ErrantX

65 ms·

601.
by ErrantX 15y ago
I have a feeling you've gotten so used to deploying PHP that you've forgotten all the headaches involved in it. That's precisely my point! :) and even though there were tons of very smart guys, mostly everybody we brought onto the projec
602.
by ErrantX 15y ago
I think this is an argument that we are not good at three things: - Making better languages more accessible to utter newbies (PHP is unarguably the easiest to "get working", if nothing else of the prevalence of hosting). - Showing newbie PH
603.
by ErrantX 15y ago
Sure, if you've got crazy simple requirements it's generally a cinch. Once you do anything remotely non-trivial (want to read from a file? use some third party library, handle errors in a consistent manner) then you start hitting into issu
604.
by ErrantX 15y ago
Millions of people are dying from cancer, and will die at the pace of current research. The argument is that if you turn up the pace, you will kill more people but in the longer term you may save a lot more. You can't predict these number
605.
by ErrantX 15y ago
For what it's worth, long-term effects of OTC non-cancer drugs aren't investigated for shit. I'm permanently achlorhydric from permanently solving my GERD with daily omeprazole. As recommended by actual doctors. What the hell is the effect
606.
by ErrantX 15y ago
I understand where your ideas come from, I wish they were true. But sadly they are misinformed on many levels, and the root of the problem is you are playing a statistical game where reality will win. - There are not enough Billionaires to
607.
by ErrantX 15y ago
I read that post with interest. It certainly makes some good points. the typo example, certainly. However; in my experience, certain things do automatically mark out a cv as a poor fit - one of which is "too flashy". This is born out of ori
608.
by ErrantX 15y ago
They look nice. In my experience clean/light CV's are by far the best for almost every job - particularly engineering jobs. The exception being designers. What sort of CV's are you seeing come in? I know quite a few HR types who will find a
609.
by ErrantX 15y ago
I think a CV is something you have more investment in; I don't think as many people would be searching on their phones for an app... especially as writing a CV generally happens on a PC. You're more likely to be sitting in front of a word p
610.
by ErrantX 15y ago
Counterpoint; after some time experimenting, I work much better at work than I do at home. Work, for me, is fairly relaxed; I can turn up whenever and leave at my convenience. Attitudes are relaxed and I have my own office. At first working
611.
by ErrantX 15y ago
I downvoted you because, IMO, you crossed the line from criticism into mindless abuse - especially with the JG comment. I'd be critical of him; he can be pompous, he has too high an opinion of himself, he does tend to have a "character". Bu
612.
by ErrantX 15y ago
Ah... Yes you could be right, that fits.
613.
by ErrantX 15y ago
Heh, I came to say much the same thing. When I was taught this idea my writing ability improved no end. Critical advice.
614.
by ErrantX 15y ago
He's a British institution! :) But seriously; the thing that always depresses me about Fry is that he is almost but not quite like Douglas Adams. Their views on tech, science, religion and society were very similar, they were both pretty
615.
by ErrantX 15y ago
It's worth pointing out (I can't edit my previous comment) I was just responding to the one issue, and the problem is more nuanced... for example: - The law wasn't really reconsidered to deal with copyright infringement. It was changed to d
616.
by ErrantX 15y ago
Well that would be my boss; an ex-copper who was part of the working group that contributed to the new laws. I can dig up another one if you really want :)
617.
by ErrantX 15y ago
Thanks, that's good info. I'm surprised. When the issue of auto-theft came up (many years ago) the ruling was very different. Legally speaking if you took a car for a spin and dumped it (back with the owner, or whatever) this was technicall
618.
by ErrantX 15y ago
"classical theft"? We always complain about the fact that laws don't keep up with the modern world. So why insist that the definition of theft stays in the dark ages? :) The analogy you bring up is more akin to vandalism in my mind. Theft,
619.
by ErrantX 15y ago
As my boss constantly likes to point out; the law on "theft" was long ago changed from "permanently deprived" to cover information loss. (at least in the UK, I understand the same happened in the US)
620.
by ErrantX 15y ago
Ha! Yes, sorry I probably shouldn't have used such a broad brush. Some people do care deeply. I'm just frustrated with Commons at the moment for other reasons, and took the opportunity for a childish jibe. (good work on the UploadWizard :D)
621.
by ErrantX 15y ago
Not really; the niche topics are the easiest to work on for the most part, because you're unlikely to run into anyone else. The hard topics are: - traditional conflict areas (Religion, Politics, Race) - broad-level topics (I tried to work
622.
by ErrantX 15y ago
Did you use the defauly upload field or the upload wizard? The wizard fixes many of the "missing license" issues by prompting the selection of a license - but I forget if the GPL is included there. I always forget those tags - which do need
623.
by ErrantX 15y ago
No; in much the same way as if the Russian Mafia held you at gun point to hand over the password :)
624.
by ErrantX 15y ago
I think this is an example of somewhere where a legal solution is preferable to "plausible deniability" - at least in terms of ease of use for the majority of FaceBook users :)
625.
by ErrantX 15y ago
Someone suggested to me earlier that it might be possible to call it unauthorised access, which is a crime under that act. However as you would voluntarily give up the key that becomes complicated; a court would have to decide that you were
626.
by ErrantX 15y ago
They changed it ages ago to "Share everything you want with everyone!" Honestly. I think FB have had a bad rap over the privacy thing - a long time ago they were very bad. But so were a lot of people, they were just bigger. Since then (wh
627.
Copy my idea, not my design (or what I learned from Obtvse/Svbtle)(errant.me.uk)
2 points by ErrantX 15y ago|0 comments
628.
by ErrantX 15y ago
I willingly admit that, not being a designer, I may well have miss the subtlety in the basic layout that is important. Is there really that much in the column sizing? With that said; you are right about font/colors (I hadn't noticed). I giv
629.
by ErrantX 15y ago
Heh :) I was playing devils advocate, mostly to highlight how even that thought process could be construed in the same way as my overt actions. I agree, with the action you mention in the last paragraph - that is the action I should have ta
630.
by ErrantX 15y ago
I think what inspired the push back most isn't just that he went for a closed system, but that he went for an elitest sounding system. I agree with your third paragraph; I sympathise with Dustin's viewpoint (though I don't entirely agree wi

More ›