jabkobob

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by jabkobob 14y ago
So are you saying I can copy and paste some useful functions from your GPL code into my BSD code? And then the next person can use my code (with the pasted code from your project) in their proprietary software, given they stick to the requi
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by jabkobob 15y ago
I expect that tracking every single transaction would be a great deterrent to corruption, theft, and tax evasion. On the other hand, a lot of corruption, theft and tax evasion already occurs with electronic payments.
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by jabkobob 15y ago
I'd go further and say that even with context my comments on hacker news are practically useless. I see online discussions as a pastime, not something that needs to be conserved on triple redundant backups.
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by jabkobob 15y ago
I must disagree with the command-line part. I don't think that the command line is fundamentally more powerful than any other interface. Why is the command line powerful? Because it offers a large number of utilities that are highly configu
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by jabkobob 15y ago
While numbers don't lie, the conclusions you draw from them can still be incorrect. Look at the second graph (website visits peaking on Dec 24th for giftcertificatefactory.com). The author concludes the following from this peak: "People fav
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by jabkobob 15y ago
I find it funny how they try to use iTunes and the music purchased from iTunes as an example for how this legislation would affect people, even though music purchased from iTunes has been DRM free for a few years.
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by jabkobob 15y ago
> you probably won't know your restrictions until you've already put in the work Do people really start putting significant effort into projects without thinking about legal issues, distribution, etc.? (I don't consider downloading an a
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by jabkobob 15y ago
I'm amazed how many people actually complain about that funny letter. To me this proves just how right she is. Apparently making fun of Oxford is off-limits for some...
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by jabkobob 15y ago
The Objective C runtime on MacOS 10.7 also does this for NSNumber objects.
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by jabkobob 15y ago
The problem with his 'noob' example is not only that the comments are overly verbose, but also that his variable names are generic and totally useless. 'counter' and 'pos' or 'ref' are so generic that you always have to look at the whole c
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by jabkobob 15y ago
Microsoft did it exactly right if you assume popup notifications are necessary . I firmly believe that popup notifications are unnecessary and distracting, and that's why I prefer the "notification system" of OS X (red badges in the dock).
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by jabkobob 15y ago
I didn't have such a flawless experience. I was first baffled because I didn't understand what kind of website that is. I thought, well doesn't matter, it looks nice, let's try iOS. Then I watched that intro video that promised a first look
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by jabkobob 15y ago
I'm so happy that OS X doesn't do notifications. Dock badges are already distracting enough... I always like it when someone gives a talk, attaches his windows laptop to the beamer, and is then constantly distracted by the yellow notificati
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by jabkobob 15y ago
In my eyes, configuring growl and tweaking notification settings are part of the "impossibly distracting productivity suck". I feel that configuring notifications is a total waste of time, when I can just turn them off.
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by jabkobob 15y ago
This is truly mindblowing. But apart from the obviously neat 3D effect, this is the first time I see aerial photos that look beautiful. Those you find on Bing and Google often suffer from ugly colors.
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by jabkobob 15y ago
I have contributed a little bit to Sequel Pro, and I'm a bit familiar with the codebase. Adding support for PostgreSQL is not trivial, a lot of MySQL is hardcoded into the user interface. There have always been many requests for PostgreSQL
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by jabkobob 15y ago
It reminds me both of Microsoft, but even more of Google. Can anybody clearly state where Google is going today? There are so many projects at Google that it is hard to see a coherent vision for the future. Of course the difference between
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by jabkobob 15y ago
Yes, you are totally right. But don't overrate the language barrier: I sell a software product that is English only (localization is too expensive), and the majority of my customers are from non-English-speaking markets.
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by jabkobob 15y ago
But the ajaxload spinner is evil and they still haven't fixed it! http://www.panic.com/blog/2010/10/spinner-rage/
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by jabkobob 15y ago
Please spell out the month name. In many countries dates are formatted as DD.MM.YYYY rather than MM/DD/YYYY. For example, a native German speaker will have a lot of trouble recognizing that date. Especially if it is something like 8/7/2011
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by jabkobob 15y ago
Yes, I take responsibility for my own feelings. I know what it's like from the other side too: as a software developer I can't accomodate every user request. It's difficult to tell a customer that I think they are wrong, or that their probl
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by jabkobob 15y ago
In defense of the bully, at least he is completely clear about his feelings, and it is obvious that he is just insulting. I know from experience that is is extremly frustrating and deeply insulting when a developer marks a valid bug report