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by kogus 3y ago
I worked with Delphi for several years, and it was the first IDE I used professionally. It was truly brilliant for developing Win32 and WinForms applications. I can honestly say that Delphi 5 was a better tool for building Windows apps th
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by kogus 4y ago
I just checked and sure enough, the clickable Goooooooooogle is still there at the bottom of search results, with ten clickable "o"s.
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by kogus 4y ago
When I see articles like this, I have this bet between Jeff Atwood and John Carmack in the back of my mind: https://blog.codinghorror.com/the-2030-self-driving-car-bet/
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by kogus 4y ago
Any time I come across Fodor guides, I think of the old Carmen Sandiego games. They used to include a Fodor guide, and the copy protection would be questions like "what is the third word on page 96". They were always enjoyable t
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by kogus 4y ago
Sounds like he feels UA is not going far enough. The UAT list of "forbidden courses" is pretty tame: https://web.archive.org/web/20221224074124/https://www.uaust... I also found this opinion p
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by kogus 4y ago
I mean, exponents can be fractions. Maybe it's x^1.2 faster? I think it is funny when advertisements claim that something is "a fraction of the price". You could literally raise prices and run such an ad, and be technicall
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by kogus 4y ago
Reminds me of the classic "how to write unmaintainable code": https://cs.fit.edu/~kgallagher/Schtick/How%20To%20Write%20Un... Especially this bit: Bedazzling Names Choose variable names with ir
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by kogus 4y ago
This reminds me of my own wacky idea for a line of fitness products: ordinary everyday items that are normal in every way except that they are intentionally designed to be physically challenging to use. For example, doors that require a lot
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by kogus 4y ago
I think it's important to distinguish between government censorship and corporate self-censorship. Almost nothing should be censored by the government. Almost anything can be censored by private parties (however cowardly such censors
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by kogus 4y ago
My first experience programming was with a LOGO turtle in third grade. I remember the lab full of Apple IIs, and the joy of PEN DOWN, UP 10, PEN UP style commands.
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How to Embrace Doing Nothing(theatlantic.com)
2 points by kogus 4y ago|1 comments
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by kogus 4y ago
Absolute idleness is both harder and more rewarding than it seems.
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by kogus 4y ago
This is timely- I happen to be reading Tai-Pan by James Clavell at the moment, which is a wonderful bit of historical fiction set at this time.
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by kogus 4y ago
If you are serious about writing code for non-profits, you might be interested in places like Zuri Group ( https://zurigroup.com/ ) or BrightVine ( https://www.brightvinesolutions.com/ ). I am in that space as
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by kogus 4y ago
TL;DR: We have no idea if they were real, and if they were what caused them, and it's ok to be unsure and inconclusive sometimes.
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by kogus 4y ago
I have a lot of problems with this article. Point 1: The industry is consolidating and might be price fixing. The author makes a leap from "ships got bigger" to "the industry consolidated" without establishing a real lin
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by kogus 4y ago
Currently on the iPhone, if your FaceID or TouchID fail repeatedly, you have the option to type in the passcode, which grants the same access. I'm not sure if the same is true on Android. I think the more general point is that "a
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by kogus 4y ago
In addition to the reasons you have listed, it would probably be a big headache to jump through accreditation hurdles, hire staff, find a physical location, and any number of other problems that would distract from the goals he has in mind.
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by kogus 4y ago
Cleopatra was closer to the moon landings them to the building of the pyramids!
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Firefox 100(mozilla.org)
49 points by kogus 5y ago|27 comments
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by kogus 5y ago
I think we have the first problem now anyway. And I have no problem with a tax code that gives a little friction to profligate consumerism. In any case, I don't think you need to worry about my idea becoming policy any time soon :)
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by kogus 5y ago
No, I do not. In fact, when it comes to income taxes, I object to the social gamesmanship + privacy invasion more than the actual amount. A solution I prefer would be a federal sales tax, combined with a Universal Basic Income. The UBI wo
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by kogus 5y ago
This is the real story, in my opinion. The income tax code in the United States boils down to: Here is a simple, large amount you owe. You can reduce it by: 1) changing your behavior in ways we like and 2) telling us everything about your
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by kogus 5y ago
I just searched for it, and it appears to be quite active. Walk down memory lane.
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by kogus 5y ago
If this is interesting to you, then you'll enjoy Raymond Chen's Old New Thing blog. https://devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/
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by kogus 5y ago
Better watch out for Lord Helmet and Spaceball One... (sorry, I couldn't help myself)
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by kogus 5y ago
I think that's a great question. I have always preferred a good cloth seat to leather. I suppose leather is easier to clean, but I can't think of any other meaningful advantages.
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Volvo to stop using leather in new cars by 2030(cnbc.com)
24 points by kogus 5y ago|42 comments
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by kogus 5y ago
One answer would be a federal sales tax, combined with a Universal Basic Income. The UBI would be equal to the amount of the tax on up to some minimum income level (say, 50k / year). In other words, everyone gets a monthly check that
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by kogus 5y ago
This is a great trick. It says something about RegEx syntax that matching a simple rule with a relatively clear expression is a major accomplishment.

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