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by oldsj 6y ago
I’m syncing my org files with Nextcloud, with an S3 bucket configured as a backend [1]. I can even sync to my org files and agenda to my phone configuring beorg to sync to Nextcloud via WebDAV. I’m still pretty new to emacs and org but thi
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by oldsj 6y ago
Check out Composing Programs for an SICP in Python https://composingprograms.com
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by oldsj 8y ago
Let me try to break this down from first principles, since I'm not sure I agree with the largely negative sentiment ITT around how complex this looks: Most software projects are long lasting, and have unpredictable and constantly chang
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by oldsj 8y ago
Thanks for the recommendation, been looking for something like this.
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by oldsj 8y ago
Ad Hoc - https://adhoc.team is pretty great. No whiteboard, homework based interview process, unlimited vacation, plus you get to work on things that matter to a lot of Americans like healthcare.
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by oldsj 9y ago
Until self driving cars start crashing in to you
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by oldsj 9y ago
selection bias?
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by oldsj 9y ago
Yea how are you going to put Rust in your product name and not even include it!
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by oldsj 9y ago
Well there is something, you can close your eyes at least.
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by oldsj 9y ago
Last I heard HN doesn't just appear to be a single, blessed computer. It IS a single, blessed computer
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by oldsj 9y ago
Right but what you call "shitty data" is subjective and can easily differ based on opinion.
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by oldsj 9y ago
Sorry for the low effort comment but Clever Cloud is an awesome name
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by oldsj 10y ago
> The plain fact, that also isn’t really about languages but is about plain old software engineering: translating or rewriting curl into a new language will introduce a lot of bugs. Bugs that we don’t have today. Don't rewrites, eve
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by oldsj 10y ago
Context all the way down
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by oldsj 10y ago
Or what if there has already been evidence for simulation theory we just can't "see" it like the legend goes for the natives who couldn't see Columbus's ship when it arrived in America whoaaaa
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by oldsj 10y ago
Aw man this looks cool but I was hoping for something more lightweight than Tomightly and its JVM requirement.
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by oldsj 10y ago
I love that Joe Rogan took the time to email you about this but didn't catch on that it was a joke
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by oldsj 10y ago
The best(only) tool available may be a bad one
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by oldsj 10y ago
Wow that's... actually a really good idea
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by oldsj 10y ago
What if screwdriver choice affects how quickly you can deliver your hung door, and how well it will scale and be maintainable in the future? You COULD write a website in pure ASM[0], but should you? https://asm32.info/fossil
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by oldsj 10y ago
How intellectually lazy of a developer do you have to be to use Java, stick with it and think you are better for using it than other choices? Wonder if your prof has ever even tried paradigms other than OOP
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by oldsj 10y ago
Right. Clear text data was exposed, not the certificate itself. But who needs a certificate when you have the cleartext?
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by oldsj 10y ago
And now windows has literal Linux cli
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by oldsj 10y ago
Yea but... seems like a quick run of valgrind would have caught this
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by oldsj 10y ago
I'm neither OP nor an expert, but I highly recommend rust. It's got a few great features that put it higher on my list than go 1. Zero cost abstractions, namely the ownership system - No GC by default, provides memory safety witho
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by oldsj 10y ago
What would you think about a degree in "Software development"* from an accredited university? I'm sure it won't hold the same weight as CS but would you at least put it in the same league? *It's basically CS minus t
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by oldsj 10y ago
Disassembling an engine to learn how it works is like the literal disassembling of a closed source binary to learn how it works.
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by oldsj 10y ago
Yea I have to say Elon's actions seem to really be for the overall benefit of society unlike most other tech / business leaders
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by oldsj 10y ago
https://piwik.org isn't bad, but last time I checked it was blocked in ublock origin just like GA
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by oldsj 10y ago
OpenBSD, if you weren't being sarcastic

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