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nikau
4y ago
In my experience its only the shit tier new hires that struggle - they are more likely to start getting ignored when they keep asking lazy/stupid questions.
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4y ago
Then some group scrapes the uptime of their competitors page and reports that "competitor is x times more reliable than transparent co"
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4y ago
There's your problem, no switches to find in a tesla
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4y ago
Until physical dials are the norm for induction gas is superior.
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nikau
4y ago
Like this, but with your company laptop instead of the fish tank https://youtu.be/sQDggdQ-eUo?t=22
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4y ago
There is a registry key that turns off web search in win10, it makes it much nicer.
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nikau
4y ago
Is it that hard to just long press on a notification from whatever stupid social media app is distracting you and turning it off?
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nikau
4y ago
seems these days if you like Korean dramas and serial killer documentaries you are set, otherwise not so much.
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nikau
4y ago
He has always been in the mainstream press, its just now articles have gone from "idiosyncratic genius" to "moron".
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4y ago
> facial recognition on adult sites phrasing
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4y ago
> So don't use them as an intermediate unit. If you want hours, just ask for estimates in hours But then you aren't doing Agile! The whole thing is just stupid terminology for existing things and distils down to "make a to
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4y ago
It's because a lot of agile is just plain stupid in real world use. For example, story points are always being converted back to wall time because in the real world you have resources who can work x amount of hours and you need to plan
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4y ago
Lost count of the number of devs who think a whole function inside a 'try' block with print(e) as the exception handler is the gold standard.
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4y ago
whataboutism is always the first response
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4y ago
They so need to change their 4xx and 5xx error page to the "y'all been musked" cowboy kid
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4y ago
Regarding docks, unless you need USB3 speeds for some reason, get a display port 1.2 to HDMI adapter which also has power delivery and a USB2 port. This is the most compatible dock you can get as its just generic display port 1.2 and a pass
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4y ago
Its getting there, but still has a lot of small annoying bugs. eg. Title/tab settings have a lot of permutations where things break.
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4y ago
It kind of defeats the value of docker though - to run and test the same images as you run in production.
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4y ago
Its just a rehash what devs did in the 90s, ie. have a zip or tar file of an installation directory of dev tools and utilities. We used to do it back then with everything statically linked or libs put into a folder with a LD_PRELOAD variant
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4y ago
Tip for crappy membrane input like microwave ovens, you can buy little silicone half dome feet that stick over the pads and make them much more tactile and easy to press. I've put one over the "start" button on my microwave a
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4y ago
That's like a fuzzy match or regex match in things like gcp log search
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nikau
4y ago
Its likely he is referring to the galaxy s5 - the cameras and shavers you mentioned aren't trying to keep to the same size and weight limitations as mobile phones.
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4y ago
Plus they are likely running simple Mickey mouse systems that aren't intertwined with a bunch of other systems maintained by other groups.
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4y ago
Yep - same for usb-c spec, there's always a usb-2 bus available. This makes some cheap hubs actually quite good for office work, they use all four lanes for the display and can also do usb-2 and power delivery for around 20 bucks.
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4y ago
I remember adjusting my phone when I was a kid to spin back as fast as possible, if set too fast and the number wouldn't dial. There was a little speed governor inside which could be adjusted for more or less resistance, i think it ha
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4y ago
I couldn't care less about a minor charging rate increase that is so minimal that they don't even give any details about how much its increased. I'd rather a manufacturer that actually tests and releases fully engineered prod
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4y ago
I mean its the same reason most corporate Windows laptops suck also - not sure why Apple gets a free pass but Windows cops it when similar issues only happen on corporate devices loaded with junk.
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4y ago
crazy talk, much better to measure in t-shirt sizes or points and then constantly convert back and forth to actual time.
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4y ago
Counterpoint - I just want android auto.
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4y ago
This sounds more like you don't have other fulfilling hobbies to focus on once work finishes for the day, or management is pushing for results so hard that you feel like you need to work off the clock. The only time I sometimes think o
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