bmj

69 ms·

661.
by bmj 15y ago
Keep in mind, too, that some folks actually have to work on Windows 7. I would, however, be anxious to hear about stripped down Windows 7 environments.
662.
by bmj 15y ago
Which means it would be impossible to provide an email service to a child, right, short of self-hosting?
663.
by bmj 15y ago
So, in that case, the FBI could seize any domain as long as the operator is within US jurisdiction?
664.
by bmj 15y ago
Thanks. I still have a question, though: if the FBI can seize these domain names, does that mean they can seize any domain names? I'm a little fuzzy on the control/management scheme here.
665.
by bmj 15y ago
Wait, I thought .com/.net (among others) were generic TLDs governed by ICANN? I would assume .us might fall into this warning (as would other country code TLDs), but .com and .net?
666.
by bmj 15y ago
When I interviewed for my current position (which involves database design/query writing/storage/etc), the interview was heavily SQL-focused. My would-be manager started with very easy, general questions, and then continued to plumb the de
667.
by bmj 15y ago
Having source on GitHub is not the only definition of "open source." The generally accepted definition is that the source is available (you may have to ask for it), it might be free (you might be charged for media, though that is less of c
668.
by bmj 15y ago
Because the trustee of the domain (which one would assume would be an organization within the country) has administrative rights for the domain. And that trustee can decide to require local presence to use that TLD, which might leave this
669.
by bmj 15y ago
And apparently this is because the app was pulled because of a bug.
670.
by bmj 15y ago
Also not available for me, in the U.S., browsing the app store from my iPod Touch.
671.
by bmj 15y ago
Running some variation of JSLint in his editor/IDE would likely have caught this, too.
672.
by bmj 15y ago
I'm not sure the ATM is the best example, at least for simple transactions like withdrawing or depositing funds. Aside from the social interaction with a teller, using an ATM doesn't save me much time or work. Self-checkout kiosks at the
673.
by bmj 15y ago
Are you going to continue to home school (I'm assuming that's what you are doing now) your child once he reaches "school age?" Just curious. I agree that most parents believe what they do is "right," and if you don't do that, you are "wron
674.
by bmj 15y ago
The "non secret" offers (at least coffee and tea) seem to make a bit more sense (and are a little easier on the wallet). http://www.midtownrow.com/product/verve-coffee-roasters-the-... $13 for 12 ounces of beans isn't necessarily highway
675.
by bmj 15y ago
Title is a bit link-bait-y: the writer asserts that the lowest producing 10% of its sales staff will be replaced.
676.
by bmj 15y ago
I think the "flown around the world" bit is the most important. In America (or even Western Europe, for that matter), we may wonder why it includes so much detail. But perhaps by spelling things out, it removes the possibility of cultural
677.
by bmj 15y ago
Doesn't render correctly in IE9, either.
678.
by bmj 15y ago
I suspect this varies from child to child. My older son would really dig this, as he often sketches something out then attempts to build it (whether it is with legos, blocks, wood, found items in the cellar, etc).
679.
by bmj 15y ago
Honest question: can a company manage $34.2 billion a year in sales with a small management team? I suppose the answer is "yes," given that MS seemed to manage with a minimal number of middle managers, at least based on the Joel Spolsky sto
680.
by bmj 15y ago
Because at some point, the team gets so big, it's harder to weed out bad managers. Additionally, managers are human, and will make mistakes. Often it's like the frog-in-the-pot story--you don't notice the little mistakes, only the sum of t
681.
by bmj 15y ago
This. Don't ask me to make process improvements when you are expecting me to be billable 115% of the time. Fortunately, my group typically allows for 10%-20% of my time to be used for either training (learning new tech/languages) or proces
682.
by bmj 15y ago
The other problem with this is that you never have the opportunity to improve the business, either. Often, management wants the rank and file to improve processes ("because they know them best") but it's hard to find the time for that when
683.
by bmj 15y ago
Except that in many cases, your clients are going to ask of you the equivalent of "write this tomorrow, in a language you don't know." In fact, I reckon freelancing is even worse in this regard, as you have no recourse--at least at a full-
684.
by bmj 15y ago
And this is exactly why I love the fact that my two bosses (direct manager and department VP) write code on a daily basis (well, in the case of the VP, it's probably weekly at this point, but he's been in the trenches long enough).
685.
by bmj 15y ago
Agreed. The cynic in me says, however, that much of the organic/free range food in supermarkets isn't what I consider organic/free range. Thanks to the lobbying of Big Ag, labeling claims for food don't necessarily match our own definition
686.
by bmj 15y ago
Agreed. Yes, consumers taking down Monsanto would be a rather large task, but that doesn't mean you can't do your best to support the other players (particularly those that might better fit your ethical framework). Money does very much ta
687.
by bmj 15y ago
Yeah, I wasn't calling all Danes lazy--just curious if a notoriously overworked sub-culture might exist there.
688.
by bmj 15y ago
Out of curiosity, is there much of a start-up culture there? If so, do founders (and first employees) adhere to the same guidelines? At least here in the U.S., founding/working at a start-up basically assumes long-ish hours.
689.
by bmj 15y ago
Agreed. My kids (aged 6 and 8) picked up rock climbing jargon from my wife and I (and our friends) rather quickly, and began using it in the proper context. Nothing turns heads like a five year old asking "mommy, did you send that boulder
690.
by bmj 15y ago
Agreed. It's interesting how culture arcs between similar practices. Prior to the 20th century (and likely prior to the 1940s) in the U.S., children often did large amounts of work. There was a period of "kids being kids" as we enjoyed pr

More ›