JackdawX

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by JackdawX 14y ago
Great link, thanks.
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by JackdawX 14y ago
So, uh, how long until the novelty of writing old programs in a new framework wears off? A review of the entire history of programming indicates the answer is 'never'.
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by JackdawX 15y ago
Actually, the 'average' (mean presumably) intake won't apply to you as an individual in any meaningful way. You'll have to try and monitor your daily diet, focusing on known high-sugar foods and most commonly consumed foods. This data is al
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by JackdawX 15y ago
That was a sarcastic rebuttal, the author of that post is not really 16.
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by JackdawX 15y ago
"Perhaps I have been really fortunate, as I haven't really seen/noticed women not getting promoted/paid less just because they are women." Well, you can't see it. The only people who know someones salary (generally speaking) are the bosses
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by JackdawX 15y ago
Not exactly: "There is a maximum daily limit of £5,000 for all payments received through the service." Sounds ideal for small businesses.
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by JackdawX 15y ago
I don't see how this is the original authors problem actually, regardless of the cause. Someones incorrectly written code injected into your own runtime environment could cause all sorts of weird problems. IMO this is a reasonably serious b
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by JackdawX 15y ago
Well, you just invented slashdot. It's fallen by the wayside now, because places like this, with (largely) unmoderated user generated content, can distribute news faster.
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by JackdawX 15y ago
I think this is one of those stylistic preference issues that basically doesn't matter, which is why people will probably go on about it for weeks with no resolution in sight. Personal anecdote time: I've been writing Javascript for my job
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by JackdawX 15y ago
"Why can't we use other people work to create our own. If someone took my thesis and turned it in and got an A, I would be psyched for them and happy they used my work. It doesn't hurt me at all." Not sure if this is devils advocate, but i'
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by JackdawX 15y ago
Are you a lib dem member or supporter? As someone who had optimistically voted for the lib dems in the last election, I think there are plenty of reasons for them to be embarrassed about their time in power. Anti-tech, anti-education polici
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by JackdawX 15y ago
This actually is part of the appstore review process (I do this for my job). However, we've had apps slip through before. I'm not sure entirely why this happens, since the checks for missing entitlements or incorrect signing should be autom
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by JackdawX 15y ago
I agree completely, but if you ignore the pseudoscience and take the post as an analogy I think it's thoughtful and insightful.
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by JackdawX 15y ago
Holy crap, I did not know that.
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by JackdawX 16y ago
"- That's not how it should be written. This is a 100 times clearer: int var1, var2;" Somewhat aside from the actual article, but this might actually be the least clear way to write a definition, since the pointer marker appears to belong
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by JackdawX 16y ago
It's well worth following John Carmack (of Doom/Quake fame, for those who don't know). The guy is insightful and his projects are interesting to read about. Also, he doesn't spam your feed, which is always nice.