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by owenjones 13y ago
A slap in the face is an aggressive act from one to another, usually intended to inflict pain. I think a better comparison for Indian's success abroad but not at home would be a bucket of cold water or a ringing alarm clock.
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by owenjones 13y ago
Well from what I know about SF rent-control-policies, (which is becoming an annoyingly large amount due to the influx of these posts) is that San Fransiscans have been historically hurt more from these policies than helped. You raise valid
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by owenjones 13y ago
Another "What have tech companies done for SF post" huh. I still don't understand when it became the obligation of private companies to do anything other than run their companies to the best of their abilities? Situations su
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by owenjones 13y ago
Regardless the point I was trying to make is that if the author wishes to rail against inequality, they picked a poor target in their new neighbors. By relatively modest, I was referring to the salaries earned by people in actual places of
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by owenjones 13y ago
Anecdotal story time: I lived in a rough neighborhood in Philly probably at the beginning of the first wave of gentrification in that area. Our house was a recent rehab, there were several houses next door that were completely vacant. We
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by owenjones 13y ago
Yes, that developer earning a relatively modest, yet maybe comparatively high, six figure salary is the root of all that is wrong in the world. Also I assume the author is implying their gentrification of Oakland is cool and acceptable but
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by owenjones 13y ago
I feel like the problems with the open office plan are, and always have been, pretty evident. Why they continue is also obvious... You just have to ask yourself who is benefiting.
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by owenjones 13y ago
I think the point is sometimes architects eschew local traditions or materials to make a building to their aesthetic standards, often to the detriment of the buildings inhabitants. These houses might not be "the best" (how would y
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by owenjones 13y ago
Also even if the book '... portrays Bezos as a ruthless tyrant and a "penny-pinching ballbuster,"' would that dissuade anyone who was already planning on it from shopping at Amazon? To me, regardless of the truth, being
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by owenjones 13y ago
Minus any (totally valid) concerns about DRM, I find eBooks to be completely superior to their dead tree versions. As a heavy reader the benefits are enormous: My kindle weighs less than a pound making reading large books a snap I haven&#x
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by owenjones 13y ago
I see a similar issue, if I type: 'int' It outputs: 'intot|' <-- | cursor Otherwise, pretty cool!
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by owenjones 13y ago
Hmm every form I try and evaluate seems to be reduced to a one line function. Is this working as intented? Even in the example given it's reduced the function to a 1 liner, I assumed because it was short enough that it's still le
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by owenjones 13y ago
Just had his conversation with a coworker, I've never felt comfortable editing any of the my other IDE's including my favorite VIM. Lighttable's datastructure based configuration makes it so nice. Thanks Chris & Co. keep
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by owenjones 13y ago
This is awesome, I've been excited about Lighttable since I first heard of it. I wish it was in time to back it. It get's better with every release, can't wait for the finished product.
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by owenjones 13y ago
I "lived" in Europe for three months and have spent time in almost all the western European countries. Would you guys be interested in my anecdotal stereotypical sweeping generalizations?
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by owenjones 13y ago
It's definitely this, they barely laugh at my Jurassic Park / Jeff Goldblum jokes anymore.
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by owenjones 13y ago
I am a dedicated Vim user, but I would assume people looking for an IDE instead of an editor, with tab-complete, file browsing etc but don't want to install and configure the myriad plugins required to get Vim into this state; would pr
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by owenjones 13y ago
This looks beautiful, do you have to buy specific charts? $0.99 is a lot cheaper than other chart apps I have looked at.
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by owenjones 13y ago
This project is incredible! What was the talk on? This is the first I've heard of Travis.
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by owenjones 13y ago
I drag the Destination Marker to a possible airport; a weather icon pops up and a line with an airplane appears from Stockholm to wherever. Thats it. Is there something I'm missing? I don't think this is going to the be future of
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by owenjones 13y ago
Although the aphorism sounds nice, Design Patterns were created to alleviate the complexity problem. Is the answer functional programming? The author offers no solutions.
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by owenjones 13y ago
Happens all the time here. Only once has a cabbie ever let me pay with card, he was angry at all the other taxi drivers who only accept cash so as to not report the income.
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by owenjones 13y ago
Doesn't the fact the Uber drivers come to the passenger alleviate that fact? Also, anecdotally, from experience living in bad neighborhoods in my city taxi cabs are generally less likely to visit.
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by owenjones 13y ago
The Rails 3/4 Way by Obie Fernandez was really helpful to me. It's more of a cookbook or reference guide that really deep dives into each aspect of Rails. Definitely not a good choice for 1st Rails book though. Another recommenda
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by owenjones 13y ago
Nothing and I never claimed that it does? I disagree with the whole "information wants to be free" rhetoric in regards to music in this specific context. Yes an MP3 is literally and pedantically information, however it also has
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by owenjones 13y ago
I meant it more as a personal question to people who say this. If an artist's music has value to someone, I'm curious what sort of mental gymnastics they perform to believe "All information wants to be free; therefore I will
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by owenjones 13y ago
I'm saying that a recording of a band performing a song IS more than information, there's the added value of someone performing that deserves compensation.
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by owenjones 13y ago
I believe music is more than "information", when I buy an album, I'm not buying the sheet music but the recorded of someone more talented than myself performing that music. How do you apply "information wants to be free
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by owenjones 13y ago
I agree; four of the five random picks I made took me to this author's website: http://www.theleftroom.co.uk/?page_id=2079 .
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by owenjones 13y ago
Ha! Thanks for the new book fogus, love TJoC 1 and am eagerly awaiting the sequel.

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