FlemishBeeCycle

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by FlemishBeeCycle 16y ago
Most things come down to luck, both bad a good. One developing a terminal disease and one winning the lottery are both an instance of chance (luck). To say that Zuckerberg got to where he is purely because of luck is as equally false as s
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by FlemishBeeCycle 16y ago
My understanding of the feature is that is is impossible to verify whether or not you are using a hidden volume within a TC encrypted volume. Although file-hosted TrueCrypt volumes (containers) do not contain any kind of "signature" either
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by FlemishBeeCycle 16y ago
Most people that I know who work or have worked in the service industry say that standing around is much more uncomfortable than actively moving about. I can't find the source at the moment, but I do remember reading an article essentially
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by FlemishBeeCycle 16y ago
... there's been no shortage of oblivious feminista blogger-types dying to tell you how offended they were by...(what are actually) figments of their own imagination/ the selection errors of their own narrow perception. ...and they do a d
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by FlemishBeeCycle 16y ago
Any comments on the experience? Anything you like more/less in Python/Ruby?
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by FlemishBeeCycle 16y ago
Does your outer circle of friends have an expectation of a certain level of knowledge about your life? Would it be considered rude of you to remove all your information and leave a note (in your information) simply saying "I no longer use F
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by FlemishBeeCycle 16y ago
As a person who uses Ruby as their primary language, I regularly take a look at Python, hoping that something really draws me in - but nothing ever does. Not because I have an issue with Python, but rather because it's just too similar to R
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by FlemishBeeCycle 16y ago
I'm in the same boat. The article didn't explicitly mention the situation where users are syncing to their own servers. I'm wondering if that would really be impacted seeing as you're not really using any of their server resources?
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by FlemishBeeCycle 16y ago
Facebook still remains a good tool as an "internet yellow pages". I feel no need to actually use it as intended, but rather maintain a profile with my email address as a means of contact.
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by FlemishBeeCycle 16y ago
If you find the syntax to be a problem - you may find CoffeeScript ( http://coffeescript.org/ ) interesting. It emphasizes the good parts of JavaScript while minimizing the warts, all wrapped up in very nice syntax.
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by FlemishBeeCycle 16y ago
Given the reputedly storied history of Zuckerberg and Facebook, I don't know if that comparison is apt to draw the most positive connotations from a lot of people? On a side note...I don't know why the media generally feels the need to add
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by FlemishBeeCycle 16y ago
I would argue that the idea that people differ on conveniently observable traits is flawed. Artificially injecting a demographic into an area in which they are underrepresented doesn't guarantee you anything. You can't assume that because o
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by FlemishBeeCycle 16y ago
Honestly, why? What does bringing X demographic into industry Y accomplish? "The year was 2081, and everybody was finally equal." Perhaps different people, have different interests?
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by FlemishBeeCycle 16y ago
I would say that people "initially suck at programming" because most people a) think and behave quite illogically in their day to day lives b) express themselves in generalities and don't think in enough detail (which makes sense when your
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by FlemishBeeCycle 16y ago
http://www.google.com/search?q=reverse+graffiti It's always interesting to see how municipalities handle "reverse graffiti" as an advertising campaign.
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by FlemishBeeCycle 16y ago
I hope someday we as a society can shift from the idea of "ownership" and "creation" to one of "contribution" and "discovery". Is anything really "invented", or rather pulled from the set of "things that can be"? I also believe part of the
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by FlemishBeeCycle 16y ago
I think he is suggesting that a nebulously defined "Islam" orchestrated the rise and fall of an entire emirate as plot to convince people that "the West" is wrong?
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by FlemishBeeCycle 16y ago
True (I knew that would come up). But I don't need to know how TCP/IP works to write a web page. Likewise, most people know how to put gas in their car, and some can change their oil, antifreeze and tires. There's a difference between zero-
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by FlemishBeeCycle 16y ago
Where do we draw the line? At what point is it permissible to suggest that someone should bother to show the slightest bit of interest in a product, technology, or field that they are becoming increasingly dependent on?
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by FlemishBeeCycle 16y ago
If you're familiar with the content on Reddit, where the first 50% of the comments are puns and memes - not having to wade through that is actually quite refreshing. As to the harshness, I imagine people want to nip that behavior in the bud
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by FlemishBeeCycle 16y ago
I don't really understand the need that this is addressing? As others have mentioned, this is completely subjective territory. In order for subjective opinions to carry ANY weight, one must take into account the person answering. Smaller,
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by FlemishBeeCycle 16y ago
There's definitely a tendency among library/framework writers (not just Django) to include the kitchen sink. Ultimately it becomes problematic for the end-user and maintainer because more time is spent trying to understand everything that i
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by FlemishBeeCycle 16y ago
Here's a fun visualization: http://dougmccune.com/blog/2010/06/05/if-san-francisco-crime...
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by FlemishBeeCycle 16y ago
I hadn't heard of the term "lolgames" before, it is quite apt.
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by FlemishBeeCycle 16y ago
There's a few scripts to help you out: http://www.vim.org/scripts/script.php?script_id=2501 http://www.vim.org/scripts/script.php?script_id=2531
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by FlemishBeeCycle 16y ago
I'm using 1.9.1 right now for development, but may make the switch to 1.9.2 - the only issue I've encountered on 1.9.1 with Rails 3 are problems with encodings and multibyte characters.
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by FlemishBeeCycle 16y ago
Poverty will always exist, because poverty in its truest form is the perception of inequality. As timwiseman said: >With that said, the close tie in to material wealth is your place in society. A good hunter-gatherer might have none of
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by FlemishBeeCycle 16y ago
http://www.jqplot.com/ is one that I've been using lately.
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by FlemishBeeCycle 16y ago
I don't think this is arrogance, no one is lacking in humility and skepticism. It is more a matter that any and every claim need not be treated with the same sort of gravity as a rigorously investigated subject. The scientists in question a
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by FlemishBeeCycle 16y ago
I love Haskell as much as the next guy, but are we to believe that he has simply forgotten how to program in an imperative fashion? I doubt that. I guess he's asking "how do you make programming in ____ less painful"? That's a very open-end

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