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by mikescar 14y ago
Very well said. The media generally doesn't specify and inter-relate the problems or state them as plainly. Having a gigantic drug war going on right across the US border in Mexico is a crazy thing to begin with. Add to that it's about owni
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by mikescar 14y ago
You're reading entirely too much into minor points.
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by mikescar 14y ago
Nothing complex about this--it's a time-saving measure. Obviously there will be plenty of people sifting through this data, and we are free to rely on them to do so. You don't have to do everything yourself and find every data problem inter
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by mikescar 14y ago
Let's not get ahead of ourselves by describing ways to counteract current 2012 destructive technologies with technology that "will probably be trivial" to implement in 2112.
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by mikescar 14y ago
I've witnessed enough weird ketamine trips to hope nobody close bothers with it again. It's too sketchy and has a wide variety of effects on people, depending on your brain chemistry. It can produce sedation, or very fast anti-depressant ef
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by mikescar 14y ago
Wow, that's cool. Clearly a guy with a love for the art. I'd be interested to hear how this approach works out for him and the breakdown of his project offers once he's been at it a while.
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by mikescar 14y ago
>> Or is this referring to the fact that I can't have shared variables at all, so I can't cache super common data structures in a local piece of RAM? This isn't true. You can store variables in APC and they are available in local RA
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by mikescar 14y ago
Yes, and then you get down to the Kaazing sales pitch, where a diagram shows your packets just going out to the Internet, and there's no longer any management to do on the client. A well written article otherwise though. I appreciated the r
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by mikescar 14y ago
Or stated in another way: just do something you love and aim high. The author lists a lot of good points but it boils down to "keeping it real" and keeping your friends, family, and personal life at arm's reach. "Avoiding Depression While N
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by mikescar 14y ago
Not to mention this was federal stimulus funding. I love West Virginia, and there is so much more important the state government could do with this kind of money if they're going to take it outside of "Homeland Security". As in, better heal
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by mikescar 14y ago
A router that can handle 5-30 clients at current internet speed standards within a library setting. Yes, bigger installations could benefit from a $20k router, but the vast majority of these routers are a complete waste of money in WV outsi
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by mikescar 14y ago
I really wish I had taken this track back in the day. OP, listen to kls...now that you've seen how this can go you will really be a lot stronger when you negotiate your next job. There's different kinds of options available too, but unless
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by mikescar 14y ago
Very well said. I agree with your point that governments aren't great at allocating resources, and should concentrate on the basics. I disagree with the sidebar that it's mostly Democrats trying to take our money. Both parties do it, just w
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by mikescar 14y ago
"West Virginia Homeland Security chief Jimmy Gianato, who's leading the state broadband project, defended the $24 million router purchase last week, saying the devices "could meet many different needs and be used for multiple applications."
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by mikescar 14y ago
The screencast lessons are great as well...for me well worth the cost. Nice job Michael. I was surprised to see so few video views for these links.
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by mikescar 14y ago
It's probably not a waste of time creating a graph that might increase understanding and create better questions?
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by mikescar 14y ago
Why ban API use by applications? Wouldn't that kill a large part of Facebook's valuation? Users can turn email off for all or individual apps, and people could only add apps which use their information more responsibly. I'm not a FB user, a
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by mikescar 14y ago
Agreed, check out Toastmasters. They have schedules built around working 9-5ers and you'll get better feedback than public officials could possibly offer. No need to waste anyone's time on the public dime so you can practice talking to peop
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by mikescar 14y ago
> But they don't necessarily support a resignation or firing. Thompson's other problem is that he has not made any friends (and for the wrong reasons)(patents, rebuffing Loeb, plan-less layoffs). In my view (as a Yahoo shareholder and u
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Help Us Create the Ultimate Cheat Sheet: 10 Rules for Starting a Small Business(hive.slate.com)
1 points by mikescar 14y ago|0 comments
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RIM Promises BlackBerry Developers Will Earn at Least $10,000 Per App (allthingsd.com)
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by mikescar 14y ago
Or, you have two more realistic options: - Present the coupon when settling the bill - Let your server know upfront that you will tip against the price before the coupon. And then do it.
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by mikescar 15y ago
Yes, this is completely obnoxious. > I’m hoping that you don’t save all of your files on your desktop like my dad does. > recent @swarthmore grad. Dude, get over yourself. Don't present an opportunity to toot your own horn as 'helpi
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by mikescar 15y ago
Salient point: > There is way too much to do at Yahoo! for Thompson to be playing a game of chicken with Loeb over a proxy fight now.
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Hypocritical Yahoo Says Icahn Fit to Serve as Director But Loeb Isn't (forbes.com)
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by mikescar 15y ago
I think the parent's point is that if that's how you're going to roll, it can count as a negative. There's a difference between breaking functionality, and not providing new features until it's ready. Google Plus is not marketed as a beta p
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by mikescar 15y ago
> The American auto bailout was a purely political play to save the unions who supported the Democrats. Are you kidding? http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1208/16740.html
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by mikescar 15y ago
"DEAR FRIEND IN GOD, ... I HAVE BEEN ASKED TO DISPURSE A LARGE FUND OF 2 FILES WITH 11 INSERTIONS, 3 DELETIONS." Epic pull requests indeed.
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by mikescar 15y ago
What's the point? Either pay the $100, or don't. How much cash money Apple has is orthogonal to how the developer program is structured. Maybe the $100 fee has benefits for gatekeeping purposes, but that's a separate evaluation and discussi
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by mikescar 15y ago
Respect for Ira Glass to so totally and transparently own the problem. He's not blaming anyone but himself, and by devoting his next show to this topic, is demonstrating more integrity than what we have come to expect. The public deserves n

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