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by cpher 15y ago
Also, every time I buy something at a store, I have to give them my addresses. I hope you're kidding...
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by cpher 15y ago
FYI, to renege is actually medieval latin, but I digress.
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by cpher 15y ago
A bit too much? Half of the posts in this thread are debating this very topic. It's like everyone missed the forest for the trees.
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by cpher 15y ago
Why in G-d's name are you people hemorraging about who or where the source came from? As great a man as he was, this doesn't warrant coniption fits about who knew what first. You're acting like he held national secrets that upon his death w
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by cpher 15y ago
Well done! But after viewing the Chicago events it made me realize how old and out-of-touch I am (I have two little kids at home). I think I recognized 4-5 bands out of 100 in Chicago! Maybe I need to take my wife out more! If I were single
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by cpher 15y ago
Great explanation--the light bulb finally went on for me regarding node.js. Regarding the other framework event models (esp. EventMachine), is it beneficial or wise to use node for the I/O intensive stuff and another framework (e.g. rails)
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by cpher 15y ago
Would it be accurate to say that the cult-like atmosphere was intentionally created to dissuade people from unethical behavior in a field that is rife for that sort of behavior? I.e. if you can control people in a field that is overflowing
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by cpher 15y ago
Since when does industry revenue dictate "high culture?" By this measure, reality TV shows would be the highest art form in the US. Fortunately, people still value "real" high art in the form of opera, symphony orchestras, theater, etc. If
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by cpher 16y ago
Spatial Bytes ( http://spatialbytes.com ) -- my lame old blog. As of Dec. 2010 I'm an official business in Chicago. Some ideas but no prototypes. For now, it's just consulting side gigs. I have another business in planning as an LLC with a
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by cpher 16y ago
In my case, I have an BA in Biology and MS in Env. Science/Biology and that led me into software for that discipline (GIS). So, for the past 10+ years I've been a software developer but with specialized environmental knowledge.
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by cpher 16y ago
Both. I work for another company and own my own company.
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by cpher 16y ago
I think the point is to reduce the app download size by using the built-in MacRuby already installed. Chances are, when you ship your application, it's several times larger because you have to bundle the Ruby runtime.
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by cpher 16y ago
Betty Jennings Bartik is my great aunt and she's a fount of knowledge. I love hearing stories from her about her days as a "computer." I'm glad to see that someone took the time to research the contributions of these fine women.
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by cpher 16y ago
There are a few,but not many: Hyde park produce, treasure island, village foods and the one on 47th & wood lawn. The problem is that they're expensive compared to the south loop Target. But I agree with the earlier comment that choosing
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by cpher 16y ago
Yes, appointments are part of it, but also simple timekeeping for hourly employees, managing schedules, etc. So, a cleaning might be scheduled for 3 hours, but it may take 5 hours--this needs to be accounted for. We may also integrate sched
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by cpher 16y ago
I'm building a product now that focuses on "services that travel to the customer" (house cleaning), but for some services it might not be as big an issue as for others. For example, a house cleaning service might actually expect them to n
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by cpher 16y ago
I highly recommend UIUC. I grew up there, worked there, and took a CS course there for fun. However, I wouldn't reject small schools outright. A strong liberal arts college will open your eyes to lots of opportunities and you'll definitely
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by cpher 16y ago
Try thinking outside the box. I have a BA in Biology and MS in Environmental Science, yet I'm a software developer today--applying my knowledge of the engineering and environmental disciplines to computer science. It sounds like you're inte
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by cpher 16y ago
Betty Bartik is my great aunt (my dad's aunt) and it's been fun chatting with her over the years about her work "as" the first computers. I think there's at least one book that was published about their work, but I'm not sure what the title
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by cpher 17y ago
I'm really surprised by the cost as well. I develop ArcGIS Server apps for a living, and basic software licensing to do anything interesting is equivalent to 2 months of service at SimpleGeo. And the ESRI data ecosystem is far larger than w
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by cpher 17y ago
Had a great time last night at the meetup. Didn't get a chance to meet you though! FYI, I'm in the latter group above.
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by cpher 17y ago
Same here. 37 yrs old w/ 2 kids (3 & 2 yr olds!). Full-time job that I like but don't love. Lots of ideas that need room to breathe in their own skin. I'm preparing to create an LLC to do just that. I don't know where it will lead in th
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by cpher 17y ago
On the other hand, having substantial job experience in an industry helps you identify various pain points and can give you the perspective and wisdom you need to pursue your own venture. If I were a potential customer I would trust a 15-ye
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by cpher 17y ago
This doesn't address your original question, but when I visited your site, I immediately thought of my college years (early '90s) when my dormmates and I took up yo-yo-ing (sp?). We had a blast showing off our newly learned tricks. In fact,
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by cpher 17y ago
I recommend Mark Boulton's book, Designing for the Web: http://www.fivesimplesteps.co.uk/
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by cpher 17y ago
When .NET was first introduced, my natural language choice was VB.NET since I was coming from the classic ASP/VBScript world. Over the past 5-6 years, I've introduced more C# into my projects and now I've migrated mostly to C# + ASP.NET MVC
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by cpher 17y ago
Other: VB.NET (yes, really), Actionscript
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by cpher 17y ago
I'm glad other people feel this way too. My wife is hearing impaired and one of our main criteria for grading restaurants is the noise level. We recently walked into a new neighborhood restaurant with high expectations, and we turned around
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by cpher 17y ago
Works great on my b-berry tour. I especially like the grayed-out stations when the train skips the stop--nice touch. On another note, a while back I started building an app for tracking the street cleaning schedule w/ respect to the locatio
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by cpher 17y ago
I'm in! Edit: uh oh, Thursday doesn't work for me (watching the kids), but I'll be there in spirit. Looking forward to meeting you all some day!

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