TheSOB88

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by TheSOB88 16y ago
Really awesome story. From the guy's page, it looks like he's a super hacker - learning to program at nine, embedding a Scheme interpreter in the Linux kernel. Between this and jacquesm's recent "it's easy" post, I wonder, do you have to be
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by TheSOB88 16y ago
Holy shit. As a local, I can't wait to see more info on this. I don't think I could beat out all those Silicon Valley hotshots that apply to YC, but for something local, I think I can get in. This being in Baltimore is such a surprise - I'd
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by TheSOB88 16y ago
I wonder if making trivial tasks look monumental really makes people more interested in programming.
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by TheSOB88 16y ago
I hope someone figures out how to set off the bricking process on other people's systems. That way, there'll be a huge controversy which will put this procuedure in question. Nintendo can make some great games, but their business decisions
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by TheSOB88 16y ago
So you came back to argue with what you basically sum up as a troll? How a story makes you feel is probably the most important part of it. And I agree with Max: I feel disconnected from the person who says they were hacking awesome crap bac
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by TheSOB88 16y ago
I don't think this applies for me, even though he says "this is most people". I mean, here's what he's describing: 1. Recieve task 2. Create intricate, well-thought-out plan for task 3. Plan goes awry after banging your head on the wall for
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by TheSOB88 16y ago
And you're someone who knows about computers. Try to explain to someone who doesn't know too much why they should buy a $400 OS... Good luck!
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by TheSOB88 16y ago
Only if you're horrified of print popups.
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by TheSOB88 16y ago
Yeah, I'd like we could do something about that pedantry.
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by TheSOB88 16y ago
Torrent sites don't have a financial incentive to get you to take the product, do they?
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by TheSOB88 16y ago
One aspect was especially confusing last time I used it: I had a voucher to redeem on United, so I selected United on the dropdown for which airline to use. Lo and behold, all the flights were from other airlines. Talk about easy to use!
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by TheSOB88 16y ago
What if the reason people are 'smart' is because of the way their brain has organized itself over the years in response to learning so much? Then it isn't that dumb people are dumb, just behind.
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by TheSOB88 16y ago
All we're saying is that CSS was haphazardly thrown together, wasn't well thought out, and makes hard that which should be easy. In short, it sucks.
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by TheSOB88 16y ago
To me, the culture is what makes FB/Google. And I don't mean the internal culture - I mean people having those companies be a part of actual culture. They've developed to the point where they're everyday entities; regular people identify
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by TheSOB88 16y ago
Anyone have experience with good frameworks? An overview, perhaps?
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by TheSOB88 16y ago
Who the hell would want a person like that in their company?
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by TheSOB88 16y ago
If they're B2B they're certainly not the next FB/Google.
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by TheSOB88 16y ago
I dunno, man, that'd sure be nice if school taught you how to think, how to question. Maybe your friends do that. But schooling in general seems to be "them's the facts, get used to it". Industrial-strength indoctrination.
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by TheSOB88 16y ago
I'd like to imagine that if faced with such a situation, I'd pride myself with being a good person who actually creates something of value in the world, he's just some jerk peon who's doomed to live the rest of his life treating people like
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by TheSOB88 16y ago
I know it sounds deliciously ironic, but I already know the system is fucked up. But the article didn't really draw me in or give me any clues about why what it has to say about the subject is relevant to me. I mean, we all know that dict
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by TheSOB88 16y ago
Why insanity? I guess there's the entertainment value...
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by TheSOB88 16y ago
Reddit is also terrible at business. Half the ads are 'thank you for not using Adblock'. The founders even left it after their contract ended, so I don't think anyone is really looking at the big picture there. Still, your point is right. Y
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by TheSOB88 16y ago
I'd love to know the information that's being presented here, but it's presented in such a lousy and verbose way that I just don't feel like reading it. Why is it so common for journalism to be faux novelism?
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by TheSOB88 16y ago
Well, A. everyone's thought of that app, and B. you didn't just create a wildly successful app that got banned for basically no reason.
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by TheSOB88 16y ago
You guys all have your own definitions of 'fuck you' money, but for me this one has the best ring: http://www.violentacres.com/archives/41/fuck-you-money/ Some kind of collector is trying to extort money from her, so she, well, I don't wa
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by TheSOB88 16y ago
Because he's reviewing another site, he calls himself a moron in light of the lessons he learned from it, and the ideas make sense .
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by TheSOB88 16y ago
Definitely yes, though I don't know why it would be necessary to trim the synopsis at all in most cases.
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by TheSOB88 16y ago
Site looks great - really great - on a macro level, but when you get down to it, it doesn't really have the content I'm looking for. There's extreme misuse of the space on the page. When I was looking at Code Complete (a book I've been tryi
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by TheSOB88 16y ago
'They' can't really refer to a person whose identity is known, though. At least, not for me. It feels wrong.
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by TheSOB88 16y ago
Why would you want to own another sentient being? I think they have a term for that.

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