pointyhatuk

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by pointyhatuk 13y ago
That's totally shit. Its also why we invoice and take wire payments rather than storing CC details. There's just so much to go wrong. Also PKI is shit for this sort of thing. As demonstrated, the moment that public key is gone, then the who
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by pointyhatuk 13y ago
Spot on. This is why I'm still a fan of the old directory style systems like dmoz.
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by pointyhatuk 13y ago
You have obviously never used Lotus Notes in the early '00s then! Same grade turd, just with a bigger price tag and more consultants than you can shake a shitty stick at. Nostalgia here: http://coderjournal.com/2008/02/lotus-notes-aol-corp
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by pointyhatuk 13y ago
Agreed. The number of things Ghostery blocks seems inversely proportional to the utility value of the site!
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by pointyhatuk 13y ago
Regarding 1 (pair programming), I find that we work well with all our own personalities but not other people's :)
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by pointyhatuk 13y ago
What buttons? (adblock)
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by pointyhatuk 13y ago
Serial killer? :)
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by pointyhatuk 13y ago
Well your database is a black box technically speaking. It's very hard to scale it horizontally and it is very expensive to scale it vertically as time goes on. Logic suggests that you should keep as much processing functionality outside so
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by pointyhatuk 13y ago
Agreed. We've got them on Windows too - .msi files :) The main advantage of standalone packages is I can choose whatever version of package XYZ I want and push it out rather than being stuck with the package version the repository ships wit
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by pointyhatuk 13y ago
That's fine but for some of us, connectivity is not ubiquitous and it isn't necessarily legal to ship our code or data somewhere else unknown on the Internet...
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by pointyhatuk 13y ago
Citation from me - stuff that hasn't worked properly for me in the last 5 years: Acer Timeline 1810TZ, Acer Timeline 3810TZ, Sony Vaio VPC-J1, Lenovo ThinkPad T61, Dell Precision 390, Dell Precision T3500. All have irritating bugs, hibernat
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by pointyhatuk 13y ago
Ugh another thing I really don't want in the database. Seriously, stuff like this will knacker your scalability over time. I only say this because I've been there, with SQL Server's XML processing stuff, then spent nearly 2 years getting ri
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by pointyhatuk 13y ago
My point entirely :)
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by pointyhatuk 13y ago
This. Integration is hell. This is a universal fact. I'd rather pick a tool which doesn't add integration requirements!
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by pointyhatuk 13y ago
Perhaps my point wasn't quite described as well as it could have been. What I meant to say was: What distinguishes your product is not how it stores or presents the data but what value it derives or extracts from that data. Most CRUD apps a
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by pointyhatuk 13y ago
I didn't mention C :) I wouldn't drop down to C ever at application level. There is virtually no need to do this these days without introducing more risks from a security and memory perspective and the inevitable situation of "integration h
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by pointyhatuk 13y ago
Actually I find the opposite. Python is easy for quick wins but from a maintenance, performance and reliability perspective it rapidly falls off a cliff. If your code propels your business then these concerns need to be considered up front.
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by pointyhatuk 13y ago
Both of those are subjective.
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by pointyhatuk 13y ago
Why Microsoft is involved I don't know. I know their market share of windows phone is a bit crappy [1], but posturing themselves as opponents to Android isn't going to help their image either to the industry or the public and therefore thei
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by pointyhatuk 13y ago
Good point. Need a rustfmt like gofmt in go.
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by pointyhatuk 13y ago
Perhaps the GP owns a windows phone :)
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by pointyhatuk 13y ago
It still looks roughly like a bell curve. I think the genuine answers are enough to extrapolate some information from this.
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by pointyhatuk 13y ago
Isn't this basically a virtual panopticon? With all the distractions and unnecessary meetings to make certain staff feel functional? This is basically all the disadvantages of working in an office projected on home working. A management dre
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by pointyhatuk 13y ago
...or even better, just not travel as much. Most current travel is either unnecessary or inefficient. Citation: I live on a fairly busy road in London, UK. I just watched 45 cars go past my living room window with only one person in, follow
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by pointyhatuk 13y ago
Agree entirely. The recent purchase of a 128Gb Samsung 840 Pro was a game changer for me.
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by pointyhatuk 13y ago
That'll be because of three reasons I think, only one of which is mentioned: 1) The last generation of computers that people already own (Intel i3/5/7 with Windows 7) is actually pretty damn good and covers most requirements perfectly well.
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by pointyhatuk 13y ago
I can't imagine they would get away with this in the EU. One data protection request and subsequent slander case would destroy them in an instant. I find the whole idea objectionable at every level and about as innovative as "rate my poo".
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by pointyhatuk 13y ago
I used to avidly reverse engineer the IOCCC entries when announced. It was a wonderful learning experience that teaches you quite a bit about C that you don't get from a mainstream book. Time well spent.