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by columbo 12y ago
Couldn't you do this with RFID tags and a scanner on your phone? I don't know if this is legitimate or not, but something like this: http://agbeat.com/tech-news/rfid-enabled-devices-keep-tabs-o...
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by columbo 12y ago
A box fan might be a safer alternative. It'd give you the ability to move it around but not the high rpm of a angle grinder.
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by columbo 12y ago
Eh... Wow! Looks like they decided the hell with it and installed xfce ( http://cdn.xfce.org/frontpage/slider-desktop.jpg )
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by columbo 12y ago
Actually yes! The gist of the story was deleting a product was not removing it from the product list because of query caching. It was something you would only have found when running against the site itself as query caching doesn't exi
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by columbo 12y ago
Yeah it all depends; unit tests can make refactoring even more difficult (especially if you heavily rely on mocking). I've done major refactoring (moving from one language to another) and the testing was done entirely on the rest api.
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by columbo 12y ago
> I would definitely choose a comprehensive suite of automated unit tests over a comprehensive suite of end-to-end/system tests any day of the week. Huh, after working on very large applications with tens of thousands of unit tests
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by columbo 12y ago
I believe they are on to something but I'd suggest looking at an existing model that has been around for decades, specifically the Moose, Lions, Masons, Rotary, American Legion and many others. These clubs put you into a community. Whe
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by columbo 12y ago
Hrm. Our entire lives are task lists of some sort. + Your calendar with your list of meetings + Your inbox with your list of unread emails + Your snail mail + Your personal needs (mow the lawn, paint the bedroom) + Voicemails, text messages
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by columbo 13y ago
The buzzword term I've seen used is "Onshoring", also, fellow midwesterner here
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by columbo 13y ago
There are dozens of hobby and one-off projects that I've been doing manual wiring for that I would _like_ a PCB but haven't been able to justify the price. Example: http://www.ebay.com/itm/1pc-DIY-J-edition-12
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by columbo 13y ago
I _was_ going to build a pathfinder since it's a well documented process, but it was more work than just making the player a joystick http://qiao.github.io/PathFinding.js/visual/ You'd just need to recal
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by columbo 13y ago
That was great, Here's making the boss kill itself https://gist.github.com/anonymous/2d45242a73f72847417b
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by columbo 13y ago
Do you have a company in mind that you would love to work for? Have you contacted them and did they reject you for any particular reason? Start with the end in mind. "I want to have X job" is a decent start but you should narrow t
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by columbo 13y ago
Very impressive, great job
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by columbo 13y ago
It's interesting to see the 3 different groups of people 1) People trying to break the system 2) People trying to use the system 3) Griefers I get the lolz and all that but I don't see holding down ^C for two minutes all that imag
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by columbo 13y ago
I think to really get visual coding to work it would need to start from circuit design; Vin, Vout, ICs, logic gates etc. That doesn't really get you towards end-users writing code but I'd find it pretty useful when trying to look
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by columbo 13y ago
I think a better solution is to not have one designated body position for work. I have an office with only a standing desk but I'll come in and sit by the table, or on the recliner, or even lie on the floor. The hardest part was gettin
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by columbo 13y ago
I don't think this can be solved with book recommendations or one-liners. I bet the PM already knows it's unreasonable to ask for 100% quality. The person in question probably comes from the mindset that setting an unachievable ba
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by columbo 13y ago
> I wish extreme performance goals and requirements would become a new trend. Well, there will always be demoscene ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5lbAMLrl3xI ) which I've always found remarkable.
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by columbo 13y ago
> I do not think it's a bad thing to be able to be Googled; what's a bad thing is to let yourself be a jerk online Ehhh, it's not always that. For awhile I was big into writing speculative/science fiction on a popular
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by columbo 13y ago
IMO? 1) Choose business or educational. Pick one and completely walk away from the other. Businesses (Generally Speaking) don't care about classroom training. Educational Institutions (Again, see above) don't care about learner or
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by columbo 13y ago
Disclaimer: I'm involved in a small LMS startup It's funny to me because there's so much low hanging fruit in the business training industry but the clients tend to be absolutely fearful to make decisions beyond the norm. The
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by columbo 13y ago
In a manner of speaking yes. Would-be miners were sold all sorts of devices, potions, clothing, divining rods, measurements, maps, and sorting machines that all turned out to be completely unusable when applied in the field.
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by columbo 13y ago
I agree, I think the anomalies are more interesting than the expected. Here's an example: http://www.sightsmap.com/index.php?lt=45.104179&lg=-94.37551... Also I'd love to do the reverse. Show me public places
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by columbo 13y ago
If I took this as a "Question to prepare yourself for an interview" and not a "Question you might be asked during an interview" I think it's great. As prep it's a concise problem you can do on your own time to
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by columbo 13y ago
This opens up an interesting phish attack. Spam users with seemingly innocent Citibank marketing emails several times a day until they get fed-up and try to unsubscribe using their credit card.
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by columbo 13y ago
I'm not sure if lumping Zappos (1500 employees) with GitHub (100 employees) makes much sense. I don't believe the organizational structure has an impact until you get over a few hundred employees. It's kind of like sports. If
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by columbo 13y ago
Thinking back to what I remember I _think_ it was like a content management system / pyramid scheme, similar to stuff like Avon. So you pay a monthly fee for this application then you need to find customers to use it, then you get a pe
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by columbo 13y ago
I'm glad the guy decided to tell his story. Most people are ashamed to admit that they fell victim to a hustler. They don't want to be seen as stupid, or get ridiculed by others. About the same time (ten years ago) I went in for a
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by columbo 13y ago
Uhg, I worry this will explode... really it's a college thesis and I'm sure it's not the worst one out there: http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2013/2/28/spot-the-imposto...

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