mironathetin

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by mironathetin 11y ago
"The problem is that complex systems need complex design. " No. Complex systems need more thinking and refactoring until they are less complex.
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by mironathetin 11y ago
"I've generally found UML to be a complete waste of time." This!
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by mironathetin 11y ago
"So it seems in order to be independent from private influence, media has must depend on government funding." Public funding has nothing to do with government funding. Netzpolitik was indeed threatened, but not by public media. Pu
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by mironathetin 11y ago
This may be downvoted, as in the US private funding is an important source. But, in order to have an independent opinion, science and public media must not depend on private funding. In Germany we pay extra money to fund public media. Scien
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by mironathetin 11y ago
I think everybody is pissed. Just look at the message: They could not solve a technical problem, so they cheated. Every German engineer must be pissed. And everybody who has to explain, that this is not German industry standard. (at least I
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by mironathetin 11y ago
These two are not junior engineers. And I doubt that only two people knew about it. If Volkswagen developed diesel engines for the US market and problems arise to meet the requirements these problems have certainly not been solved in a dark
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by mironathetin 11y ago
I liked the sentence: """ She says that the biggest problem for many older people is “ageism, rather than the process of aging itself.” """ When I nowadays apply for jobs (I am 50), I start to experience this a
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by mironathetin 11y ago
Interesting. Did someone follow the link to the Macbook Air? It shows that the Mac battery lasts much longer than the Thinkpads. My impression is similar: my Thinkpads (back when IBM still labelled them) where down after 2 years. All Powerb
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by mironathetin 11y ago
No, we had a couple, but after the one we offered the job to finally let us know he wouldn't come, the whole shortlist had already found other opportunities.
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by mironathetin 11y ago
"I suspect that that might be a secret feature." Yes, agreed. It may also test, if you are really serious with your application. If you are, there will be a way to free some time. This goes both ways: companies blow time to interv
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by mironathetin 11y ago
Would that mean emission limits are set lower than technically achievable? Car manufacturers still provide more powerful cars every year. I always wondered, how they can claim their engines emit less while they get faster and faster. Everyb
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by mironathetin 11y ago
Indeed, great move. Although, judging upon the number of comments, no-one seems to care that much.
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by mironathetin 11y ago
Milk from cows? No. Causes many problems (lactose, cholesterol).
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by mironathetin 11y ago
"anecdotally, I have noticed drinking a substantial amount of water does keep the lights on" I only drink water in the morning, 1/2 - 1 litre. This replaces the loss during the night and I found out that I don't need any
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by mironathetin 11y ago
Sheldons should live alone!
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by mironathetin 11y ago
I also forgot to mention taxes and the price for a garage (100 per month). That should make the 500 more realistic. But as you wrote, these values vary very much depending on your location.
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by mironathetin 11y ago
Here are my numbers: Since I don't own a car any more and use public transport, I have 500 Euros a month more in my pocket. That does not account for the savings I need to buy a new car every few years. Only insurance, fuel and repairs
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by mironathetin 11y ago
"when is the last time you actually had fun driving your car" I usually have fun looking forward to driving a longer distance. Once I am in the car, stuck in the usual jam while trying to leave the city, the fun is gone. And it do
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by mironathetin 11y ago
I think the self driving car will finally be the death of the car. What's the point of owning a car, if you don't drive it? You are put out of control, the fun is gone, so why pay for it instead of using public transport? (I write
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by mironathetin 11y ago
Interesting, isn't it? I swim (since I was 13, that is > 37 years). I also don't train like a maniac any more but simply try to improve my style and keep my fitness. But I hardly meet anyone in the pool half my age who has the
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by mironathetin 11y ago
A Pattern Language is a gorgeous book. We are currently redesigning our home, and this is worth its weight in gold. I always had the notion though, the software pattern way was a misinterpretation of Alexanders ideas. Alexander doesn't
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by mironathetin 11y ago
<offtopic> Do you notice that this is the typical developer answer to bad software? I don't believe that anymore until I have the next version in my hand for a test (in case you might answer again, next version...). </off
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by mironathetin 11y ago
/* Native advertising, or just a couple people in the office who own Porches and really like the cars. Bias can be internal. They are nice cars. Mechanically ridiculous imho, but lots of people just like them. Some of those people writ
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by mironathetin 11y ago
" There have to be business models that allow the creativity of sites like XKCD, Reddit, SoundCloud, and Tumblr, to flourish. " There, in the last sentence is the relevant insight. But, sadly, here the post stops. I must admit, fo
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by mironathetin 11y ago
Couldn't agree more. In my last team, the 'frontman' was a cowboy coder, who solved management requests immediately. The amount of chaos he produced downstream was unbelievable. Back then I started to understand companies, wh
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by mironathetin 11y ago
"There is no water fountain at the Munich airport" True and not necessary. You may go to the restrooms and use the tap there. Sound a bit weird, but the water is as pure as everywhere else (make sure the tap is clean) and as the w
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by mironathetin 11y ago
"£400 won't get you a tiny one-room apartment without windows, that would be amazing! It'll get you a tiny windowless room," yes, they lived in rooms, not appartements indeed.
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by mironathetin 11y ago
Here in Germany, water is the best protected good that we have - maybe apart from beer :o) - and that is as it should be. It usually tastes good and I use it all the time (stopped buying bottled water long ago). In a bar or restaurant, tap
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by mironathetin 11y ago
Hahaha, confirmed. One of my nieces and a friend of our daughter studied in London. One of them didn't even have a window in her room and she still paid more than 400 Pounds a month.
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by mironathetin 11y ago
"I've dealt with too many managers like that to expend much energy on it anymore." You have many good points. And they match my experience. I'll try with less persistence.

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