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by jwingy 15y ago
phppgadmin? I've used both (using phppgadmin right now), and they're similar enough. It's not as nice as phpmyadmin, but that shouldn't be a determining factor over whether to use mysql over postgresql.
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by jwingy 15y ago
Ahh, I think I understand where I'm misinterpreting things. I've been building a purely javascript based website so I've been thinking from that perspective instead of the more traditional page by page approach where this makes more sense
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by jwingy 15y ago
>If URLs are designated anywhere in the client-side code (outside of the root service URL and a URL cache, which is accumulated knowledge rather than built-in), it's not a RESTful service, it's RPC-over-HTTP. But certainly the client ne
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by jwingy 15y ago
If you have your routes designated in a central area , this shouldn't be a problem anyways right? In fact, you need to designate this someplace anyways, whether it's on your server (in the database or in some code), or on the client-side c
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by jwingy 15y ago
The bag of rice propping the door open brought a smile to my face. I can just imagine someone needing to cook some rice then realizing the quantity needed may tip the balance in favor of the door. A second of hesitation before the aha mom
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by jwingy 15y ago
I'm going to study this and use it. Not for malicious purposes mind you, but I just moved into a new apartment where my door is ALWAYS locked. You can imagine I've accidentally locked myself out a couple of times such as when a angry gust
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by jwingy 15y ago
I'm 26 and I still need 9 hours of sleep! Anyone else have this 'problem'?
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by jwingy 15y ago
I don't have a ton of experience with ORM, but I've always wondered how much time is saved trying to abstract SQL queries away from SQL when SQL is supposed to be relatively easy for most people to get into. At least for the simple use cas
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by jwingy 15y ago
"Bought by hard and soft dollars, disloyal, incompetent, and wasteful interests have usurped our nation’s civil and military power, spawning a host of threats to liberty and national security." This. At least some people are trying to do s
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by jwingy 15y ago
I never said intelligence wasn't good for its own sake, nor was I trying to imply a woman's worth is only in her level of attractiveness. Certainly in a ideal world we would all aspire to goals without concern for outside opinion, but alas
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by jwingy 15y ago
As a guy, and a geek, I definitely find intelligence highly attractive (and I think most of you would agree with me). Since geeks will eventually inherit the earth, wouldn't it be advantageous to start teaching our women how they can get a
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by jwingy 15y ago
You can always download and install the latest kernels while keeping the older versions as backup. No need to worry about GRUB settings either as that's all handled when you install the kernel debian packages. Only caveat to this is you mi
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by jwingy 15y ago
Lobbying is disgusting - no matter who does it.
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by jwingy 15y ago
I'm currently doing a startup in Singapore and a lot of those points definitely ring true with my experiences so far (though I've only been here for about two months). I would argue two points though: - If you're really adventurous and will
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by jwingy 15y ago
Fighter pilots? Serious question...
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by jwingy 15y ago
I'm of the school of thought that anything is trainable, including programming, barring actual physical limitations. I think up to a point, even a low point, programming is something almost any average person can do. I think the brain has
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by jwingy 15y ago
Maybe the point is that, programming isn't all coding, but also talking, connecting, and relating with other people you're working with, working for, and those that you're building a product for. Growing as a person I think does help in tho
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by jwingy 15y ago
I hear Guinness is great on tap if temperature controlled properly. Like night and day from the bottle to the tap. Unfortunately I've only had the bottled version (and I find it ehhh).
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by jwingy 15y ago
I also agree that hours are bullshit. That being said, I wonder what are the measures for results? Do some people actually end up less productive because they feel the need to come up with something more tangible than say 'I helped a co-w
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by jwingy 15y ago
The problem is that even intelligent adults can be easily led astray without the proper information to arm themselves to make proper decisions. There's a lot of misinformation out there and pre-collegiate education isn't always up to snuff
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by jwingy 15y ago
Except there are few, if any original ideas. Two people who've never met can come up with the same idea. If anything, what's really the difference here is the level of risk the original "innovator" took versus the later "copycats". The fi
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by jwingy 15y ago
Unrelated comment, but the sidebar on that page sort of looks like a premature optimization...what's the purpose of making it hard to see? I didn't notice it was there until I accidentally moused over it. Can anyone explain the efficacy o
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by jwingy 15y ago
I almost wasn't sure if that was real or not till the front page changed to the guy with the big expression holding a white piece of paper with the words "CONTRACT" in large, dark, font. Well played.
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by jwingy 15y ago
+1 (TM now I guess) You could have four word phrases that are maybe only ~12 characters, which if there are only alphabetical characters in the password, are still very much crackable via GPU brute force ( http://mytechencounters.wordpress.
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by jwingy 15y ago
I agree that we don't, and maybe never will have a reformed patent system due to the massive influence lobbyists have over our politicians. In fact, this is probably the core reason for almost every problem we have in public policy today.
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by jwingy 15y ago
I personally don't care much that these people are wealthy or even able to evade paying as much taxes as we do. The problem I have, and the problem I think the author is trying to expose is that DUE to their wealth, these top 0.1% are able
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by jwingy 15y ago
Funny, there was an article earlier on HN arguing about the merits and usefulness of studying philosophy....and in a CS/AI context: http://chronicle.com/article/From-Technologist-to/128231/# Maybe I'm biased, but I tend to find the argume
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by jwingy 15y ago
I remember reading somewhere that Google's overarching policy is really a "scorched earth" policy where due to the "fuck you" money afforded them by their search business, they are able to offer services and products from which their compet
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by jwingy 15y ago
I completely agree with this sentiment (and I love The Alchemist). I think it's equally virtuous for someone who has little aspirations but to be happy with the life they've been given as it is for someone who wants to achieve a lot in his

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