meesterdude

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by meesterdude 12y ago
I'd argue "hollywood" and media companies are significantly bloated as is, and slimming down would only be in consumers best interests. They have so much money they don't know what to do with it all. They charge $80&#x2F
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by meesterdude 12y ago
Another example: hulu plus still shows ads. I'd happily pay for hulu but not if it means I still have to watch their ads. Classic corporate double-dip. Fuck that, and fuck hulu.
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by meesterdude 12y ago
I tried to rent an HD movie (the family man (hey, its the holidays)) on amazon but was told my device (27-inch imac) is not "compatible". Super WTF. A torrented version gives me none of that BS. And its free. Piracy is mostly a ma
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by meesterdude 12y ago
Actually, there is a difference between hosting the files and just linking to them, and is by no means a "minor technical difference". Although to be fair I think it was done not only to increase portability but also to decrease l
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by meesterdude 12y ago
there are only so many waking hours in the day. If you want to read articles and books that time has to come from somewhere else, or be doing while you do something already (like use the bathroom). Also you need a system, that's NOT yo
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by meesterdude 12y ago
they need a new API to manipulate nested DOM elements in the web browser? Maybe they're doing more like making each comment atomic so you can dig deep into nests, but at the surface adding such a toggle would be a very trivial thing to
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by meesterdude 12y ago
wow, this is great! I definitely have always fallen into the "slow" camp. Though I've always considered it more a matter of being careful and with purpose, and not being haphazard. Quality over quantity. Painting a wall is ea
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by meesterdude 12y ago
awesome! this sounds like a great philosophical fork of docker, I'm excited to see this grow.
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by meesterdude 12y ago
Rails isn't going away, as there are plenty of sites on the internet that use it. Everything I build is in rails, and i like it that way. And it makes my life pretty awesome, and is enjoyable to work with. I really can't complain.
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by meesterdude 12y ago
I was thinking something similar. If they were to materially invest in Linux (specifically help in it's sore spots) I would be able to forgive them. If they were just a positive force in software as a whole and made everything they tou
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by meesterdude 12y ago
ah-ha! it was Phusion all along. very clever marketing efforts. I wish they could have traded on just the facts, but it's clear they got more buzz taking this path. Kudos to them!
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by meesterdude 12y ago
This is great news, and this new Microsoft that seems to be emerging (albeit late to the party) is a welcome change of direction. But lets not kid ourselves. It's still Microsoft. In my eyes, they have one of the worst track records an
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by meesterdude 12y ago
TBH i didn't know it was for active discussion. It's been purely Q&A in my experience, and I'm OK with that. I think other places, like here, or reddit, better facilitate more freeform discussion. Although I do agree I&#x
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by meesterdude 12y ago
Hrm. It's hard to say that your good example isn't better than the bad. but equally, as an upcoming programmer one should be aware of options, pitfalls, and also attitudes of programmers and how to balance them against their own e
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by meesterdude 12y ago
This. Light from below is unnatural. Also, I think this generally would confuse users. I visit at 10AM it looks one way, I visit at 3PM it looks another, and I have no idea why as a user. Even if you paired it with other elements, you'
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by meesterdude 12y ago
> People seem to be tolerating Windows 8 "flat" design, though, and that is pretty much a nightmare for usability as far as I'm able to discern. FWIW, usability is being able to do something with as little thought or confu
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Excellent Project Documentation(github.com)
2 points by meesterdude 14y ago|0 comments
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by meesterdude 14y ago
There is also "People Skills: How to Assert Yourself, Listen to Others, and Resolve Conflicts" and several other books that cover this topic. And no, the title does not fail to deliver.
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by meesterdude 14y ago
kids are people. people are kids. People are just as out of control as kids are when it comes to dealing with their emotions or the emotions of others. You may need to make the implementation more sophisticated but the general theory is all
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by meesterdude 14y ago
You may also find "taming your outer child" to be beneficial. I came from a rather disruptive household, and this book is how I know now how to be a good parent and not pass that stuff on, and also to be a "fully functional" human being.
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by meesterdude 14y ago
active listening works with everyone when done correctly. If done incorrectly, it's horrible and blatantly manipulative. You reflect, not repeat. it's to indicate you're listening and done right is very natural and what gets people to talk
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by meesterdude 14y ago
Good communication is universal. Weather you are dealing with kids or coworkers the formula is often the same. Things like justify the emotion but not the behavior. "I understand you're upset that feature A is missing, but you do not need t
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by meesterdude 14y ago
It's helpful when dealing with emotional people, but is not strictly for dealing with emotions. The whole point of parroting is to repeat back to the person, in your own words, what they are saying in order to ensure both parties are on the
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Stay curious, learn anything.(gist.github.com)
2 points by meesterdude 14y ago|0 comments