prawks

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   by prawks 13y ago

   Makes a lot of sense, thanks!
2. 212.▲
   by prawks 13y ago

   Just pointing out that those are two very large assumptions. It's just as likely that people are not as well read and will take things at face value.
3. 213.▲
   by prawks 13y ago

   Care to list a few of the things that are flat out wrong for those not as knowledgeable?
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   by prawks 13y ago

   > passwords are either easy for computers to crack or hard for humans to remember Obligatory xkcd comic: https://xkcd.com/936/
5. 215.▲
   by prawks 13y ago

   DotA2 runs great on Linux ;)
6. 216.▲
   by prawks 13y ago

   Oh my god yes, so excited Mark of the Ninja is included.
7. 217.▲
   by prawks 13y ago

   > your typical large enterprise foces IE down their throats, courtesy of 20+ years of rape by the legions of IT guys who, through the cognitive dissonance inducing Microsoft certification/training/tools process now think that e
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   by prawks 13y ago

   I was under the impression that tracking users by uniquely identifying them by their browser was bad, not merely detecting their browser and its properties? Or did I miss something?
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   by prawks 13y ago

   Very cool. I like the standalone "start_of_line" more than the start("some string").
10. 220.▲
    by prawks 13y ago

    If it breaks down, it can be spun as another data point they can use to improve upon.
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    by prawks 13y ago

    Being brown and living in a city does not equate to living in the slums and getting pulled over by the cops every time you drive. How do you propose people living in poverty both provide their children with the necessary resources (textbook
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    by prawks 13y ago

    You could also take the viewpoint that 'Method X' is more susceptible to being used as indoctrination whether intentionally or unintentionally. Homeschooling is a slippery slope. For the elite who can manage not sliding down it, I
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    by prawks 13y ago

    > How is the publicly elected government planning curriculum somehow less indoctrination than a parent doing the same? Unless the parents' house has 200+ kids in it and equally numerous teachers, then their children will often be ex
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    by prawks 13y ago

    As a note, you pay for this in regression testing. Just something to consider when you employ this pattern, not necessarily a deal-breaker. If your system does not have adequate automated tests in place it can make regression tests rather u
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    by prawks 13y ago

    I agree that the "bridge" should be built to the expected capacity + additional due to uncertainty, but that's a slippery slope and one that this article is trying to address. It's a judgement call on what amount of work
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    by prawks 13y ago

    Agreed, I think I enjoyed his talk last year more than this year even. Really imparted some ideas I try to apply to how I engineer software.
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    by prawks 13y ago

    I wish they'd have some sales on physical books. Maybe it's just my traditional thinking, but I have a hard time paying $20+ for a pdf. I understand the publisher needs money, the author has to eat, and the printing costs aren&#x2
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    by prawks 13y ago

    This passage is making my brain hurt. You press the button to indicate you need to go up. The problem isn't with the button or the icon, it's with the expectation that the button should assist in helping you navigate the schedulin
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    by prawks 13y ago

    Cherry MX Red switches require less actuation force than an Apple keyboard. A Red will take 45g of weight to depress, while an Apple seems to be closer to 60g [1]. [1] http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1727025
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    by prawks 13y ago

    It really matters most what those "things" that are 25% faster are. I don't have Mountain Lion, but if it's a general speed up on the entire system I'd say it might be worth it. Maybe go to a store and try a demo? M
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    by prawks 13y ago

    While I completely understand the strategy, I think sometimes this is a dangerous way of thinking, especially if you're tightly budgeted. He's not taking $40 a month and putting it back where the money for the Air came from, and i
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    by prawks 13y ago

    Also don't forget Apple has had it's share of failures under Jobs (MobileMe, arguably AppleTV, their desktop peripherals always sucked, plenty of failed products, etc.).
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    by prawks 13y ago

    To back up your point, in what world is having a good job, nice house, and large retirement savings "mediocre"?
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    by prawks 13y ago

    I guess the obvious question to this post is: What are you doing on your own checklist? Those are some pretty extremist notions. If part of your hiring criteria was to exclude anyone who had worked for a contractor or directly for a governm
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    by prawks 13y ago

    Was really hoping for an electric successor to the 3 series, so disappointed in the form factor.
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    by prawks 13y ago

    Zooming helped me as well, it allows you to fill more of your vision which I find helps.
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    by prawks 13y ago

    Ditto. This sounds like a great article, but it looks immensely dense. It's most definitely on my "To-read" list, but that rarely gets actually read through... Also, although the author carries immense weight, and I'm su
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    by prawks 13y ago

    Cloning? I think we know Musk's next venture...
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    by prawks 13y ago

    Tomato is great as well, and is very user friendly in my experience (on my personal RT-N16, can't speak to professional use). http://www.polarcloud.com/tomato http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Tomato_Fi
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    by prawks 13y ago

    I suspect you're on to something here. In the absence of formal contracts, leadership needs to be established in other ways. Linus's method may be a bit vulgar, but more importantly he exudes authority.