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A Time Series Storage for Coordinates(blog.nobugware.com)
3 points by robteix 7y ago|0 comments
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An application to map and store your IoT devices data(blog.nobugware.com)
6 points by robteix 7y ago|0 comments
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The Quiet Rooms(features.propublica.org)
2 points by robteix 7y ago|0 comments
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by robteix 7y ago
Can please you calm down? You've been spamming this discussion while getting increasingly hostile. We get it, you don't think people should play as much videogames as they do. Good, we get it.
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Nomad an Alternative to Kubernetes(blog.nobugware.com)
17 points by robteix 7y ago|0 comments
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Facebook to Pay Symbolic Fine in Cambridge Analytica Settlement(bloomberg.com)
1 points by robteix 7y ago|0 comments
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by robteix 7y ago
Not better. I live in Quebec City. When we get anything under -30C, my iPhone XS battery dies in a matter of seconds once out of a pocket.
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The Big Interception Flaw in the US-UK Cloud Act Agreement(cyberlaw.stanford.edu)
98 points by robteix 7y ago|6 comments
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Bank of Canada exploring digital currency that would replace cash(nationalpost.com)
1 points by robteix 7y ago|0 comments
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by robteix 7y ago
I really like Safari. Underrated browser. Unfortunately it lacks one feature that _to me_ is a dealbreaker: a way to have multiple identities/profiles.
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by robteix 7y ago
> There are those who think that Microsoft invited me to speak in the hope of seducing me away from the free software cause. > Others assert that inviting me was opposition research and nothing more. Honestly, why would Microsoft in 2
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A Tariff Theory About Apple’s iOS 13 Surprise(onezero.medium.com)
1 points by robteix 7y ago|0 comments
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by robteix 7y ago
It seems to me that the minority can dictate things that are inconsequential to the majority. Take the halal example: as the author says, the kosher eater won't eat non-halal food, but non-kosher eaters don't mind eating halal. If
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by robteix 7y ago
What happens when you lose an account now? Or if you close an account on a service that doesn't reserve usernames (e.g. Twitter)? All of a sudden someone is using "yourname" on twitter to say something the US immigration offi
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by robteix 7y ago
I don't think anyone doubts that outliers exist. That is obvious and true in any profession. It's more about what a "10X" is. If someone comes up with "10X developers use black background and their x key is more wor
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by robteix 7y ago
unfortunately people list units where it's not allowed as well. https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/marketplace-airbnb-covert-l...
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by robteix 7y ago
Currency names are not unique. How many countries use "dollar" or "peso"? Portuguese-speakers don't seem to have a problem with that, so I'm sure they will somehow find a way to deal with two "libras"
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by robteix 7y ago
> I really got the impression they didn’t even look at the code or execute it to see if I achieved success or followed instructions. Felt like they were just wasting my time. I don't know anything about where you interviewed and of
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by robteix 7y ago
Even if they would, they couldn't do with Linux what Apple did with BSD because the licensing situation is different: BSD allowed them to develop a proprietary OS, GPL doesn't.
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MongoDB CEO tells hard truths about commercial open source(techrepublic.com)
4 points by robteix 7y ago|0 comments
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by robteix 7y ago
I don’t think the part about being very Catholic and very French* is true at all. Churches are dying all over the province. But you’re right in that the Quebec outside of Montreal is _very_ different. Much more conservative. * Unless by tha
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The Future of Television(cringely.com)
2 points by robteix 7y ago|1 comments
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by robteix 7y ago
From what I understand, they’re not saying you’re not allowed to use 100% for (what their user agreements define as) legitimate uses. They’re saying several droplets suddenly created and immediately going to 100% flags them as suspicious ac
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by robteix 8y ago
I mostly agree but don’t underestimate the effect that drinking the kool-aid can have on your ability to tell if something is wrong or not. I’ve worked in these megacorps and I understand how easy is to believe everything they do is awesome
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by robteix 8y ago
My local consulate (I’m an immigrant/ex-pat/whatever) uses FB for all announcements and Messenger is _the_ communication channel. If you need to talk to them, you need to either go personally (3h drive for me each way plus waiting
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Intuit Notice of Unauthorized Access to Tax Returns [pdf](ago.vermont.gov)
82 points by robteix 8y ago|45 comments
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What we learned A/B testing job listing text and why you should do it too(manifold.co)
2 points by robteix 8y ago|0 comments
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Pi and the collapse of peer review (2017)(mathscholar.org)
1 points by robteix 8y ago|0 comments
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by robteix 8y ago
> Look, the reason iPhone sales are slipping is because of China's recent poor economic performance. Apple said EXACTLY that in their last earnings guidance: Sure but that was one of the sections with reasons. They also said > Wh
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by robteix 8y ago
> The county is home to 88 incorporated cities, ranging in population from 76 (Vernon) to 3.9m (Los Angeles itself). Beverly Hills (population 34,506) is its own city, with its own police force, fire department and school district. So is

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