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by dpau 7y ago
> We... hope to land on something that is practically achievable by all developers. There are a LOT of people who have websites that depend upon software that they don't directly control, best example might be Wordpress users with p
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by dpau 7y ago
it's likely we'll look back on this time and realize the great climate change migration had already begun. it's a fantasy that you can isolate yourself from these massive changes by hiding out in a cabin in the woods.
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by dpau 7y ago
yeah i when i read the title i was hoping the GAN visualizations would reveal the underlying structure of the music somehow, or the images would have a more compelling link to the music. EDIT: just realized it might be much more interestin
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by dpau 7y ago
i find it surprising that none of the threads in this topic mention the very serious threat this breach might have for users in countries like china. the fact that nordvpn neglected to tell its users for months after the breach quite poss
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by dpau 7y ago
Agreed. But it's a bit like your house has caught fire and, rather than try to put it out, you call a realtor and go shopping for a new home. Why not try to save your current home, first?
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by dpau 7y ago
Like many I've worked in lots of languages over the years and enjoyed the benefits, challenges and quirks of each one. But when I want to get a web application idea up and running I almost always reach for Laravel. It's the clea
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by dpau 7y ago
thanks for sharing this wonderful story. it would make for a lovely short film.
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by dpau 7y ago
i would be much more interested if it was built on open source forum software that we could all improve and use to build our own communities. in fact i wonder why OP didn't use an open source alternative like phpbb, flarum, or discours
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by dpau 7y ago
In addition to him not knowing anything, he could at least start reducing hours for his workers at Alibaba: > "At least 40 companies, including Huawei and Alibaba Group, have implemented the 996 schedule or an even more intensive al
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by dpau 7y ago
it could also be argued that the current system of partnering with a chinese government backed partner company is more work. in these systems efficiency is only one consideration, abiding by the laws and regulations of the host country is
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by dpau 7y ago
So it's OK to ask developers to sacrifice 1-3 months of their time working without benefits for at least 50% less than what they would normally be getting paid at any other company simply because $25/hr is more than the median wag
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by dpau 7y ago
Personally I'd prefer to order it in terms of sentience & intelligence as well, which still leaves us with chicken for dinner..
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by dpau 7y ago
Well, by looking at more advanced countries that do have universal healthcare at fairly reasonable tax rates, there are models for how it can be done without doubling our taxes..
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by dpau 7y ago
That seems steep? What about health insurance? I worked for a few years in The Netherlands and paid a little over 50% of my salary in taxes, however in return I had access to amazing government resources and some of the best health care i
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by dpau 7y ago
thank you for this. having fought against tags before for the same reasons i sometimes think the world has gone mad...
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by dpau 7y ago
And the justification will be "more humane than waterboarding".
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by dpau 7y ago
looking at how many people voluntarily give up their privacy in exchange for convenience (facebook, alexa, etc.) it seems that most won't need to be compelled to do anything..
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by dpau 7y ago
20 years ago we were also much more limited in our options- 216-color web-safe palettes, minimal styling & layout, low-resolution displays, etc.
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by dpau 7y ago
excellent point, it's Amazon's choice, not yours
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by dpau 7y ago
Last week I wanted to purchase a used item but discovered that, without warning or notification, Marketplace was deactivated from my Facebook account. My Facebook account is quite active, with posts, discussion in multiple groups, and hundr
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by dpau 7y ago
unfortunately that's not psychopathy, it's just humanity
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by dpau 7y ago
i grew up playing Serpentine (1982) on my awesome vic-20
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by dpau 7y ago
Here in the US I'm personally forgoing health insurance to pursue my craft while developing software on the side for extra income. One medical emergency will end it all. I've often wondered myself if, in a country with universal h
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by dpau 7y ago
Yes, I don't even think the most important issue is that we as developers have js fatigue. The biggest issue is that we are developing web applications that are outdated before they are even released. Our software relies on thousands o
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by dpau 7y ago
Love this, especially with evaluating not only code but how well they collaborate. Ideally if the candidate had already submitted such a patch they could just explain it.
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by dpau 7y ago
wow, love this! thank for introducing it.. the more recent visualizations are becoming more expressive and elegant: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VoVg8nPsdYg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69EWYg453QQ
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by dpau 7y ago
came to say this. you might not think a 1TB cap is onerous now ...
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by dpau 7y ago
yes, the article specifically talks about that. those issues exacerbate the problems from increased temperatures due to climate change.
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by dpau 7y ago
i agree with you in spirit. but as it stands, whether due to genetics, upbringing, education, social class and/or opportunity, the vast majority of humans are not capable of creatively working on those complex problems and never will b
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by dpau 7y ago
integration with linkedin (ugh)

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