alatkins

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1. 61.▲
   by alatkins 11y ago

   Isn't this what the tent.io guys set out to do? Is that still an active project?
2. 62.▲
   by alatkins 11y ago

   Reminded me of this: http://www.theonion.com/article/boss-wants-friendly-relaxed-...
3. 63.▲
   by alatkins 11y ago

   Shame that you write off an entire language from this trivial experience.
4. 64.▲
   by alatkins 11y ago

   Good points, although it does have a vibration motor but only for alarms.
5. 65.▲
   by alatkins 11y ago

   Just for comparison's sake, Withings Activite watches claim 8 months battery life and have a replaceable (CR2025) battery. In practice I got ~5 months before I needed a replacement, but that's still pretty decent. I'd say the
6. 66.▲
   by alatkins 11y ago

   I was far less impressed when I read in the first paragraph that the fly was anesthetized and stuck to a microscope slide... :-)
7. 67.▲
   by alatkins 11y ago

   I'm currently reading Nick Carr's 'The Shallows'. Enjoying it so far and he makes a fairly strong argument on the neuro changes as our brains adapt. I've also found it fascinating (yet obvious in hindsight) his disc
8. 68.▲
   Welcome to Your Smart Kitchen(orangechef.com)

   2 points by alatkins 11y ago|0 comments
9. 69.▲
   by alatkins 11y ago

   So what's the panda version of paleo?
10. 70.▲
    by alatkins 12y ago

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Credential_inflation
11. 71.▲
    by alatkins 12y ago

    I think it's reasonable to expect any company doing anything vaguely important to do configuration management at least to the level of keeping copies of their production software installation binaries.
12. 72.▲
    by alatkins 12y ago

    I think you may be attributing to malice what could be better explained by stupidity :-)
13. 73.▲
    by alatkins 13y ago

    OSM has long been the best option for mountain biking and hiking trails. Glad to see it getting noticed and hopefully this leads to even better maps!
14. 74.▲
    by alatkins 13y ago

    Latecomer! 3743309
15. 75.▲
    by alatkins 13y ago

    I work in a heavily-regulated safety-critical industry (medical devices) and occasionally re-read this article for inspiration. For anyone wanting to dig a bit deeper, check out the NASA Software Safety Guidebook [ http://www.hq.n
16. 76.▲
    by alatkins 13y ago

    I'm expecting Santa to bring me a copy for Christmas :-) Looks like a wonderful book from a fantastic website.
17. 77.▲
    by alatkins 13y ago

    Obligatory Rands link: http://randsinrepose.com/archives/a-glimpse-and-a-hook/
18. 78.▲
    by alatkins 13y ago

    Perhaps when software projects start to consistently be completed ahead of schedule. I'm not holding my breath.
19. 79.▲
    by alatkins 13y ago

    Absolutely right. The materials cost isn't affected much by geography, just the labour cost.
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    Programmer's Day - 13 September(en.wikipedia.org)

    20 points by alatkins 13y ago|11 comments
21. 81.▲
    by alatkins 13y ago

    This is interesting because I find watching recorded lectures one of the most tedious and inefficient ways to learn about a given subject. I far prefer a good textbook for self-directed learning. Is this just me or do others really find vid
22. 82.▲
    by alatkins 13y ago

    Yes I agree, but software reuse isn't exactly new. The commenter was obviously referring to functional programming techniques, and I was trying to point out that other silver bullets have been spruiked in the past, only to fall short.
23. 83.▲
    by alatkins 13y ago

    Kind of like how OO was going to give us massive libraries of OTS software components with which we could just 'wire-up' programs?
24. 84.▲
    Modern C++(nuwen.net)

    1 points by alatkins 13y ago|0 comments
25. 85.▲
    by alatkins 13y ago

    For those interested in adding to their Finnish vocabulary: http://translate.google.com/#auto|en|perkeleen%20vittup%C3%A...
26. 86.▲
    by alatkins 13y ago

    Honest question: how much commercial software engineering experience do you have?
27. 87.▲
    by alatkins 13y ago

    Use something terse, like maybe J [1]. Java or C++ definitely out of the question, too much boilerplate. Lisp would be difficult with only the left hand due to the location of '(' and ')' keys. [1] http://www.jsoftware.com/
28. 88.▲
    by alatkins 13y ago

    This is great, as I'm sure I'm one of many planning to set up a self-hosted RSS reader prior to Google Reader's final closure. I'd be interested in a feature comparison of CommaFeed with Fever [1] (apart from price). Can anyone comment? Par
29. 89.▲
    by alatkins 13y ago

    Awesome idea, because as we all know the choice of implementation language is absolutely crucial to the success of a startup.
30. 90.▲
    by alatkins 13y ago

    This may have been far more useful to you as a poll.