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by flamtap 7y ago
I really see both sides of this. It’s hard to get around the fact that OSS and GH activity really, truly, is a good hiring signal. It’s certainly one of many, and it’s not (nor should it be) the be-all, end-all hiring signal. There are wiza
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by flamtap 7y ago
>It's as if my ear is trying to compensate for the lack of sound. As I understand it, this is exactly what tinnitus is. Your ear becomes insensitive to a certain frequency, so your brain "equalizes" it, if you will, and ov
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by flamtap 7y ago
Now this is going to sell some headsets.
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by flamtap 7y ago
For what it’s worth, I have the QC35 II and they do have a “low cancellation” setting. It’s not the default though, which would be annoying to change every time you turned the ‘phones on.
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by flamtap 7y ago
Somewhat off-topic, but if you enjoy writing LINQ to SQL (like EF), I think you will really enjoy LINQPad. https://www.linqpad.net/ It's my primary tool for querying against databases, because like you, I really prefer
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by flamtap 7y ago
People don't use Netflix et al. because they want to follow the law. They use them because they're a better service and experience than the alternatives (PVR TV and DVDs). When streaming services no longer offer a superior user ex
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by flamtap 7y ago
I haven't! Thanks for the tip. I must take this for a spin! Sure looks like it would work better than them just texting me what they'd like added to the server, heh.
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by flamtap 7y ago
There's something to be said for the cord-cutting software ecosystem supporting more-than-casual piracy experiencing huge improvements. If you have the hardware, you can host your own media using Plex as a server, and Sonarr to manage
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by flamtap 7y ago
The o-rings also don’t dampen the upward click of the key in release, whereas the dampened switch models do.
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by flamtap 7y ago
The old-school YouTube iOS icon for the favicon is a great touch!
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by flamtap 7y ago
One of the rules made me chuckle: > "No", when the attempted move is illegal, given the opponent's position. [...] >"Hell no" (or "Impossible"), when the attempted move is always illegal regardless o
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by flamtap 7y ago
I wonder if it has something to do with the number of hexes it takes to cover a sphere with? It seems to me like the larger hexes/pentagons are mostly just illustrative borders.
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by flamtap 7y ago
My anecdote: I've been what one might call "10x" on some projects, and 1x on others. In a position where I built the system/product from scratch, I'm the "10x" person. This is because I know the system&#x2
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by flamtap 7y ago
In defence of the mobile app, the experience is far, far better. I really like a lot of things about it. It has a lot of polish that makes browsing quite slick. I do, however, notice that it does tailor the content to you in a way it didn’t
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by flamtap 7y ago
Do ethical strategies to accomplish that exist?
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by flamtap 7y ago
My Tegel story: Just landed after the last leg of my trip (originating from western Canada) waiting for luggage. Time passes. People start to become visibly annoyed. More time passes. Still no luggage. The next plane starts disembarking. St
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by flamtap 7y ago
Gotta say, that's a damn talented mechanic they had on that episode.
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by flamtap 7y ago
Most environmental health regulations (all the ones that I know of, at least) forbid the use of air hand dryers in restaurants and public kitchens, instead requiring paper towels. That should tell us something.
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by flamtap 7y ago
>But at a certain point you just have to realize that there are differing points of view, that is just the way things go, and "progress" includes all of them. This is really insightful, to me. Worth keeping in mind in today’s w
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by flamtap 7y ago
Maybe you're talking about something else, but have you heard about IBM's infamous Phoenix Pay System? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoenix_pay_system In short, it's costing Canada billions of dollars a
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by flamtap 7y ago
I imagine it's a lot to do with history, going back to black-on-white being the way that people were used to seeing text on paper. It's also more effort to develop a dark theme, in my experience. Most frameworks and project templa
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by flamtap 8y ago
Rainmeter gave me a nostalgia trip back to Windows Vista widgets.
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by flamtap 8y ago
+1. It’s pulled me out of a few jams, and the GUI is simple and without bloat.
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by flamtap 8y ago
Bulk Rename Utility (Windows) is something I’ve been using for years to rename my music and video libraries in a uniform way. I usually just use it to rename seasons and episodes of shows incrementally, but it's capable of a lot more a
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by flamtap 8y ago
I worked remotely from Canada for a California-based company for a while. On the books, they hired me as an independent contractor, but in every other respect I was treated like an employee, with the exception of health insurance benefits (
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by flamtap 8y ago
My SO won’t sleep in the same room as me without my CPAP.
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by flamtap 8y ago
Thanks so much for the response, and I am sure it does get asked a lot. I will be sure to keep an eye on your project in the future!
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by flamtap 8y ago
I use Chocolatey right now. Are there any particular advantages that AppGet offers over Chocolatey?
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by flamtap 8y ago
In Canada, the server generally just brings a terminal to my table with the bill. They put in the amount owed, and I use the terminal to add tip and complete the transaction.
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by flamtap 8y ago
And potentially a group of people. Maybe I am giving Bloomberg too much credit at this point, but their article cites a number of sources -- albeit anonymous ones -- and I think it could very well be a coordinated effort from a group of int

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