choward

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1. 931.▲
   by choward 9y ago

   Computers and the Internet existed back then too. Over two decades later and sending paper through the mail is still a thing. WHY?!?!?!
2. 932.▲
   by choward 9y ago

   Before graduating college, the most money I made was working for Walmart at a distribution center. I made $19.20 an hour which was pretty good considering minimum wage was just over $5.
3. 933.▲
   by choward 9y ago

   I agree. It seems like most of the extra horsepower we have these days is used for tracking on behalf of a company instead of features that are useful for the end user.
4. 934.▲
   by choward 9y ago

   Ads? Ha. I'm out.
5. 935.▲
   by choward 9y ago

   I have never had a Bluetooth headset that doesn't sometimes cut out when my phone is in my pocket.
6. 936.▲
   by choward 9y ago

   If wifi sucks then how do you describe Bluetooth?
7. 937.▲
   by choward 9y ago

   Or like cable companies trying to get you to pay for TV and then also wanting you to watch commercials. It's all about double dipping.
8. 938.▲
   by choward 9y ago

   Does your Python app load all at once or lazily load as you hit different parts of the app?
9. 939.▲
   by choward 9y ago

   Is this a Sonos ad? What software did they use to manage their play queues and play music. I couldn't seem to find that anywhere.
10. 940.▲
    by choward 9y ago

    Also, you lose all type information when your template language is its own special language.
11. 941.▲
    by choward 9y ago

    > On the other hand, the fancy waiter will make recommendations. Will tell you about other things, and is generally part of the ambiance and experience of eating out. I only need the waiter to tell me this because I have no idea what the
12. 942.▲
    by choward 9y ago

    I agree completely. Nothing is sexy about this: http://emacs.sexy/img/How-to-Learn-Emacs-v2-Large.png
13. 943.▲
    by choward 10y ago

    > I'm not quite parsing the logic of doing this. Sounds like you parsed it just fine. It was just an error in the actual logic.
14. 944.▲
    by choward 10y ago

    Exactly, you can't just blindly trust things people say without evidence. There is no way to prove the NSA doesn't do something, therefore I always assume the worst.
15. 945.▲
    by choward 10y ago

    Or you could just cut out the middle steps and make the switch all the way over to Elm ;)
16. 946.▲
    by choward 10y ago

    I'm no detective, but https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14155992
17. 947.▲
    by choward 10y ago

    Whenever I see a new project my first question is always "why?". From the FAQ: Why yet another programming language? Nim is one of the very few programmable statically typed languages, and one of the even fewer that produce
18. 948.▲
    by choward 10y ago

    What exactly does coffeescript buy you besides the sugar? How does it prevent bugs?
19. 949.▲
    by choward 10y ago

    Yep. Complete deal breaker. I think I want a FOSS self-hosted solution.
20. 950.▲
    by choward 10y ago

    SSDs spin?
21. 951.▲
    by choward 10y ago

    If something is bluetooth/wifi enabled, all I want is an API that doesn't go through their servers. I don't want to rely on their piece of crap app.
22. 952.▲
    by choward 10y ago

    Because they haven't thought of that and have done zero research on it, so they just build buildings like they did a century ago, right?
23. 953.▲
    by choward 10y ago

    But trying to automate everything is why I never get shit done.
24. 954.▲
    by choward 10y ago

    Just sit in your car in the garage with door closed with your laptop plugged into the charger and your car running. Disclaimer: Don't do this. You will die.
25. 955.▲
    by choward 10y ago

    You could combine both solutions and process a playlist file to put copies in a directory whenever you need to actually use the playlist.
26. 956.▲
    by choward 10y ago

    > Except you don't intentionally fly a flower pot above peoples' heads, then hit a building and disable it because you have no idea what you're doing. They did intentionally place a planter in a dangerous spot. They obviou
27. 957.▲
    by choward 10y ago

    There is a huge difference between bias and a straight up lie.
28. 958.▲
    by choward 10y ago

    Good point.
29. 959.▲
    by choward 10y ago

    This is a fun subreddit to subscribe to: https://www.reddit.com/r/HailCorporate/
30. 960.▲
    by choward 10y ago

    I take a sip of water whenever I'm stuck on something. So I might end up having to get up to go to the bathroom all day. That prevents me from sitting all day which is a good thing.