darkchasma

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by darkchasma 13y ago
It's interesting how in one sentence you identify a slight against 'hipsters', and then fall into slighting another group in the same comment...
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by darkchasma 13y ago
Cucumber has been a great success for our team. We've trained the BA's how to write cucumber scripts, which in turn has done a lot to train the BA's in how to think about the stories and features that they are requesting. T
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by darkchasma 13y ago
The only complaint I have about Stack Overflow is when you're looking for a library or toolchain and want to get a feel for some of the pros and cons of each of the tech currently being used. I understand the argument of why these que
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by darkchasma 13y ago
Top ground speed transportation has roughly doubled since the 60's. If Elon Musks hyperloop gets built, then you could see that become 3-4 times faster. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Land_speed_record_for_rail_vehi
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by darkchasma 13y ago
Predicting the future in tech is a fools errand.
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by darkchasma 13y ago
And now wired is added to my list of fear mongering link baited blogospam.
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by darkchasma 13y ago
It seems like baby steps though. We really should have a way to loan games at the very least, and this still isn't really scratching that itch.
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by darkchasma 13y ago
I know I'm being overly pedantic, but it's not actually CSS that's crashing the browser, it's Micrsoft's extension that is the culprit.
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by darkchasma 13y ago
No, I pay $23 a month for two books, which I own, but there is no 'all you can eat' deal.
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by darkchasma 13y ago
There really isn't anything here that would have me wanting to get one. I feel this is a preemptive me too device with no real product vision. Well, other than "we really need to get a watch out before Apple so we can say they c
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by darkchasma 13y ago
Different companies, different business models, different strategies, different risk allowance, different lawyers. Two different companies in similar spaces would be illogical if they didn't have different strategies.
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by darkchasma 13y ago
Scratching an itch that doesn't exist, with a name that makes it impossible to have an intelligent conversation around.
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by darkchasma 13y ago
Clearly missing the point.
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by darkchasma 13y ago
I've seen this done 20 years ago before flash in a java applet. What's your point?
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by darkchasma 13y ago
I agree with everything, with the exception of the need to solve a real world problem. Much of the code I write is to explore, and to play. It doesn't solve a business need, it only scratches an itch to see if I can do it. Design sh
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by darkchasma 13y ago
Mindshare and a device in the living room is what keeps Microsoft from slipping into IBM territory. And with the consumerization of IT, OSX or Linux would be even more present today I suspect.
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by darkchasma 13y ago
Your book is missing a few key pages.
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by darkchasma 13y ago
I used his drafts extensively while he was writing it, and had built and epub from the files for my own use. The day I could throw some money at him, I did. If you've been using vim, have the modes and chords down, but would like to
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by darkchasma 13y ago
Felt like extortion? To freely post your video to their free hosting service, which allows you free distribution and marketing of your brand to the entire world. For free. And this felt like extortion?
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by darkchasma 13y ago
A decade ago I would go weeks working 18-20 hour days, 7 days a week. It wasn't good for my health, cost me my marriage, and started a dependency on alcohol. However, it certainly didn't kill me. I'd like to know the cause
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by darkchasma 13y ago
> "I have a huge network of friends (ages 25-40) that all are extremely active on Yelp" Apparently, 10 people is a HUGE network.
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by darkchasma 13y ago
You would have to demonstrate that this was an encouraged practice, and supported by management. At the very least, you would have to show the company was negligent in responding to accusations of extortion.
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by darkchasma 13y ago
I was just going to say this article read like an onion story...
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by darkchasma 13y ago
Of course it is. If at any point where you think you have created a technology that will be tax free, it will only remain so until it becomes economically viable for the governments to tax it. We only have to look to Mass. software tax to
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by darkchasma 13y ago
You feel it's not difficult language to non-lawyers, but you physically can't read the text because your phone is broken? How would you know?
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by darkchasma 13y ago
I was certain that Bush Jr. was going to go down in history as the worst president in my lifetime. But if Obama doesn't straighten this out soon, it's going to be him. Which is very disappointing, because he showed so much promi
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by darkchasma 13y ago
I have not used GoDaddy in years, and will never do so again. However, in a world where the governments seem to be in a war against their electronic citizens rights and privacy, then there is no better countermeasure than to train an entir
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by darkchasma 13y ago
I go with ack-Hire because Acui-hire sounds too much like they're being hired from the sea.
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by darkchasma 13y ago
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/apple/apple-prs-dirty-little-secre... Leo Laporte and several of the tech journalists on the TWiT network talk about it as well. I've actually heard this so frequently, I just thoug
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by darkchasma 13y ago
If you don't write favorably about Apple, then they don't invite you to the press releases. So their hands are no cleaner, just far more transparent and public.

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