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by _pmf_ 9y ago
I'm spending my free time asking on web developer forums how to center something vertically.
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by _pmf_ 9y ago
Thanks for the links! What do you use it for; to write or to draw?
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by _pmf_ 9y ago
Cap'n Proto's Time Traveling RPC[0] would indeed be a perfect match for the IoT. [0] https://capnproto.org/news/2013-12-12-capnproto-0.4-time-tra...
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by _pmf_ 9y ago
No code of conduct?
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by _pmf_ 9y ago
> It is really disheartening to see so many negative comments about Mozilla without any substantial deeper comments about this specific project. Mozilla has a) no track record of doing small embedded systems b) a very negative track reco
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by _pmf_ 9y ago
That's almost as pathetic as their "Lily the Social Media Manager" ad.
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by _pmf_ 9y ago
How very convenient; that way, nobody will have to pay taxes.
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by _pmf_ 9y ago
But has it been designed by Apple in California by Jony Ive? That's what I thought.
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by _pmf_ 9y ago
> there are no mayors or city councils getting payoffs here Don't be naive. Do you think mayors are getting their nice positions on company advisory boards after active duty because they are so capable?
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by _pmf_ 9y ago
At best, it's something that arises organically from requirement elicitation without involving a UX team. At worst, it's completely off the mark.
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by _pmf_ 9y ago
Who doesn't?
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by _pmf_ 9y ago
Some developer communities are very active in securing their employment by convincing the managerial tier that their yak shaving is essential work.
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by _pmf_ 9y ago
I sense fraud.
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by _pmf_ 9y ago
That's comforting for them, since they have not innovated anything externally observable since GMail.
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by _pmf_ 9y ago
> We need to have a conversation about the possible paths to make programming more widely accessible. Why? There's no shortage of programmers. People who want to do data mangling and don't want to use "real programming&quo
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by _pmf_ 9y ago
Agreed completely. I've had a manager who was able to really leverage persons to create whole new verticals (that were actually profitable), but they hinged on single person's continued interest and commitment. He was borderline p
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by _pmf_ 9y ago
> To an American this is repulsive. Are you sure you want to go down that line of reasoning?
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by _pmf_ 9y ago
> Please don't go down this rabbit hole, GitLab "No yak goes unshaven."
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by _pmf_ 9y ago
Do you have a specific product link?
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by _pmf_ 9y ago
It's similar to learning Stateflow: it has a bigger upfront cost in program design, but once it's fully specified, the implementation will likely be correct (less degrees of freedom).
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by _pmf_ 9y ago
Using the comma operator for branch specific actions in a ternary operator expression is actually really nice.
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by _pmf_ 9y ago
What is the modern search engine that represents best what Google did at its functional peak?
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by _pmf_ 9y ago
What's mid boggling is that Intel will very likely get away scot free from all of this. If anything, it will provide a nice boost for newer Intel CPUs. It's marvelous.
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by _pmf_ 9y ago
> Bitcoin has shown us exactly why centralized monetary authorities are so important Bitcoin has a central authority, and it's the Chinese state.
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by _pmf_ 9y ago
Can't they just use trademark based enforcement if copyright extension stops?
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by _pmf_ 9y ago
> Not all coins are going to sell for the peak price ... it seems like a moot metric at best. reply Oh, bitcoin users will be very disappointed that they do not own the solar system after all.
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by _pmf_ 9y ago
IIRC, Tuomo was also dissatisfied with the state of Linux on the desktop in general.
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by _pmf_ 9y ago
Maven/Gradle don't allow un-namespaced packages; nobody knows for sure how deep up their arse npm's designers have had their ass when they made non-namespaced packages possible (even the only way in the beginning; I don'
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by _pmf_ 9y ago
> As a grown man with 3 kids, 4 houses, 3 cars one wife, I like to think I’m fairly mature, yet I find cynicism to be a thief of joy. Well, ask people with 3 kids, no house, no spouse and no car about the value of cynicism.
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by _pmf_ 9y ago
Fond memories. Boldly embraced the Windows 95 chrome.

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