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philhippus
14y ago
You can always sign up to odesk and/or vworker and pick up some paid coding tasks there. You might even end up working full time (I have).
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14y ago
My antivirus (Bitdefender AV plus 2012) blocks the link with a warning of malware detected on the page.
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philhippus
14y ago
Didn't realise either of those points. I guess that adequately explains my wondering. What's amusing now are the insecure defensive posts and the downvoting.
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14y ago
Used to code in C...moved to work at Google Labs...now raves about Go being the most productive language EVARR and has replaced C...Hmmm.
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philhippus
14y ago
Judging from the success of this piece we have much more of it to which to look forward.
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14y ago
The software "engineering" argument is debatable, but computer science certainly implies some classical scientific principles. Areas such as quantum mechanics, relativity theory and thermodynamics are relevant in computer studies. The subje
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14y ago
Raleigh* Durham; So I start Monday?
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philhippus
14y ago
There are plenty of credible witnesses to UFO sightings. The problem is people getting their knickers in a twist over the acronym 'UFO' - a product of societal conditioning.
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14y ago
I agree that this is a very serious assault. My intention was not to downplay this legislation but to point out how it passed so easily in a population of 85 million. Their priorities are fending off starvation. i.e. they are being kicked w
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14y ago
The only reason they get away with this is that it makes no difference to the day to day lives of the average Ethiopean. It's a bit like us in the west having legislation passed that says you are not allowed to go over Mach 2 in your privat
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15y ago
Not necessarily rats - just whatever is his worst fear, and it'll start on the 2nd day, over on the 55th. Ignorance is Strength.
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15y ago
'How' - Digg bloated and went belly up, Reddit welcomed the fallout.
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15y ago
I think that says something about his target audience. People are capable of more complex thought than "funny man is funny" and the usual base instincts that marketers have exploited to great effect. This marketing ploy adds an extra layer
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15y ago
>It's kind of misleading that they're making it sound like you're seeing the photons It was misleading in the way the commentator said we can now watch the photons as they travel through space. Space is full of photons from stars and ga
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15y ago
Even if the company folds, the name 'iPad' had already been registered before Apple decided to use it, and the more 'iPad's' Apple sells in China, the more they will have to pay up eventually.