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by avoutthere 10y ago
"Forget the Hype" followed by LLVM hype.
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by avoutthere 11y ago
If this is the final design, I think it's a terrible decision. I hope the production model will include an actual instrument panel.
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by avoutthere 11y ago
> Our goal is not to simulate day-to-day software development... I don't understand this. Why do they not want to see how well a candidate performs the tasks that they will be expected to perform on the job? Does this not result i
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by avoutthere 11y ago
Ouch.
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by avoutthere 11y ago
Do you drive a car? License plate readers and associated location tracking software are becoming increasingly commonplace. Are you also "helping to create" "the surveillance state"?
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by avoutthere 11y ago
It would be nice to be able to import data from my Fitbit into the Health app. I carry my Fitbit Zip all the time, but rarely do I run with my iPhone.
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by avoutthere 11y ago
As could I. (51-year-old freelance developer)
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by avoutthere 11y ago
> Python 3 makes it easier to develop high quality software That is, unless said software needs to include a popular library that has not been ported.
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by avoutthere 11y ago
Wow, how was this ever legal to begin with?
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by avoutthere 11y ago
Thanks for the heads-up about this.
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by avoutthere 11y ago
A link directly to the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5c81QJ-uRo
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by avoutthere 11y ago
> nicely presented I couldn't disagree more.
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by avoutthere 12y ago
“You can tell the size of a man by the size of the thing that makes him mad.”
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by avoutthere 12y ago
> What would the world be like if contract/freelance/part time/short term work were the default? The problem with this arrangement is the cost of health insurance. Currently, the insurance market heavily favors employer-p
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by avoutthere 12y ago
> metadata driven drone strikes How many of these have there been?
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by avoutthere 12y ago
This has been my approach as well, but effective December 31 my insurance provider will be prohibited from offering a catastrophic-only policy, so I'll likely be completely uninsured come the end of the year. The Affordable Care Act w
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by avoutthere 12y ago
Amazon is a great American success story that has improved the lives of many around the world. Only those of a particular political persuasion would characterize them as evil.
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by avoutthere 12y ago
Self-discipline is, no doubt, a real challenge for many developers.
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by avoutthere 12y ago
Congrats to the folks at SpaceX on another great launch.
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by avoutthere 13y ago
Unfortunately, the culture in the U.S. is taking us in exactly the opposite direction from medical competition.
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by avoutthere 13y ago
I have also worked in similar environments. The company policies regarding treatment of source code was spelled out very clearly in the employment contract. I imagine Goldman has a very explicit contract.
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by avoutthere 13y ago
> Let's say you're given an offer letter, but it has a binding arbitration clause (meaning that you can't sue). I would negotiate that term out of the contract. If they won't negotiate, I decline. > I shouldn&#x2
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by avoutthere 13y ago
Ms. Horvath's act of taking this directly to the press was obviously intended to inflict the maximum possible harm on Github and is, in itself, unprofessional and harms her credibility. The right way for her to have handled this would
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by avoutthere 13y ago
I would use this for reading technical documentation (e.g. drupal.org), but a number of such sites force https.
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by avoutthere 13y ago
My feature request would be that it work with the Kindle Cloud Reader.
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by avoutthere 13y ago
> I assume the goal here is to get young, uninsured people to buy health insurance The goal here is to get young, HEALTHY people to buy health insurance in order to pay for those with preexisting conditions who can no longer be denied c
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by avoutthere 13y ago
Time Machine is perhaps the most elegant, least intrusive backup software ever. And it's free with OS X. I can't recommend it highly enough, especially for someone in your wife's position.
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by avoutthere 13y ago
Only a portion of those will be Model S. I suspect that most will be Model E.
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by avoutthere 13y ago
It's good to see a piece like this on cnn.com, but I doubt that anything will come of it.
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by avoutthere 13y ago
This is truly the end of an era. John's work has given me countless hours of joy and I look forward to seeing what he produces next.

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