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by bjhoops1 13y ago
It would be nice if Texas' governor only worked part-time. Rick Perry is an utter moron. http://www.austinchronicle.com/news/2011-10-28/just-say-no/
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by bjhoops1 13y ago
I suggest you read Bloodlands: Europe Between Hitler and Stalin. The artifical famine of 1932-1933 was not a natural famine. It was a calculated effort by Stalin to undermine the Ukrainian peasant farmers, a class he viewed as a threat, and
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by bjhoops1 13y ago
1.5 million is a comically low estimate. Where did you get your figure? Over 3 million died in the Ukrainian collectivization political famine alone.
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by bjhoops1 13y ago
>Stalin has always been under-rated in the United States. Truth was, he was a hero who helped to defeat the Nazis and Imperial Japan. That anyone in the 21st century would ever attribute heroism to a man who murdered 20 million people (
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by bjhoops1 13y ago
That's why the author lists a number of examples from roughly the same time period (or earlier e.g. Lincoln/McClellan) as a means of comparison. It's anecdotal, to be sure, but then again this is history, not science.
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by bjhoops1 13y ago
I had this exact same surgery 7 years ago after tearing ACL/meniscus playing basketball. Patellar tendon graft FTW! (I joke that real men donate their own tissues) For me, the ACL has been perfect ever since. Wish I could say the same
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by bjhoops1 13y ago
Ah, yes - Instant Search... I thought about that as I typed this. I typically find myself naively hoping that Google treats Instant Search differently than (Actual? Real? Not sure what non-instant would be called) Regular Search, and does
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by bjhoops1 13y ago
I hope to god this does not become widespread. I type all sorts of crazy shit in text boxes. Everyone's basic assumption is that no information is sent until you hit 'enter'. Deploying this in the wild would seem like a huge invasion of
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Backbone Marionette/Require Boilerplate for your SPA(brettjonesdev.com)
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by bjhoops1 13y ago
Also, if you're using a tool that was built more than a year ago, you risk ridicule. Definitely a lot more work figuring out what the hottest new tools are than in traditional or backend development.
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by bjhoops1 13y ago
All good engineers know the only appropriate footwear for slacks is a pair of New Balance sneakers.
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Marionette-Require-Boilerplate for SPAs(github.com)
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by bjhoops1 13y ago
For what it's worth, sending a confirmation email is a great way to stop bots as well, skirting the whole Captcha thing.
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by bjhoops1 13y ago
> because some tester opens a ticket saying you can enter an invalid email in the email field? This is the source of 80% of all "bugs" I've fixed over the years. Another personal favorite: If you enter WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW W WWWWWWWWWW
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by bjhoops1 13y ago
I read this article while throwing back some Oikos. So meta.
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by bjhoops1 13y ago
> But they're all billionaires, so issues that don't affect billionaires personally... just don't get included in the debate. I recently came across this fascinating statistical study[1] of U.S. Senators responsiveness to the political
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by bjhoops1 13y ago
I could not agree more. One factor that I think contributes to the Asshole Ethos common among programmers is this idea that great men of genius cannot be held to the same moral standards as mere mortals. This idea, combined with an inflate
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What If Experts Are Wrong On World Population Growth?(e360.yale.edu)
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by bjhoops1 13y ago
I always make a point of reading comments that start with "Not to be a dick..." :P
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by bjhoops1 13y ago
Yeah, this is going to be a bit of a pain. Plus it looks like you also have to add .glyphicon? So instead of .icon-plus, you now have .glyphicon .glyphicon-plus. :(
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by bjhoops1 13y ago
I agree on "personalized" search. It can be handy (I search "Backbone" and get BackboneJS), but I worry that highly personalized search and content can lead to a feedback loop in which your pre-existing perceptions and biases are perpetual
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by bjhoops1 13y ago
As a Jones, I feel you. It is almost impossible to find a good username or email address that is not already taken. My wife was formerly a Kokernot, and is finding she can no longer command first.last@gmail.com.
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by bjhoops1 13y ago
Yeah, I felt smart until I read this. Now I know how all those "business people" feel in meetings with their devs.
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by bjhoops1 13y ago
That's what I was thinking. Or some sort of non-profit that individuals and tech companies could support with donations. That would be sweet.
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by bjhoops1 13y ago
I am struggling to find budget statistics that go back to earlier than 2010, but since that time the budget has been flat at $11.8 billion (1.5 billion less than Obama requested), and thanks to the sequester they are experiencing a $600 mil
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The not-so-subtle influence of money on U.S. Senators (pdf)(princeton.edu)
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by bjhoops1 13y ago
Hell, for $25,000 I'd let anyone take a look at my medical records! On a serious note, it's been a bad week for the IRS, but that agency is seriously struggling right now with a slashed budget and increased responsibilities. As David Cay J
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by bjhoops1 13y ago
I might add to this, the traditional handshake or the bro handshake. You know, this one: http://d3j5vwomefv46c.cloudfront.net/photos/large/621236127.... I'll never forget the time I accidentally gave my dentist a bro shake. You should h
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by bjhoops1 13y ago
Not every day you see a Salon article on the HN front page.
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Every Every Every Generation Has Been the Me Me Me Generation(theatlanticwire.com)
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