computerjunkie

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by computerjunkie 12y ago
Thank you for the clarification.
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by computerjunkie 12y ago
>>> seeing as the entire field is built on the work of a gay man. That's a rather inaccurate, cringe worthy and generic statement. If your saying only one person contributed to the field of computers in 2014, that's s
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by computerjunkie 12y ago
And employers wonder why they can't get the "best talent" in the industry. Why recruiters act so dodgy, I don't know. It sets out a bad example of what the Human Resources Sector is/has become.
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by computerjunkie 12y ago
Totally agree. >>> Salary Range. Too many times I see "Competitive", "Highly Competitive" "Plus Good Benefits" - you are simply wasting my time. Write out the benefits in point form and also add the
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by computerjunkie 12y ago
">>> Desktop (including laptops of course) is where 99% of the world's actual office, accounting, design, writing, programming, editing etc, computing based work is happening." Agreed. Try typing out a dissertation o
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by computerjunkie 12y ago
This is one of the main reasons why I installed NoScript.
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by computerjunkie 12y ago
">>> Upper management does not think it's wise to hire more people so they are burning everybody out and people are leaving." If you see a large number of co-workers, especially good ones leaving. Its a sign somethin
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by computerjunkie 12y ago
> but this guy took 16 months and spent $58K building the app Wow. $58K is a lot of money for an android game.
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by computerjunkie 12y ago
Agreed. Its realistic, and something that can be achieved in that time frame. People who claim to build applications in 3 days, I'm wary of them. Sure you can hack your way to an application in a couple of days, but I think it will be
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by computerjunkie 12y ago
This made my day. Quite weird how that's the case with programming.
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by computerjunkie 12y ago
-- Having a preference for ivy league. Google impeaches itself with this one in my mind. This is one of the most common things I bump into when looking for a job, and Its not just Google. Its so disappointing because I didn't go to &
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by computerjunkie 12y ago
>>>If that alone was the reason, then your interviewer did a bad job. Then most, if not all these of recruiters are bad. I like to think through things and take time solving problems. If I see myself doing something and strugglin
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by computerjunkie 12y ago
>>> I don't hate puzzles, but my brain just refuses to work on something that is not important to me. Another Human Resources blunder. I really would like to ask them, where and when am I going to use this in one of your ong
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by computerjunkie 12y ago
>>>learning to write readable, maintainable code. Which is why I love python. Have you seen some poorly written JavaScript that's poorly indented and has no comments? Until there is a universal guideline for JavaScript and t
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by computerjunkie 12y ago
Agreed. I don't understand why we are so obsessed with putting in the hours .Its not just in programming, but also other sectors of the economy.I value my health, family and personal life, I'm competing with myself not against th
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by computerjunkie 12y ago
I agree. >>> I don't have a GitHub page, nor do I have an interest in having one. Glad I'm not the only one. >>> I don't care about hackathons or solving puzzles. Couldn't have been said any better.
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by computerjunkie 12y ago
What if they suddenly hard solder HDDs as well? I have a somewhat weird feeling that this is going to happen in a couple of years.
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by computerjunkie 12y ago
I agree. I was really looking forward to what apple would do with the Mac Mini as I wanted it to be my first apple purchase. To be fair,the update seems like a downgrade . Even on the keynote, the product seemed neglected. It looks like I
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by computerjunkie 12y ago
This is a nice project. I look forward to using it soon for some of my side projects.
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Apple Mac Mini(apple.com)
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by computerjunkie 12y ago
Good points, I guess I did make a sweeping generalisation on the "average user" part and I guess this is how the market will always work but it just slows down innovation dramatically for the sake of making that extra penny. Sigh.
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by computerjunkie 12y ago
5.96” - A phone just under 6". This is possibly the biggest disappointment about the phone. Its simply too large for the average user. The nexus 5 was already quite difficult to reach the top corners with one hand in my opinion with it
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by computerjunkie 12y ago
Agreed, [1]Issac Newton quote always reminds me about this. 1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standing_on_the_shoulders_of_g...
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by computerjunkie 12y ago
as far as food itself go, a picture is what describes it best (worth a thousand words they say). Have you seen those food related adverts? And then you actually go buy the product and it never looks the same as the adverts? A good photo
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by computerjunkie 12y ago
I cringed when I read that phrase. What about smell? are you going to eat food that looks great but smells bad? The visual aspect of food is highly overrated, it mostly stems from pretentious restaurants that emphasis the importance of pres
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by computerjunkie 12y ago
Don't you find that obstructive? Halfway through the article I am reading (still deciding if its good or not) and I scroll down to read more then a faded dark background popup comes up asking me for my email when I'm not even fini
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by computerjunkie 12y ago
Its an ugly trend and an invasive one. The fact that you need to reassure me that your content is good makes me question if your all you just want is my email and become unnecessary email notifications. Its needy, demanding and somewhat att
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by computerjunkie 12y ago
I can confirm its on Firefox too. Having freedom to go back is one of the important things about a user interface.
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by computerjunkie 12y ago
Agreed, The UI is all over the place. It took me some time to figure out what its all about.
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by computerjunkie 12y ago
Here is my take on all these pre - made food services. I love cooking, but I'm not great at it yet and probably never will be a master chef. Over the year, I have learned (the hard way sometimes) ingredients that work well together and

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