larrymcp

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by larrymcp 11y ago
I noticed this same phenomenon with all three of the auto-syncing cloud storage services I tested: Apple's iCloud, Google Drive, and Microsoft's SkyDrive. During testing, all three of those services incorrectly deleted files when
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by larrymcp 11y ago
Just out of curiosity, did you call Comcast to ask them about the problem? I would think you'd want to see if they could repair something to get the speed up to 150 Mbps.
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by larrymcp 11y ago
YES, yes a thousand times yes! I read stuff on here to try to keep up-to-date on new things... but frequently it doesn't work because I can't even understand the vocabulary . Then I'll even try to look up the meaning of an
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by larrymcp 11y ago
At first I thought I was a great dev because my boss routinely praises me as an unqualified genius and savior of the company! And this is like 2 to 3 times a week. But then I jump on HN and read all the "Signs you're a bad develo
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by larrymcp 11y ago
The documentary is really well-made, very interesting to watch. http://www.pbs.org/tpt/slavery-by-another-name/watch/
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by larrymcp 11y ago
What's the strategy for making sure the database is preserved in the event of a power failure? Would be interested in seeing references that document this issue. I'm surprised the article didn't cover this question.
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by larrymcp 11y ago
I've been full-stack since the 80's, baby! Most of the jobs I've held have been in small businesses where the IT staff is just a few people. I'm very productive, but the trade-off I've made is to be the "jack
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by larrymcp 11y ago
A few more years from now, people are going to ask about web pages from 2015: "why did everybody's blog have light grey text on a white background everywhere? They must have had excellent visual acuity back in 2015"
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by larrymcp 11y ago
> phone maker advertising that their phone lasts 6 years without needing replacing And you know what, phones actually do last 6 years without needing replacing. All they'd have to do is simply point that out. heh
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by larrymcp 11y ago
Thanks: I too visited this comments page specifically looking for clarification! Yep, saved me some time and a little head-scratching since I couldn't glean the background info on Internet.org by reading this site.
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by larrymcp 12y ago
* hackers' assets
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by larrymcp 12y ago
Oh yes, there are definitely books that deal with this: I highly recommend "Don't Make Me Think" by Steve Krug. Quite an engaging, useful read, and it is well-reviewed on Amazon. http://www.amazon.com/Dont-M
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by larrymcp 12y ago
At work, we all actually joke openly about this and I think it helps to know that everybody feels that insecurity to some degree or other. All week long you'll hear self-deprecating remarks like: "Oops, I suppose that bug exposes
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by larrymcp 12y ago
Yeah Roundcube's look definitely needs some help. Last year I did choose Roundcube for our webmail, but I spent several days altering its appearance so that it would look semi-professional. I started with their new theme called "
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by larrymcp 12y ago
Lots and lots of typos in this article. I eventually clicked off because it was getting too distracting. I would suggest to the author that proper grammar and punctuation is even more important than typography.
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by larrymcp 12y ago
I enjoyed "Must multitask by helping answering phones" too.
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by larrymcp 12y ago
I have in fact noticed that most of my friends are more honest than me. Everybody seems generally more candid, more honorable, more trustworthy than myself. So I can see the day coming where I'm gonna have to face the facts and admit
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by larrymcp 12y ago
Haven't taken a vacation in about three years. It hasn't occurred to me to do so! Love my job so much.
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by larrymcp 12y ago
You know, it's funny but reading the EC2 forums you see several occasions where Amazon does reboot instances automatically after a failure. I recall several posts where a customer asked a question along the lines of "Why did my
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by larrymcp 12y ago
Haha, yeah when I saw the stock photos of the Tina Fey lookalike and the hipster bearded IT manager, I said "okay, um this part of the site doesn't appear to be targeted at me".