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by cpher 13y ago
I lived in rural Iowa for 4 years and currently live in inner-city southside Chicago. The contrast could not be more dramatic. It's not "comic-book" to describe certain neighborhoods like this. However, Iowans (and other midw
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by cpher 13y ago
This seems consistent with my experience working with Iowa farmers from 1997-2001. We were seeing consolidation of family farms into even larger family farms at that time. Many small producers were forced out of business due to low commodit
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Autobiography of one of the first female "computers"(tsup.truman.edu)
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by cpher 13y ago
That's funny, for a few years, I had gisjobbers.com registered but never got around to building the site. I think I got the idea from an open source "jobbers" codebase. Was this your inspiration too?
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by cpher 13y ago
I'm not trying to be overly harsh, but have I completely lost touch? Somewhere between the strange page layout and the poor copy, I lost track of what Mr. Kim was supposed to be doing. It went from popsicle redesign (cool, my kids will
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by cpher 13y ago
The Feds have had my fingerprints for 8 years, because of a foreign adoption. In fact, they have two versions because my first fingerprints "expired" because it took so long for the adoption to happen. So they have an extra $800 f
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by cpher 13y ago
@nknighthb, I can't seem to reply to your last comment, but I'm curious... why are sales taxes "regressive evils?" The more you consume, the more you pay (at least for physical products). This makes sure everyone has ski
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by cpher 13y ago
There are as many tax systems as there are tax jurisdictions. And this is one of the main problems. Not only are governments (local, state, federal) trying to find creative ways to siphon money from the private sector, but the inherent na
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by cpher 13y ago
What on earth about this is "reasonable?" How is this any different from other professional services? We're supposed to live in a free market society where customers have the choice to pay those "insane" fees if the
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by cpher 13y ago
I hear where you're coming from, but I disagree with regards to the HN community specifically. I hope most members here understand that there's a huge gray area between our "extpertise-es." Personally, I have degrees in
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by cpher 13y ago
Yes, my words were too strong, but we do frequently "rough house". I wouldn't literally hit someone there. But, you're right, it was out of line.
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by cpher 13y ago
No, i'm not advocating assault. Don't you ever slap your friends in the arm, or somewhere not as sensitive as your nuts, when you're trying to get their attention. That's what I meant--sorry to derail the conversation.
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by cpher 13y ago
Let me put this briefly: the pledge was used to teach children the basics of what this country values. You can argue that this is brainwashing. So, then, argue that teaching rote math and English rudiments is brainwashing. Children can&#x
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by cpher 13y ago
I'm talking about the current incarnation which makes the most sense to me anyway. I know there were different versions but I like the current version the best. And it's clearly the most "liberal" in language.
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by cpher 13y ago
Your condescension does nothing to further your argument. And I'm quite happy with what I teach my children about their country--warts and all. I was simply replying to the GP about the pledge. If you don't like my opinion I don&#
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by cpher 13y ago
It has nothing to do with "loyalty to government." It's loyalty to the concept of a free country, where you can even choose not to say the "pledge." I really don't care what you do. The point of the pledge has
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by cpher 13y ago
Personally, I'm glad my children say the "pledge" every day to start school. Yes, I'm religious, but I'm also liberal on some things. For instance, I think anyone charged with marijuana possession should be freed fr
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by cpher 13y ago
Thanks, grellas. Nice to see you back here. I'll defer to your knowledge of law, but what stands out for me is the lack of focus on individual liberties, among both parties. Everything is now couched in the phrase "for the publi
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by cpher 13y ago
I second the request for Windows instances. I currently use a spreadsheet to track everything, then update the costs every few months--comparing instance sizes with OS's. It seems like something Amazon should offer themselves, but I'm glad
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by cpher 13y ago
Any Windows/ASP.NET devs using this in combo with VS.NET? I like ST2 for taking notes and documenting things, but I'm not using it as a primary IDE. Are you using it for LESS/SASS? I'm trying to figure out how to utilize more of the cool fe
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by cpher 13y ago
Note to employers: this is how a job posting should read. Sufficient detail, makes you want to work for them, scares you into sending your resume, then is soft and sweet with the benefits. And the humor is an added bonus. I read this in the
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by cpher 13y ago
Damn, I love reading your comments. Although my early memories were from typing BASIC programs into a Commodore 64...from the back of a magazine! (I'm a little younger than you).
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by cpher 13y ago
It's weird... Last night I had a completely "arbitrary" dream about this company. Like, my <insert fake company name here> company was struggling with payments and this company was in my dream. I'll acknowledge that I've been using
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by cpher 14y ago
Well, we can't shift to Java--we're consultants. We're a total MS and esri (GIS) shop. I was hoping for some hints that ASP.NET could integrate smoothly w/ PostGres in order to offer something else to clients.
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by cpher 14y ago
I've looked at PetaPoco and Massive as a replacement for Linq2Sql, etc but don't know what experience others have had with it. We're mostly a MSSQL shop, but are seeing more Oracle projects. And now that PostGres is becoming stable in our G
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by cpher 14y ago
Yeah, we have issues with SSRS and Crystal Reports in cross-browser environments. i.e. the "preview" never looks like what you intend. Instead, we work around it by exporting directly to disk, which seems to keep the WYSIWYG aspect. I'm m
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by cpher 14y ago
I grew up just outside C-U and remember that very well. I think back in early 1997 he hosted a special screening of 2001: A Space Odyssey at the Virginia Theater. One of the actors was there (Keir Dullea, maybe?) and they had a "fireside ch
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by cpher 14y ago
I would agree with shimms. It sounds like you're wrestling with security vs. opportunity. Sometimes jobs that provide that stimulation/opportunity fall into your lap, other times you have to take a leap of faith and see how it plays out. Th
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by cpher 14y ago
Here's my simple use case: I use GReader to timeshift info, just like my DVR. I'm not sure i can even tell you when my favorite TV shows air live--they just show up on the DVR. Same with RSS and GR. I might go a couple of weeks without read
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by cpher 14y ago
I'm sure my aunt had her own stories about chauvinism, etc. But that didn't stop her from what she wanted to do. And during her time, it was much worse for women. I'm not implying that it's good today, but if she could do it then I'm sure o

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