ChrisGaudreau

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by ChrisGaudreau 12y ago
I got 2 wrong. Disclaimer: I created the (currently) most popular browser-based Pokemon fan game. So it's pretty sad.
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by ChrisGaudreau 12y ago
Seems like a typical weird Centrist argument. I don't think he really believes what he said; he's just trying to sound reasonable. He's basically saying "in 20 years, things will not be like they are today. Thus, when so
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by ChrisGaudreau 12y ago
It actually does work wonders. If I have a really difficult design problem, I'll take an hour walk on the trail and have it solved by the time I get home.
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by ChrisGaudreau 12y ago
The problem with ads is when they are abused. Pop-ups, videos, scams, and so on. I think it might be nice to have some high-quality ads, especially if it contributes to high-quality free content.
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by ChrisGaudreau 12y ago
Piketty's worry is not about earned wealth; his worry has to do with inherited wealth. Disclaimer: I don't mindlessly believe everything pg says just because he is a co-founder of YC.
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Time Estimation, Software, and Dinner(weblog.bocoup.com)
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by ChrisGaudreau 13y ago
Pretty sure that honor goes to Dogecoin, but nice try. :)
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by ChrisGaudreau 13y ago
Looking around the site, it appears that they do use SSL for parts that require authentication. They may simply be using a different implementation of SSL.
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by ChrisGaudreau 13y ago
I just tried Outlook for the first time in a while, and I am pretty surprised. It's quite good.
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by ChrisGaudreau 13y ago
That article was written in 2004, before anybody knew the extent of the hubris. We've learned a lot since then. The article itself states: The final word on the 16 words may have to await history's judgment.
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by ChrisGaudreau 13y ago
Will you use your normal account or just conveniently hide behind fake accounts to say things you know are stupid?
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by ChrisGaudreau 13y ago
If you don't know FP and you learn FP, then it will almost certainly change the way you think about coding.
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by ChrisGaudreau 13y ago
Finally, MongoDB 2.6 lays the foundation for massive improvements to concurrency in MongoDB 2.8, including document-level locking. This is exciting even if I don't expect it to happen soon.
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by ChrisGaudreau 13y ago
I've contributed to Lift in 2013 and was fairly involved in their community. They're quite nice there, but admittedly David is a bit of an ass. He doesn't try to be, if that's any consolation. Also, Naftoli won the &quot
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by ChrisGaudreau 13y ago
Reminds me of http://rubular.com/ , except it isn't Ruby-focused and is more community-based. Seems pretty cool.
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by ChrisGaudreau 13y ago
It's curious that gay-rights supporters are being called the "intolerant ones." I keep hearing this. It was a common talking point during the Duck Dynasty fiasco. I wonder if this tactic was used in the past to attack opponen
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by ChrisGaudreau 13y ago
People do boycott companies due to abortion and lots of other things. That would be free speech.
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by ChrisGaudreau 13y ago
Well, he didn't say he regrets his actions from 6 years ago. It's kind of like adultery. If I cheated on you 6 years ago but never apologized for it or expressed regret for it, should you feel comfortable with me today? What if I
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by ChrisGaudreau 13y ago
Yeah. If you say "my manager is a prick" and he finds out about it, prepare to get fired.
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by ChrisGaudreau 13y ago
What if the person with the opinion also sincerely believed that his position was not bigoted and was not denying anyone happiness? Supporters of slavery used the Bible to justify their beliefs. They did not believe it was about bigotry.
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by ChrisGaudreau 13y ago
It's been curious to me from the beginning that this has been treated as a free speech issue. Free speech is a legal question. If a group of people boycott you, they aren't impeding on your right to free speech. In fact, they are
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by ChrisGaudreau 13y ago
I must say I was quite worried when I woke up and saw the headlines. They originally made it seem as though the Court struck down all contribution limits, even to individual candidates. Was relieved to learn that wasn't the case. I w
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by ChrisGaudreau 13y ago
It is only web scale if all the cool kids start using it. :)
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by ChrisGaudreau 13y ago
As Nikola Tesla said: "If Edison had a needle to find in a haystack, he would proceed at once with the diligence of the bee to examine straw after straw until he found the object of his search.. I was a sorry witness of such doings, kn
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by ChrisGaudreau 13y ago
There's only one way to solve a given problem in Java? Tell that to my AbstractFactoryPoolBean.
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by ChrisGaudreau 13y ago
I remember using OpenFL a year ago or so. Probably less. The coding environment itself was very nice. But it was horribly painful in practice. Sure, you can compile to multiple targets, but don't expect it to work. And if it does work,
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by ChrisGaudreau 13y ago
I've been on HN for a long time, but I am using a different account now. I think it's pretty bad that I have to prefix my argument with that. The outcome of this change will be to alienate new users or get them to suck up to older
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by ChrisGaudreau 13y ago
Would you rather have Google mine your emails to display ads without human involvement, or would you rather Microsoft personally read your emails? Don't get scroogled.