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by cimi_ 8y ago
I've pushed for this model and I've done this with my team over the past year. It's worked out relatively well, but not as well as I expected. Context: I am the lead developer on the team, I am not a people manager. Our work
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by cimi_ 8y ago
I only found this page after the Microsoft announcement and it instantly triggered my attention. :) Spoiler: it's only the few organizations listed on the one page.
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GitHib Collections: Open-Source Organizations(github.com)
1 points by cimi_ 8y ago|1 comments
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by cimi_ 8y ago
I learned about junk bonds from Adam Curtis' series "The Mayfair Set"[1]. [1] https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0283201/
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by cimi_ 9y ago
Doing this without any signal to users performing the search seems dishonest to me.
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by cimi_ 9y ago
> NFL players are at least well compensated and are adults making decisions for themselves. One of the arguments in the article is that not even for NFL players, at the highest level, are the consequences made obvious. Here's the la
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by cimi_ 9y ago
Haha, why? :)
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by cimi_ 9y ago
Source: https://github.com/cimi/color-automata Also, if you click the transparent octocat in the corner you will get a modal with some config options and links.
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Show HN: Colourful cellular automaton with WebAssembly(cimi.io)
3 points by cimi_ 9y ago|3 comments
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by cimi_ 9y ago
They're not 'obsessed': criminalization doesn't work because of many, many reasons I will not repeat here. I think that moving to legalise drugs (harmless or not) is the normal, rational decision to make and the fact t
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by cimi_ 9y ago
If the downsides are depression and misery, all the upsides are irrelevant. > I calculated that, on average, I was spending 22 hours or more each week on social activities. This is the premise the article builds upon, and IMO it's a
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by cimi_ 9y ago
I had a surprise with sorting in JavaScript a few days ago, details also on SO.[0] TL;DR: Chrome uses quick sort and we managed to hit its worst case by pre-ordering the input alphabetically on the server side. [0] https://stacko
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Citymapper launches first commercial bus route(medium.com)
3 points by cimi_ 9y ago|0 comments
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by cimi_ 9y ago
> While I won't deny the sensationalist nature of the coverage (it is the British press after all), I do think it's still generally fair. It's not, it's a consequence of the politization of the event. The conservative
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by cimi_ 10y ago
Easy is subjective, simple is objective. You probably meant easy ;)
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by cimi_ 10y ago
I recommend Brendan's book on Systems Performance[1], describes a structured approach to solving performance problems and is a good reference for various types of resource performance profiles. [1] http://www.brendangregg.co
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by cimi_ 10y ago
Wow, this is a very categorical view that does not provide any additional data or useful information. As somebody who a few years ago was looking to move to London and was getting depressed reading all sorts of alarmist comments I feel the
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by cimi_ 10y ago
I was lucky enough to see the show live in London in the beginning of December. It was stunning, one of the most beautiful blends between music and visuals that I've ever seen. I really hope Max will release the entire thing on DVD, I
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by cimi_ 10y ago
Robert Sapolsky covers this in one of his courses on evolutionary biology. I found the content to be approachable and the man charming, I highly recommend the course. (I am not a biologist!) http://www.robertsapolskyrocks.com&#x2
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by cimi_ 10y ago
I've not seen any numbers, but I don't think it's far fetched to say that the US probably has ridiculously large budgets for cyber security, military research in computing, cryptography etc. We're not talking about uncle
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by cimi_ 10y ago
> PGP is dying from what I read... Can you please provide some references for this? What are the alternatives?
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by cimi_ 10y ago
These lose-lose scenarios make me sad. Does anyone else feel that the "we're paying 4 gold coins but are receiving only 2 platinum bracelets" style arguments are _extremely_ petty? They come from stable societies in which peo
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Facebook shuts down accounts of marijuana firms(theguardian.com)
3 points by cimi_ 11y ago|0 comments
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by cimi_ 11y ago
Ukraine is awesome! They also had Darth Vader running for mayor. 'He joins Peking Duck and a man calling himself Putin in the leadership race.' http://www.euronews.com/2015/10/23/ukraine-darth-vader-
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by cimi_ 11y ago
It breaks for me on Chrome Version 46.0.2490.86 (64-bit) on OSX Yosemite. Error: Invalid value for <svg> attribute preserveAspectRatio="XMidYMid meet" script.js:85 Uncaught SyntaxError: Unexpected token =
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by cimi_ 11y ago
Seems down to me, I'm seeing: WebSocket connection to 'ws://spe.lt:8080/' failed: Error in connection establishment: net::ERR_CONNECTION_REFUSED
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US Digital Services Playbook(playbook.cio.gov)
1 points by cimi_ 12y ago|0 comments
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Diabetes could be cured as scientists find cause of disease(telegraph.co.uk)
1 points by cimi_ 12y ago|0 comments
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The Surprisingly Strong Case for Colonizing Venus(citylab.com)
14 points by cimi_ 12y ago|0 comments
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Explain like I’m 5: Kerberos(roguelynn.com)
1 points by cimi_ 12y ago|0 comments

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