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601.
by _pmf_ 8y ago
> All I could think of was the rigid hierarchy problem found in OOP- what if your transitions don’t neatly fit in hierarchies Yes, HSMs are very rigid. It's one of the few downsides (which I admit as a Harel state chart fanboy)[0].
602.
by _pmf_ 8y ago
> XML requires special directives to preserve whitespace Not in what you would consider content: from http://usingxml.com/Basics/XmlSpace : "White space in any other location must be passed on to the processing
603.
by _pmf_ 8y ago
3. and 4. are valid in XML.
604.
by _pmf_ 8y ago
Does anyone know if there's an equivalent project for Nikon (D 5000)? On a first quick search, I've found nothing comparable.
605.
by _pmf_ 8y ago
The line is fine, but this is already miles behind it.
606.
by _pmf_ 8y ago
Kube Goldberg application
607.
by _pmf_ 8y ago
Yeah, what a patronizing piece of trash.
608.
by _pmf_ 8y ago
Would the A380 have been more attractive in terms of economics if fuel subsidies were lower?
609.
by _pmf_ 8y ago
> I appealed and they asked me to send a photo. I sent them a photo and they said I was still a robot and there was no further appeal. That's the plot of Blade Runner 2.
610.
by _pmf_ 8y ago
Look, we're playing an intricate meta game where the application must please the following people in this order: - the boss of the boss of the representative of the customer company - the boss of the representative of the customer comp
611.
by _pmf_ 8y ago
> Since I can already see the litany of armchair-quarterback-desktop-app-authors I'm so very sorry our 20 years of experience that causes us to reject the subpar monstrosities you like to call "dektop apps" rubs you the wr
612.
by _pmf_ 8y ago
> The RDF world I'll never forgive them for taking a great concept and absolutely beating it to death with intellectual (for lack of a better word) wankery. We could have ubiquitous Datomic style triple stores today if not for the S
613.
by _pmf_ 8y ago
> and delivery are creating impediments to our happiness and well being. > I have often wondered what a delivery U-Bahn might look like Instead of having delivery vans on the sidewalk, you'd have U-Bahn-to-store forklifts on the
614.
by _pmf_ 8y ago
The problem with billionaires guessing what lowly commuters want is that they focus on speed and comfort instead of the more mundane issues as "bum with distinct urine smell", "person who ate several garlic cloves the evening
615.
by _pmf_ 8y ago
Why would you want to paint a target on your back?
616.
by _pmf_ 8y ago
The most interesting questions (which made StackOverflow awesome in the past would be swiftly closed today because they are not specific enough or are highly opinionated. They are free to do so, of course, but it's a bit sad.
617.
by _pmf_ 8y ago
Claiming that there is no problem is in some ways better than gatekeeping and in some ways worse. But you're right, I should not have called this gatekeeping, since the motivations are muddled.
618.
by _pmf_ 8y ago
I think you patch was too perfect. Always leave some small thing for the gatekeepers to latch on, then be all "oh, yes, totally overlooked this, thank you, I'll fix it ASAP".
619.
by _pmf_ 8y ago
The Fusion GPS/FBI collusion comes very close to what you describe.
620.
by _pmf_ 8y ago
Oh, we would have stopped at the slightest trace of an intelligent or coherent decision from the PM.
621.
by _pmf_ 8y ago
We've had success in team ghosting useless product managers, eventually (after 2 years without any output) causing them to leave (out of their own volition, because apparently being hired by C levels protects you from being terminated
622.
by _pmf_ 8y ago
If you think this is madness, try the alternatives.
623.
by _pmf_ 8y ago
I love it (though it's like Homer's car).
624.
by _pmf_ 8y ago
Does the NYT really have to turn every headline into a bad pun?
625.
by _pmf_ 8y ago
"Fun and weird" is hate speech. Humor does no longer have to be funny, according to the Huffington Post.
626.
by _pmf_ 8y ago
I can't tell if this is meant sarcastically or not.
627.
by _pmf_ 8y ago
> The third is inexcusable, yes Depending on what it's used for, it's not worse than the second, or am I missing something? I assume it's just for checking the signature of uploaded firmware.
628.
by _pmf_ 8y ago
> For example if you enable a schedule to address your circadian rhythm, then turn the light off with a wall switch at one point in the schedule and turn it back at another time. That's what I would expect as an override mechanism f
629.
by _pmf_ 8y ago
> If you see a company outsourcing everything and laying off its own workers it means that the company is not going to survive for long. Whenever the management feels that workers are a problem and not the way it operates its business th
630.
by _pmf_ 8y ago
If the current state is the tragedy, I'm terrified of the farce. My favorite systemdisms: * (already mentioned several times above; sorry) even detached and nohup'd processes will be killed if the systemd context that transitively

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