jenscow

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by jenscow 8y ago
Yes, and the article itself is an example of this.
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by jenscow 8y ago
I remember first trying Wine - I actually installed (well, compiled) XFree86 just to try it - I was proper cli-only in those days. After a long weekend of compiling, I was finally able to run a very slow instance of mIRC - for less than a m
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by jenscow 8y ago
Not sure if they're purposefully blocking uBO. Those who are effected will either move to Firefox (and encourage their friends to), or just use another content-blocking technique (eg, DNS). For the few extra ad clicks they'll ga
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by jenscow 8y ago
It's becoming the new PHP, where "classes" are an after-thought and there's a beginning of a "frankenstein's monster" of features pulled from other languages. Having said that, looking at the code sample i
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by jenscow 8y ago
I, on the other hand, am happy with this. It means not depending on a 3rd party (whose motivation or trustworthiness may fluctuate), it's easier to re-use code form other projects, and we don't have to worry about "what versi
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by jenscow 8y ago
I think "yes" to all of those, apart from "open a linux shell".
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by jenscow 8y ago
And the problem is how can you ensure the output type of one program matches the input type of another . A program emits one type, and the other program accepts another. Something will be needed to transform one type into another. Imagine
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by jenscow 8y ago
I hear what you're saying. However, how can you ensure the output type of one program matches the input type of another?
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by jenscow 8y ago
Can you imagine hiring a self-taught lawyer?
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by jenscow 8y ago
Sarcasm works really well in a text-only format!
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by jenscow 8y ago
Not for less than 2 years: https://www.gov.uk/dismissal/what-to-do-if-youre-dismissed
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by jenscow 8y ago
Most IDEs handle dual screens handle multiple screens very well, usually by supporting multiple windows and allowing tabs/panels to be detached and moved between them. If not, it's a flaw of the IDE not the monitor setup.
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by jenscow 8y ago
With a cup holder
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by jenscow 8y ago
I'm with you on the 3rd being portrait - I usually use it for log output, or if need to see a whole page.
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by jenscow 8y ago
Yes, I've learned that the hard way. Provided they give you payment in lieu of notice, they don't need much of a reason to let you go. Myself and a co-worker were once let go for "performance reasons" at 10 months - just
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by jenscow 8y ago
The UI for VS 2013 was an absolute disgrace! It's unbelievable it was even implemented, let alone released.
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by jenscow 8y ago
It's ridiculous how it fails to perform its one job, in such a spectacular way. It takes several seconds for the results to load - I know performance may degrade in a VM, but come on! Searching through a list of strings is an interview
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by jenscow 8y ago
It also sends your keystrokes outside, in order to get the "Search suggestions" as you type.
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by jenscow 8y ago
Putting your application inside your company name was (is?) part of the guidelines from Microsoft. Also applies to c:\Program Files and the registry. I can't remember the rationale, but it does make it hard to find things.
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by jenscow 8y ago
Right? I said "the protocol is unknown unless it has been published". HTTP has been published. No one has said nor implied that OSS had any effect on the protocol. The assertion was, the patcher was thankful it was open source. If
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by jenscow 8y ago
Crossover runs Word + Excel 2016 on Linux extremely well.
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by jenscow 8y ago
Amazingly, moricons.dll is still included with Windows 10. This contains icons from Windows 3.0. (it should be called "moreicons.dll", but this was from when filenames had to be 8 + 3 characters long)
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by jenscow 8y ago
Not if it's something that takes 15 minutes to implement :)
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by jenscow 8y ago
Do you have an example? If you're at the point where you're downloading software that isn't in the repo, and their packages don't create a shortcut, then you're at the level where you can figure out how to do it y
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by jenscow 8y ago
There's a significant piece of information omitted from those instructions: From where do you download the installer? How do you know the source you are downloading it from is the official one? And there's the dreadful download pa
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by jenscow 8y ago
Bad protocol design occurs in both OSS and proprietary. However, with proprietary software the protocol is unknown unless it has been published. With OSS, you at least have the source code of the implementation. As you should know, propriet
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by jenscow 8y ago
For most of my "clients" I now install Ubuntu or mint when their windows installation eventually becomes beyond repair (usually through no fault of their own), or they think they need a new one. I tell them I can easily put it bac
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by jenscow 8y ago
Like left-pad? By adding more 3rd party dependencies (and theirs) you're increasing risk.
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by jenscow 8y ago
ah.. perhaps the aim is for the developer to escape the carrot.
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by jenscow 8y ago
> If you're stubborn enough to not spend 10 mins on this the best of luck I know. These people are expecting to be paid way above the average salary - I'd expect them to know the fundamentals, or (more importantly) be able to f

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