ErrantX

90 ms·

961.
by ErrantX 16y ago
I've been advocating something like this for ages (albeit I use Mercurial) [1], it is a really really wonderful meeting of technologies. My approach is slightly different; to use a remote repository for version control storage and sync my d
962.
by ErrantX 16y ago
Similar example; the Wright brothers refused funding from the aviation financiers at the time, funded their own work and solved the problem of powered flight in a much shorter time than others had been fruitlessly working on it.
963.
by ErrantX 16y ago
From the click through ( http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2324.txt ): 2.1.4 WHEN method When coffee is poured, and milk is offered, it is necessary for the holder of the recipient of milk to say "when" at the time when sufficient milk has been i
964.
by ErrantX 16y ago
Snap. I wonder how many others did the same.. going to guess a reasonable number.
965.
by ErrantX 16y ago
So, does this mean expertsexchange will eventually get shoved down the search results? (AKA great stuff!)
966.
by ErrantX 16y ago
True perhaps. Although I think there is a distinction here, where the crowd is being deliberately absurd . Such absurdity garners undue attention, which also highlights the criticism (of Scientology) they are supporting. And what does Scie
967.
by ErrantX 16y ago
Todays much needed "laugh out loud" moment: How do you, ideologically speaking, defeat a crowd that is enthusiastically demanding that you "DO A BARREL ROLL! DO A BARREL ROLL!!" ?
968.
by ErrantX 16y ago
The problem is that WP is a place where a "global culture" (i.e. an encyclopaedia with global scope) meets sub-culture (in this case a sub-set of programmers). My own personal feeling is that we are too quick to scrub stuff. But there is an
969.
by ErrantX 16y ago
Sadly the mostly widely mis-used rule :) IAR is for daily usage, no real application in this case (because unfortunately the wider community will probably agree with deletions)
970.
by ErrantX 16y ago
Hmm. So on the "How long till you said "I love you"?" question I assume "other" is "exactly two years". Otherwise the mind boggles :D
971.
by ErrantX 16y ago
Heh. The GitHubt default text on that page is accidentally funny in itself ;) msporny created dna and everyone else forked it. This is the family tree.
972.
by ErrantX 16y ago
Looks dead? Forum is offline and the last update appears to be 2006?
973.
by ErrantX 16y ago
> I would argue that the odds of evidence being tampered are pretty slim in this instance. Very slim. Not least because if the defendant's legal team get wind of it that's it for any evidence from the drive, period. Too much risk.
974.
by ErrantX 16y ago
Ok really thick comment. If the mass market is being stolen by Android... why didn't Nokia start using Android? It would seem the logical idea; if the platform is burning rather than trying to stand on a piece of planking that has a history
975.
by ErrantX 16y ago
I think... the protesters won't accept it. I also think the ball is in the military's court now, they've come down quite heavily on the side of the protesters. Crucially the army leaders seem to have made some quite strong statements tonigh
976.
by ErrantX 16y ago
Yep, exactly what I do. But it would be nice to run "hg commit -m xxx && hg push" from within this extension. Then I could commit on the move :)
977.
by ErrantX 16y ago
For computer software, especially for the whole campus, Universities usually have a decent budget, so that works to your advantage too.
978.
by ErrantX 16y ago
You are selling enterprise. Repeat this to yourself a few times, it changes all the rules (luckily somewhat to your favour). Tips: 1. Charge high, particularly as they have come to you, and definitely if you are the only one in your space.
979.
by ErrantX 16y ago
I think that the limitations we face vary depending on what model you are trying to solve. So; are you trying to create software that "emulates" human intelligence (i.e. AI)? In which case, yes, software is the major limitation. Or are you
980.
by ErrantX 16y ago
Actually no; Dropbox and version control are different ends of the same problem spectrum. Using Dropbox for version control is non-optimal, and Dropbox VC is more backend/invisible to it's use case. Dropbox is about syncing, as fast as poss
981.
by ErrantX 16y ago
Excellent. Now drop in some version control (mercurial for my own preference :)) and we are onto a winner. Dropbox is great for syncing between your development machines, but version control is essential for deployment and team development.
982.
by ErrantX 16y ago
I think it's a really great piece. It gets you to think about the reliability of quotes like that, it makes you consider realistic statistics and research, and it points out that the numbers are still pretty sensational. It's not so much ni
983.
by ErrantX 16y ago
That rough area of maths is one area well covered, after military and astrophyiscs I would say.
984.
by ErrantX 16y ago
I don't think either example can be held above the other as the better example. Both were ultimately born out of superstition. Both were used as a form of control by one group over another (more so witch hunting & inquisition). They sho
985.
by ErrantX 16y ago
This describes an excellent employee (for some, anyway). But it doesn't describe a porn star.
986.
by ErrantX 16y ago
I realise the horror that some might get from reading this - but I don't entirely understand it. What I see reported there appear to be smart teen girls with much more worldly knowledge/thinking than you'd imagine. These are not girls doing
987.
by ErrantX 16y ago
They are more than likely to be clicking a link in the email anyway, so why not remove the barrier to entry (password). OKCupid emails have a big "call to action" button that says "Login instantly" (or something similar), you click it, you
988.
by ErrantX 16y ago
Or, you could do the sensible thing that other sites do - and provide them an auto-login url in the email rather than the plaintext password.
989.
by ErrantX 16y ago
I can make is scarier; most of the 20-somethings will be on the next great thing - and we will all be "old dudds using yesterdays tech" :)
990.
by ErrantX 16y ago
I'm going to guess that come twenty years time the curve will just have shifted with you. So, really, you're just at the cutting edge :)

More ›