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by buckbova 10y ago
A bill was voted for and passed a decade ago. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secure_Fence_Act_of_2006 Maybe some do want to build the wall.
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by buckbova 10y ago
> Hillary Clinton was a flawed candidate but a resilient, intelligent, and competent leader, who never overcame her image among millions of voters as untrustworthy and entitled. She is untrustworthy and entitled, it's not just an im
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by buckbova 10y ago
New rules since then. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filibuster_in_the_United_State... > The new rules remove the requirement of 60 votes in order to begin debate on legislation and allow the minority two amendments
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by buckbova 10y ago
> It is sad to say, but for the long term benefit of America it is probably better if it gets run to the ground over these four years. Then America will be spared for such leaders in the future. I heard this EXACT phrase said about Obama
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by buckbova 10y ago
> it's insulting in just the same way it's insulting that people now program computers with high-level languages like C++, Java, Erlang, Python, Lua, etc., instead of using patch cables or punch cards It's hardly the same
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by buckbova 10y ago
> Traditionalists may be appalled by all this, but they should not be. In Mr Wimalaratne’s mind, the function of the Vinfusion system is in principle little different from the blending of grape varieties that goes on in many vineyards, t
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by buckbova 10y ago
I agree to some extent, but shouldn't some decisions require more than a simple majority?
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by buckbova 10y ago
Agreed, they may have done it better than most or marketed their product better but nothing compelling here. > Slack could have done what most companies do when a competitor rips them off, and said nothing. Someone competing in your spac
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by buckbova 10y ago
I absolutely love this list and have bookmarked it to send to the software director next time he talks about "monetizing" our data.
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by buckbova 10y ago
You're totally right. I guess I just mis-remembered it expecting the name change meant they lost.
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by buckbova 10y ago
> people are less likely to feel or express gratitude at work than anyplace else. And they’re not thankful for their current jobs, ranking them dead last in a list of things they’re grateful for. First off I don't want to be thanked
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by buckbova 10y ago
> Yammer died the minute that acquisition went through. Somewhat comically yammer was just rolled out to my company this year. Perhaps we got free licensing for it. I'm not sure. For offices with mostly remote users slack or even ya
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by buckbova 10y ago
> So welcome, Microsoft, to the revolution. Honestly slack doesn't feel much different than IRC and wasn't it built on this originally. What revolution is this anyway? Lame. And MS has had yammer for a while now (2012). https:
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by buckbova 10y ago
I currently use xfce[1] with docky[2] and it feels pretty good. Probably not as polished but I know it's stable. There were other distros in the past trying to copy macOS, pear os[3] was one of them. I remember Lindows[4] trying to mar
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Uber and Lyft can be just as bad as taxis when it comes to racial discrimination(theverge.com)
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by buckbova 10y ago
> why isn't this post on the frontpage? Although it is important news, is it really a topic HN is interested in and does it have hackernews value? I'd say no on both counts.
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by buckbova 10y ago
Could be true. I had no problem with mine.
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by buckbova 10y ago
> (Linux Only) BIOS Update for Windows 10 (64-bit) - Yoga 900-13ISK2 What's the context? Edit: https://forums.lenovo.com/t5/Linux-Discussion/Yoga-900-13ISK... http://www.theregister.co.uk/2
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by buckbova 10y ago
Seconded. I have this running xubuntu and all is fine with the world. My only complaint is the limited ram.
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by buckbova 10y ago
I honestly haven't met anyone that WASN'T called with an IRS scam this year. It's amazing how they were able to call so many numbers and it lasted so long.
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by buckbova 10y ago
> Dooley says he found the carrot-munching funny. If you have an open office, no eating at your desk period. Show some respect for your co-workers. I worked next to an apple eater some time ago, slurping and chomping on his apple every d
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by buckbova 10y ago
Brian says: October 26, 2016 at 4:21 pm It’s my pleasure! Sign up for my newsletter and get some exclusive content + a weekly digest of everything I’ve written that week
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by buckbova 10y ago
> Explore the site further OR hit the back button to go back to Google search results I set Google to open links in a new tab anyway so the X the OP is complaining about is actually exactly my browsing style to click X and go back to sea
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by buckbova 10y ago
Reminded me of this from 25th hour. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TgL_5QcZCMo I was hearing Ed Norton say "fuck you!" as I read this.
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by buckbova 10y ago
I haven't seen it yet and I basically have hn open all day.
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by buckbova 10y ago
Know of any good resources, links, etc for dynamo or going to figure it out as you go?
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by buckbova 10y ago
Are you thinking dynamo for a backend, RDS, or other?
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by buckbova 10y ago
> Almost 1,000 fraudulent reviews were detected across two accounts and 25 apps for this developer so we removed their apps and accounts from the App Store Sounds damning. Was this a paid app? How many downloads did it have?
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by buckbova 10y ago
Looks like this editor is constantly improving. Anyone have an opinion on how this editor compares to webstorm? Suppose I'll have to just give it a try to find out.
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by buckbova 10y ago
Then get back to work and stop dicking around on HN.

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