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by joncp 4y ago
https://archive.is/ZfZkN
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by joncp 4y ago
> No one is going to read it. It will be replaced next year I've never seen this happen even once in my 25 years as a developer. Quite the opposite, in fact. Codebases grow and become more entrenched every year the organization stay
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by joncp 4y ago
Totally. The newest version is 8 years old and it still works great.
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by joncp 4y ago
I wonder, does someone maintain a list of banks and credit unions that strive for modern security? It might affect my choice of banks.
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by joncp 4y ago
I haven't seen those postings, but I imagine that would make a terrible first impression to potential candidates, effectively signalling that the company is committed to playing games with salaries.
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by joncp 4y ago
I’d tweak the advice: go in the shoulder seasons.
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by joncp 4y ago
In case you haven't already seen Tom Scott's video about it: https://youtu.be/mCSUmwP02T8 .
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by joncp 4y ago
That's similar to how I deal with writer's block: just write for five minutes without picking up my pen. It can be absolute drivel but it's at least raw material that can be edited (a much easier task) into a finished product
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by joncp 4y ago
I provide: * Known tasks and how long each will take (with error bars), * An overview of known unknowns, how they might impact the project, and what research would bring them into focus, * Then I bring up the dreaded unknown unknowns. With
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by joncp 4y ago
Indeed. I find that it's so reliable and fast that I use it to check my internet connection. If I can't hit HN, then something's wrong on my end.
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by joncp 4y ago
Sean Carroll is a master of making quantum mechanics approachable to non-physicists. Here are a few of his talks: - Fermilab 2013: https://youtu.be/gEKSpZPByD0 - The Royal Institution 2014: https://youtu.be/
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by joncp 4y ago
Another link on the front page is that the bottom is dropping out of Netflix. Coincidence?
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by joncp 5y ago
Uh huh. "Hey boss, sickfigure over on HN says I can get up later so I'll be coming in at 10. k thx"
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by joncp 5y ago
More like: "Hey boss, remember JFK? It would be a real shame if something like that happened to you. Or your family."
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by joncp 5y ago
I bought a Sceptre for a decent price last year. It doesn’t even have internet capability and it’s wonderful.
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by joncp 5y ago
An offer package of $450k?! Dang.
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by joncp 5y ago
You can just fill a sock with dry rice and tie it off. It's cheap and easy and the hot rice smells good too.
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by joncp 5y ago
> barely thicker than an inch and weighing in at less than five pounds I haven’t bothered with a laptop that bulky in over 10 years.
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by joncp 5y ago
Whatever your opinion of the library or runtime type checking in general, you've got to admit that's a helluva README they've put together.
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by joncp 5y ago
https://archive.md/D9r2o
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by joncp 5y ago
https://archive.md/B97v0
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by joncp 5y ago
On a related note: At one point I switched to working exclusively on a laptop and after a while realized that the smaller screen had forced me to write better code. I wrote smaller methods, made smaller files, kept my concepts together, the
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by joncp 5y ago
An all-too-common occurrence in HN comments as well.
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by joncp 5y ago
Well keep in mind that US GPS was developed by and is owned/operated by the US military. They're just letting us use it.
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by joncp 5y ago
The subject of the law (reproductive rights) is only part of the issue. The implementation is also sets an extremely problematic precedent. They basically hacked a way around any sort of judicial review by turning the citizenry into bount
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by joncp 5y ago
Another option is the point forecast from weather.gov. For example, here's the forecast for Eastsound: https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=48.6968&lon=-1...
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by joncp 5y ago
Also: * If your employer is bought out, the HR org could change overnight without warning. This happened to me.
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by joncp 5y ago
Don't mess with those guys.
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by joncp 5y ago
Hmm... seems to call for a tool for a cluster-of-clusters. If "kubernetes" is Greek for the ship's pilot, what's the name for the captain or maybe the admiral of the armada?
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by joncp 5y ago
The first thing rentpath should do is stop scrolljacking.

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