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by clintonb 9y ago
> Should I poll my supervisor/co-worker about every problem to see if there is already a solution? As the new guy, I have no idea who or what I should poll people about. It helps to have a company culture that encourages openness an
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s/seeded/ceded
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That's one option, and that option works for you. However, in a world full of flavors, some people want something better than "the same shit."
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Gluten/wheat are used in a lot of foods. Peanuts and dairy? Not so much. I continue to be amazed at how many food items contain wheat.
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> On the other hand, restaurants and chefs aren't taking requests for gluten-free food seriously, because there's a good chance it's just a fad dieter. My experience has been the opposite. My wife is gluten-intolerant, and
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by clintonb 9y ago
I realize that I am nitpicking the nitpicking here... > JIRA has a screen real estate problem. Have you seen the articles about SERP shrinkage, where a G results page in 2004 was mostly results and now it’s mostly ads? JIRA started out t
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by clintonb 9y ago
I didn't care much for my internships and early work. I felt like a cog in a machine. I always wanted to be the guy designing the machine. After a few years I was that guy. Not all entry work has to be mundane, but you learn a lot doin
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by clintonb 9y ago
Are you referring to the initial ACA website? The USDS and 18F came about as a result of resolving that particular debacle.
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by clintonb 9y ago
The aging codebase may be one part of the problem. The other, as alluded to in another comment, is the fact that some newer versions of the apps are not necessarily improvements. I agree with the commenter stating that the new Podcasts app
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by clintonb 9y ago
If you use Stripe, you still need a server to make secure API calls to charge the card. The card is not charged until you make an API call with the token.
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Checkout has been an experience for decades. The candy/magazines by the checkout line in your grocery store are now ads on the cart page. Amazon even promotes using a specific credit card in some cases: Use Discover to save 5%, or Save
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by clintonb 9y ago
Many online payment processors have integrations that don't require card information to reach the merchant's server. For example, if you use Stripe[0], the merchant only receives a token that can be used for API calls. If you use
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https://www.w3.org/TR/payment-request/ Google Pay follows this standard. Apple Pay has a similar, but Safari-specific, API.
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You do, if you use Apple Pay or Google Pay.
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That is mostly how Apple Pay works. The one-time hash happens to be a transaction-specific credit card.
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> From a user perspective, I wouldn't trust a site that uses it's own payment processor, unless you are Amazon, Ebay etc. "etc."? That leaves a lot of companies where you potentially do business. Note that the size o
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by clintonb 9y ago
The reason for processing on your own server is so you own the entire checkout experience. If you redirect he user to another site for payment, you run the risk of losing track of that user. Also, the third-party’s branding may clash with y
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by clintonb 9y ago
Months of tweeting? Next time just call your credit card issuer and have them do a chargeback.
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by clintonb 9y ago
> Why? What benefit do I get from signing in unless I'm writing a blog? Recommendations. If you create an account, Medium sends daily/weekly articles based on your preferences.
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by clintonb 9y ago
We created an API at edX that is much more robust than our RSS feed. People still use the RSS feed because it is much easier than (a) registering for API credentials, (b) figuring out how OAuth works, and (c) learning what JSON is and how t
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by clintonb 9y ago
"Normal" people may not know it, but they use RSS when they download/subscribe to podcasts.
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by clintonb 9y ago
I don't think RSS ever truly went away. Sure, Google ditched Reader, but (for me, at least) Feedly and other services took its place. The millions of sites running on WordPress have RSS enabled by default. Podcasts are distributed via
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by clintonb 9y ago
I don't buy the author's conclusion. I've deployed both Python and Node.js projects to AWS Lambda. I used Zappa ( https://www.zappa.io/ ) and Claudia.js ( https://claudiajs.com/ ) to deploy them,
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by clintonb 9y ago
HBO lets you skip the commercials. Also, they occur before the show, not during.
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Minor point: Porter Square is not the city center of Cambridge. Central Square is. The Walgreens in Porter Square closed due to over-saturation, not necessarily high rent costs. They plopped a store in an area with staunch competition from
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by clintonb 9y ago
JSON Resume ( https://jsonresume.org/ ) allows for JSON export. It would be nice if Resume Nation adopted that, or a similar, export format.
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Did they use another provider prior to the move, or self-host?
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The link is broken. I keep getting redirected to http://www.hillarypredko.com/kipple/1-the-things-we-carry/wp... .
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Authentication is one issue. The biggest is the fact that UPnP is disabled on many university networks. Chromecast relies on UPnP for device discovery.
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I am happy with my Roku Streaming Stick. I have access to every major media provider except Apple and Spotify (who neutered their app earlier this year). My biggest complaint (which isn't applicable to most users) is the limited SDK. I

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