ZeroMinx

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by ZeroMinx 16y ago
A few years ago I was interviewing people for a Perl programming position. The general level was shocking . Asked to rate themselves, many would give themselves a close to the top rating, where later it showed they had never done OO, didn'
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by ZeroMinx 16y ago
(yea I realized my distance from the TFA half way through my first post.. but decided to post anyway. (possibly a bad decision). And it has lead to a bit of a discussion. Which is good -- which is what I like)
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by ZeroMinx 16y ago
Alright, we're discussing "open" vs "free". Right now I don't care too much about semantics.. For anyone reading this that don't know what we're on about , read --> http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/open-source-misses-the-point.h... (edi
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by ZeroMinx 16y ago
There are plenty of words in this particular universe that are thrown around a lot. You mention "openness". Another big one is "freedom". You can discuss to great length what these words mean, but I'm not going down that route tonight. I do
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by ZeroMinx 16y ago
I give my deepest respect for anyone who fights for open software. I wish I would do more.. I've never met RMS, and as far as I call tell he might be a bit weird, but I still owe him the greatest degree of respect. Thanks to him, and to peo
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by ZeroMinx 16y ago
Agree with everything Andrew said. If one could select an easier level, I'd push some nephews / nieces to that site. Then, I guess a bit of "challenge friends" could aid in them actually using it to improve their math skills.
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by ZeroMinx 16y ago
Agreed, hiring is hard. If you have specific, defined tasks, it's better to get a contractor. For example, for my current project, I hired a sysadmin for about a week to set up a new infrastructure, configuring puppet and so on. Sure, I cou
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by ZeroMinx 16y ago
If you're in London, The London School of Economics and Political Science is having a public lecture next week with this author, Evgeny Morozov. I believe it'll be available as a podcast after the fact, for anyone who can't get there. http
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by ZeroMinx 16y ago
It sometimes work for me when hitting ctrl-shift rather than just shift
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by ZeroMinx 16y ago
Thanks for the updates. I had an issue with mail forwarding a few weeks ago. Mailed them about it but got no reply (problem was eventually fixed). Still seem to happen occasionally, not very happy with this..
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by ZeroMinx 16y ago
ok, cheers. I've still got quite a lot of credits in my zoneedit account :/
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Top business opportunities for 2011(startups.co.uk)
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by ZeroMinx 16y ago
Have you notified zoneedit? I've had several problems when I was moved to the new site.. Hope they sort it out soon, or I may have to go looking for another service. (Any suggestions?) FWIW, I can't log in at all right now, only getting the
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by ZeroMinx 16y ago
Looks interesting. Few initial thoughts; - I'd really like to see a demo or something before signing up (classic "Show HN" feedback) - Even signing up wont show me how this will work, as I will have to wait for my first email. Right now all
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by ZeroMinx 16y ago
Same for me with Cater Allen.
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Trouble In the House of Google(codinghorror.com)
461 points by ZeroMinx 16y ago|162 comments
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SQL + NoSQL = Yes (highscalability.com)
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by ZeroMinx 16y ago
Agreed. I wont vote a story up because of this. Same as tweets with "Please RT". stfu, I will RT if I think it's worth spreading, not because you tell me to
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by ZeroMinx 16y ago
I think the keyword here is "fun". You're "bored to death". You don't want a programming career that will too bore you to death. If you don't enjoy web development, do something else. The tablet could be one way to go, but there are many ma
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by ZeroMinx 16y ago
Then I'd rather that target=_blank was a config option. I personally prefer if I can decide if I want the link to open in the same or a new window, which I can do now.
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by ZeroMinx 16y ago
Isn't the core problem here "he sat on it and didn't release"? Money-making idea or not, if you don't release it doesn't matter whether you've told people about your idea or not. I completely agree with your last statement, "if you sit on y
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by ZeroMinx 16y ago
Well done! Shout next time you're in London and I'll buy you a beer! :)
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by ZeroMinx 16y ago
This "press release" is also quite confused; "Amazon, which was until recently WikiLeaks' DNS provider"
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That two letter word… No(24waystostart.com)
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by ZeroMinx 16y ago
HTTP/1.0 doesn't specify Host as a request parameter, iirc, so you might as well block on "HTTP/1.0".
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MySQL webinars: Migrating MyISAM to InnoDB and Introduction to Percona Server(mysqlperformanceblog.com)
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by ZeroMinx 16y ago
Yes, are worse countries, but the U.S claim to be pro free speech, land of the free and all that. The reactions from cablegate speak a very different language. The irony that this announcement happens right now is beyond belief! EDIT: Fix s
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by ZeroMinx 16y ago
Oh come on...
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U.S. to host World Press Freedom Day(state.gov)
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by ZeroMinx 16y ago
There were some other tweets, but as the parent link says they were all deleted. Anna Ardins blog was always taken offline for a few days after they first pressed charges. I didn't save backups myself I'm afraid, but this forum thread proba

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