Zelphyr

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by Zelphyr 11y ago
It would be fair to them because it would switch the customer from one Microsoft browser to another Microsoft browser which benefits both Microsoft and the customer. Rather than switching the customer from the browser of their choice to on
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by Zelphyr 11y ago
Sheesh. I can't believe after 6000 years TCP is still in use.
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by Zelphyr 11y ago
Sadly, this is the typical level of quality for just about all Google products these days in my experience.
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by Zelphyr 11y ago
Because they're all owned by the same people who wrote this agreement.
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by Zelphyr 11y ago
They are over-charging us for Internet. Comcast's margins on Internet alone are 90%[1]. [1] My brother-in-law works there. He also confirmed that they actually have the capacity to deliver several hundred megabit to most households
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by Zelphyr 11y ago
What's the name of the app?
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by Zelphyr 11y ago
No. Only if we identified a massive number of black monoliths converging on it would that be a likely outcome.
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by Zelphyr 11y ago
I saw a documentary on him--can't recall the title--which seemed to generally have a positive take on him but I came away thinking he was just awful. He hurt his ex-wife and child by basically being a deadbeat father. And then dictate
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by Zelphyr 11y ago
As an aside, can someone explain the appeal of Hunter S. Thompson. I'm sure he was an amazing writer but was that it? Because, from my understanding, he was an otherwise terrible person.
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by Zelphyr 11y ago
Its an Open Source project and, while it could use more developers I'm sure (most OSS projects could), it is definitely not only being worked on by one developer. Once you start writing in it you realize how much the syntax often reads
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by Zelphyr 11y ago
So its high, in part, because we're finally measuring it properly? Or am I reading this wrong?
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by Zelphyr 11y ago
I believe its because there is such a cozy relationship between corporations and government now that its just a matter of back scratching at this point.
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by Zelphyr 11y ago
I find it interesting that the FBI is saying we don't need encryption while 4 million government workers' information has been hacked.
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by Zelphyr 11y ago
Its my understanding (someone feel free to correct me) that the cost of a local community college is still perfectly reasonable and you're still getting a decent education. I don't know what the difference is between those and St
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by Zelphyr 11y ago
They were trustworthy at one point. I was a SF.net developer a long time ago and I can assure you that the number one consideration was the Open Source community. Sure there were ads but never once were we asked to compromise any project
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by Zelphyr 11y ago
education is worthwhile for it's own non-vocational merits I completely agree (despite being a college dropout) and it speaks to my thought that we've been selling secondary education the wrong way. "Go to college and get
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by Zelphyr 11y ago
It goes without saying but I think we're rapidly getting to the point where Law Enforcement Agencies are the bad guys.
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by Zelphyr 11y ago
Imagine what they could achieve if they were kinder to people.
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by Zelphyr 11y ago
We went through the Lamaze classes where they tell you all the things you'll be doing to help your wife birth your first child. Then we went to the delivery room where the nurses pointed next to my wife's head and said, "you
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by Zelphyr 11y ago
That "23 hours a day" part is what strikes me as suspect. Unless they're being hyperbolic--and it doesn't seem like that's what they're trying to do--then its not sustainable for anyone.
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by Zelphyr 11y ago
My comment is about desktop OS comparisons.
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by Zelphyr 11y ago
The fact that they actually tried to compete with the Mac with this is amazing to me. And, as much as I dislike Microsoft products, you have to hand it to them; they persevered until they had a product that could compete. ...at least un
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by Zelphyr 12y ago
1995 was an interesting year for programming languages. I guess it makes sense since the web was just exploding.
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by Zelphyr 12y ago
Code is art and every artist wants to go back and redo their bad works[1]. But the best thing to do is learn and move on to create better art. 1: https://www.yahoo.com/movies/bp/steven-spielberg-finally-adm...
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by Zelphyr 12y ago
Not to mention we're told from a very early age how smart we are so inevitably we begin to not only believe it but also believe we're smarter than everyone else. Here's a hard-earned lesson for any newly-minted developers out
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by Zelphyr 12y ago
Some of the amazing capabilities of the Amiga were influenced by one of its architects: Carl Sassenrath. He has since gone on to create the Rebol language which is even more astounding once you begin to look into it. He's currently at
957.
by Zelphyr 12y ago
Thanks for clarifying that! That's been bugging me forever. :)
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by Zelphyr 12y ago
Same here though I've heard that with carbs and sugar, after a week or two without you find you don't crave them anymore. "I've heard" because I've not yet been able to attempt that particular experiment. :)
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by Zelphyr 12y ago
Technically I don't think its artificial. However, I notice that most Stevia products also contain dextrose. I don't think dextrose is considered artificial either but still, it begs the question why Stevia alone isn't enou
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by Zelphyr 12y ago
From a business standpoint it makes total sense. Investors see Coursera and Lynda as being in the same or similar market so Lynda getting bought helps them clarify the valuation of Coursera if its for sale . If Coursera has taken investm

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