chris_mahan

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by chris_mahan 10y ago
As a writer, tech and the globalization of English are enabling the hiterto impossible. Still not clearly seen but glimpsed as shadows behind screens, they either scare the timid or thrill the brave. They are coming.
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by chris_mahan 10y ago
I don't have just one field. In programming in companies: realization that internal customers not having choice of internal IT providers hurts IT because it reduces IT's need to deliver valuable solutions effectively. In leadershi
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by chris_mahan 12y ago
I was one of those who left. I let my adminship elapse after 10 years. I also don't contribute much to SO, or to any SE properties, despite being on the early public beta. (remember the signup as a google spreadhseet). I'm ID 479
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by chris_mahan 12y ago
nice :)
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by chris_mahan 12y ago
I don't test (2 + 2) to make sure it equals 4.
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by chris_mahan 12y ago
Just forward them all to privacy@amazon.com?
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by chris_mahan 12y ago
That's a nice article. I found the style good, the content interesting.
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by chris_mahan 12y ago
I've been doing debian on server for years. I decided to go ubuntu 14.whatever on a laptop that had XP on it (Acer One) and keep it as-is, as a new user. I was pleasantly surprised. install was smooth, all hardware works, and I just in
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by chris_mahan 12y ago
They ship by drone from the warehouse to the store in 30 minutes. You order something, 30 minutes later, after you drink an expensive latte and use their free wifi to watch some TV show from their network, you get your hard-to-find item, an
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by chris_mahan 12y ago
I just resigned myself to stay on the first page on HN.
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by chris_mahan 12y ago
It's not for everyone. it takes a while to get used to.
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by chris_mahan 12y ago
follow my name to my website, then contact, then email, send me your email, and I'll send an invite.
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by chris_mahan 12y ago
I have a few ello invites left. Update 5:02 PST: All out, sorry.
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by chris_mahan 12y ago
Teach them, mentor them, introduce them to people, give them exciting, challenging projects (for that person)...
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by chris_mahan 12y ago
Do like me. Don't go to conferences. Besides, I much prefer spending time with my son reading Asterix the Gaul comic books.
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by chris_mahan 12y ago
I say that because I have a child.
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by chris_mahan 12y ago
if there was a terror group operating in the US, killing 10,000 children a week in all states with bombs, chemicals, and biological weapons, and you tried to stop the government, police, army, and other federal agencies from doing everythin
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by chris_mahan 12y ago
poking fun at people? It's not funny unless it's funny for everyone. Poking fun in a hurtful way is bullying. Hopefully we never work together.
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by chris_mahan 12y ago
They're complexity anomalies. Things can't resolve themselves out and so stay in.
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by chris_mahan 12y ago
If your organization needs shaming people publicly in order to be profitable, it won't be.
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by chris_mahan 12y ago
No. It's never, ever appropriate. Ever.
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by chris_mahan 12y ago
What if they just tell you, because they've memorized the IP address of Google? You hire on the spot then?
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by chris_mahan 12y ago
Thanks (yesterday I found dune2 for android (not on GooglePlay though) and it works fine :)
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by chris_mahan 12y ago
Is it available on Steam? Is Dune2 available on Steam?
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by chris_mahan 12y ago
Use the keyboard shortcuts. A attack. M move. (Muscle memory) Also, use the missile launcher. stay away from missle turret range, and fire one square away from missile tower. Enough missiles miss target, land on turret, that with enough mis
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by chris_mahan 12y ago
Ya dune2 is dos based. Once you get used to it, though, it'll be very enjoyable. You can't rely on the Fremen unless you have 5+castles and send them all at once. Watch out or you'll run out of spice and won't be able to
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by chris_mahan 12y ago
Watch out for the big harkonnen missile on the maps with the castle. Enjoy!
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by chris_mahan 12y ago
Minecraft's my favorite game, and my son's. We also both like Dune2. He's 9. (I'm not :)
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by chris_mahan 12y ago
ohhh, the movie is about making minecraft, like the movie about facebook. Also, the movie could be about teens who play networked and develop relationships in-game and out of the game.
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by chris_mahan 12y ago
I smell franchise with movie rights, books, etc. I can imagine it being like Star Wars in a couple years.

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