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by raving-richard 12y ago
Pretty much what I was thinking. Here's what I almost sent as a response to the survey: This is a brilliant idea. I would pay up to $50 a year for the pleasure of being able to get domain validated SSL certs that are trusted by the ma
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by raving-richard 12y ago
Ha ha. Funny. Now, instead of saying "Copyright all rights reserved" in every file, why not say "Public domain, no rights reserved"? Or "Copyleft, GNU GPL"? Or Make it MIT or ISC? That way, you can provide you
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by raving-richard 12y ago
I'm in the job market right now, but being in a country other than the one I'm looking for a job in, it means that I can't do what you suggest. But, this is something I really want to do. I wouldn't go in asking for a jo
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by raving-richard 12y ago
I would be replying to the first email you mention, with something along the lines of: "Sure, I'd love to help you! My rates are $x per hour, and I currently have $y hours free in the next week you can buy if you're still int
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by raving-richard 12y ago
Xe.com has been doing that for at least a couple of weeks as well. I'm not sure where they're getting the numbers from though.
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by raving-richard 12y ago
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by raving-richard 12y ago
It does filter out clouds. Look at the before and after photos. http://i.imgur.com/NFNjBZD.jpg
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by raving-richard 12y ago
Is it possible to get recognition of prior learning or something similar? If so, you can do the free courses, and then go to the uni and say "I already know that, and that, and that", etc. Then you don't pay for those courses
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by raving-richard 12y ago
I can't comment on specifics for NZ (but one month? I thought normal was two weeks notice). But, if the normal notice is one month, and they are asking for more, then explain it's not possible. Moreover, explain that while you are
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by raving-richard 12y ago
These are all very important points. I think that writing down what you learn, and (also very importantly) what you do is a really good thing. When you leave, having written down what you have done will enable you to quickly and easily upda
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by raving-richard 12y ago
Considering that many many database schemas are basically one table, what's wrong with using a spreadsheet program for them? Why make something more complicated then it has to be?
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by raving-richard 12y ago
So, this is like any of the WordPress email subscription plugins out there? [1] No wait, I'm wrong. You have to pay for this. And moreover, it quickly gets you to pay if you are successful at getting people to sign up ($10 a month for
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by raving-richard 12y ago
Where's the fun in that? Re-inventing the wheel to scratch your own itch is part of the process of improving yourself as a developer. :p
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by raving-richard 12y ago
Enable JavaScript, and then click on the headings I think you mean.
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by raving-richard 12y ago
Build your own. I've written something like that. It's not static, because I don't want to have to rebuild everything just 'cause I added a new photo, or fix a type. However, you do literately just use the file system to
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by raving-richard 13y ago
It's been done. Wolfram Alpha[1] specifically. Also look up "linked data" (I'm not sure if DDG uses linked data or not[2]). [1] http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=How+many+people+speak+B... [2] h
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by raving-richard 13y ago
Google is^H^Hwas* really bloody annoying when it comes to this. English (en-us and en) is the only language in my accept header. When I lived in Geneva though, Google always used to serve me pages in German (presumably Swiss-German). Gee, t
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by raving-richard 13y ago
Racist jokes? Can you please link or quote some of these racist jokes? In the article, he quotes himself saying: “Romney is very, very comfortable, it seems, with people who are like him. That’s one of the reasons why he seems so stiff and
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by raving-richard 13y ago
Yes. Software company works to commoditize hardware, news at 11. (This has been MS's strategy since MS DOS days, as outlined in Spolsky's piece.)
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by raving-richard 13y ago
This is an area where (I think) it can't hurt to make it free. Simply chuck a license header at the start of each file, put a readme which states "this has been abandoned, but I'll happily link to anyone who wants to make it
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by raving-richard 13y ago
If you want control over your own vision, you don't build for Apple iThings. You build for open platforms. Walled gardens are not for people with a vision that conflicts with the walled garden owner's. Apple? Fuck them. Their &quo
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by raving-richard 13y ago
I don't believe in the government. Unfortunately it believes in me. Well done on being almost as free as a person can be in this unfree society. But please don't help the biggest source of unfreedom there is. Instead, use your tim
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by raving-richard 14y ago
I thought this was interesting advice, and suggest that people don't focus on the money. But do focus on not getting into a shitty job that oppresses others (like prison guard, or security guard working in certain situations, or police). If