ago
You can turn off Secure Boot and install Linux to it if you really dislike Windows.
733.
by Aldo_MX 13y ago
So you are suggesting them to maintain two different codebases during the transition rather than focus all their efforts to the new version to make the transition as short as possible? IMHO they did the correct choice, every new version Ope
734.
by Aldo_MX 13y ago
Porting features usually mean to redesign them to match the new codebase/paradigm. It's not as simple as copy/pasting code...
735.
by Aldo_MX 13y ago
Being the only person means more freedom and less bureaucracy.
736.
by Aldo_MX 13y ago
The problem it's not the device, but the constrains of the format. Most PDFs resemble an A4-sized sheet of paper, and downscaling it to fit the screen of a small device usually ends up in usability/readability problems.
737.
by Aldo_MX 13y ago
As a Kindle owner, I don't really appreciate PDFs...
738.
by Aldo_MX 13y ago
You still need to check the contents of the first commit.
739.
by Aldo_MX 13y ago
I have tried gitflow in the past... too much for my needs, I only need the feature/hotfix branches and the master branch.
740.
by Aldo_MX 13y ago
I'm glad I bought my mother an iPhone 3GS, why? because it won't upgrade to iOS7 and she won't have to relearn how to use it again.
741.
by Aldo_MX 13y ago
I'm not against the patents, but I think there should also exist a revenue limit, and whenever a patent reaches either the time or the revenue limit, get invalidated automatically.
742.
by Aldo_MX 13y ago
I would rather hide blocks instead of graying them out.
743.
by Aldo_MX 13y ago
For me this is the best comment I have ever read. From: https://code.google.com/p/xee/source/browse/XeePhotoshopLoad... // At this point, I'd like to take a moment to speak to you abou
744.
by Aldo_MX 13y ago
I was going to tell that the website didn't work but I figured I had to tell Ghostery to whitelist Mixpanel on mixpanel.com
745.
by Aldo_MX 13y ago
Locked bloatware it's code for them and they need it to increase their profit margin, that's the ugly part of this story :(
746.
by Aldo_MX 13y ago
Am I the only one that is glad to read this news?
747.
by Aldo_MX 13y ago
> Some people will argue that software developers should be able to require that their customers always have the latest versions of their product. I personally believe that decision should be in the hands of the user. Did somebody say In
748.
by Aldo_MX 13y ago
I liked this snippet about pointer misuse: void f(int n, int x) { Gadget* p = new Gadget(n); // look I'm a java programmer! :) // ... if(x<100) throw std::runtime_error("Weird!"); &#
749.
by Aldo_MX 13y ago
Tight schedules are usually the reason behind these mistakes...
750.
by Aldo_MX 13y ago
There's an important point not empathized enough in this article: Supportive Parents The lack of support from your parents is probably the biggest brake you may have at this age. Fortunately for this kid, thanks to the support of his p

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