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by fixxer 13y ago
I just hope "interesting things" != internet pornography
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by fixxer 13y ago
Earning enough experience and savings (just shy of a decade in quant finance). I claim those years do make a difference. I further claim this time off sounds like lost time rather than experience building. Everybody gets bored and frust
633.
by fixxer 13y ago
I love your line of reasoning: can't win, don't fight.
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by fixxer 13y ago
Google et al. should be donating to them. This would be a nice, indirect, low risk way to establish legal precedence, wouldn't it?
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by fixxer 13y ago
Oh man, don't get me started on pubs. I've actually had it pretty easy, but yes, a minefield. I could publish used toilet paper if it had the right names on it. The big annoyance for me has been dealing with academics as managers
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by fixxer 13y ago
I tend to be fairly transparent and vocal. Sometimes it gets me into trouble, but usually it works out for the best. Good. Me too. Gets me in trouble all the time; I'll never change. And I agree with you motivation for leaving... I j
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by fixxer 13y ago
Ageed. Is the OP an experienced developer? (How many years does he have in a production setting? Would it be worth getting those critical 5 years of experience, despite bouts of boredom?)
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by fixxer 13y ago
He lost creativity? He's, what, 23-24? Shit! Too early for a sabbatical... I didn't lose my creativity till 28.
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by fixxer 13y ago
I'm actually fairly serious. I've been bored before, so I hear you. But, I guess I'm kind of surprised that you chose to jump into nothing rather than parlay your way to something else. Seems a little impulsive. Impulsive is
640.
by fixxer 13y ago
Sorry dude, I disagree. As an employee, an employer, and an investor, I see your action as a giant red flag.
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by fixxer 13y ago
Well, I guess you can wait for the next Snowpocalypse...
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by fixxer 13y ago
Had I known how much bullshit graduate school involved, I might have stuck it out in finance. Might.
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by fixxer 13y ago
It gets stranger with graduate school. I'm currently a PhD student. I quit a fairly lucrative trading career in 2010 and went back to school without any intention of doing a GRA (I was fine with self-funding; to be honest, I wanted to
644.
by fixxer 13y ago
For those applications, I roll with Flask... which is still ranked higher than Rails. http://www.techempower.com/benchmarks/
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by fixxer 13y ago
"Linda, guess what you’re not going to do today — write tickets." That isn't harassment. That is hilarious. This just boils down to a municipality relying on parking tickets rather than meter fees for revenue. Fuck them. Th
646.
by fixxer 13y ago
This just motivated me to get a Wiki account and help contribute.
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by fixxer 13y ago
I agree. I don't think there should be a value description there at all. He hasn't been formally accused of treason, so I think this is abuse. That account should be flagged.
648.
by fixxer 13y ago
Yes.
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by fixxer 13y ago
Thanks, I submitted it.
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by fixxer 13y ago
Sure, they could have it encrypted. Doesn't matter. They aren't hashing it.
651.
by fixxer 13y ago
US is about 20% of global GDP (wiki). Let's ballpark US market share at $6.4b. Is this less impressive of a number?
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Tell HN: Elsevier Stores Passwords in Plaintext
5 points by fixxer 13y ago|3 comments
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by fixxer 13y ago
Here are some quick sources from the almighty Google: $9.5 billion in US claimed by the Covering House; link to source at UN is old and I can't verify their number (not unreasonable given the other sources listed): http://th
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by fixxer 13y ago
I might have to scrape this...
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by fixxer 13y ago
I think the metadata storage requirement is reasonable. These capabilities are already part of basic billing systems at the telcos, aren't they?
656.
by fixxer 13y ago
Nice to see somebody pointing out the obvious bullshit regarding the Utah facility's real purpose (content storage, not metadata). What kind of iron do you need to run NLP on a day's worth of content (let's limit "conten
657.
by fixxer 13y ago
For example, as of 2008, there were over 300 terrorists captured using intelligence generated from XKEYSCORE This is so completely meaningless of a statement it should be a crime to have it on a government server. They give a number witho
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by fixxer 13y ago
I agree with the basic argument that Alexander is a savvy SOB and knew what he was in for... BUT, you're making it sound like getting heckled on stage was desirable. I don't agree. I think it is more appropriate to say that the NS
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by fixxer 13y ago
I'm royal. (Don't hide behind a throwaway... peasant)
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by fixxer 13y ago
We disagree.

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