m3talridl3y

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by m3talridl3y 11y ago
If emacs expects 3 modifier keys, and emacs is wildly popular with programmers, then why hasn't someone made a keyboard with the windows key renamed and remapped to the missing meta key?
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by m3talridl3y 11y ago
And they say there isn't a bubble. This is a company operating in an already crowded space (aren't there like 50 companies doing local food delivery now?), with no proof of customer base, doing something that is literally more wor
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by m3talridl3y 11y ago
First, make note of the error message. Just kidding, you just get the "white page of death" with no error message. Good luck.
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by m3talridl3y 11y ago
You don't find it useful in ruby or javascript?
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by m3talridl3y 11y ago
The real question he was asked is: "Did you have access to computer science materials before applying. Prove it by solving these trivia."
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by m3talridl3y 11y ago
A real programmer has more than one machine at their disposal. :)
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by m3talridl3y 11y ago
> Triple byte. > Not word aligned. > My hardcore c programmer in me is freaking out.
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by m3talridl3y 11y ago
Ludicrous. This guy actually believes that anyone on his team really chose to work there for reasons other than income, references, and perhaps a challenging problem or two?
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by m3talridl3y 11y ago
Just like many programmers fail at FizzBuzz, many interviewers have no business conducting interviews. Also remember that these practices will continue until someone educates them. So, the next time you're given 45 minutes to code up a
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by m3talridl3y 11y ago
Interesting, so I should pretend to be very in-demand to game your interview process. Good to know.
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by m3talridl3y 11y ago
I'd live to see Bash, in a terminal emulator that isn't terrible, with a working .bashrc file, on windows. Sadly they just don't get it.
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by m3talridl3y 11y ago
It's really that easy. Pick your favorite software that happens to have broken SSL certs (such as RVM as of a few months ago), and tell them to install it. If they balk a the prospect of disabling SSL cert checking on the wget command,
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by m3talridl3y 12y ago
What do you mean by limit? Shelf space?
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by m3talridl3y 12y ago
Dick pics are seen as a source of humor in our culture. "Can they see my pu *" would be more effective.
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by m3talridl3y 12y ago
Someone needs to build a "spartan" college. Use the cheapest construction materials+. No sports teams++. No extracurricular activities+++. No degrees that aren't in STEM.++++ + - Does the round glass section contribute to lea
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by m3talridl3y 12y ago
And ironically they pay way more in taxes building excessively large public transit systems.
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by m3talridl3y 12y ago
Actually, it would be career suicide to say that there are no benefits to immigration. Let's say that you're a "leading economist". You answer the question "Is immigration a net benefit or a net detriment to <fir
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by m3talridl3y 12y ago
They why aren't they trying to market diesels to those of us who were born less than half a century ago..?
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by m3talridl3y 12y ago
Maybe there's some obscure federal law prohibiting cameras inside the actual buildings? Who knows...
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by m3talridl3y 12y ago
"Wanted: Someone with the time-management skills to get to the top 10% of developers. Must be willing to show up for 8 rounds of on-site interviews and be prepared for deep philosophical discussions on the merits of mergesort."
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by m3talridl3y 12y ago
We should just let the math gender gap go until it counteracts the gender gap in STEM employment.
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by m3talridl3y 12y ago
It's definitely still the best mayonnaise-themed database out there.
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by m3talridl3y 12y ago
Beautiful.
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by m3talridl3y 12y ago
My solution has been to have multiple computers at my desk. Windows for "serious work" (like playing music, youtube videos), and a text-only linux machine (well, a fullscreened terminal emulator, I need the GUI for clipboard funct
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by m3talridl3y 12y ago
Floppy disks actually provide a rather pleasant form factor. It's large enough to feel meaningful, wide enough to not get lost between other objects, flat enough to be included in a binder with printed material. The only downsides are
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by m3talridl3y 12y ago
Nothing will keep you from getting hacked by a determined government, but using Apache/PHP isn't exactly trying to make their life difficult. But at least they didn't use Ruby on Rails. :P
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by m3talridl3y 12y ago
I've been working on a tiny little project for 3 weeks now. Because of crushing technical debt that management doesn't support refactoring, it will take me a whole morning to load the project into my brain. Too bad I haven't