nxtrafalgar

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by nxtrafalgar 6y ago
There's no simple commercial solution that does exactly this that I know of, but you can get very close with Google Cloud Functions, a GitHub Pages site, and a Google Sheets spreadsheet as a datastore. Not static, but it is fast, and y
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by nxtrafalgar 9y ago
The systematic study of methods for producing high quality software. Your comment is equivalent to calling a flexural test machine 'materials engineering'.
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by nxtrafalgar 9y ago
This does not describe software engineering, as that term is academically defined.
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by nxtrafalgar 9y ago
So, what point are you trying to make here? That everybody should write their own tools? That seems like a pretty inefficient use of everybody's time.
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by nxtrafalgar 9y ago
Vue is great. Currently using it in a ColdFusion project to retrofit a modern frontend to oldish code. Works like a charm, without a full rewrite.
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by nxtrafalgar 9y ago
As I interpreted it, that's not their position. They're saying that if Google were to pursue their OS goals, specifically using Linux as a base, then they would likely end up doing things that would earn the scorn of the Linux com
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by nxtrafalgar 9y ago
>You still get a visa to enter Taiwan. It's just a "visa on arrival" as opposed to needing to obtain a visa prior to travel. Sure -- 'doesn't require me to get a visa' as in I don't have to make a trip
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by nxtrafalgar 9y ago
Exactly. Countries definitely lose out because of these policies. I intended to visit China in the near future -- but I've booked a trip to Taiwan instead, almost entirely because Taiwan doesn't require me to get a visa. Likewise
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by nxtrafalgar 9y ago
I'm typing this on my way from work to university. I'm 19 with no formal qualifications except high school. Not a 'genius'. There are jobs out there for young developers!
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by nxtrafalgar 9y ago
So I agree there are substantial harms from alcohol, but the context of alcohol sales is still different. It occurs in a regulated market with oversight, safety standards, etc. Now perhaps the market for, say, heroin should be legal and reg
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by nxtrafalgar 9y ago
>Do you believe life imprisonment is the correct answer for every bar and liquor store owner in the world, or every pain management MD that is overprescribing Oxycontin? At the worst, Ulbricht has no worse social effect than these people
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by nxtrafalgar 9y ago
I don't think it's supposed to look like Windows 98. Here's Windows XP's 'Classic' theme, for reference: https://i.stack.imgur.com/lZp4Q.png
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Ask HN: How do you name your side projects?
6 points by nxtrafalgar 9y ago|10 comments
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by nxtrafalgar 9y ago
On minor routes Jetstar is bad, but I flew domestically with them half a dozen times last year. The worst problem I experienced was a 30-delay one time.
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by nxtrafalgar 9y ago
I am constantly surprised when reading about the US. You would think that there would be more similarities with New Zealand, my home country. Anecdotally; I flew to Australia a few months ago on an economy-class ticket purchased at very sho
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by nxtrafalgar 10y ago
I mean, there are jobs generally, but not really in tech. I was slightly exaggerating to say there are 'no' jobs, but in reality the NZ tech industry is not very mature. If people leave, normally they leave for Australia (because
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by nxtrafalgar 10y ago
Take living costs and so forth into account also. California probably isn't as great at the figures suggest. That said, speaking as a New Zealander: don't come here. There are no jobs, and if you find one, you will be underpaid. I
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by nxtrafalgar 10y ago
Would answering the question of whether we're in a simulation have any impact on your behavior, thoughts, and actions? Probably not. So what does it matter? If we could prove (or even make a strong, but unverifiable argument) for or
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by nxtrafalgar 10y ago
I disagree with this. The second course most [software] engineering students at my university are exposed to, after basic MATLAB and C programming, is 'Object Oriented Design', which teaches the fundamentals of OOP using Java. It&
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by nxtrafalgar 10y ago
So if the premise is that ideas are not patentable and inventions are, then what makes an audio codec constitute an 'invention'?
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by nxtrafalgar 10y ago
As a New Zealander, it amazes me that the US and Canada do not have closer relations with regards to customs and so forth. I understand that both countries are large, but this situation seems a little ludicrous. I recently travelled to Aust
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by nxtrafalgar 10y ago
"Harassment is illegal when it is so frequent or severe that it creates a hostile or offensive work environment or when it results in an adverse employment decision" Seems pretty clear-cut to me?
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by nxtrafalgar 10y ago
The statute -- at least in my country -- is quite unambiguous [1]. What is difficult is proving that what is alleged to have happened actually transpired (or if cases are not properly investigated). But this is why we have a justice syste
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by nxtrafalgar 10y ago
What? It is an attempt to normalise the idea that non-male programmers can work and communicate competently in their field. Whether you like it or not, certain elements of the technology community implicitly or explicitly reject this idea.
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by nxtrafalgar 10y ago
Some people might wish to diversify the range of blog authors they read. Contrary to the implicit assertion you make, nothing -- not even programming (and writing about programming especially) -- is inseparable from identity. Consider, for
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by nxtrafalgar 10y ago
'Proud of' is an acceptable colloquial substitute here for 'pleased with'.
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by nxtrafalgar 10y ago
>I work on a C codebase that does this And more power to you. Note the beginning of the parent comment, however: > Just because you 'can' write such an array implementation doesn't mean you will So yes, even if the code
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by nxtrafalgar 10y ago
Perhaps things are different internationally, but if word got out that agents from the estate agencies I work with were regularly screwing buyers, they'd sink quickly. > plus they get to keep the down payment if the buyer pulls out.
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by nxtrafalgar 10y ago
On my device, at various points, Snapchat and Uber have both been completely nonfunctional for days on end. I didn't think building phone apps could be so difficult for these large companies.
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by nxtrafalgar 10y ago
Yes. I am my boss's only employee, and I only work part-time while studying. Before he hired me, it was just him. We develop software for the real estate industry for property management and trust accounting. We have one major client t

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