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9y ago
My alma mater added a course requirement on professional ethics shortly after I left, partly due to multiple "incidents" at the university (not because of me... this time). Ethics is the difference between Dr. Spock and Dr. Franke
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10y ago
That's interesting, because one of the Uber drivers I spoke to recently said that he had the ability to "request" a pickup/destination twire per shift; the intent was to allow him to monetize his "commute" time
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10y ago
I don't think the author has heard of SNI.
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10y ago
If that's the case (and if GP's analysis is correct) then the post title seems misleading to me. Further, it sounds like wash.io was doing the natural thing in an environment of rising real estate prices -- move the big bulky mach
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10y ago
The problem with this approach is that Caller ID is a lie, so they have an infinite supply of phone numbers to use. Source: received several calls from 123-456-7890.
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10y ago
The strangest part of the story to me is that the state charges for each search individually. PA.gov appears to require the creation of an account, so they could save themselves a big chunk of money by charging the customer once a month. I
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10y ago
It's also one less device to manage connectivity on (connect to wifi, pay for data plan, etc.).
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10y ago
While reviewing statements from our processor ~8 years ago, I noted that some transactions had slightly higher fees than others. Research found that those were... rewards cards. So, the processor may pass some of the cost along to the merch
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11y ago
When you reach their size, it's not a big deal to build and maintain your own DNS serving infrastructure; in that case, you can do as you please, which might include serving up a pool of A records round-robin style or using an expensiv
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I am a huge fan of the pair-programming interview, as it gives the candidate a clear view of what they're getting into and gives you a chance to hear how their brain works. If you feel it's exploitative, there's nothing to st