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541.
by logn 12y ago
How can we let FBI agents get away with arresting people for using Subversion? That's hardly an investigation into facts... more like an investigation into only the first definition of words, along with a lot of jumping to conclusions.
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by logn 12y ago
Firefox is a giant ugly beast of code and it too has an overlord (albeit, a gentler one). And FF dev forums/tickets are not exactly joyous places, especially for non-Mozilla employees. If I had to contribute to an open source browser,
543.
by logn 12y ago
The historical FF record: https://areweslimyet.com/
544.
by logn 12y ago
Yes, I deleted my comment above shortly after leaving it because I figured it was a relevant discussion afterall unless I'm splitting hairs. (In the deleted comment I claimed this was all off topic to my original post).
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by logn 12y ago
> The US President has no authority to order firms to share data with the government. Only the FISA court can do that. Otherwise the NSA has to steal the data fair and square under EO 12333.
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by logn 12y ago
We've expanded the wording of such threats from terrorism and cyber warfare to now cyber crime . While I'm glad we're not weakening terminology for more serious threats, it's concerning that we're now asking fo
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by logn 12y ago
The Java code ends up being different in subtle ways. Exemplified by this: static int x[] = new int[1]; public static void main1(String[] args) { x[1] = grow() ? 10 : 20; //array index out of bounds! } public stati
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by logn 12y ago
The feverish downvoting is in response to the low-content posts. From the current downvotes I think the only opinion wanting to be heard is that we need better quality comments.
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by logn 12y ago
For some cases. But static methods can be easier to unit test. But if you're concerned enough about performance to care about minute bytecode details (intended audience of the article), I think ease of testing is a lower priority.
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by logn 12y ago
Just a word of caution: in interviewing be sure to frame your reason for leaving as only that you were deceived as to the product the hiring manager develops. It would hurt you if people view you as a person who quits when things get boring
551.
by logn 12y ago
If you'd like to work some magic on the project linked in my profile, I might cut you in on revenue if you can design and manage implementation of a product with $0 budget and no coding time from me. Sounds like a crappy deal for you e
552.
by logn 12y ago
I don't really disagree with you too much except that lobbying is relevant when considering regulatory capture. And if you want hard numbers to analyze the impact of lobbying, you're not going to get it, because lobbyists have lob
553.
by logn 12y ago
> VERY researched Except for double-blind placebo controlled trials, which are apparently unethical. ... in addition to the article here which casts doubt on all drug research.
554.
by logn 12y ago
> If you have a simple method implementation that does not depend on instance state, it is a good idea to make it static, for both maintainability and performance reasons. Carrying around the class instance just to make the virtual call
555.
by logn 12y ago
I'm pointing out that pharma can either be treated like every other company and held to similar standards or they can act like scientists if they want mandated use of their products. And yes, pharma does lobby for laws to mandate vacci
556.
by logn 12y ago
> Affero LGPL Yes, just the other day I was thinking over licensing options and realized this was needed too. The common way around it is to just grant an exception like Mongo did with their driver. Also, the Java world has been granting
557.
by logn 12y ago
I can't think of many industries pushing for laws to force you to ingest their product. Eating McDonald's is not a prerequisite for admittance to pre-school.
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by logn 12y ago
Yes, Sriracha is actually cheaper than the generics I see. The generics try to sell a smaller size bottle for a lower price but $/ounce it's more expensive. I don't think protecting the name is that important. Rightly they&#x
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by logn 12y ago
> If you're not sufficiently committed to be willing to move somewhere else for 3-4 months, ... Then you might be older than 30. I don't blame YC at all; I'd do it the same way. However, lots of the industry's demands
560.
by logn 12y ago
You're a maintenance programmer. And a C++ one at that. That's a hard job. I think you've been trying the live up to the standard of people in the JavaScript/valley bubble where each week a new NPM module comes out that&
561.
by logn 12y ago
I worked at a mega software corp. We used perforce. Everyone used the main GUI client or an IDE plugin. You're over-thinking perforce. It's like using Windows. Even power users use the GUI.
562.
by logn 12y ago
You might find a lawyer who will work on contingency. This is probably small time but you might find a young attorney to write some stern letters. Also each state has a set amount of interest that applies to unpaid invoices if no other fees
563.
by logn 12y ago
If you like Star Trek engine noise, you'll like my app, a desktop Java app: http://sourceforge.net/projects/applpi/
564.
by logn 12y ago
I think doctors will need to get over these ethical issues before immunization could ever be compulsory. It's just as unethical to force a treatment that's not been properly tested on a population, as it is to not expose them to t
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by logn 12y ago
Wakefield was one of your own and VAERS takes reports from the medical community. Vaccine rates are pretty high. If they're effective then they should be effective for the 90%+ people taking them. Meanwhile Ebola with >50% mortality
566.
by logn 12y ago
> several vaccines have been taken off the market This is what I mean by atrocious record. Not with vaccines specifically, but looking across all medications. Anyhow if you can point me to double-blind placebo controlled studies on all t
567.
by logn 12y ago
Few studies on vaccinations are properly controlled for side effects or efficacy. And they mostly just compare their product to an older one and to vaccines for different diseases. Additionally, they are shielded from liability in the US. P
568.
by logn 12y ago
Peter Thiel has replaced one flawed institution with another. College works mostly because it gives you prestige and connections. Thiel's fellowships work on the same level. If you want to skip college and start a business, then do it.
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by logn 12y ago
How closely are developers managed? Is it like a traditional company or is it more like contributing to any other open source project?
570.
by logn 12y ago
The 1st Amendment applies to states via the 14th Amendment. I don't get why states and counties are allowed to have religious laws. Of course, it's a long standing double standard that Christian laws are allowed. I'd hope if

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