cdblades

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by cdblades 5y ago
It is, I definitely agree, but the statement I quoted is pretty darn straight-forward.
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by cdblades 5y ago
OpenJDK: "Oracle’s free, GPL-licensed, production-ready OpenJDK" I don't know what could be more convincing than an explicit open license.
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by cdblades 5y ago
What risks are you trying to highlight?
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by cdblades 5y ago
> but there's no evidence disproving the idea that it was the result of gain of function research. That's not a lens that can be used to usefully evaluate claims.
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by cdblades 6y ago
It is also redefining atheism and religion.
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by cdblades 6y ago
...are you suggesting that progressives have more "dirty laundry" than conservatives in general? Or that conservatives are more likely to dox people?
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by cdblades 7y ago
I don't see how this addresses the comment you're replying to. The last month of cliff-fall would suggest your premise is wrong: prices absolutely can go down.
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by cdblades 7y ago
If it's all contained and does not impact any other component, absolutely. That to me is the killer-feature.
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by cdblades 7y ago
1) no they don't. 2) even if they do, that doesn't mean a single thing without any kind of supporting evidence.
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by cdblades 7y ago
Higher hourly pay, but less hours per week, maybe.
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by cdblades 8y ago
Let me know when India bans alcohol, high-calorie food, or any of the countless other things that can be abused.
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by cdblades 8y ago
This is a straw man. The price difference between a first class ticket and chartering a private flight is massive.
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by cdblades 8y ago
This same thing can be said of auto-pilot in planes. Not saying it invalidates your argument, just that there are pretty wide-reaching consequences to that idea.
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by cdblades 8y ago
What in the article required being an active programmer?
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by cdblades 8y ago
Writing off people you disagree with as ignorant doesn't really help anything. And even if you're right, I'm not interested in a society devoid of compassion.
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by cdblades 8y ago
"Women (or whomever is the primary caregiver in a family or does more domestic labor at home) should be paid more for fewer hours in the workplace." I think you have to work a bit more to support that assertion. I'm not oppo
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by cdblades 9y ago
Is there no baseline burden of due diligence that would come into play here? What if you didn't sign any of the packet and just showed up and started working. Surely you can't be held liable for the employer doing absolutely n
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by cdblades 9y ago
It's never a good thing to ignore a user preference that you've exposed. Also, Chrome is less dominant right now than IE was at its height. There are more browser options now than there ever have been.
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by cdblades 9y ago
I've never been in a car with a push-button ignition that would let you turn the engine off while the car was moving. Too easy to bump the button.
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by cdblades 9y ago
Becoming "good" with a language is not equivalent to becoming a productive, efficient, or employable developer.
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by cdblades 10y ago
I disagree, because it doesn't work on anything other than Apple products. I would much rather have micro-USB (or any other widely-adopted standard).