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541.
by rb808 7y ago
Oracle Java is practically identical to OpenJDK Java too. I'm not sure if its branding or legal, but the big companies like it that way.
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by rb808 7y ago
The most important thing I think is to have friends in a similar situation. If you dont know anyone in your immediate area with a newborn, try very hard to find some. Actually they dont have to be friends, just anyone in a similar situation
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by rb808 7y ago
US already spends more than $100 per person, the HUD's budget is >$40B.
544.
by rb808 7y ago
I agree carbon sucking is the only thing that can put the greenhouse effect into reverse. But imagine if you could have an electricity powered machine that takes out C02 and turns it into solid dense carbon? That is pretty much the opposite
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by rb808 7y ago
Today was a beautiful clear day too though, September tends to do that. I'd think the vapor trails would also reflect the suns heat so help cool the day time temperatures.
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by rb808 7y ago
Now that we've nearly migrated everything off Sparc & Oracle DB I'm ready to declare Oracle almost worthless too. At last.
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by rb808 7y ago
I preferred the top-secret Russian microwave neuro-weapon headlines. :)
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by rb808 7y ago
I like FP, but cautious as there aren't many big applications (open source or private) that are written that way. Am I wrong?
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by rb808 7y ago
My wife does seasonal work. Retail related in last few months of year and tax stuff in tax season. She then has Summer off, its great.
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by rb808 7y ago
Yeah travel is the main benefit. FYI ATT prepaid is $25/mo for an 8GB plan https://www.att.com/prepaid/ . Mint is $15/mo for 3GB https://www.mintmobile.com/product/12-month-small-sim-card-
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by rb808 7y ago
I always really expected Google Fi to be cheap and good. Its relatively expensive though, I'm surprised people choose to use it. MVNOs are getting really cheap now like $15, even big 4 telcos (3 of them!) prepaid are like 20-30/mo
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by rb808 7y ago
The difference if the network loses money, or few people use the network in 10 years time it wont leave the residents with big bills.
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by rb808 7y ago
I brought up the 5G as an example of something that could change in the future. The problem is no one knows what is going to happen in 10-20 years. Its easy to spend public resources and have a great cheap service, maintaining this for deca
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by rb808 7y ago
The first year it seems great. The real issue is 10 years down the road when people are using 5G and giving up their internet connections, who is left paying for the infrastructure and the union jobs?
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by rb808 7y ago
Anyone know of a dirt cheap 3G-only plan in the USA? I saw some in Europe and its just what I need really.
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by rb808 7y ago
> In a non-MBS banking system, there is roughly the same amount of deposit money flowing around as there are loans. Because when you take out a mortgage it gets deposited immediately in someone elses account. The mechanics are effectivel
557.
by rb808 7y ago
There was a Bloomberg show on Shenzen earlier in the year. It actually really surprised me how modern it is, and its built in a few decades from nothing. Worth watching the first few minutes at least. https://www.youtube.com&#x2F
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by rb808 7y ago
I think the established office owners were astonished at the high valuations in an otherwise boring industry. I remember this article from a few months ago. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-property-wework-value..
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Facebook Is Eyeing Engineers at New York Banks in Hiring Spree(bloomberg.com)
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by rb808 7y ago
https://agilemanifesto.org/ > Working software over comprehensive documentation If your application is so complicated it needs documentation to understanding it, there is a problem with the way the application is structu
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by rb808 7y ago
In NYC if you see "homeless people who repeatedly inhabit the same location or establish encampments" report them and they'll be moved on or arrested & their belongings thrown out. https://portal.311.nyc.gov&#x
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by rb808 7y ago
One issue is that its difficult for companies or anybody to plan for the long term. 12 years ago no one had a smart phone. Internet shopping was rare. House prices only went up. China was a trusted trading partner. How are you supposed to p
563.
by rb808 7y ago
Also remember in these situations its usually not all or nothing. You can buy half your options, or just a fraction. That makes the choice less stressful.
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by rb808 7y ago
The top 1% of the world is 80m people, I think the book is rather about the top few thousand families.
565.
by rb808 7y ago
RIP. Agile & Scrum have been the overused term and overconsulted management buzzwords of the last few years. Any idea what's next?
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by rb808 7y ago
OK dying might have been the wrong word, but I'd count retreating as similar to what I meant.
567.
by rb808 7y ago
Right. I'm not interested in either of those fields. I want to use Go instead of Java/Scala, but there is little appetite.
568.
by rb808 7y ago
Just another industry where European companies are slowly dying while the Americans succeed.
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by rb808 7y ago
My view: The industry has changed a lot in the last 10 years. American companies are always quicker to restructure and adapt to the new environment, where some European banks are just doing now what US banks did 10 years ago. American peopl
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by rb808 7y ago
I've always had DSLRs. My most recent vacation I barely used it and took 99% of all photos with my phone, so much more convenient and the quality is great. The main thing I'd like to work on is getting more video. Videos of people

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