ergothus

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by ergothus 7y ago
> They have never used a proper programming language and have either never learned or have forgotten what it takes to make solid software. I've been coding since I was kid, and professionally for over 20 years. I've used a few
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by ergothus 7y ago
Lots of things are contrary to my evolutionary makeup. My job (I sit on my butt - plenty of articles of late about THAT), my house (we've seen lots about the perils of modern houses in regards to sunlight, particulates, etc), my diet
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by ergothus 7y ago
> The argument is that government, at any level, shouldn't be competing with the private sector. My father loves to wax poetic about the CWA and WPA during the Great Depression (though they ended before he was born, so he loves the
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by ergothus 7y ago
That is the description of the hassle (skipping the parts where they are asleep, have drinks/food/laptops, etc). But if you feel better for denying any social anxiety or physical discomfort I or others feel while "climbing
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by ergothus 7y ago
And they are my preference. But they aren't always available - per this topic, you're saying 2/3 of people have a harder time (despite the dismissive commentary from others) performing a routine task for their health.
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by ergothus 7y ago
"just" is not the word to associate with "get up and walk around" on an airplane. Unless you have an aisle seat it's a notable hassle.
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by ergothus 7y ago
Just to update: It's allegedly the original server code, and it's now gotten out and about so it can be found in various corners of the internet (shortly to be followed with malware-infested copycats, I'm sure)
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by ergothus 7y ago
i'd be okay if they charged me to get rid of the ads (though that brings in all sorts of privacy issues for that to work across the many places I encounter Maps)...but ads are a serious detriment to life.
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by ergothus 8y ago
And yet it will only happen when those willing to do so do it. I'm not saying nothing bad will ever happen - as you say, the will to do it is there. But I'd much rather deny them the effort of all the people who COULD do it but ch
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by ergothus 8y ago
That's a VERY slippery slope, and there are very few arguments where I am personally convinced by it. (and I say that as someone that generally finds "slippery slope" arguments to be overblown about how slippery and how slop
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by ergothus 8y ago
Absolutely nothing. But I find "someone else might do it" to be a bit of a weak excuse to do anything. Every bad thing that COULD happen that HASN'T happened is because someone (usually multiple someones) chose not to do it.
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by ergothus 8y ago
The various sources I've seen say it's the original, albeit tweaked and modified over time.
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by ergothus 8y ago
I've been harsh to Microsoft in the past (for what I consider good reasons) but I want to give credit where credit is due - this is exactly the sort of behavior that many have been asking for from companies. Foresee a problem, don&#x2
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by ergothus 8y ago
I dont understand why people are so pissed. I loved coh/cov and have been waiting for a successor for many years. NowI find out that some people have had a successor in secret, and have been acting to keep that secret because of the
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by ergothus 8y ago
> now you are staring at an empty chat window for the minute or more it takes Worse, you're trying to figure out if it's worth refilling your short term memory with the things you just dropped when you checked on the chat. It&#
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by ergothus 8y ago
> if someone else "catches" the fish, that effort is largely wasted Not only is this a self-fulfilling prophecy, if you don't invest in your employees, the level of waste is larger. I recently posted an article on LinkedIn
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by ergothus 8y ago
I recall a LOT of EV-1 owners (relatively speaking) that wanted to buy their vehicles when the program ended, and they were denied. Doesn't mean anything here, other than it is really hard to predict what "dumb" choices compa
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by ergothus 8y ago
There are lesson to learn here for documentation, slack conversations, and even code itself.
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by ergothus 8y ago
US taxpayers also have a high chance of benefiting from the work of non-US taxpayers who use this to reduce their expenses. Much like I benefit from workplaces that aren't mine offering sick days - fewer sick people working in the wor
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by ergothus 8y ago
If that is how you define pair programming, how is pair programming different than just working with someone on a problem? Legit question.
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by ergothus 8y ago
I read the comments here before reading the article...and I was pleasantly surprised by the article. It wasn't a "haha, look at how unsophisticated some people are", it was a pretty on-target list of reasons why online subsc
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by ergothus 8y ago
I'd actually say the relevant group is "people trying to understand the domain" (given the question in the headline). Which, generally, boils down to a group that is largely programmers, and even those that aren't progra
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by ergothus 8y ago
It's not just their own...we have a cat that knows her own name, but she ALSO knows the n as me of one of other cats and will vocslly complain if you call for him while petting her. It's quite hilarious - she doesn't respond
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by ergothus 8y ago
> Perl6 was a reaction to Perl's loss of mindshare, not its cause. True, but when your reaction takes 10 years, you lost a lot of ground. When perl6 was started perl was declining but still in serious use.
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by ergothus 8y ago
Note I didn't say "better" - I said "worse". For example, there are different voting systems, each that optimize different outcomes. Impossible to agree on the best system because we all think different goals are
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by ergothus 8y ago
> social mobility -- as depressingly low as it is in the modern US -- is (and has been) MUCH worse in Europe. This doesnt match the reporting I've seen. (Example: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_mobility
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by ergothus 8y ago
"Every approach has downsides" does not mean one approach isnt objectively worse than others...
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by ergothus 8y ago
No argument here - I'm just saying we shouldn't lay off the emission reductions BEFORE we have any technological answers. Likewise, we should research such options rather than assuming someone will.
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by ergothus 8y ago
I'll feel more confident when we have large scale sequestration methods that are beyond the drawing board. I loosely agree with your conclusion, but until we KNOW the numbers, it seems worth it to shoot for as close to zero emissions
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by ergothus 8y ago
> But the grid systems I've seen They may have been referring to the new(ish) CSS Grid https://css-tricks.com/snippets/css/complete-guide-grid/ I've not used it yet myself, but it looks to work

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