Duff

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by Duff 14y ago
Maybe "finance" was the wrong word. Whatever you want to call the worship of ratios like "return on equity" without an understanding of the business, that practice is dumb and destroys companies that actually create value. Dell is a great e
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by Duff 14y ago
Another great example of how finance mumbo-jumbo destroys industries. So the publishing industry's balance sheet looks better because they carry no inventory. How is the publishing balance sheet going to look when the industry implodes?
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by Duff 14y ago
You're confusing the issue that you have. From what you describe, you worked in an environment that is simply toxic to you. I think you need to write down the things that you want in a job, wait a few days, and see if those things still mak
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by Duff 14y ago
Don't overstate it -- unless you're remarkably inept with your financial affairs, you're looking at about 35% tops for taxes in NY.
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by Duff 14y ago
Yes and no. The original New Deal guys had mechanisms in place to deal with those sorts of things. But in order to keep funding in place for the Vietnam War and other things, the Congress accelerated cost of living adjustments in the 60s an
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by Duff 14y ago
Not necessarily indicative of anything -- maybe he spent his time working on the dats processing system sued by the accounting and finance departments.
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by Duff 14y ago
Lying on a resume doesn't require any inordinate skill -- just loose ethical standards.
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by Duff 14y ago
People still use qmail? I thought the more rational sendmail alternatives had gotten alot more traction?
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by Duff 14y ago
I recall using Netscape in 1998 or so on Windows Nt. Where do I find the download link for Chrome or Safari on iOS?
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by Duff 14y ago
I'm not sure about all banks, but my credit union offers an unsecured line of credit for up to about $10k with a rate around 9%. They go a little higher for small businesses. If you're looking for a cushion to reduce the impact of receivabl
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by Duff 14y ago
Huh? Your worried about complexity and lock in, so you want devs to replicate tried and true database features? I can understand wanting to avoid Oracle lockin.... But Postgres?
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by Duff 14y ago
Many people pop OTC drugs like candy. Ibuprofen is often over-used by people with chronic back pain or other inflammatory issues. They aren't addicts -- just people trying to get through the day. The problem is, it is a rough drug on your k
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by Duff 14y ago
The flames die down when people realize that there are design improvements that help them down the road. OS X Finder UI is a mess anyway, so changes that make it easier for non-technical folk are probably net positives. I don't have a good
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by Duff 14y ago
I'd argue that something has radically changed within Google. Personally, I don't mind the new interface that much -- once it's in compact view and you change to a darker theme. They did make some significant improvements for folks who live
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by Duff 14y ago
I was trying to avoid a full dissertation into the family tree of Unix -- since 4.3BSD came out in the mid-80s, I think that the point stands that it is possible to legally reproduce a clone of complex software and APIs. What the chief arch
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by Duff 14y ago
It doesn't really nullify it at all. There's a big difference between not encouraging something and having the ability to forbid it. The strategy of making Java an open platform accelerated adoption, at the risk of having it replicated. Thi
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by Duff 14y ago
Is there anything significant, important market out there that is not a cesspool of corruption?
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by Duff 14y ago
Laziness, flexibility and cost. Lazy network admins assume that a private network protects them against poor planning and decision-making. Private networks give you more flexibility to do whatever crazy thing you want to do. For larger ente
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by Duff 14y ago
The asking price is probably too insane. If Instagram is a $1B company, than what is Dropbox?
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by Duff 14y ago
Full truckload shipping is alot cheaper than LTL. Hell, my local Grainger gets delivery of some stuff via train.
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by Duff 14y ago
Apple makes plenty of UI nightmares. Examples include Snow Leopard firewall configuration dialog, the leather versions of iCal/Contacts, the finder, etc.
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by Duff 14y ago
That's the way that things work in many political organizations like party committees.If you have the power to create kings, you have the power to destroy a king. The key to any of this "flat organization" stuff is to keep the organization
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by Duff 14y ago
I worked at a CompUSA when I was in college, and I cannot disagree with you more. The specifications or other information available at retail just doesn't convey enough information to the customer in many cases. People seem fickle sometimes
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by Duff 14y ago
It is in many enterprise environments. I dealt with one place where the security regime had their way with a large network. End result is that nearly a decade later, physically installing more than 3 servers at any given time is a project t
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by Duff 14y ago
The idiot proof app is email. Email is the digital successor to the memorandum, which is turn the apex of a line of written communication mechanisms dating back thousands of years. A Sumerian boss got his reports via tablet. Phahroh via pap
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by Duff 14y ago
Generally people do obnoxious things like this for three reasons. 1. They are a bunch of jerks. 1a. Legal counsel within the organization is too strong. 2. Their counsel advised them to seek the most advantageous terms for the company possi
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by Duff 14y ago
It is pretty funny that they do this, as most US government jurisdictions mandate that you store many types of data within the continental US. Even poor Alaska doesn't get a break!
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by Duff 14y ago
I can relate to that feeling. I usually don't start enabling Adblock until a site I frequent does something particularly noxious. One example was my local newspaper, which put this flash overlay of a local bigmouth car deal floating in the
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by Duff 14y ago
Math is one letter of the STEM acronym that you threw out there. CS is a essentially a branch of applied math, so sure, you have a deeper math background if you have a BS from a rigorous program. I guess your point is that girls can't hack
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by Duff 14y ago
If that justifies the argument that "girls dont get math" to you, good luck to you. Many medical schools have female enrollments in the 40-50% range.

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