elharo

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by elharo 1mo ago
I also see bugs others, especially developers, are blind too. I've wasted I'm not sure how many hours reporting bugs to unresponsive companies and teams. Often the problem is not only that the developers cannot see or believe the
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by elharo 1y ago
And this is why GPL is the way to go. The Apache License is designed to enable this bad behavior. It's a feature, not a bug.
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by elharo 10y ago
Yes, a terminal master's degree in CS is absolutely worth it for a person in your position looking to make a career switch. It will help you learn things you do not know and qualify you for many jobs you would not currently be consider
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by elharo 13y ago
Depends on where you are, the cost of renting vs. owning, and whether you plan to move. If you expect to be moving in the next 5 years or so (more likely in your 20s than your 40s) then home ownership usually doesn't make sense. Real e
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by elharo 13y ago
This is easy. You want a low cost index fund. Vanguard has a number of good ones. The Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund is probably the best bet. 0.05% expense ratio for admiral shares, a bit more for investor shares. They're a fe
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by elharo 13y ago
I feel for you. As it happens I am sitting in a Holiday Inn in Queens where Air India put us after yesterday's Dec. 17 flight 102 from JFK to Delhi (i.e. the return trip of your route, maybe even the same plane?) returned to JFK after
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by elharo 18y ago
I grew up in New Orleans, lived there for some of my adult life, still have much family there, and return frequently so I feel like I have a pretty good handle on the place. The message of this city comes through loud and clear to me: have