bluetwo

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   by bluetwo 5y ago

   All I can think of is how many times I've grabbed a code example from StackOverflow only to discover it had some obvious bug in it. The answer is many, many times.
2. 62.▲
   by bluetwo 5y ago

   Never heard of RedBubble before but their site seems filled with copyright-infringing materials. I wonder if they are trying to clean up their marketplace to position themselves for growth without the legal headaches.
3. 63.▲
   by bluetwo 5y ago

   You can get antibody tests now to find out.
4. 64.▲
   by bluetwo 5y ago

   Write the New York Times headline on this whole affair in five years:
5. 65.▲
   by bluetwo 5y ago

   There is an interesting use case, web monetization API. https://webmonetization.org It is a proposed standard (not accepted) that allows you to use micro-payments in crypto to pay for access to sites as you browse the web. While
6. 66.▲
   by bluetwo 5y ago

   Depends if the DOJ issues arrest warrants for the members in a couple weeks.
7. 67.▲
   by bluetwo 5y ago

   Due to Section 508, this sounds like it would make Google Docs unsuitable for government work.
8. 68.▲
   by bluetwo 6y ago

   So there is a Dunning-Kruger effect on the Dunning-Kruger effect? How meta.
9. 69.▲
   by bluetwo 6y ago

   I remember watching this on local TV live all afternoon. Crazy.
10. 70.▲
    by bluetwo 6y ago

    Yep. And if you are in-tune with your users, create something the power-users will appreciate.
11. 71.▲
    by bluetwo 6y ago

    How can you say the user is in control of bitcoin when the user will lose everything if the central command structure stops existing? If/When bitcoin mining becomes unprofitable, this is what will happen. Sure, it's not a single c
12. 72.▲
    by bluetwo 6y ago

    But doesn't Google provide a simple way to both support the developer AND stay within the rules? Make it a pay app.
13. 73.▲
    by bluetwo 6y ago

    I agree. You could pour 80% of web content into this and it would work.
14. 74.▲
    by bluetwo 6y ago

    Examples?
15. 75.▲
    by bluetwo 6y ago

    If you can't tell the difference, perhaps the answer is both.
16. 76.▲
    by bluetwo 6y ago

    Not to be mean but having a nice page with a "sign up for updates" box isn't "launching". It is step 1 of most "startup" essays.
17. 77.▲
    by bluetwo 6y ago

    "Aeschylus is the worst written bit of software I’ve put my name to since I was about 15 years old and it will probably never be usable for anyone other than me." Hilarious and honest.
18. 78.▲
    by bluetwo 6y ago

    Yes, more on point for creative business application is Roger Von Oech's Whack Pack series of card decks. Get them at Amazon or wherever.
19. 79.▲
    by bluetwo 6y ago

    That's why they invented cocaine.
20. 80.▲
    by bluetwo 6y ago

    This just had me thinking about 2600. A bookstore on South Street in Philly used to carry it on their racks.
21. 81.▲
    by bluetwo 6y ago

    Since the beginning of 401ks, the yearly amount being locked away exceeded the amount being cashed out. Thanks to baby boomers retiring, a couple of years ago that reversed, and will stay reversed for the rest of our lives. The first condit
22. 82.▲
    by bluetwo 6y ago

    I love the right to repair and also Apple products. I have seen over the years how they have struggled back and forth with the line between what they want to allow customers to do and what they want to do. Sometimes I'm disappointed by
23. 83.▲
    by bluetwo 6y ago

    I think of farmers as intuitive understanders of physics, chemistry, and biology. Manipulating these things is essentially what they do all day long.
24. 84.▲
    by bluetwo 6y ago

    So the same reason you don't marry your cousin is the same reason why you don't backup your primary data to a second drive from the same batch: It amplifies the defects.
25. 85.▲
    by bluetwo 6y ago

    Meta-moderation, which also required oversight to minimize abuse.
26. 86.▲
    by bluetwo 6y ago

    They don't have to be in the same physical location as long as you have a means to consolidate feedback.
27. 87.▲
    by bluetwo 6y ago

    I first learned about it when a client hired me to write software to support this method for use in pharmaceutical planning and marketing. Very useful if done correctly.
28. 88.▲
    by bluetwo 6y ago

    It would be nice if your colors followed you around, or started at values other than white/black.
29. 89.▲
    by bluetwo 6y ago

    Web Monetization standard. Yes. https://webmonetization.org
30. 90.▲
    by bluetwo 6y ago

    As a solo developer who works across several machines, I still use subversion to coordinate code. I have yet to see the advantage of using git in this situation.