kevin_bauer

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by kevin_bauer 12y ago
Technical documentation is hard, really hard. It's easier to explain what not to do. Some suggestions: - It's no prose, so don't try to be arty. - Keep it short! - When in doubt, drop it. - Use simple words. Not ev
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by kevin_bauer 12y ago
Maybe we should change <a href="..."> to <google="...">. or insert a google-search into the href-url!
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Ask HN: Mantle: Another AMD screw-up in the making?
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by kevin_bauer 13y ago
That example just shows, how easy it is to be scamed. No matter how smart and how much of an expert you are, you still may be vulnerable from an totally unsuspected angle. Don't ridicule someone who "deserved" it because of h
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by kevin_bauer 13y ago
I beg to differ! As the NSA-debacle shows, it takes my right away to a) ensure there's no backdoor, b) the software i get does exactly what was promised and c) in a way and quality as advertised. Furthermore take a look at the "US
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by kevin_bauer 13y ago
If your freedom/rights takes the freedom/rights of others away, what may you argue about, if your freedom/rights is also taken away? Because something might be inconvenient to you, it doesn't make it automatically wrong.
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by kevin_bauer 13y ago
Interesting! The last time i looked, almost 100% of all compiled software of the linux-franchise was gcc-compiled, even a large portion of iOS and android software is gcc-compiled, and it doesn't stop there! Furthermore which compiler-
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by kevin_bauer 13y ago
Sadly journalism these days means more often to copy press-releases and exaggerate dumb statements, then to dive into a subject and getting to the bottom of it. In this case 1% of 7-8 billion are roughly ~ 70-80 million people, which holds
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by kevin_bauer 13y ago
"Hell, No!, Never! ... or so, were my first thoughts, because aren't we brainwashed into thinking that's the way how the market works? But on second thought: maybe he isn't so of the tangent. How many games did i buy, bu
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by kevin_bauer 13y ago
I guess, the "another backdoor" proposal will go very well in Europe, where most citizens are just static about americas view on privacy and respect for constitutional rights. Way to go, maybe the W3C will finally get Europe and t