jcadam

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1711.
by jcadam 12y ago
It would be interesting to calculate how many years the average human would live before the probability of dying due to accident/injury reaches 0.999 or so.
1712.
by jcadam 12y ago
Immortality would introduce some new challenges (possible cultural stagnation, an even more entrenched elite class (only a problem if you're not a member of the elite class I suppose), etc.), however, it would also solve (or at least m
1713.
by jcadam 12y ago
I'm currently working on a new project using Python 2.6. You see, I'm creating an analysis tool that absolutely must run on an old, isolated (no internet connection) RedHat system, and have access to only a very limited number
1714.
by jcadam 12y ago
I just watched a local news story (FL) about a vacationing couple that got caught having sex on the beach. They're looking at serious prison time, possibly 15 years (they had just been convicted and were getting ready for the senten
1715.
by jcadam 12y ago
see what I mean?
1716.
by jcadam 12y ago
I'm in my mid-30s, grew up tinkering/programming/etc., but I have to admit I just don't get social media. But then I'm not a very sociable person in general. My wife (not a techie), however, is all over facebook
1717.
by jcadam 12y ago
I am horrible at these kinds of interviews. I remember once being so nervous that I completely blanked. I'd been asked to reverse a linked list. A very simple task, one I'd even practiced a few times in various languages prior t
1718.
by jcadam 12y ago
I still don't "get" tablets. What are they good for again? If I need/want to code (or type anything longer than a text message), I want (at least) a laptop. If I want to consume media while on the go, I care more abou
1719.
by jcadam 12y ago
I'm a Software Engineer who thought that the way into management was to go and get some management credentials. So I went and got a PMP, then applied for a promotion - which I got, and then quickly un-got due to office politics. A few
1720.
by jcadam 12y ago
> that there are fully verifiable imperative languages out there (with their own serious problem -- correctness is never free), that have actually been used by the industry to write some very important, safety-critical software, and have
1721.
by jcadam 12y ago
I tried taking a grievance to HR once. Once . Lesson learned (the hard way, as usual for me). Now I just look for a new job if my manager is a tool.
1722.
by jcadam 12y ago
I'm still not sold on the idea of a 'smart watch'. And I'll admit I have a thing for mechanical watches, so if I'm going to spend hundreds (or thousands) of dollars on a watch, it's probably going to be a nice
1723.
by jcadam 12y ago
I was never much of an outdoors-type kid. I spent much of my early childhood basking in the warm, green glow of an Apple ][ monochrome display (had to be torn away from it periodically and forced to go outside), and so I had to start weari
1724.
by jcadam 12y ago
I envy people who can simply walk away from a career like this. As the single source of income for a family of 5, I will be slinging code for The Man for years to come. I started programming shortly after learning to read, so it's not
1725.
by jcadam 12y ago
Yea, I swore an oath never to be a Deutsch Telekom/T-Mobile customer ever again after experiencing their customer service first hand while I was stationed in Germany 10 years ago. They make Comcast look good. I don't even acknowl
1726.
by jcadam 12y ago
I was in first or second grade (can't recall which). This was back in the old days when teachers would roll out the A/V cart and put space launches on the TV for the class to watch (because it was science-y and half of the kids w
1727.
by jcadam 12y ago
I've been using name.com for a while. Been ok so far (and way better than godaddy).
1728.
by jcadam 12y ago
I remember being interviewed in the DC area, where I was asked a question involving subway systems and routes. Being a mid-western lad completely unfamiliar with subways (and mass transit in general), I had a lot of trouble visualizing it.
1729.
by jcadam 12y ago
As a language, I like Go. I would like it to have generics (Ada-style generic syntax might fit best). I don't care enough to get emotional about it. So, meh.
1730.
by jcadam 12y ago
I'm also in the US, and I receive 15 days of combined vacation and sick leave. So one bad flu can wipe out your ability to take an extended vacation. Or, alternatively, you take only a day or two when the flu is at its worst, then com
1731.
by jcadam 12y ago
I like this idea of minimum vacation. Most companies I've worked in use vacation days as some sort of reward for sticking with the company for X number of years (i.e., "When you hit your 5 year anniversary, you get an extra 1.5 d
1732.
by jcadam 12y ago
The MBA student sounds like she's a complete and total sociopath who is very skilled at manipulating, using, and discarding people. I've worked for someone like this before, and it probably took years off my life. I'm older