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by rit 18y ago
I'm not sure why the media loves to take the reactionary approach to everything (My favorite was a CNN article yesterday claiming we shouldn't move to "Smart" power grids because hackers can get in. It's as if we should stop the march of p
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by rit 18y ago
If I recall correctly, part of the way that NASA is setup is to be deliberately spread out across many congressional districts - making it hard to cut it's legs out from under it because it will effect jobs in too many congressman's distric
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by rit 18y ago
I'm kind of surprised it took this long. It is always absurd to me to read reviews of people who are using the review section like a comment thread and/or just saying random crap. It's clear a lot of them haven't purchased the apps in que
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by rit 18y ago
The important item to note here: He is now forbidden from making any filings, etc. without the assistance and sponsorship of a member of the bar in good standing. In the past, Jack has engaged in his stunts essentially on his own time and m
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by rit 18y ago
PG talked about this in his essay "Hackers & Painters": http://www.paulgraham.com/hp.html The general idea is that for the most part, programming and hacking are nothing like a science. They are much more like painting, etc. You lea
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by rit 18y ago
It's the NY Post, so yes. They're a tabloid who has it in their best interest to panic and frighten people. "Facts" don't come into play at Rupert Murdoch's news outlets :)
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by rit 18y ago
Rather, Dave was a bit of a ripoff of "Double Star", for which Heinlein got a Hugo way back in 1957: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_Star Pay the Grand Master his proper due!
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by rit 18y ago
>> Merb is the big one. Think Rails, but more lightweight, greater emphasis on scaling and performance, and open to several ORMs (not just ActiveRecord), templating languages (not just ERB), and Javascript libraries. Sounds exactly
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by rit 18y ago
Admittedly, Django was what first got me really going with Python (we started using it for some small projects as a possible replacement for PHP a few jobs ago). There are however also some great alternatives within the Python community, in
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by rit 18y ago
No sorry, my first comment was pre caffeine and didn't quite explain things as well as I would have liked. I was reflecting on the original poster's comment: "But there are so many really enthusiastic posts about Ruby and while Python has a
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by rit 18y ago
I've always taken the approach of learning both and deciding for myself. If you're interested in true proficiency and building something for yourself, go with whatever rings most true to you. I liked Ruby, but found that Python clicked bet
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by rit 18y ago
Ugh. Ignite NYC was ... exactly as he describes. Full of wantrepeneurs, and small pockets of real geeks looking for something interesting.
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"I need a backup of all our servers for all time."(whereisbob.wordpress.com)
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by rit 18y ago
Ah, but you're missing an important point: You're (I'm not directing this entirely at raganwald, as it applies to many of the arguments made) assuming that only Hackers are capable of voting and posting. I generally agree, and think this ar
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by rit 18y ago
"Quality of products is in relative terms an irrelevant parameter." Sorry, but this is bullshit. Quality of products is ALWAYS relevant. And this is the problem with outsourcing - quality just doesn't come in as a factor. But hey, when y
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by rit 18y ago
Here's the big item to note: All of the sites he notes that are running ASP.net are, as he says "big traditional businesses". They can afford the licensing costs of MSDN, Windows servers, a batallion of Microsoft "experts" to help them sca
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by rit 18y ago
The buzzwords were a big warning, but it was the total lack of technology mention tacked with "Integrating different web applications" that makes the little bells in my head go off. (They're usually on, driving me crazy - times like this t
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by rit 18y ago
Was talking to a coworker about the outage over GTalk and it suddenly went out as well, Pidgin is reporting 500 errors when trying to send messages. Not a good sign.
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by rit 18y ago
Just keep in mind that via the GIL (Global Interpreter Lock) Python limits the system to executing one bytecode instruction at a time - Threads execute in a more serial fashion, switching context every 100 bytecode instructions or so (e.g.
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by rit 18y ago
Probably. But then again, I've never learned to keep my mouth shut, which is why I'm still working for other people.
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by rit 18y ago
I think the point he's making is it's better to admit gaps in your knowledge than bullshit. While I may not have been bold faced about "OS/2 is back ? OH that's awesome" I sure as hell would have pointed out that Arthur Andersen is gone, fa
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by rit 18y ago
i hate to say it, but I left reddit to get away from the constant politics. Interesting article, but would prefer to see more coding / hacking news :)
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by rit 18y ago
No kidding. Everytime I DID manage to grab tickets, the Flyers finished out the series before the game I had tickets to.
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by rit 18y ago
While the DMCA issue is clearly a joke: "The United States, as [a] sovereign, 'is immune from suit save as it consents to be sued . . . and the terms of its consent to be sued in any court define that court’s jurisdiction to entertain the s
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by rit 18y ago
This screams 'sensationalism'. Yes, an EMP would shut down electronics, etc. It would NOT turn us into a mid-1800s society who has to go back to horse and buggy transportation. (However, I for one welcome our new Amish overlords). Repairs
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by rit 18y ago
I sense a new startup idea. A form that reads: Zed Shaw is angry about [textbox]. [textbox for link]. Posts to all the aggregation sites like reddit and HN ;)
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by rit 18y ago
Exactly. At some point [I'm assuming based on legend and claims it once was] the american "higher" education system became a business, rather than a true academic institution. The purpose has nothing to do with giving students a solid educ
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by rit 18y ago
You may be misunderstanding the issue, and MSN's headline makes it clearer: The talk is apple is dumping Intel's CHIPSETS (e.g. motherboard designs), but not the Intel chip itself [processor].
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by rit 18y ago
... Except for the fact that Hawaii is in the US.
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by rit 18y ago
Of course, it's also possible that they can replace those with EU grants as well. However, looking like continued devolution is much more likely than independence in the near future. I believe the polls show only about 1 in 3 adults suppor

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