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by basseq 12y ago
Similarly, the line between "model aircraft" and "aircraft" is increasingly blurred. It's a spectrum between balsa-wood-and-rubber-band-kits and $4M-predator-drone (with a 48-foot wingspan and a 675-mile range). Som
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by basseq 12y ago
I have seen them set up in the jetway after you show your ticket to the airline attendant.
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by basseq 12y ago
Point of clarification: Wikipedia isn't just using the photo, they are offering it up to others to use as part of their "collection of royalty-free images" (Wikimedia Commons). In a sense, they are acting as a distributor,
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by basseq 12y ago
Regardless of where the copyright ownership falls, it is not within Wikipedia's power to make that call. David Slater claims copyright, and without a legal opinion to the contrary, they don't seem to have a leg to stand on. This s
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by basseq 12y ago
I hated the movie for the reason listed above. Visuals were great, and acting was OK, but the book has such gravitas, and it felt low rent. My wife, who hasn't read the book, liked it.
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by basseq 12y ago
I keep thinking what the lead-up to the last big battle would look like. (You know what I'm talking about.) It's usually set to electronica in my head. I think you could tell most of the story non-verbally: a good character actor
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by basseq 12y ago
I'm re-reading Worm currently, and keep thinking about what an awesome HBO/Netflix series it would make. I've been waiting patiently for the end of HPMoR. Have also read Ra, but Ra (and Fine Structure) both start going off th
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by basseq 12y ago
I was disappointed this was just logos, rather than an icon font for developers. I was expecting useful icons that aren't a part of sets like Glyphicon (databases, servers, etc.).
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by basseq 12y ago
I don't think you can re-style a SVG with CSS if you embed it with IMG. CSS styling has to be inline with the SVG, so you can embed it directly, or you can change CSS with JS.
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by basseq 12y ago
Works for me. Those who can't see it: are you on Verizon?
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by basseq 12y ago
Additional things that struck me (in addition to my other comment on censoring university name): They give transparent pay ranges up-front. The salary game KILLS me (I can play it, but I don't like it). I had a HR person demand my curr
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by basseq 12y ago
I found this interesting as well. I'm sure it removes biases, but it removes a data point as well. A more prestigious university tends to be more selective and reflects a history accomplishments/drive. Of course, a "good name
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by basseq 12y ago
This is really amazing. A lot of thoughtful work went into this site, and it's great that he took the time to document the process and talk through it. Wow.
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by basseq 12y ago
I was wondering the same thing, but as they just average the location from the last dropoff to the next pickup, it's almost definite that the driver "went to lunch" in the interim. I saw this trend in the two taxis I looked a
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by basseq 12y ago
In 2010 (in a TSA Blog Post since deleted[1]), the TSA responded to the accusation that they were copying files from passengers' electronic devices by saying that they don't even turn electronic devices on. So #1, this is a policy
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U.S. Tightens Security on Electronics at Overseas Airports(nbcnews.com)
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by basseq 12y ago
I always prefer a 1:1 relationship with providers: that is, an account that's tied directly to me rather than through a third-party provider like Twitter, Facebook, or OpenID. (Aside: why is social media managing my passwords? On the t
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by basseq 12y ago
I would say my CS degree (if memory serves) covered all these except version control, which I agree is an omission. 1. Version Control - Really no. I think we talked about it, but it should have been one of those CS201 things that was then
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by basseq 12y ago
Location: Washington, DC / N. Virginia, Local Only, Full Time Only, Commercial/Nonprofit Focus (not Federal Gov.) Resume: Upon request Contact: See Profile Not a developer. Seeking business development, strategy, operations role.
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by basseq 12y ago
This is a great improvement, but I'm struck by two things: 1. The state of JavaScript-only application development is still nascent. The number of JS-only sites I see that are buggy, don't use PushState correctly, or have other sh
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by basseq 12y ago
Location: Washington, DC / N. Virginia, Local Only, Full Time Only, Commercial/Nonprofit Focus (not Federal Gov.) Resume: Upon request Contact: See Profile Not a developer. Seeking business development, strategy, operations role.
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by basseq 12y ago
Agreed the data is interesting and the UI is pretty slick. I found the graphs to be poorly designed, both in terms of y-axis labeling and transitions (sometimes it's %, sometimes deaths/100,000, etc.), as well as things like label
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by basseq 12y ago
The Derek Yang that owns @derek is also a Facebook employee (I believe). [1] www.linkedin.com/in/dereklyang‎
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by basseq 13y ago
Oh, absolutely. My point is really about pivoting to address the real problem and customer. It's not, "I, Joe Consumer, want a better-looking-but-casual typeface." It's, "I'll pick one that looks cool from the
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by basseq 13y ago
Good points. Case study: Verizon FiOS DVR fails miserably at #3, meaning you have to type out more letters using a d-pad.
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by basseq 13y ago
If you want to fix the Comic Sans "problem" (in quotes as folks have varying views), you'd need to replace it as a default font on both Windows and OS X. Releasing a font, even a free one, makes almost no difference, as I&#x2
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by basseq 13y ago
ISSUE #1 - Barring unpaid overtime, what are their expectations? You're working 37.5 hours per week (7.5 × 5), which is less than the "standard" 40 (though you're still considered full-time for the sake of benefits, etc.
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by basseq 13y ago
It's a little confusing what functionality is where. I get the sense it's a OS X development suite (à la Adobe's ability to publish native iOS apps) with some kind of app companion (to include AppDrop?). I think it remains to
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by basseq 13y ago
It's a "private app store" (their words)—a catalog of published apps developed in PencilCase. A named feature within the app, insofar as I understand.
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by basseq 13y ago
Verizon owns the router and the configuration, presumably, even though you're allowed to change it. This seems perfectly legitimate to me, particularly given how tech-incompetent most of their customers are. Only real concern is securi

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