andyl

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   by andyl 12y ago

   I switched to Xubuntu and have grown to love XFCE more than I loved Gnome2. Best features: ability to script and directly hack configuration settings, basic features for window tiling. With scripts I can fully configure a dev box with a s
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   Stolen Tesla Torn in Two(latimes.com)

   3 points by andyl 12y ago|0 comments
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   by andyl 12y ago

   "you will find them to be a lot more profound" BS - there's plenty of shallow people in Europe too.
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   by andyl 12y ago

   One important point of the article is that war is good for innovation. In war, people unite around common goals, and are willing to sacrifice in a way that is impossible in peacetime.
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   by andyl 12y ago

   Silicon Valley people - interested in learning more? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kannon_Do_Zen_Meditation_Center KD has newbie instruction every Weds eve, and a sitting group every weekday at noon handy for people wor
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   by andyl 12y ago

   In my experience, if you are a competent TDD practitioner, you have a leg-up on those who are not. Sometimes a big leg up. Yeah, it takes a long time to become competent.
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   by andyl 12y ago

   Let go of the idea that work is so important that you should exclude everyone that is disagreeable.
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   by andyl 12y ago

   My $.02 - drop the expectations and the mental self-talk. Just do it. Have fun and give your partner respect and compassion, no matter what, whether your time together is short or long. Repeat. Learn by doing.
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   by andyl 12y ago

   This is fantastic news. I love RubyMotion and can't wait to try it on Android. Especially want to learn how easy it will be to create wrapper objects to have a common API across platforms.
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    by andyl 12y ago

    Yeah - I went to a rust-belt high school in the 80's, and remember all the excessive pessimism. On my return visit this spring, I got to see how the story unfolded. Burned out buildings. Unpaved streets. City reverting to wildland. Th
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    by andyl 12y ago

    Where I grew up in Michigan: exact same thing. As a kid the omni-presence of social lubricant was great! But the cost grew over time. Many of my friends and family killed themselves with drink and drugs, and some others were wiped out by
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    A Life Beyond 'Do What You Love'(opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com)

    1 points by andyl 12y ago|0 comments
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    by andyl 12y ago

    With 9.4, what will be the best option for multi-master replication? Will 3rd party tools like bucardo remain the preferred method, or will there be another strategy that is more integrated with PG?
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    by andyl 12y ago

    I hope all phones will adopt this feature: "Built-in FM radio"
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    by andyl 12y ago

    It is time to re-classify ISPs as common carriers.
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    by andyl 12y ago

    Does anyone know of a good tool for PDF generation in JavaScript? In Ruby, I use Prawn, which is great. Is there a Prawn-like library for JavaScript?
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    Silicon Valley Sees ‘Grave Threat’ in Internet Toll Roads(bloomberg.com)

    2 points by andyl 12y ago|0 comments
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    by andyl 12y ago

    Today I learned that @netzpirat died a few weeks ago. https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/guard-dev/2Td0QTvTIs... I use his OpenSource code - we chatted once or twice - and now he's gone. Goodbye @n
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    by andyl 12y ago

    Thanks for the reference to Kouio - I just switched to it. So far, the UI looks even better than Google Reader. Especially on Mobile.
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    by andyl 12y ago

    I've got my hopes on NeoVim with support for embedding.
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    by andyl 12y ago

    I subscribed to DAS and watched all the videos. I admire Gary and other TDD advocates. I believe in the power of fast tests. But still, after watching the videos, I can't do what Gary does. I'm not that good, and nobody I have
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    by andyl 12y ago

    Fast tests are awesome, but hard to achieve - at least for me. TDD advocates: prove DHH wrong with easy to adopt frameworks and working software, not blog posts or books.
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    by andyl 12y ago

    TDD advocates: build a new framework that extends Rails, one that makes it easy to add service layers and fast tests. IMHO fat models are the new PHP, and giant classes suck. Its time for new conventions to emerge. Prove DHH wrong with wor
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    by andyl 12y ago

    Is Parallella alive? I put in an order more than 18 months ago and still nothing. Related question: is Erlang running on Parallella yet? I remain very interested - 64 or even 16 cores on a small form factor would be incredible.
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    by andyl 12y ago

    Software already has checklists - using names like 'regression tests', 'automation scripts', etc.
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    The Social Consqeuences of Everything(youtube.com)

    2 points by andyl 13y ago|0 comments
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    by andyl 13y ago

    I want to drop my Comcast home internet (Palo Alto CA) and switch to a net-neutrality friendly ISP. What other service should I consider?
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    by andyl 13y ago

    Kicked out of his own company - ouch. Taking VC and giving control to outsiders is Russian roulette. Writing and adhering to HR/conflict-of-interest policy is a no-brainer. A board who cared for the interests of its founder would not
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    by andyl 13y ago

    Car startups are so hard - more respect for Tesla.
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    by andyl 13y ago

    Me too - dependency on Chef Server is instant no-go.