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by ghurlman 14y ago
This is the first place I remember seeing it, still very much a bit of satire at the time: http://www.quora.com/Brogramming/How-does-a-programmer-becom...
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by ghurlman 14y ago
Javits may be a lot of things, but it's definitely not a place to hold a conference/convention if you're trying to keep costs down.
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by ghurlman 14y ago
True indeed; othering is othering, be it over-bro-ing or ignorant defense of "nerd culture".
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by ghurlman 14y ago
Nor did I want to try and produce some sort of WAG percentage of programmers that would/wouldn't want to.
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by ghurlman 14y ago
[citation needed] Please? I'm curious if this is local to you, or a more widespread thing.
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by ghurlman 14y ago
And not just women either. It's ridiculous to assume that 100% of the best/qualified programmers would want to work at a place like that.
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by ghurlman 14y ago
Just the findings that involve charges stemming from the penal code, and involve being found guilty beyond a reasonable doubt vs. the civil standard of a preponderance of evidence.
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by ghurlman 14y ago
What state do you live in where vehicular manslaughter isn't a felony charge? Rich and/or well-connected folks notwithstanding...
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by ghurlman 14y ago
If you think a ticket can't be punished with jail time, try not paying one and then don't show up to court.
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by ghurlman 14y ago
It is indeed a criminal charge. By paying the ticket, you are submitting a guilty plea. A low-level charge, sure (depending on the ticket), but a charge nevertheless.
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by ghurlman 14y ago
I learned to add a Creative Commons notation & URL to the full license to every copy of my resume I've handed out for years now. It won't prevent spammers, but it does give easy grounds to get stuff like this pulled down.
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by ghurlman 14y ago
Your guess is as good as anyone's.
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by ghurlman 15y ago
I think what you're aiming for here is ignorance, not stupidity; but I agree with what you're saying - it truly is bliss.
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by ghurlman 15y ago
That's correct, I misremembered, but cannot edit my original post. Sorry! :/
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by ghurlman 15y ago
The crux of the piece, as I heard it, was that sugar is about as bad as fat when it comes to causes of heart disease and heart attacks, that HFCS is, in fact, worse than cane sugar because of the way the liver processes them, AND that the b
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Tekpub/Pluralsight 48 Hour Special(wekeroad.com)
2 points by ghurlman 15y ago|0 comments
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by ghurlman 15y ago
A very hood question indeed. Perhaps there's a touch of ostrich syndrome going around?
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by ghurlman 15y ago
Well, if that isn't a bunch of BS, then I don't know what is. I'm guessing a flag army took care of them, but there's no way to know from here.
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by ghurlman 15y ago
I expected at least a reference to them taking down one of their repos[1] to hide further criticism, but found none. [1] https://github.com/geeklist/jennifer
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by ghurlman 15y ago
"Female coders lighten up" and "Female Coders, lighten up" have two very different meanings, the latter being the actual headline.
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by ghurlman 15y ago
No, that's your potassium deficiency. Eat a banana.
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On Pie Chart Diversity at Technical Conferences(hanselman.com)
3 points by ghurlman 15y ago|0 comments
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by ghurlman 15y ago
Site is unresponsive... This is the whole of the retraction text: "Regrettably, we have discovered that one of our most popular episodes was partially fabricated. This week, we devote the entire hour to detailing the errors in "Mr. Daisey G
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by ghurlman 15y ago
Starbucks was doing this long before there were Apple stores.
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by ghurlman 15y ago
Is this just a result of Visa, Mastercard, AmEx, etc. being American companies? Are there no non-American credit card conglomerates out there?
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Apple threatens to pull Siri rival Evi from App Store(guardian.co.uk)
2 points by ghurlman 15y ago|0 comments
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by ghurlman 15y ago
Sadly, "The new hit-based payment model" != "journalism".
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by ghurlman 15y ago
When I'm lining up trucks to fit in the lot? The outside dimension.
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by ghurlman 15y ago
Was anyone else reminded of the early conceptual drawings and plans for EPCOT Center?
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by ghurlman 15y ago
They may, ala iPhone & apps vs. web apps -- but I'm forced to take Sinofsky's word at face value at this point.

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