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by rnovak 11y ago
hashtag NotAllProgrammers? But I agree, the most fun I had in a job was working on embedded controllers and FPGA's.
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by rnovak 11y ago
Did you preface the teaching of St Augustine with the arguments you just made for it? (fun minutiae , deep meditation, example of great rhetoric), or did you just go "here, read this, it'll be on the exam"? In my experience
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by rnovak 11y ago
Some of the best engineers I know don't have their degree in Engineering even, but in Mathematics or Physics, but they have a passion for learning and bettering themselves, so don't let the lack of a degree in CS/CE discourag
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by rnovak 11y ago
Again, you're making the argument that because someone doesn't understand how something can affect them negatively that you should be allowed to take advantage of that. That is literally called FRAUD in the US: "the deception
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by rnovak 11y ago
The only time I think it makes fiscal sense to ignore a sizable portion of your potential user-base is when you're already making so much money that the potential income from those users would be negligible. It seems that the average
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by rnovak 11y ago
It's 2015 and you've never heard of Social Engineering? It takes a small attack surface and multiplies it exponentially, making you more vulnerable to any criminal out there. Is not wanting your identity stolen enough of a reason?
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by rnovak 11y ago
The "vast majority" aren't even CLOSE to being INFORMED , so saying they don't care is complete bull-shit. The "internet noise" is everyone who actually understands what's going on, and is rightfully up
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by rnovak 11y ago
Absolutely. I have first hand experience: When I started school, tuition was 2200 a semester. When I finished (3 years later), tuition was 6400 a semester. (that's base, not including the premiums I paid for taking more than 18 credit
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by rnovak 11y ago
Yes exactly, with a pinch of salt. Exactly what I was trying to say. And yeah, I've driven a Chevy Spark, and that thing was so slow I could get out and walk faster. I could totally see people driving with their foot to the floor in it
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by rnovak 11y ago
No. That's not my argument. It has absolutely nothing to do with dumb luck. The EPA has a set of standards, and manufacturers optimize for those. That's it. Cheating != optimization. Cheating is like a kid copying someone else&#x2
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by rnovak 11y ago
I'm not sure what that proves, at least relative to what I'm saying? IFF the EPA's regulatory test procedure accurately described/expressed normal driving habits, then the only way that numbers would differ between
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by rnovak 11y ago
Oh for christs sake, if your statements are misunderstand-able, there's a word for that: ambiguous, something I already pointed out. This entire argument would have been over had you clarified what you thought was irrelevant, instead
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by rnovak 11y ago
I'm not sure what your definition of alter is, but for me to alter means to lie . They weren't simply optimizing for test conditions, they were outright lying during test conditions. that's what the EPA is saying
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by rnovak 11y ago
> You ignored clear text from me saying that it didn't necessarily indicate GM was at fault. What am I supposed to infer from that? I didn't ignore anything. I said the source of data is not irrelevant. That's my entir
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by rnovak 11y ago
The whole controversy is over manufacturers reporting false numbers, i.e. lying. Saying a manufacturer deserves extra scrutiny can absolutely be inferred to be an accusation of them reporting false numbers, i.e. lying. My reading comprehens
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by rnovak 11y ago
It's not irrelevant at all. Manufacturers report fuel consumption during a controlled environment, with specific driving habits, etc. Real world people drive insane (at least in the US), and most wouldn't even re-pass their driver
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by rnovak 11y ago
I totally agree with putting SSH on a whitelist, such a great strategy. The VPN is a little trickier, because you're basically just exchanging your exposure from SSHD to VPN (unless you're referring to something else). I'm no
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by rnovak 11y ago
This is my opinion, and it may be a personal one, but from an engineering standpoint, I think you should learn both. I think learning multiple languages can only benefit you (if Python 2 vs 3 can even be considered different languages). Whe
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Ask HN: Is it worth it to learn desktop GUI frameworks anymore?
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by rnovak 11y ago
Yeah, I just looked and that appears to be true. Wells Fargo and a couple others allow anywhere from 8-16 as their maximum, though I reduced mine to 12 because some ATM's were kind of finicky at the longer lengths. Luckily (hah) workin
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by rnovak 11y ago
I'm confused: > I'm not saying it's stupid to prefer a stable currency, I'm all for price stability and making a consistent amount of money. >I understand, but is the volatility really a problem as some people thin
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by rnovak 11y ago
They're not saying that. They're saying that those advantages don't directly apply to them, but volatility does. They aren't dismissing it, just saying that for them the disadvantages far outweigh the advantages, which
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by rnovak 11y ago
It's disappointing that people want to make a consistent amount of money? Yeah....that's just stupid </sarcasm>
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by rnovak 11y ago
oh man, I'd get killed because it'd be pretty obvious when I start mouthing a 12-digit pin to try and figure out what it is backwards.....
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by rnovak 11y ago
So Michael Jordan now has bad basketball skills ? abstaining from something doesn't make someone bad at it....that's just not logical.
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by rnovak 11y ago
Those aren't video ads. The specific example the GP is referencing says specifically they develop video ads that aren't detectable. to help them deliver video ads in a way that cannot be detected by ad-blocking tool
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by rnovak 11y ago
wow, what a great (no sarcasm) recommendation for window management. Thanks!!!
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by rnovak 11y ago
So, serious question, but your solution to people paying to avoid advertising is to circumvent it anyway? Are you surprised when your click-thru rates are abysmal?
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by rnovak 11y ago
I don't think they're implying that, I think they're saying that searching through the source code could have identified this issue years earlier, which I think is 100% possible , but not guaranteed. I mean, how do you know
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by rnovak 11y ago
If I could compensate them for the content that I like, I would 100% without a doubt. But that's not an option in 99.999% of all places, the only option is to pay for a subscription to a site that I'll visit one time.

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