alex_hitchins

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by alex_hitchins 8y ago
This is a very good point and one that I've been wondering but not seen much discussion of.
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by alex_hitchins 8y ago
Not disagreeing with you, but how do you come to the conclusion that Nuclear is safer and also more scaleable?
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by alex_hitchins 9y ago
Or perhaps that figure could be doubled with leaner code that's quicker to work with and understand.
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by alex_hitchins 9y ago
I'm not sure I understand your comment in full, but I wasn't suggesting there be no consequences for this mistake. I also don't see it in any way trivial. Sacking people is easy and a quick fix but what change was actually ma
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by alex_hitchins 9y ago
Of course not. But having someone sacked won't reverse the mistake or prevent this happening again. It was a terrible, terrible mistake, but the absence of malice here should be considered.
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by alex_hitchins 9y ago
Given all the down-votes, seems I am a sucker to give them the benefit of the doubt and not join the crowds calling for heads on plates. How dare I attempt to have faith in humanity.
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by alex_hitchins 9y ago
We are all human and humans make mistakes. While a devastating action, it was likely a process that failed rather than an individual being inept.
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by alex_hitchins 9y ago
That would be an incredible luxury to some people. I've worked from what most people would call a shelf before.
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by alex_hitchins 9y ago
I've used a vast array of databases over the years, from Open Source to expensive vendor stuff. Oracle always seemed ridiculously overpriced for what you got. MS Sql Server is the most common enterprise RDBMS I've encountered and
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by alex_hitchins 9y ago
This was my first thought. They must have some built in fire retardant layer. Otherwise you a cigarette burn would set you alight. Interesting point, I'm not sure how fast it burns. It might just smolder away. Still not desirable!
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by alex_hitchins 9y ago
Yes! It was a good podcast but got incredibly weird at that point. I took him as not a bullshitter so it's either true and something amazing must be being covered up or perhaps he got the wrong end of the stick somehow. It certainly wa
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by alex_hitchins 9y ago
I'm sure more people would protest the former if doing so didn't have the repercussions it has.
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by alex_hitchins 9y ago
Are you looking to make this open source or keep it under wraps and try again?
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by alex_hitchins 9y ago
Thanks for taking the time to give a detailed answer. I'll have a look at the links you included. Sounds like you were on to a decent idea with regards to re-thinking how forums can be built/operate.
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by alex_hitchins 9y ago
Side questions, but what sort of hardware & connectivity do you have for supporting that number of forums? I'd have thought at that level you would be in to duplicate hardware etc.
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by alex_hitchins 9y ago
Read about Buddhism. Seriously, it helps me.
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by alex_hitchins 9y ago
I'm not familiar with the size of your code estate so I can't compare. I've certainly worked on some 'big' projects with .Net. In terms of users and application structure.
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by alex_hitchins 9y ago
Thank you for this response. I'll not counter each point as that will get us nowhere and serve no purpose. I'm just very interested in how two people can have such polar views on the same technology.
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by alex_hitchins 9y ago
What was the bug that remained open for 9 years? Was it part of the .net framework or a Windows SDK issue? What sort of projects did you have the most trouble with? Where were your pain points?
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by alex_hitchins 9y ago
Thanks for that link, looks like where is some good information in there.
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by alex_hitchins 9y ago
For me at least, I'd definitely go .Net Core. And I'd not have issues using MySQL either. True, there are fads and fashions that come and go, but over the last 15 years I've not had an issue building and maintaining applicati
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by alex_hitchins 9y ago
Interesting point, what is the carbon footprint in washing a soiled nappy compared to making and disposing of disposable ones. I don't know, be interesting to see if there is a difference. Thinking for washing them you would need high
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by alex_hitchins 9y ago
I made the automatic assumption the poster meant a cat that was well domiciled and enjoyed human contact. Come cats that are pets exist in a more co-living agreement, where you just agree to live alongside them and you keep your lives separ
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by alex_hitchins 9y ago
The BBC is a Statutory corporation run also by Royal Charter.
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by alex_hitchins 9y ago
bbc.gov.uk
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by alex_hitchins 9y ago
Very generous, thank you. I might just take you up on that offer.
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by alex_hitchins 9y ago
Out of interest, do you have a circle of people who give you feedback and vice versa? Like a writing group? I'd be interested in something like this, as I really want to improve my written skills.
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by alex_hitchins 9y ago
A good dev is one who knows when they write bad code, IMO.
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by alex_hitchins 9y ago
My point is he shouldn't have to ask support to let him have access to something he took a fork of. Bad UX aside, a fork allows one to think of a permanent branch that is distinct from the original. This is not the case.
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by alex_hitchins 9y ago
I disagree. People need to be aware of this before it becomes an issue for them. Git is distributed and yes, relying on one resource is a risk in itself, however - if a fork isn't a fork it should be made clear.

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