chopdcheez212

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   by chopdcheez212 5y ago

   The best nights I remember from my 20s were late night hacking sessions. No alcohol (or friends) required.
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   by chopdcheez212 5y ago

   Joe Rogan interviewed John Carmack. Does that count?
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   by chopdcheez212 5y ago

   Booomberg has that same “API key” problem. It really requires an institutional procurement and legal team to get all the market data feeds you need.
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   by chopdcheez212 7y ago

   I’d buy that!
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   by chopdcheez212 7y ago

   It’s not complicated, you kids are just spoiled. JavaScript I was paid to write in 1995 had a shelf life of 6 months given Netscape’s release schedule and I had to compete on performance with Delphi 3 native compiled code. If you think web
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   by chopdcheez212 7y ago

   You’re not crazy, they’re all crazy!
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   by chopdcheez212 7y ago

   I miss when default username/password combos like admin/admin and root/“” would let you log in to a solid 5% of internet and Telenet (RIP) connected hosts.
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   by chopdcheez212 7y ago

   I miss building everything from scratch, in assembly, because I could do it better than the libraries that shipped with the system. I can still do it better today, but the stack is so deep now, I just don’t have the time. Would I go back