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by jjames 18y ago
Eh, it's a troll. I sensed sarcasm but honestly, it's rendered as a troll. The title itself is present tense. There is no hint other than extra-article content that the author means anything other than what he's saying. Didn't expect to
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by jjames 18y ago
Sounds like a construction worker enrolling in an architecture class. It would be baffling. The author doesn't seem to acknowledge the value of processes abstracted from laying bricks. My guess is that he hasn't faced many ad-hoc buildin
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by jjames 18y ago
I for one welcome our new skwittle overlords. Skittles: the official candy of the twitterati?
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by jjames 18y ago
I assume he was down voted for painting Web 2.0 as an aesthetic-driven convenience based entirely on an over-indulged consumer nirvana where we can waste 10 hours rounding our corners while the foundation of our entire civilization might ce
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by jjames 18y ago
I'm more curious which Web 3.0 startup's success is going to end the Web 2.0 era. Unfortunately, Web 3.0 might involve semaphore and smoke signals.
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by jjames 18y ago
Given those two interpretations, it sounds irrational to be loyal to a company. Coupled with a bias towards an employee's best interest, I think saying "can't" is reasonable. I might personally expand on what is meant by "company" and perh
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by jjames 18y ago
"(We're trying to change that with INSERT_SELF_PROMOTION_HERE--sneak preview of new features here!)" This is not hacker news. This is hacker targeted marketing.
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by jjames 18y ago
I have worked with Python and Ruby for nearly 10 years while being paid to code in Perl for a bit longer and honestly still to this day I wrestle with which language to build a new project. They are all wonderful and terrible. The only ins
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by jjames 18y ago
Programming Related podcasts that I keep up with: Software Engineering Radio: http://www.se-radio.net/ Rails Envy: http://www.railsenvy.com/podcast This Week in Django: http://thisweekindjango.com/ FLOSS Weekly: http://twit.tv/FLOSS
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by jjames 18y ago
They always crucify the heretics. It's an group instinct that thwarts leadership and completely counter to the theoretical intention of HN. This should be a tribe of heretics.
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by jjames 18y ago
You are right. I would, though, argue that design, architecture, music or art are not ends in themselves. They are method and some method are more evolutionarily significant to culture measured over time. At least that's what it looks li
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by jjames 18y ago
I may have misstepped using the word pulp as it surely would be conflated with the genre. I was using it in a more general purpose way. I will (try) to refrain from that in the future. Let me find another example which can't be confused w
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by jjames 18y ago
This comment won't be very popular and let me explain why in case you are interested in retaining credibility for potentially well thought out things you say in the future. First, admitting that you didn't read the article in a comment on t
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by jjames 18y ago
Or perhaps Insufficiently Veiled Sarcasm News.
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by jjames 18y ago
I see your point. I don't know the answer but I am wary of group-thinking ourselves into cranky single mindedness.
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by jjames 18y ago
Indeed, there is design and then there is Design. There is architecture and there is Architecture. There is programming and there is Programming. Anyone can write but not everyone can (or rightly wants to) Write. This is nothing new. Pul
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by jjames 18y ago
There is a fundamental conflict of interests in asking for new information from a diverse cross section of people (aka the web) while also wanting to only see those things with which you already agree. If your purpose is knowledge or worldl
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by jjames 18y ago
While I agree with the assertion that warm bodies organized around a specific technology does not = win, I'm not certain that those are the only metrics for success at play in these articles. Take the case of the small startup without an in
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Healthcheck: Perl (The Perl Future)(heise-online.co.uk)
3 points by jjames 18y ago|0 comments
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by jjames 18y ago
"As dramatic as some of the features are in Version 2.3, Ruby 3 looks to be the bigger blockbuster upgrade" Ruby 3 sounds awesome! snicker
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by jjames 18y ago
It is an entirely other assertion that The Invisible Dragon alleviates suffering, beyond existing. Let's imagine those who say there is a dragon living in their garage contend that the dragon is a required salve for the harms of living in a
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Ioke 0 released(olabini.com)
19 points by jjames 18y ago|5 comments
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by jjames 18y ago
I am the Scrum Master!
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by jjames 18y ago
I learned to type "correctly" on keybr.com (with a little startup in gtypist). I probably owe you some money :) 50wpm and gaining.