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by billybob 16y ago
More funny than true. Sure, bad management makes lots of talented people leave lousy jobs and try starting a business. Which leads to more competition, innovation, etc. Then again, bad management makes perfectly good companies run themselve
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by billybob 16y ago
I'm a bit obsessive about researching things I buy, so the idea of just picking something seems like a relief. Then again, having had gadgets with one flaw that annoyed the crap out of me, I'm driven back to research. (For example, a DVD pl
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by billybob 16y ago
Would you mind telling some of the tools and techniques that make this easy for you?
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by billybob 16y ago
+1 for stock Android. I sure as heck don't want carrier modifications. Note to carriers: your job is radio frequencies and call routing. That's all I want you for. You are not a software company. It sucks to be a commodity, but it sucks mor
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by billybob 16y ago
Point #5 did a good job of addressing a debate we see here sometimes: "Language X serves our company well, but picky developers don't want to work for us because we use it" vs "I want to work in a job that uses Language Y because it's bette
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by billybob 16y ago
Also, you need to answer the question, "what if I don't really exist?"
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by billybob 16y ago
"if an engineer moans and moans about his tools, and refuses to work in anything but his favorite language, I would say he's an absolutely terrible engineer." Let's say he's great enough to get lots of job offers. And let's say that among t
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by billybob 16y ago
I'm leaving a PHP job soon to start a Ruby job. The language was not the decisive factor, but it was a factor - I wanted to move to Ruby at some point. The company I'm leaving solves complex, interesting problems in solid PHP code. There ar
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by billybob 16y ago
"Choice - between truly different strands of Android - is good for the consumer. Don't conflate these issues." I think part of the problem is branding. When someone says they have an Android phone, how do you know what that means? Whereas "
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by billybob 16y ago
Fragmentation in software is not the same as competing laundry detergents, even by the same company. I'm not a detergent engineer (a real job title?), but I bet that if the scent in one detergent proves popular, it's not so hard to add it t
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by billybob 16y ago
"How would it be useful to me, if I spent my time scrutinizing and debugging the code output by the tool?" How would it be useful to me, if I spent my time scrutinizing and debugging code put out by myself? ------ Small point: I'd much rath
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by billybob 16y ago
So.. its meta lego? (Made 'a lego... get it?) Thank you, thank you. I'll be here all night.
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by billybob 16y ago
Funny, whenever I first understand something mysterious like that, I feel more hopeful and confident. If it's magic, how can I trust it? What do I do if it doesn't behave as expected? If I understand it, I can face it. I can figure out prob
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by billybob 16y ago
Um... can I install the latest Firefox on it and surf Youtube?
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by billybob 16y ago
I'm with you: I use OO, and I also think it's not great. I use it because the document format is open (I've lost documents in the past to format extinction), and because the software is free. I think it's not great because of tons of little
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by billybob 16y ago
Essentially, this is a form of secret, artificial intelligence that frustrates your plans. As such, I predict epic fails. You know, like when the publication has a rule that all references to "the queen" should be changed to "Queen Elizabet
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by billybob 16y ago
"Well, Bob, the programmers are ticked because they can't print their training handout on public and private variables..."
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by billybob 16y ago
If I wanted to be sexist, I would say: that should work here. If there's a glass ceiling, then corporations that don't have it should out-compete those that do, because they'll be drawing from a bigger talent pool. So the conclusion would b
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by billybob 16y ago
I'm not sure if you're being sarcastic or not, but I'm on the same page. I try to focus on clarity and elegance in my code, and only worry about speed if it turns out to be slow. But I sure as heck grumble when my computer is slow. "You've
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by billybob 16y ago
Assume for the moment that this article was read by everyone on earth. Now you're considering buying a BMW. Would it change your mind to know that people may think "he's irresponsible with money" instead of "he's rich?" If so, then getting
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by billybob 16y ago
OK, but I think the point is that 1) status symbols may actually be debt symbols, which makes them less attractive, and 2) people who can buy fancy stuff often don't, which demonstrates their belief (maybe true) that it's not worth it. Seco
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by billybob 16y ago
The sad thing is that money problems are a major cause of divorce. Starting out with a bunch of wedding debt is not helpful. As several folks told my wife and I, "the marriage is more important than the wedding." Our wedding was wonderful,
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by billybob 16y ago
I disagree. If in fact, that's what the original text says, then I don't think it's just semantics to avoid slamming the original text. I think it's important to distinguish between a religion or ideal - say, Christianity, or democracy - an
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by billybob 16y ago
This really seems doomed. Yes, Android's "free" status got it traction. But it appears that people like it. So if Win7 can't surpass it on that measure, manufacturers are still going to want to use what their customers will buy. I mean, eve
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by billybob 16y ago
Notably, contributed by Microsoft. I... I have nothing bad to say about that. Hmmm.
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by billybob 16y ago
No. The light of web standards has been dawning for a while new, and stuff like Chrome Experiments shows how much potential HTML5 has. With standards gaining ground, the last thing I want to see is for Microsoft-controlled technology to aga
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by billybob 16y ago
"--smarter --wealthier --better educated " You're talking about legal immigrants, right? Because I would think it's the opposite with illegals. If you don't have much education or status in Mexico, for example, you might be tempted to cross
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by billybob 16y ago
Semantics aside, whether or not FB users are "customers," FB obviously needs them in order to be in business. Without them, it gets 0 dollars. So the original point, "you have no right to complain because you don't pay to use it," is silly.
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20 years later, the girl is still in therapy.
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by billybob 16y ago
So either turn off your phone, or glance at it and don't answer. Or find a way to filter calls. My simple little Nokia flip phone lets me define ringing profiles. So my "bed" profile only rings for certain people. A "work" profile could do

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