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by no-s 6y ago
>>using hsqldb or something else lightweight were golden for local development or integration tests. So abstracting the DB was the default, and absolutely needed. This also improves efficiency in operations, not necessarily developmen
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by no-s 6y ago
the most important take-away from Agile is YAGNI - "you aint gonna need it." That's what I mean when I say simple. Don't obscure your code with unfalsifiable assumptions reified, as related in the typical obscure vernacu
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> I have seen the Milky Way very clearly from a few locations in the US. I agree. heck, I remember stargazing in rural New Mexico in the 70's, the moonless night sky was luminous to the dark-adapted eye. The Milky Way was a river of
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by no-s 6y ago
let's not forget that nation-state(s) (maybe singular, but not certain) have weaponized Polonium[1], and also the ubiquity of americium-241[2] which could be used similarly...Outside the human body but readily available for inimical en
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by no-s 6y ago
>>“Both the PUC Chair and the ERCOT CEO said they were prepared the day before the storm hit in full force, but obviously they were not,” Patrick said in a statement. The Lt Gov Patrick seems to have a valid point, if true...
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One could reasonably argue that since wind and solar power wouldn't save their bacon in an extreme weather situation it could also be perceived as a mal-investment, HHOS. If investing in "green" energy can divert capital and
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by no-s 6y ago
>> So you are arguing citizens need more guns? Good point
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by no-s 6y ago
After reading these beautiful articles I'm sadly wondering if we've already put the golden age behind us. I will dig a little deeper to support archive.org[1] this year. I'd love to run a mirror. [1] https://archiv
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by no-s 6y ago
>>tag all resources in a consistent way It amazes me when I get pushback for that, but it's to be expected inside toxic culture corporations. I'm kinda disgusted with AWS now so I'm looking to re-tool. The dangerous def
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>>Someone put together an animated heatmap of Parler photo locations along the Mall throughout the day of 1/6 Showing that people posted videos from the rally at the Monument and then went to the front of the Capitol buildings. N
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I'm not sure this article is relevant to HN, but it reminds me to point out that Congressional security forces ultimately report to the Speaker of the House, currently AKA Nancy Pelosi...so blame for security lapses or missteps ultimat
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by no-s 6y ago
>>I guess it’s theoretically possible to set up an arm of law enforcement whose sole job would be to monitor all social media, along with a judicial division that could stand at the ready to issue court orders for comment takedowns no
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by no-s 6y ago
>>You write like someone who's a cynic. Guilty but history is on my side.
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>>Hopefully with Dems in control we will see these companies punished for their bad behavior. Or at least laws passed that make the publication of research more open. "Yeah, meet the new boss, same as the old boss..." You wr
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by no-s 6y ago
You should look at your cites: Electoral votes may be discarded lawfully if they are not found to be "regular", as specified in 3 U.S. Code § 15: "and no electoral vote or votes from any State which shall have been regularly
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by no-s 6y ago
>>And "vote their conscience" is a weasel phrase. They had a duty to tally the votes, a procedure to follow. Some of them didn't want to follow the procedure. So are you neglecting the Electoral Count Act of 1887? If th
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by no-s 6y ago
>>147 congresspeople voted to throw out the votes from an entire state, even after their party had pursued the appropriate legal remedies Hey wait, they had the opportunity to vote their conscience on it? Does that mean they were Cons
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by no-s 6y ago
>>Robert Fagles’ translation of Homer’s Iliad. What an absolute work of art. I read that by accident (reading the kids' summer reading list) and I must totally agree.
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by no-s 6y ago
I made some comments earlier, and after receiving some noxious pushback I paused for reflection. Now I'm feeling very uneasy about this (not yet posting from a throwaway, heheh). It is my feeling the combined action to de-platform Trum
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by no-s 6y ago
>>All of what you wrote is bullshit. >>Claims made without evidence can be dismissed without evidence. Technically, mediabiasfactcheck used no actual evidence to dispute the veracity of "here is the evidence", only an
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by no-s 6y ago
>>political goals associated with BLM have been achieved. Perhaps financing the successful Democrat campaign by laundering BLM donations through the ActBlue portal? I don't think all the reports for the last election cycle are in
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by no-s 6y ago
>>the people who are using the language of insurrection/terror etc are doing so with the purpose of creating casus belli to enact retribution on their political & cultural enemies and to turn the war on terror inwards. Seems
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>> The evidence that has been presented for fraud is ordinary and could not have affected the outcome of the election. I feel this is a dangerous cop-out. Some people feel this should be examined[1]. The evidence of actual problems in
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by no-s 6y ago
The Sovereign Individual is a futurist observation. Bowie sold his catalog and continued to be great. Others achieved similar transcendence. Why do you think it's flat? Does it seem mundane now? I experienced that era and it still seem
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by no-s 6y ago
>>Unless you were born in the 60s or earlier... Just noticed on my most recent birthday I've hit 50 years in computing. I tell my kids "texting is so easy now, in the olden days, we had to go to the data center and take turn
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>>It’s trivial to pick someone up when they leave the house for literally anything. Yes, but it costs more and the potential hazard justifies it. Of course, if there are innocents involved the police might go in anyway, and they will
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by no-s 6y ago
>>Their actions didn't just hurt their own employees, they depressed wages industry wide. a point often overlooked. Every working person in the industry was hurt by this.
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>> There might be some tiny fraction of people that have a real issue with it, but not anywhere the number of people that feel the need to loudly object to it. Let's not forget the cadre of objectors who want us to wear a mask to
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by no-s 6y ago
>>After all, masks and social distancing work, right? funny how critical examination of that premise is not allowed.
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by no-s 6y ago
>> This continued fearful response is preposterous. Careful pal. The Emperor's new suit is made of the finest hypothesis.

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