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Hmm I didn't need one. here's a direct cut/paste of the article for you: http://pastebin.com/y4LcHVAx
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Such a weird topic to me. Wifi as a free service became popular as a way to attract people to establishments but the side effect is they get leeches. So at this point they want to reduce them, some taking steps far enough to remove the wifi
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At this point I think Snowden was forced to reveal his identity and details of his existence to add credibility to his claims and documents. With these things verified further sysadmins would be capable of leaking documents and data anonymo
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13y ago
Seconds I believe. I have no source but I recall seeing a story where people were able to fake a BMW remote by plugging directly into the OBDII port on the cars and running a quick program on an attached arduino. As for remote access I'm su
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I enjoyed it but was probably most upset with the suggestion that Pres. Obama would be running for a third term? Broke my brief encapsulation with the story.
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13y ago
Not sure what I use at home (commenting from work) but I have a dark theme running on my eclipse with great success. Its worth a google for the plugin and themes developed by users.
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13y ago
Except for the fact that is baseless and ridiculous. Pushups and Handstand pushups use different muscle groups. Me being capable of doing handstand pushups does not translate in any way to me pushing more on a bench press.
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13y ago
Designers are often burdened with creating a design that doesn't require additional interaction by the user. To create something where the user needs to consult instructions or a help file often deters new users from getting past the initia
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13y ago
My thoughts are that I'm going to be in this industry for another 30 years if not longer so I want the title to hold and have when I need it. I work directly alongside P.Eng. engineers so its much easier as my work is a lot closer to electr
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13y ago
Wasn't talking about parent post but rather a more general dump of information. I'm a Canadian Software Engineer myself needing ~11months more experience before I get my P.Eng.
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13y ago
My girlfriend calls it a cult -Which is partially true if you were to attend the ceremony-. There's an unspoken bond with most engineers that we can get along quite easily when we recognize the ring which adds to the "cult" persona
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13y ago
>- To put monetary compensation second to doing quality work (the reason the ring is worn on the pinky finger far away from your gold wedding band - which it will destroy) Correct me if I'm wrong but isn't this incorrect? The ring is
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13y ago
Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board is the authoritative body as far as I'm aware and in order to title yourself an "Engineer" you need to be a member of your provincial regulatory body since the title "Engineer" is a protected title u
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13y ago
Fallacies. Fallacies everywhere! Fact of the matter is, with the internet becoming such an important part of our lives so quickly laws haven't had a chance to catch up. For the most part, DOJ and other countries interpret the laws as "if yo
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13y ago
Just going to point out that matches HTML code style to a person that shares traits with "voidnull" means nothing. Silly HTML pages I've written in vi over puTTY terminals look practically identical to that page. Additionally, I would assum
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I find that to be very true. Seems a lot of amateur programmers pick up CakePHP for one reason or another without actually knowing PHP and try to drive every screw with the one hammer they have. When everything's suddenly broken they blame
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13y ago
"Reward" was the best term I could conjure up while writing. I'm not much of a word-smith. My thoughts are more of the idea that if he does this, and it is a great food replacement then he deserves any praise, fame or riches that come his w
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13y ago
I haven't followed very closely because I don't really have interest in it (I like food, cooking, etc.) but I have to ask, if he's pushing this as a product after such low levels of reliability does he garner any liability should it prove t
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13y ago
As long as the people that wish to see it pass are around there's a group of people that don't want to see it pass fighting it. If we keep the public educated on the consequences of such bills we'll keep playing this game but hopefully gain
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"surely we can make food that is tastier, cheaper, and more nutritious than anything that exists naturally." This premise assumes we understand, with no uncertainty, how the human body functions and utilizes nutrients. Since this is still a
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Its a mixed bag here. People wanted faster/cheaper product they got it in terms of cost cutting measures to the bottom line. Customer Service isn't something a profit driven company wants to do, its something they have to do to retain u
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14y ago
In a way journalists writing this type of article over and over puts a little fear in my heart. I don't ever intend or want to pass up my PC or laptop in favor of a phone or tablet interface; as a content developer its just not something I
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That's exactly how it comes across. For people who live Facebook as if its the sole purpose of the internet this app seams fantastic. Until they realize that the issues they've always rallied against on the website (typically UI stuff) will
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And another: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/story/2013/04/11/... Seems this is more frequent then people are aware.
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14y ago
Depends on your industry. For what the OP does? Not so much. However, I'm 2 years out of uni making just that + benefits (Pension, Bonus, etc.) and have a few friends doing even better. I don't consider myself anywhere near top tier as far
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Completely agree. The details and disclaimers you could go through with safe lifting could fill an entire page but to keep it simple I didn't go into detail. I think we all understand the risks of taking on any change of lifestyle
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If you get out of shape don't be surprised when your body starts feeling like shit. Workouts can be hard for some people because its hard to quantify goals for what should be an essential part of your lifestyle. If you take a sport like arc
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Customer service, from the telecom standpoint, isn't so much about troubleshooting as it is with customer relations and dealings. - Setting up billing and payments - Altering billing payments - Adjusting for outages - Scheduling repair vans
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Companies are in the business of software now whether or not their direct business is making/selling software. Its worth it -most of the time- to have a technical expert on retainer much like they would a maintenance person for any other sk
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14y ago
Feedback is more than a grade letter. Real teachers provide insights and direction to material like an essay to stimulate critical thought and development. How well can a computer grade system instill this type of learning on students? Can
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