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by mgbmtl 10y ago
As I said, I'm not talking about the basics, but more especially for field-specific terminology, comments, etc. I agree with you, but the example you gave is more common than you think. We tend to over-estimate people's language s
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by mgbmtl 10y ago
Say you're implementing a field-specific solution, do you use the US English term or the term that's written on the users know? (specs, documentation, etc) If another developer comes on board, will their English be fluent enough t
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by mgbmtl 10y ago
It makes an outbound connection. It's a real website, managed by the IANA (Internet Assigned Numbers Authority).
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by mgbmtl 10y ago
Not to mention, that before buying my Dell XPS 15 (at the time) in order to run Debian, I mostly relied on Arch's documentation to know if it was a good purchase or not, and what wifi chipset to choose :)
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by mgbmtl 10y ago
I'm confused by your comment. Why would you have to re-install your OS because of a problem with X? X doesn't typically save a configuration, it doesn't keep a registry, etc. Its settings get regenerated when it boots. Maybe
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by mgbmtl 10y ago
Economics vs speech. The US sends people to jail if they break laws with regards to the economy (if you're on the wrong side of the status quo), whereas Russia sends people to jail if they philosophically disagree with the status quo.
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by mgbmtl 10y ago
Russia requires that Russian citizens (even those living abroad more than 6 months per year) declare their foreign bank accounts. Linkedin private conversations are a good way to investigate if they are having undeclared revenue from anothe
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by mgbmtl 10y ago
It wasn't a physical data breach, so I don't think it would make much of a difference. Presumably, it's a way to force Linkedin (and others) to have a subsidiary in Russia (legal entity), which can then be sued if there are p
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by mgbmtl 10y ago
Presumably you mean: "don't send requests [for new features] out of the blue"? I would add: if you do, don't expect the maintainer to merge it. Once it's merged, it becomes their technical debt. Nonetheless, as a ma
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by mgbmtl 10y ago
csipsimple on Android
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by mgbmtl 10y ago
I would say it definitely contributes to "decision fatigue".
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by mgbmtl 10y ago
With Fido in Quebec, I pay 15$/month for 3GB on a data-only plan. I run my phone (voice calls) over SIP (using VoIP.ms) for less than 5$/month. VoIP.ms also does SMS. I wouldn't recommend it to someone who uses voice calls a
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by mgbmtl 10y ago
I agree, although it helps lower the barrier to entry, so that 99% might become 95% or 90%. More than a few times, I showed people a few simple tricks in the Inspector. They felt empowered and it encouraged some of them to continue digging
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by mgbmtl 10y ago
You can usually tell by the very few people willing to maintain the code/feature. Some of it has layers upon layers of duct tape.
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by mgbmtl 10y ago
That comment/summary makes a good point about Walmart. Also not mentioned, is growing wealth disparity / shrinking middle class...
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by mgbmtl 10y ago
As far as I know, they are one of the few big media outlets to support https. So yes, this should have been done earlier, but kudos to them for pioneering this in their field and for publishing a short instruction manual for whoever else is
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by mgbmtl 10y ago
There are constant references on forums to how they want to move away from XUL, for both Firefox and Thunderbird. XUL works, but I feel like very people are able to improve the guts of XUL, and that can be a huge risk for the future of the
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by mgbmtl 10y ago
In Quebec, 24 hour time has changed from being a nerd thing, to being the standard way of saying time. That's how the media pronounces time, how people write it down, etc. As others have mentioned, cell phones probably have something t
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by mgbmtl 10y ago
Interesting paper on the falling pricing of transit (2010) : http://drpeering.net/white-papers/Internet-Transit-Pricing-H... On the other hand, I understand transit is a commodity, but not sure I want to see what happe
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by mgbmtl 10y ago
The links usually expire after 24 hours (attack window), if unused. Loading the page without clicking does not invalidate the link. I agree this is not highly secure. It's basically one notch above sending cleartext passwords by email
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by mgbmtl 10y ago
Drupal (and WordPress, if I recall correctly) invalidate immediately. Considering reset links are sent in plain text by email, it's a good way to test whether the link has been used by someone else. Besides, it would be an odd security
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by mgbmtl 10y ago
She doesn't openly advocate corruption. If you seek leadership in your organization and that leader openly advocates corruption, then that's a clear red flag. For the rest, trust due process and facts. ps: I'm Canadian, I cou
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by mgbmtl 10y ago
Certainly no angel, but doesn't promote hate either. Absence of hail is not sunshine.
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by mgbmtl 10y ago
For those like me who were wondering: Compose is a "Database as a service" company (hosting, scaling, consulting) for various databases (mysql, postgresql, mongodb, rethink, elastic, etc).
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by mgbmtl 10y ago
I think there's an analogy to be made with the FCC (and non-US equivalents). IoT consumer devices are not general purpose devices. They are mass-produced and serve a specific purpose. They should be certified and accountable in a way.
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by mgbmtl 10y ago
In other words, it's a service management layer for Linux. Before it, init scripts were mostly a bunch of duct tape (start a daemon and hope it doesn't crash). Some could argue it was more flexible, some could argue that it was a
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by mgbmtl 10y ago
It can be annoying when typing in a Cyrillic-based language (and presumably other alphabets), especially when it's not your native language. It's also rather annoying for kids who are learning to type. Just saying, as an ex-n900 u
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by mgbmtl 10y ago
Most people run the modem/router combo that their ISP provides them. The ISP can flash that modem remotely to upgrade it to IPv6. As far as I know, that's how Comcast in the US managed to deploy ipv6 massively. It often surprised
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by mgbmtl 10y ago
The first item you mention seems like a governance issue that can be addressed. I'm in Canada, and there are zoning regulations and five-year development guidelines, and that's it. Promoters can ask to derogate from the plan and p
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by mgbmtl 10y ago
Interesting article, different point of view for sure, but I have a bit of trouble with sentences such as: "More housing would mean lower rent and a bigger economy" : I'm all for increasing density (up to European equivalents

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