jpindar

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   by jpindar 7y ago

   And at the last moment management would ask you if you can make it flash six times.
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   by jpindar 7y ago

   >that infernal pep-8 linter insisting 80 characters is a sensible standard in 2019 So change the limit or disable that check. If someone is keeping you from doing that they're the one who's insisting on 80 characters, not the l
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   by jpindar 7y ago

   Sure. Softkeys - a row of buttons around the edges of the screen - are how a lot of electronic test equipment works. In fact the UI can be identical for a device with softkeys vs. one with a touchscreen. It causes a few DOH! moments when yo
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   by jpindar 7y ago

   Same place as the assumption that you shouldn't bother interviewing older developers because they're going to demand too much money.
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   AI Software Is 'Coaching' Customer Service Workers(mag.time.com)

   1 points by jpindar 7y ago|0 comments
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   by jpindar 7y ago

   Oh, there are still people who are indignant, or at least puzzled, that a poor person could possibly own such luxuries as a mobile phone or a flat screen TV.
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   by jpindar 7y ago

   Yes. I use it to research people and companies, keep in touch with former coworkers, and to have some good converstions with people, mostly in industry-specific groups.
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   by jpindar 7y ago

   In my experience, the really good discussions happen in the more specific groups, which for me would be the ones related to c, embedded, etc.
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   by jpindar 7y ago

   Why shouldn't they be? Do you have difficulty reading them, or do you some sort of philosophical objection?
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    by jpindar 7y ago

    "For Google's Python Class, it's best to use Python 2.7"
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    by jpindar 7y ago

    That's because no one seriously wants to confiscate cars.
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    by jpindar 7y ago

    The majority of cases in the US never get a jury trial.
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    by jpindar 7y ago

    Any day now I expect to see some device described as "massively tiny" or "massively lightweight".
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    by jpindar 7y ago

    Did you ever imagine or pretend anything?
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    by jpindar 7y ago

    5. Someone knows they're going to be moving soon, but they're going to have to do so in a hurry. So they put some of their stuff in storage ahead of time, thus making the actual move much easier. 6. Someone is going to be travelin
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    by jpindar 7y ago

    Meanwhile, tmobile.com has been down (at least intermittently) for more than a week. Purely coincidence I'm sure.
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    by jpindar 7y ago

    I heard they don't even have internet in the deep south.
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    by jpindar 7y ago

    We might lose electronics and such, but we won't forget that a wood stove is more efficient than an open fireplace. We won't forget that it's a good idea to dig your outhouse far away from your source of drinking water.
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    by jpindar 7y ago

    And it's been commonplace in industrial electronics for about 20 years. The reaction to it there was "It has an rs-232 over Ethernet adapter built in? That's convenient."
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    by jpindar 7y ago

    Everyone was fine with IoT until people started calling it IoT. Back in the day it was just one feature of a product - "can be controlled via RS-232, USB, or LAN".
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    by jpindar 7y ago

    It depends on what species the lawn is. If it's the same species that grows naturally in vacant lots and by the roadside, it doesn't need watering unless there's a significant drought.
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    by jpindar 7y ago

    It's down completely now, just going to https://www.t-mobile.com/ gives you a 400.
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    by jpindar 7y ago

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XBXUlvpeh4
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    by jpindar 7y ago

    Or hollow gourds
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    Tmobile.com is having some serious problems

    2 points by jpindar 7y ago|2 comments
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    by jpindar 7y ago

    Luckily, the planes keep flying and the infrastructure keeps working whether you can imagine using them or not.
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    by jpindar 7y ago

    That does happen occasionally, or at least it used to. I haven't seen any recently.
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    by jpindar 7y ago

    And never count on someone else's network working properly.
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    Disney's New Lion King Is the VR-Fueled Future of Cinema(wired.com)

    14 points by jpindar 7y ago|0 comments
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    by jpindar 7y ago

    Some of the issues are funny too: https://github.com/chrislgarry/Apollo-11/issues?utf8=%E2%9C%...