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An Emotional Elon Musk Says “I Sure Hope It Was Worth It”(learnbonds.com)
2 points by garrettheaver 11y ago|0 comments
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by garrettheaver 11y ago
You'll only find out what you enjoy doing by trying it. That means just giving everything a go at least once rather than trying to imagine what you will or won't like. In my teens and early twenties I hated the thought of water sp
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by garrettheaver 11y ago
Whatever you're not enjoying, stop. Whatever you are enjoying, keep. A career is too long to be carrying the things which turn it from being "a hobby" into a "real job"™. I've often found that if I tried to do
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by garrettheaver 12y ago
I'm one of those with an affected screen. Upper left hand corner has quite bad banding that really get in the way in anything other than neutral light. In no way it this merely a cosmetic issue. As others have pointed out the screen is
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by garrettheaver 12y ago
I wouldn't have said it was fast to the extent I'd be suspicious. Given the nature of the business they're in and the security risks they're well aware of, I'd say they have a plan of action on what to do in the eve
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by garrettheaver 12y ago
-CURRENT machines shouldn't be "on the net" in any meaningful way unless you've calculated the risks and are willing to accept them. I don't get this attitude of people who think projects should fit their model of
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by garrettheaver 12y ago
Three key words there - "In my experience". Well now you've experienced a project who doesn't fit your current model of the world. Should those of us who have RTFM and experienced different vocabularies adjust to your mo
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by garrettheaver 12y ago
It doesn't really matter what anyone thinks a name means based on their prior experience. If they didn't RTFM I've no sympathy, particularly if that user is depending upon security features within the OS. Users, particularl
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by garrettheaver 12y ago
As someone who has written applications in C#, Java and Scala (amongst others). I'd be curious as what makes you think Scala is a winner relative to C#?
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by garrettheaver 12y ago
As a developer with experience in .NET, Java and Ruby, I'm curious as to what makes you say C# collections are a mess? At least relative to Java?
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by garrettheaver 12y ago
As someone who works in the tech sector in Ireland I personally think now is the right time to be closing this particular loophole. It has run its useful course. It has become a mechanism for huge profits to be shuffled around virtually unt
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by garrettheaver 13y ago
Is it just me or does everyone else naturally read this in Feynman's voice?
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by garrettheaver 14y ago
Pretty much the same as. $50 converts to ~£31 or ~€38 rather than the €47 currently charged (all ex-VAT / Sales Tax). I was planning on buying a few different products but I just don't appreciate being charged more for an electronic product
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by garrettheaver 14y ago
Out of curiosity, why such discrepancy between the price to US vs EU customers?