jimmy1

22 ms·

151.
by jimmy1 8y ago
> In fact, one could reasonably say Apple actively tries not to obtain too large of a market percentage to avoid laws affecting monopolies. I would say rather to avoid laws it's to avoid appearing as a commodity and losing its &quo
152.
by jimmy1 8y ago
> If the IP address is a single family home with a single computer and no wi-fi, seems pretty open-and-shut So say you do have WiFi but you leave it wide open to the public, does that mean you have plausible deniability in IP-address rel
153.
by jimmy1 8y ago
A lion has tougher skin than a human. But the primary difference is knowledge. We as humans know that some small tiny spiders are warrant no amount of fear but some, like the brown recluse, can absolutely mess your day up. A small brown spi
154.
by jimmy1 8y ago
> There's not a ton of overlap with boot camp grads. At least here, only the bottom barrel of CS grads even apply to positions that are good fits for boot camp grads. That is not true at all. Maybe if you are in the upper-echelons
155.
by jimmy1 8y ago
Entry level/junior positions already have a plethora of candidates. Where companies are sorely lacking are in senior level talent. It's going to be a gut check when all of these CS grads come out and they are competing with everyo
156.
by jimmy1 8y ago
Te only thing that prevents me from switching to a mechanical keyboard is I care about my coworkers ability to concentrate.
157.
by jimmy1 8y ago
> think anyone who's doing a Linux port now is doing it out of the goodness of their hearts and not as an economic decision. I do think there is more overlap between those who buy the game to play on Windows, and those who would be
158.
by jimmy1 8y ago
For numerous others in recent times see the coverage of the Covington Catholic situation: misreporting and sensationalism at it's finest. I wonder sometimes if some of these traditional media behemoths even bother to follow basic journ
159.
by jimmy1 8y ago
There is still a drastic shortage in good engineers.
160.
by jimmy1 8y ago
At my internship for a large logistics company I shadowed the system administrators a couple of days. There was so much clicking involved that It made my left index finger start hurting. Adding a MIME type to IIS seemed like a chore.
161.
by jimmy1 8y ago
> Are these companies paying older workers more for no reason? If so, there's the problem right there. Exactly. An example, an older worker in my company can solve a complex, domain specific problem and have reasonable confidence it
162.
by jimmy1 8y ago
Andre the Giant died of heart failure because he grew too fast
163.
by jimmy1 8y ago
Sequel Pro's query dialog grinds to a screeching halt on my 2018 model MBP when there is more than 1500 lines of text in the box.
164.
by jimmy1 8y ago
with few exceptions from this list, ageism still seems like it is in full flight. I dread growing old in tech.
165.
by jimmy1 8y ago
To your parenthetical comment: May be unrelated, but totally anecdotal, smokers tend to drink a very light roast that is easily drinkable like a folgers or maxwell house, maybe a coffee shop light roast, like a Dunkin. I don't think sm
166.
by jimmy1 8y ago
I used to think graphics mattered, and then I played BotW and Mario Odyssey on the Switch and I realized just how unimportant they are. (To be fair, the artwork is superb)
167.
by jimmy1 8y ago
Sure. I also find myself thinking "things really don't have to be as hard as people make them out to be"
168.
by jimmy1 8y ago
This is a hot take, but it's wrong. Obesity is a result of genetics and the very simple, battle tested equation of: if calories_consumed > calories burned then x_amt_weight_gain. That's it. You can shift the scale in your favo
169.
by jimmy1 8y ago
Then you have the issue of regulatory capture. Often those in charge of the regulations are just as corrupt: selective enforcement is the name of the game.
170.
by jimmy1 8y ago
> This comment is the stereotypical Linux game post. I have absolutely no affinity for linux. My times spent twiddling with settings, packages, and getting drivers to work are long behind me. I have been exclusively Mac for almost a deca
171.
by jimmy1 8y ago
> Why should they change the way they develop games for 0.1% of their sales? Have you seen how tight the gaming market has become? You need a niche to get any attention. Coming out with a truly cross platform game that has Linux as a fir
172.
by jimmy1 8y ago
I found a reference here ( https://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documnts/fplgtr/fplgtr190/chapter_... ) that discusses the mechanical properties of some of these fabricated structural wood products. Everything seems to be
173.
by jimmy1 8y ago
I CTRL+F'd for "deforestation" in the article, thinking that anyone in their right mind talking about using that much more timber would at least mention it, and was surprised not to even see it mentioned. > When a mature t
174.
by jimmy1 8y ago
Just because you come off strong with your counter-opinion doesn't mean you are right. There is definitely credence to the thought that the notch is horrendous. I along with my entire household and most of my coworkers are, anecdotally
175.
by jimmy1 8y ago
Ownership beats the hell out of renting. The key is owning something you can afford. The problem is people buy homes automatically thinking they will rise in value and they will make money off of it. Buy a home to live in.
176.
by jimmy1 8y ago
> but $15 is not too high for Seattle. That is key in my view. We should do away with a federally mandated uniform minimum wage all together and instead mandate that states pay a minimum wage that makes sense for their state. Get all th
177.
by jimmy1 8y ago
"specialization is for insects" http://wiki.c2.com/?SpecializationIsForInsects
178.
by jimmy1 8y ago
Exactly this. I view rewriting a code base, even if I am copy and pasting some things from the existing one a way of either learning or refreshing my knowledge on how the system works. An added kicker, I have actually gone down this road, a
179.
by jimmy1 8y ago
It also wrecks havoc on your derma. I am generally an oily person and even I had to reach for tubes of lotion when I was there.
180.
by jimmy1 8y ago
This is flawed perspective and your three examples are a very mixed bag of unequal occurrences. All three of those situations are unlike the other. Jim Crow laws were very much not due to a "majority" -- if you remember, the coun

More ›