edmond_dantes

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by edmond_dantes 13y ago
I've went 6 days without eating; I was playing Halo on my PC and was really into it. Lost eight pounds (much of it probably water weight).
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by edmond_dantes 13y ago
Until that information is associated with you when you pass through the POS and pay for your goods.
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by edmond_dantes 13y ago
I've never been diagnosed. In high school I had an uncharacterized organizational learning disability. Out of desperation I wanted to be medicated and have made the huge step, huge for me, of talking to a doctor who referred me -- we&#
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by edmond_dantes 13y ago
My IQ is 136. I can attest that it is not an indicator of anything. I am a lazy, average programmer. Whatever benefit I gain from having a higher IQ is offset by my inability to focus for more than a minute. I don't understand how peop
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by edmond_dantes 13y ago
If research is done purely in the private sector, then how do the research findings make it into the wider scientific community? Especially if the processes become patented. There is no communal well of scientific knowledge to draw from.
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by edmond_dantes 13y ago
"... at the NSERC conference this week. It's crazy. They don't want to fund research unless it is run in collaboration with an industry partner. It's killing primary research and making all of the scientists crazy." -- My coworker
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by edmond_dantes 13y ago
Where did you get this information from? I was curious what algorithm is behind the MySQL PASSWORD() method. According to the MySQL reference manual, "you should not use it in your own applications. For that purpose, consider MD5() or SHA1(
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by edmond_dantes 13y ago
Thanks for explain the difference between hashing and encrypting. I neglected to make that explicit. However, I disagree with you when you say, "Encrypting a password could be ok," because compromises happen and the attacker could do a memo
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by edmond_dantes 13y ago
Notice they said "encrypted" passwords not (salted password hashes) passwords. I don't trust "encrypted" password because my experience with Host Gator: I contacted Host Gator support to reset my password and they were able to send me my pr
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by edmond_dantes 13y ago
"Porno" sounds so much worse.
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by edmond_dantes 14y ago
Uber respect if the file had gzip content-encoding.
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by edmond_dantes 14y ago
Quoting Adria from a comment in her post: > I don't consider myself a feminist.
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by edmond_dantes 14y ago
What evidence did you find in my comment that privileged women over men? Adria was offended and I disagreed with her assessment of sexism and exclusion. What your describing isn't feminism, but some kind of matriarchy where we must appease
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by edmond_dantes 14y ago
I am feminist. As a visible minority, heterosexual, cisgendered, able-bodied man I try to be acutely of my own prejudices and cognitive biases. I sympathize with women who experience hostility and chauvinism at tech conferences. "Brogrammer
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by edmond_dantes 14y ago
To truly be enterprise it needs a Maven build and JavaDocs.
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by edmond_dantes 14y ago
Simple answer: The eagles refused to fly towards Mordor while it was emanating Sauron's unnatural aura.
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by edmond_dantes 14y ago
Stephen Fry's discussion on language and grammar pedants ( https://youtube.com/watch?v=J7E-aoXLZGY ).
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by edmond_dantes 14y ago
You need to also factor in the cost of Homeland Security.
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by edmond_dantes 14y ago
A contemporary "Who's on first?" scenario.
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by edmond_dantes 14y ago
Anything that's a subdomain of http://ytmnd.com . Personal favourite: http://youmakemetouchyourhandsforstupidreasons.ytmnd.com/
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by edmond_dantes 14y ago
Developers have been complaining about the 1366x768 screen resolution in the Ars comments. Shouldn't developers be designing for (and on) the resolution the user is most likely be using?[1] 1: http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/11/statcounter