kurttheviking

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by kurttheviking 10y ago
> "Consistent rendering size across browsers? Just fuck off." > This is probably your fault. As someone who has spent an embarrassing amount of time debugging kerning differences, line spacing, and obscure letter size differ
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by kurttheviking 10y ago
0.49 -- for me it helped to close my eyes and picture a random bit stream (0=d, 1=f) rather than try to force my hands to "act randomly"
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US Senate website says use HTTP instead of HTTPS(senate.gov)
173 points by kurttheviking 10y ago|127 comments
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by kurttheviking 10y ago
Or, a proper Land Value Tax[1] [1] http://www.economist.com/blogs/economist-explains/2014/11/ec...
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by kurttheviking 10y ago
As someone who dealt extensively with piles of legacy Python 2.7 code, I can wholeheartedly agree with this. If the "forced" 2-3 change would have occurred right away, I am certain my employer (at the time) would have forked Pytho
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by kurttheviking 11y ago
old link[1]? [1] http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:http://...
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by kurttheviking 11y ago
For those interested in this topic, the Harvard Law Review similarly provided a strong argument in favor of postal banking[1] which kicked off a series of other academic work [1] http://harvardlawreview.org/2014/02&#x2F
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by kurttheviking 11y ago
Gary, our conversations were insightful and sharp. I always enjoyed the cut of your jib -- you'll be missed. Enjoy your adventure!
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by kurttheviking 11y ago
+1 for RSS; I use digg reader[1] multiple times per day [1] https://digg.com/reader (edit for spelling mistake)
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by kurttheviking 11y ago
Yeah, one or more deployment accounts is the approach I've seen most "in the wild". Machine users[1] with tightly scoped access to a collection of repos. Access can then be managed through the relevant Read-only GitHub team.
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by kurttheviking 11y ago
Do this. Much of what the ACA is intended to do (we can debate its effect another day) is address low-income scenarios. Also, consider COBRA (and related state programs) as an intermediate step if available and necessary[1]. Dont' get
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by kurttheviking 11y ago
Same here...the client code probably has a dependency on GA loading.
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by kurttheviking 11y ago
The NAT thing is a miss from a product perspective and something few, if any, want to spend time managing. That said, there is a place for just using the NAT for software updates. For instance, if you're running Rethink -- or any self-
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by kurttheviking 11y ago
This. The pearls are in the essays too. While some may not appreciate the tenor, the underlying wisdom is applicable in any setting. Despite that fact, many will find some reason to ignore the wisdom. I did. Only later did I learn, that in
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by kurttheviking 12y ago
Unfortunately, I don't have any good quitting stories for you though I have quit jobs that sound like yours in the past. Some of the best words of wisdom I received about negative situations like this: "If it feels good to say it,
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by kurttheviking 12y ago
Find someone who you believe to be your equal (strength of skills he/she brings, intelligence, future potential) and treat them as your equal (50/50, same vesting schedule) -- you remain CEO. If you don't believe they are you
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A gallery view for Craigslist (using R)(r-de-jeu.blogspot.com)
1 points by kurttheviking 14y ago|0 comments
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Nginx does not play nicely with vary headers (plus suggested workarounds)(trac.nginx.org)
1 points by kurttheviking 15y ago|0 comments