alex_lav

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by alex_lav 3y ago
Any site that hijacks my scrollwheel is a No from me.
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by alex_lav 3y ago
Propaganda and half-truths really work!
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by alex_lav 3y ago
"Rewrite it in ____" should pretty much always be a last restort. Rewriting takes a ton of time and effort, has its own downsides, and just generally doesn't have as obvious a value add to customers/consumers (outside of
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by alex_lav 3y ago
This is just generally bad advice. The code that gets written as every single project that "doesn't need" web frameworks is just a worse, less secure, more error prone version of the code that comes in every well-supported we
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by alex_lav 3y ago
IME a warehouse is usually accommodating of structured and unstructured data, has decoupled storage and compute, and is optimized for analytics/big data (as opposed to app-tier databases which are normally optimized for throughput). I
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by alex_lav 3y ago
Complaining isn’t a bad thing, and shouldn’t be used as a proxy for efficacy. Citizens advocating for better care should always exist.
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by alex_lav 3y ago
I didn’t check, so they may have already accommodated me, but I’d really love a detailed write up of how the person that wrote this blog post solved each listed problem.
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by alex_lav 3y ago
Ah, I understand the nuance you’re trying to capture now.
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by alex_lav 3y ago
Many times. Recommendations exist because they're more valuable than "cold-hiring". It can (and normally is) as easy as seeing someone in your network (that you know, or that knows you) is hiring, and knowing of a different p
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by alex_lav 3y ago
All code ends up as shit code. Misuse, poor maintenance, shifting contexts and rotating developers mean very little code stays good. It's fine. Accepting that bad code is fine and should just be documented as an opportunity for refacto
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by alex_lav 3y ago
Isn't this true of most drugs? It's not the NSAID that treated the pain, it's the reduction in inflammation...
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What are some new/up and coming programming languages? Where did you find them?
3 points by alex_lav 3y ago|2 comments
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by alex_lav 3y ago
> . No normal human is going to memorize 100+ unique passwords meeting various complexity requirements. No, they're either going to reuse their passwords or use post-its or excel. > It almost makes shaming people for re-using pas
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by alex_lav 3y ago
> Alas one of the most defining aspects of business seems to be an entire lack of rewards for being the Johnny On The Spot, for tackling shit. Rewarding this behavior incentivizes the creation of unnecessary problems only Johnny knows ho
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by alex_lav 3y ago
Just really learn to internalize "Off the shelf solution", "We can fix it later" and "Minimum viable" and you'll be fine (or, statistically probably not, but that's usually unrelated to technical deci
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by alex_lav 3y ago
1. Positioning (yes even with flex) is unintuitive and painful 2. The fact that the !important tag exists, and at a broader level the fact that cascading exists 3. The community seems pretty hellbent on rejecting working solutions for being
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by alex_lav 3y ago
My first two jobs as a java programmer had multiple minute build times. It was really an incredible mess. That was 10+ years ago, however, so I have no idea if that's still normal.
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by alex_lav 3y ago
> What do you propose to replace CSS with I don't think I need to have a solution prepared to define a problem? > How will it avoid the problems you perceive with CSS while still being useful? How did <insert any language>
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by alex_lav 3y ago
When can I get a total replacement of CSS with something more sane? Seems like one of the few pieces of the stack that's just not getting any better over time. And no, flex isn't better.
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by alex_lav 3y ago
> And the point they were trying to prove in the post is it was possible for others. Qualifying for sign up rewards is doable by almost anyone with decent credit. And if you didn't have the credit, you wouldn't be able to get
621.
by alex_lav 3y ago
Sorry I'm not understanding the point you're trying to make. This person handed over the 5500 in cash, not the 17.8k you quoted, correct? It's not like they had a budget of 17.8k, because they wouldn't have gotten those
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by alex_lav 3y ago
FTA: > I was living in LA, rent free. But also, FTA: > August 2022-May 2023 So 10 months. At the quoted amount of 5592, that's 559 dollars a month. Do you think you could find a reasonable, safe, clean place to live in the Berke
623.
by alex_lav 3y ago
This is a false dichotomy. Many games “focus on game design” and do not achieve success.
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by alex_lav 3y ago
I went to a local chain in my area and wanted to purchase a single cheeseburger, similar to the McDonald’s McDouble. McDonald’s dollar menu items are now up to 3 dollars, and this local chain’s cheapest option was 5.50. I just left the driv
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by alex_lav 3y ago
> In a previous comment you said "Ask for money or don't". Yes. > Now you say "they're welcome to make their content paid and I'll simply not look at it". Ask for money and give me the opportunity t
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by alex_lav 3y ago
> It's not swindling to be paid for by ads. Broadcast radio and TV have worked that way for half a century. And I'm free to turn the volume down on my TV or radio when the ads come on. They don't attempt to block me from
627.
by alex_lav 3y ago
Has anyone actually used Astronomer? Is it worth the incredible cost?
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by alex_lav 3y ago
Blizzard is a joke of a company, so I am certain they cannot handle the traffic from their launch
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by alex_lav 3y ago
> Respect user's taking without giving anything in return? Don't make something appear to be free, and then try and swindle someone down the road. Ask for money or don't. Painting a user going to an unsecured site as &quot
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by alex_lav 3y ago
Yes 5x9s is possible. No, governments and utilities services do not keep 5x9s.

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