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by larrik 8y ago
"97% of respondents said they practice agile in their organization" Yeah, they all SAY they practice agile, but a lot of them practice waterfall with agile naming conventions.
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by larrik 8y ago
"The result is the big four tech giants have a head start of 25 or more years in building their business models and laying their groundwork ahead of receiving serious scrutiny" Except that Google isn't quite 20, and Facebook
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by larrik 8y ago
The heat may be Intel, but the ventilation and cooling is all Apple. Maybe they shouldn't sacrifice performance for aesthetics and then advertise impossible performance.
544.
by larrik 8y ago
It's a lot more than that, actually. Not millions or anything, though.
545.
by larrik 8y ago
No they didn't. Some people use a modified client, but that's super risky for a lot of reasons.
546.
by larrik 8y ago
Unfortunately, their latest anti-cheat measures broke the ability to play on Wine. Guess no LoL for me anymore.
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by larrik 8y ago
You'd be surprised how often accountants run a company unofficially, and all the ways that it happens.
548.
by larrik 8y ago
Ah, but accountants don't measure productivity, only cost. It doesn't matter if it takes 3 times as long to ship your product, the only way they'd justify the higher cost of the office is if it meant cutting jobs.
549.
by larrik 8y ago
That's technically "years".
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by larrik 8y ago
[2014] Dirty Jobs did an episode there in 2012 (which is probably where Gizmodo got their inspiration from) http://www.tv.com/shows/dirty-jobs/onion-processor-2392294/
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by larrik 8y ago
I don't understand, shouldn't them not functioning as “investigative or law enforcement officers” expose them to more liability, not less ??
552.
by larrik 8y ago
The existing app already syncs, though. "Faster" we'll see. Integration is probably the main point.
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by larrik 8y ago
Open offices are cheaper, and they look a lot cooler than a bunch of hallways and closed doors (and certainly cooler than cubicles). They're gonna be hard to get rid of.
554.
by larrik 8y ago
It comes with Google Play's streaming music service too, though.
555.
by larrik 8y ago
Very true
556.
by larrik 8y ago
Fair point
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by larrik 8y ago
I think Linux has been the best developer platform for a long time.
558.
by larrik 8y ago
Adobe pricing hurts a ton when you are a casual user, though.
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by larrik 8y ago
I don't really see the racism slant the article is trying to paint all over this stupidity.
560.
by larrik 8y ago
Because it makes the bezel thicker than he wants.
561.
by larrik 8y ago
Did you read the article? All of that is in like the first paragraph.
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by larrik 8y ago
> If a person’s answers are clearly inflated and their claims of accomplishment seem exaggerated, take it as a red flag. I'm not convinced you can tell that as well as you think you can. > it's 99% certain that your next hir
563.
by larrik 8y ago
It's says the tenth anniversary is this July, which matches up with iOS, not Mac.
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by larrik 8y ago
Frankly, the in-app purchase style of free trials leaves a lot to be desired. For instance, it's not compatible with family accounts, so I can't buy a game via in-app purchase on my account for my kids to play on theirs. This mean
565.
by larrik 8y ago
"One party consent" is mostly to prevent your neighbors from tapping your phone. I think AI bots count in spirit.
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by larrik 8y ago
I'm not saying you're wrong, but that's not the kind of thinking the US government has historically used.
567.
by larrik 8y ago
"Many institutions boasted, in the admission season just ended, that they had received record numbers of applications. What most very carefully didn’t say was that record numbers of applicants are lining up to be accepted." I read
568.
by larrik 8y ago
The laws aren't for protecting the gamblers, they are for protecting the sport. The concern being that if gambling on sports is a real industry, then the outcomes of the games may get artificially "adjusted" by nefarious part
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by larrik 8y ago
I've been working from home for over 6 years, with young kids and a stay-at-home-wife the entire time. I wouldn't have it any other way. 1) You need a good chair. No, a good one. If it's not at least $500 new, then it'
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by larrik 8y ago
SoftBank is the one selling though, no?

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