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by __d 5y ago
Yeah, but I remember when computers had 1KB RAM, and 64KB was more than the largest mainframe and seemed insanely massive. And then there was the time, a handful of years later, when "No one will ever need more than 640KB". And th
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by __d 5y ago
Fire in the Valley, Freiberger and Swaine. Soul of a New Machine, Tracey Kidder. Dealers in Lightning, Michael Hiltzik.
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by __d 5y ago
An assembly language: it really doesn't matter which one. It can even be an 8-bit CPU like a Z80, or 6502. In fact, maybe even best would be an 8-bit CPU. C. It's the foundation of today's software: operating systems, data
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by __d 5y ago
This is true of shell built-ins for eg. test too. The solution is to use the full path if you want to use the program, not the shell built-in. In this case, "/usr/bin/open" not "open" will get you the macO
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by __d 5y ago
Yeah. For me, I accept that there's a tradeoff between being able to revoke the signed status of an application, and doing a certificate check at launch time. And you're already trusting Apple with a bunch of stuff, so one more th
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by __d 5y ago
It's kinda true. I think macOS will check that the developer certificate used to sign the application you're about to start hasn't been revoked. Search for ocsp.apple.com, around November 2020, for details.
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by __d 5y ago
Get a DID from from a SIP provider. Use that number to confirm a GMail account. Use any DNS retailer to buy a domain using a false name, your new GMail account, and a debit gift card. But really, then you have to host it, and manage it, and
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by __d 5y ago
comp.lang.python and comp.lang.c are banned also. I didn't bother looking further.
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by __d 5y ago
Ok, sure -- I was lazy. It's sometimes possible, but it doesn't make economic sense. Paying for people and equipment to can safely swap a motherboard and reassemble the laptop is not cheap, but it's not expensive. Paying peo
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by __d 5y ago
Of course I don't really understand the situation, having just casually read what you've posted here, but .. it all seems dubious. I think, despite the possible upside of having a dedicated US sales partner, that it would be safer
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by __d 5y ago
When you're, like 2 years old, and you want a toy in the sandpit, you grab it. And if some other kid has it, too bad for them, because you want it, and that's what's important. Somehow, most people manage to figure out that
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by __d 5y ago
Curious that anyone thinks using Bitcoin to donate to Wikileaks is any more anonymous than doing an ACH transfer.
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by __d 5y ago
A modern Mac laptop uses a motherboard where everything is soldered on, everything is tiny, and it's basically impossible to repair. Leaving aside whether that's good or bad, it's just a fact that you should know up front. C
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by __d 5y ago
If there's no off-the-shelf CRM that's suitable, perhaps Airtable might be a suitable platform?
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by __d 5y ago
This sounds like a very bad deal. I would not sign it. I've sold software to medium-sized US corporates without being a US-based company. It was not a problem -- the only thing they cared about was making sure the dispute clauses used
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by __d 5y ago
From one perspective, all my side-gigs are for equity: I own them 100%, and I get no salary. But assuming you mean would I work on someone else's side-gig for a slice of equity ... maybe? A lot would depend on the situation, but I can
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by __d 5y ago
A virtual machine runs a kernel on an virtualized CPU. Different CPU versions exist, but so long as they have the basic virtualization extensions, the hyperviser will be fine. From inside the VM, it looks like you own the CPU. A container
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by __d 5y ago
In practice, this isn't a problem. Any reasonably modern Linux kernel will do. The container image will usually be based on a Linux distribution (so, Ubuntu if you want it, often something lightweight like Alpine). Most applications
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by __d 5y ago
The container shares the actual kernel, but has independent namespaces (including mounted filesystems). In general, the precise kernel version doesn't matter to applications: libc will hide a wide range of stuff for you, and you bring
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by __d 5y ago
I'm not a passionate container person, but let me try: the basic upside is isolation/containment. For a moderately complicated application, there'll generally be several backend processes. A database, perhaps a message queue
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by __d 5y ago
I did say "designed or manufactured" ... but I'll concede the point that they had some ownership of the 610/710, at least. On 27 Nov 1990, ARM was formed with Apple owning 43% alongside Acorn (the designer), and VLSI Tec
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by __d 5y ago
> Newton OS users: I guess those are technically Apple Silicon but... The Newton wasn't really Apple Silicon: The OMP/MP100/MP110/MP120/MP130 ran an ARM610. The eMate300 ran an ARM710. The MP2000/MP2100 ran
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by __d 5y ago
I'm not sure how good this advice is, but I think if I was in your situation, I'd find a Silicon Valley lawyer. They'd have the experience with this kind of issue, and would understand the various legal, tax, etc, implicatio
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by __d 5y ago
No. Skipping up the chain of command is very seldom a good idea. Honestly, if this is the type of evaluation a senior engineer is getting, you should find a better place to work.
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by __d 5y ago
I think it's hard to blame BSD's (collective) loss of market share on their reluctance to add system calls, or even their pace of evolution more generally. Are there some specific evolutions that you think Linux adopted, and eg. F
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by __d 5y ago
Our seed round was $450k. That, plus some early revenue, supported out team of four until we got our A round, nearly two years later. As you can tell, we weren't taking a "market rate" salary.
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by __d 6y ago
Timing, IIRC. Lotus was late to Windows, opening the door for Excel.
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by __d 6y ago
Maybe a bit too soon, but has anyone tried Maxwell? https://www.crowdsupply.com/andy-haas/maxwell
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by __d 6y ago
I use Google groups. It's not a great solution, but it works ok.
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by __d 6y ago
If it's a founder role, then the equity at time of issue can be worth, like CAD0.000001 (insert zeros to suit) / share, and so the immediate tax liability is like CAD1. I'm totally not up on CAD/USA tax law, but in AUS t

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