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   by ak39 9y ago

   I've seen this design in the wild quite often. It's most often attributed to the abuse of an intended original design. The original designer most likely intended the value populated in the "DateofDeath" column to imply d
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   by ak39 9y ago

   I agree with the first part of your statement: "Because it represents (and behaves) as unknown". But I'm also inclined to think of the unknown BECAUSE of (or as a consequence of) absence of data. And most importantly, this ab
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   by ak39 9y ago

   Why is it wrong?
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   by ak39 9y ago

   From the article: "The SQL null value basically means “could be anything”." I wouldn't call the NULL an unknown or as a "could be anything". It's tempting to think it's the Schrodinger's Cat phenomeno
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   by ak39 9y ago

   Thanks for this. Would you know whether boot camp windows would also be affected by this?
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   by ak39 9y ago

   This is an extraordinary chart! Amazing insight
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   by ak39 9y ago

   https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/constitution/item/7631... The deliberations of the Constitutional Convention of 1787 were held in strict secrecy. Consequently, anxious citizens gathered outside Independ
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   by ak39 9y ago

   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44z88XG_esk Promising.
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   by ak39 9y ago

   This story needs just as big an attention as the recent root blank password MacOS X disaster.
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    by ak39 9y ago

    Thanks for this. I played around with XUL in 2004 for the first time - and last time. Being totally blown away by its native controls then, I suggested it for an in-house insurance app my client was developing. My recommendation did not rec
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    by ak39 9y ago

    Has anyone here done any line of business/crud type of app with XUL that they feel has been successful? I'd be interested in hearing any short description of the ups/downs of your efforts.
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    The Big Vitamin D Mistake(ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)

    3 points by ak39 9y ago|0 comments
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    by ak39 9y ago

    I see your Mr Peterson (whom I love), and I raise you with the inimitable and sporadically brilliant Slavoj Zizek - whom I fucking hate so much that I love too. Happiness is an unethical "cut-ay-gory": https://www.youtu
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    by ak39 9y ago

    I think this could apply to the ratio of coding to debugging too.
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    by ak39 9y ago

    What makes you say this?
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    by ak39 9y ago

    What can you see?
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    by ak39 9y ago

    Thanks, JD. Agreed, if I have to imagine doing fine in the longer run, I have to confront this phase as a game of nerves. Gotta keep the nerves. If you were in town, I'd get the first round this Friday!
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    by ak39 9y ago

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SM-0XEOGTvc
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    by ak39 9y ago

    This is the most intriguing HN post I've ever read.
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    by ak39 9y ago

    It does sound like a plan. But he also says don't think of 7. Be "fearless and desireless". What a man.
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    by ak39 9y ago

    Thank you very much for this. It is serendipitous. I wish I had the fortune of simply talking to or being in the presence of a man of such calibre. Such men are indeed rare and often their compassion and humble wisdom is easily drowned out
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    by ak39 9y ago

    Any info how this compares to commercial html to pdf renderers like PrinceXML?
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    by ak39 9y ago

    And snoring spouse.
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    by ak39 9y ago

    Congratulations! Now please get a second contract with a different client. Avoid working on a single client's work at any given time.
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    by ak39 9y ago

    Some guy I used to go fishing with once told me that startups are like fishing. He said, you know, the traditional line & hook type of fishing. Not the trawler, dredging type of fishing. It's a game of luck mostly. No one really kn
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    by ak39 9y ago

    I can confirm. Tried the same - wipe and reinstall. Phone is slightly better but still lags for Camera, forwarding images to WhatsApp and to open iMessage. And this when I have yet to restore from iCloud or restore an entire 25GB Music cach
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    by ak39 9y ago

    iPhone 6 Plus here. Can confirm exact same issues. I ended up backing up everything and reinstalling from fresh. It's only just bearable now. Still noticeable 2s+ delays to open iMessage & and to get into Settings. Using the device
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    by ak39 9y ago

    Agreed. I gave up when I felt I reached “risk of prolapse” time. Will finish it in another “sitting”.
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    by ak39 9y ago

    These are good. I love it when my initial assumption that an imagined new feature would be a complex and painful refactoring exercise only to find out that a few lines of change was all that was required! Those days I almost feel like the u
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    by ak39 9y ago

    “People living in fear of their jobs created the most toxic environments.” That itself can affect your performance and motivation. Tough out there.