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by magoon 9y ago
I think this is a misunderstanding. Microsoft didn’t ask IBM something for logging users in in the DOS days. They wanted a way to reset via the keyboard. IBM provided that with Crtl-Alt-Del. Windows didn’t use this for anything until NT in
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by magoon 9y ago
With few exceptions, don't take a counter-offer.
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by magoon 9y ago
Spammers will never find a way around this.
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by magoon 9y ago
Could you imagine a neighbor going around checking everybody’s window and door locks?
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by magoon 9y ago
I don't know many programmers that don't. Strange.
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by magoon 9y ago
I know this is going to be unpopular, but my family spends more on the Haagen Dazs because it's one of the only actual real ice creams without the guar gum and other fillers. I looked at the ingredients of so many brands in the grocery
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by magoon 9y ago
I was hoping to never hear the term "phablet" again.
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by magoon 9y ago
Can you just open a new window as a "workspace" and have tabs within that window?
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by magoon 9y ago
Not an attendee. However, a client hired several older people who rejuvenated their careers with coding bootcamps and I find them to be extremely competent developers. Recommend.
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by magoon 9y ago
I do not agree with the trend of disclosing income to recruiters. It can only serve to harm your prospects. I know some people that are closer to retirement age who realize that they may not find a new job making what they were previously m
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by magoon 9y ago
The best feature of vim is its ubiquity; I feel at home on almost any computer. I find myself shying away from anything too specialized that could become a crutch, maybe to my detriment.
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by magoon 9y ago
It still needs to compete with a $35k-ish sedan, which will have a driver display and power liftgate.
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by magoon 9y ago
In the early 2000s IBM asked a lot of people to go full-time WFH so that they could lower their real-estate footprint and consolidate offices.
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by magoon 9y ago
Not dissimilar, but I wouldn't put them in the same league. U2 was added as a purchased album to iTunes accounts.
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by magoon 9y ago
Another unmemorable, ambiguous product name from Microsoft. This one actually contains "Laptop" -- maybe the next will be "Surface Computer"?
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by magoon 9y ago
Containers compartmentalize runtimes with their dependencies, eliminate library and version conflicts. That's just one benefit.
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by magoon 9y ago
no, it's the OS services that are dockerized. so your containers won't be docker inside docked.
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by magoon 9y ago
So much time spent optimizing my system to provide as much "conventional memory" so I could run a performant BBS in 640K, with all the drivers and such. It's hard to imagine now.
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by magoon 10y ago
Microsoft convinced IBM to use a single message queue despite protest from IBM. Perhaps they were purposely sabatoging the effort, as they clearly wanted their 386 fork (which became Windows NT) to have the upper hand.
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by magoon 10y ago
Microsoft and IBM co-wrote OS/2 initially, then Microsoft unveiled Windows using a lot of the ideas they came up with together. Classic Microsoft! When they split, IBM kept the 286 fork (which became 2.0) while Microsoft kept the 386 f
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by magoon 10y ago
That's just a misleading label on the 1 bootable disk to start the installer itself. You really do need many of the other 20+ disks to install the OS. I had this exact set of floppies.
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by magoon 10y ago
Uber is a broker. Uber can't guarantee service.
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by magoon 10y ago
With airlines pissing so many people off you'd think the trains would be catering to customers. Instead, they are just using the excuse to be frustrating and expensive. Take Amtrak from NYC (Penn Station) to D.C. and you'll unders
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by magoon 10y ago
This scheme could be economical, reliable, and (finally) a great use for airships besides overhead stadium camera angles. The airships, themselves, could even be drones.
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by magoon 10y ago
My local train station has electric charger spots. Teslas never charge, they just use it for premium parking.
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by magoon 10y ago
There will never be a better time. If you're lucky enough to fail quickly, and have learned from it, then dust that dirt off your shoulder and try again
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by magoon 10y ago
How much of the 5x was from proper CDN usage? Given that we can all expect a CDN to dramatically benefit delivery time, I would be interested in seeing these kinds of posts with obvious wisdom omitted.
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by magoon 10y ago
The real problem could be lost in translation of "skills were too far above." I've found that a lot of coders over-engineer simple components in a way that gets in the way. An example would be writing an entire module for wra
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by magoon 10y ago
This will benefit us all through weather prediction/alert apps. They're already somewhat useful, but this could really drive pinpoint accuracy for outdoor events and recreation.
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by magoon 10y ago
I've Got $50

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