barkingllama

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by barkingllama 12y ago
On site disaster recovery? Off site disaster recovery? Split your hosting between multiple providers? It really depends on how much risk you're willing to accept, and how much that is worth to you. It can be quantified via revenue lost
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by barkingllama 12y ago
Are they using Trello for project management? I'm surprised if that's the case. *Edit: I assume this is the OP's blog. Are you using Trello alone for PM duties?
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by barkingllama 12y ago
Too bad we can't patch IE.
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by barkingllama 14y ago
Issues? I find that Commission Junction affiliates can't even get their links right all the time which is basically their entire business. Talk about a "shotgun" approach...
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by barkingllama 14y ago
How much (in $) refined product do we then export? Crude is not gasoline or plastic.
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by barkingllama 14y ago
The author suggests that Google has a unified product vision; I'd love to hear what it is. To me, Google has been all over the place in the last 5 years.
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by barkingllama 14y ago
RIM will remain the choice of companies and governments strictly due to BES; no other OS offers such direct central control over the users' devices. Companies (mine in particular) are struggling to cope with Apple and Android devices in the
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by barkingllama 14y ago
"right click -> Copy As PlainText"? Office 2010 still doesn't ship with such a feature, and it's been a problem from the '90s!" Have you used Office 2010? There are multiple options to pasting: Keep source formatting, merge formatting,
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by barkingllama 15y ago
Thanks for the advice... I was looking at the last pages and I've got no clue what's going on.
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by barkingllama 15y ago
I'm glad the author mentioned Project Euler... I've never heard of it. Anyone else have experience with these problems? Is it a good way to improve your development skills?
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by barkingllama 15y ago
Well that's just like, your opinion, man.
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by barkingllama 15y ago
You can only hope that Apple is being as obnoxious as possible to spark interest in patent reform.
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by barkingllama 15y ago
What? Unintended consequences? Those are never something to worry about.
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by barkingllama 15y ago
So frustrating that you have to virtually manipulate people to accomplish a goal that ultimately both of you want.
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by barkingllama 15y ago
What's wrong with "Thanks for your time and allowing me to discuss product x with you. Is there any reason why you think this wouldn't be a good fit for your problem y? I want your business, and I look forward to working with you further."
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by barkingllama 15y ago
I don't disagree with you that the numbers may be off, but consider the fact that the compressors in an A/C unit don't have to work as hard if the heat exchange is more efficient. That's saving electricity from the cooling fan AND the compr
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by barkingllama 15y ago
I don't feel like you're adding a lot to the discussion by stereotyping and calling out "business guys". As a comparitively non-technical person to the average hacker news user, I would expect Amazon to quickly and clearly communicate to me
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by barkingllama 15y ago
It sounds like to me that they expect to process in total 40 million during Q1, but they could process up to 1 million in a single day? Clarification would be nice in the article .
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by barkingllama 15y ago
This is a story about Tory and the leaky canoe. Tory loves rowing her canoe in the pond (while wearing a certified floatation device and carrying the proper safety whistle, of course), and she rows at least 2 hours a day. Unfortunately, tod
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by barkingllama 16y ago
That is not bad at all . Including support, our data center costs are ~2mil a year for 60 LPARs spread across 2-3 frames.
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by barkingllama 16y ago
I actually just created an account (pretty grueling process, I deserve some credit) to add my 2c: while focusing on professional skills and experience is a great thing for any curriculum, there is a value in "broadened horizons" that cannot