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by josho 11y ago
I never worked with a client that built libraries (eg. Jars or dlls, etc). The reason was because it was hard and took effort. So we ended up with monolith applications. Fast forward to today we have essentially jars and Dlls with the added
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by josho 11y ago
Good point and I do agree to an extent. However, without discipline we are simply moving the risk. Eg. We can't enforce interface boundaries in our system vs. we have a micro service architecture with N systems that we need to deploy a
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by josho 11y ago
You hit the nail on the head. Without discipline module boundaries aren't enforced as developers reach into internal APIs between modules to meet deadlines. The result is a complex web of dependencies that are difficult to understand a
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by josho 11y ago
I think Apple is doing this more as a shot at Google than for revenue. Specifically, Steve Jobs was enraged that Google entered the smartphone market, ever since Apple has been positioning products to erode Google's position. E.g. Appl
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by josho 11y ago
Yup, I've thought of building that system many times myself. May I suggest attending events put on by local community associations. Run the idea by folks you meet there, see if any will sign up on the spot (use a paper signup form to k
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by josho 11y ago
Think about it from a different perspective. You are validating your business, not idea. What leap of faith assumptions have you made that you need to validate to determine if you have a viable business? For most startups these days, and wh
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by josho 11y ago
I find it interesting seeing the strides that Ruby is making with its GC. Interesting because I saw a very similar evolution with Java's GC a decade or so ago. If history repeats itself, then the next phase will be ruby monitoring and
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by josho 11y ago
Remember the last time you heard Google say don't be evil. I don't. My point was not that apple can do no wrong, but simply that times change, business models change. Today Apple is our benevolent leader tomorrow they are our clou
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by josho 11y ago
The article's only value in my opinion is to make us realize that yes, today, Apple guards our privacy. However, what stops them from changing policy tomorrow? Perhaps we need privacy principles enshrined in our laws, not a benevolent
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by josho 11y ago
Welcome to the system. If a show / journalist asks hardball questions they'll quickly find that they no longer have access to the folks worth interviewing. This is the self-censorship model that's well established here. We ma
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by josho 11y ago
When I lived in Java based environments I would have agreed with you. But, having moved on and seen C#, Ruby/Rails, Objective-C, etc. Seeing how differently APIs have been implemented I have an appreciation for the creativity possible
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by josho 11y ago
Thank you for that link. I always wondered what the expiration was for a corporation's work--95 years from publication. Wow, that's an incredibly long time.
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by josho 11y ago
The article doesn't really say why the decision came down the way it did. Without knowing the details I agree that it seems strange, as a TV channel and a phone platform don't seem easily confusable, however look at it this way: S
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by josho 11y ago
But, your example is the entire point about trademarks. It provides protection, from copycats or generic rip offs, this is a good thing. For example, lovers of Cadbury chocolate know that any purple wrapped chocolate will be Cadbury. They c
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by josho 12y ago
I love how you've simplified the problem space by delegating keys and key sharing to ssh and github. Nice way to get to MVP quickly!
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by josho 12y ago
Two thoughts here. I love the contrast between Apple and Microsoft. That is Microsoft frequently announces products/technologies with no shipping dates. While on the other side of the spectrum Apple builds out their products in secrecy
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by josho 12y ago
I see the point made by the economic calculation problem for state planning, but don't see how it applies to a carbon tax as a scheme to incentivize behavior. Eg. Governments do a lot already to (dis)incentivize behavior through tax po
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by josho 12y ago
The honest truth is that I knew this was a bad client going in. I knew when things were starting to go south. In hindsight I should have been more aggressive leaving, I think my personal sense of loyalty to completing the contract interfere
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by josho 12y ago
I'd love to hear how you rationalize a tax requiring "impossible knowledge to implement". Taxes are a pretty universal way to disincentive economic behavior, the only question seems to be what tax rate to add. But, that seems
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by josho 12y ago
I wish more folks took your perspective on notifications. We need to reduce distractions, not make distractions less distracting. Of course for many companies like Facebook this leads to slower growth and less engagement, so I don't se
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by josho 12y ago
I've read bad things about carbon credits. Specifically that it's inefficient—you now have the overhead of a new market and middlemen making their cut. Whereas revenue neutral carbon tax is a far simpler method that still changes
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by josho 12y ago
Yes. It sometimes feels like the U.S. Is a social welfare state. Except all the social welfare is given to large military contractors. Humph, I suppose that's what they mean by military industrial complex.
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Farmers unable to repair their tractors due to DRM(torrentfreak.com)
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by josho 12y ago
That's an incredible perspective. It seems like their are missing frames as the motion isn't fluid throughout. Do you have the original source?
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by josho 12y ago
2 minutes into the video I'm already feeling better. Thank you.
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by josho 12y ago
Can you please share more about your cautionary tale?
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by josho 12y ago
I love Stuart's examples, it's refreshing to hear his perspective—it is a nice counter to how this client has behaved over the last few months.
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by josho 12y ago
Yes, I'm not going to do anything until speaking with a lawyer. But, when you've been wronged it feels good to think about getting even . Which I know won't actually make things feel better, and likely won't help with
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by josho 12y ago
Not off topic at all. I wish Escrow was more common, but I just can't see going into a new contract asking for one up front. Until it's common practice asking for escrow sends all the wrong signals.
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by josho 12y ago
Great advice. With smaller companies I've used an advance to start work, but I like the retainer against final invoice better.

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