mootothemax

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by mootothemax 17y ago
Terrifying stuff... and then two months later NATO pulls off operation Able Archer: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Able_Archer_83 A part of me rather likes the thought that if we're all going to perish, it's because of someone's cock-up.
1802.
by mootothemax 17y ago
Indeed. This is one list of near-misses I read earlier on in the week: http://www.nuclearfiles.org/menu/key-issues/nuclear-weapons/...
1803.
by mootothemax 17y ago
The report reveals that there were no actual temperatures left in the computer database when NASA/NCDC proclaimed 2005 as “THE WARMEST YEAR ON RECORD.” This sentence leaves me disinclined to continue reading the article. Is this going to
1804.
by mootothemax 17y ago
Yup, that was my exact reaction, even more disturbing after having read a couple of newspapers this morning and wondering quite what had changed so rapidly ;) A bit of a personal coincidence for me as well, don't know why but for some reaso
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by mootothemax 17y ago
I like SVN when working for various companies, as it's a hell of a lot easier to explain to some of the choice employees than Git. That said, I personally consider Git to be the far superior system if you invest the time learning how it w
1806.
by mootothemax 17y ago
The quotes say no such thing! Apparently this is evidence: While Apple values and appreciates vibrant public commentary about its products, we believe you and your company have crossed the line by offering a bounty for the theft of Apple's
1807.
by mootothemax 17y ago
I've seen houses covered in locks, and all the locks do is make me think that the owner must have lots of valuables inside if they have locks like that. I guess thieves must think the same thing.
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by mootothemax 17y ago
Theft and burglary are, in the vast majority of cases, crimes of opportunity. That's the only point I can think of that favours locking one's door. Otherwise, if you have something someone really, really wants to steal, they'll find a way.
1809.
by mootothemax 17y ago
Dear god, is this a common occurrence?
1810.
by mootothemax 17y ago
To be honest, the only time I've seen glob() used was with an outsourced code bomb that was written to delete all the code if a get variable (think it was delete_everything) was passed, presumably in case we didn't pay up. We paid, and surp
1811.
by mootothemax 17y ago
One of the main difficulties is obtaining a banking licence so that you can accept consumer deposits. Personally, I like Virgin's take on this; buy a small bank that already has a licence and go from there: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finan
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by mootothemax 17y ago
Wow, I like this a lot! Damned shame that it doesn't appear to work in Chrome though, which means I'll continue with OpenFlashChart for the time being. It has never ceased to amaze me quite how large an effect throwing a few pretty graphs i
1813.
by mootothemax 17y ago
I'm currently looking for decent VPS hosting, and am shocked at how cheap prgmr.com are; what have your experiences been like with them?
1814.
by mootothemax 17y ago
I've heard coders of all abilities say orientated and oriented, and was under the impression they were interchangeable. One that I have heard repeatedly is MySequel from the Windows devs, and S-Q-L Server from the other side :)
1815.
by mootothemax 17y ago
When that free publicity carries continued lawyers fees, I'd beg to differ.
1816.
by mootothemax 17y ago
If he can prove he's not infringing on their trademark, it'll be a sad day for every entrepreneur out there. Actually, no, I'm wrong, scratch that. What I meant to say was: it'll be a sad day for every entrepreneur without Chinese contacts.
1817.
by mootothemax 17y ago
Isn't a valuable part of being an entrepreneur knowing when to quit?
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by mootothemax 17y ago
Heh, I wonder if trademark lawyers are ever tempted to claim confusion on grounds like: "Yes sir, the average man on the street might think we suddenly developed a sense of humour and then be confused when he learned that this was not the c
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by mootothemax 17y ago
Humourless maybe, but if North Face didn't exist, the guy wouldn't be making money right now. I don't see a problem with being satirical, but surely after making $5,000 and receiving the notice from North Face you should be prepared to stop
1820.
by mootothemax 17y ago
I could have been clearer with what I meant there, and I agree with you: it's not a problem specific to PHP, and in some ways it's unfair to label beginners' mistakes as problems in the first place. The point I wanted to emphasize is that b
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by mootothemax 17y ago
I disagree, I think this kind of list is another reason why new developers write poor PHP code. For example, as you highlight, there's no mention of checking to see if the string is an email address before taking the DNS hit. Then number
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by mootothemax 17y ago
Heh, I moved to Poland three months ago from my native England, and the one thing that's really helping me with the language is setting my Windows installation to be in Polish. Note: I guess this step isn't necessary if, unlike me, you don'