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541.
by sbov 9y ago
As long as you're a Wookie. In the meantime, Droids will get screwed over.
542.
by sbov 9y ago
> Have you ever had an issue with conflicts, where multiple instances of the app read, modify and write different things to the same document at the same time? This problem is what pessimistic (select... for update) or optimistic (using
543.
by sbov 9y ago
I think you're taking it out of context. It's about work friends, not friends in general.
544.
by sbov 9y ago
Beyond that, this tends to work across all input fields in your OS. If you're missing this you're missing out on being more efficient in any typing based activity.
545.
by sbov 9y ago
It's pretty easy to use a CDN with blob storage, which reduces the impact of serving it from your application.
546.
by sbov 9y ago
I'm sure many people don't think this applies to them because they don't use threads. However, in the modern day, replace "thread" with "process" and "memory" with "database", and many
547.
by sbov 9y ago
Note that links to jwz.org from HN results in a not very nice, not safe for work, image.
548.
by sbov 9y ago
Even then, mix in people switching jobs, losing the knowledge of where or what all these landmines are, and add similar but unrelated issues across your entire codebase. This stuff adds up. I like to at least add stern log messages when w
549.
by sbov 9y ago
This is a whole class of problem - I wonder if there's a name for it. More examples include: talking about welfare being unnecessary because no one is starving. Or people on medications stopping because they feel better (while still
550.
by sbov 9y ago
I just use https://www.eff.org/privacybadger Probably not 100%, but it's better than nothing. And having people install a plugin is easy enough.
551.
by sbov 9y ago
It wouldn't be the only utf8 quirk on mysql: utf8 isn't even utf8. For that you need utf8mb4.
552.
by sbov 9y ago
You seem to denigrate being an "advertising company" as if all the work is exceedingly simplistic. I have a friend who recently moved into their ad division from a "sexier" one, and he said the amount of specialization
553.
by sbov 9y ago
Yes, the light jacket is the official uniform of the west coast. Even if the days are warm where you are, the nights are cold. But it's also why it isn't humid in summer.
554.
by sbov 9y ago
Any new piece of tech can do it. Facebook's last existential threat was mobile, and they seemed to handle that well. But it doesn't mean they will handle the next, and the next, and the next well, too. Each step is a place they
555.
by sbov 9y ago
It's great to write about your tech. But unless blogging is your business model, it's not great to pick your tech so you can write about it.
556.
by sbov 9y ago
> I'll go one step further... all new code should be written for clarity only. Optimized only if necessary. I'm not saying you do, but many people I run across who have this point of view do a poor job at measuring the "if
557.
by sbov 9y ago
Counter point: many cars aren't made to accommodate people as tall as a professional basketball player. Should I call them all bad (or at least not good) engineering?
558.
by sbov 9y ago
They also ruin your shirts by causing discoloration.
559.
by sbov 9y ago
It wasn't clear for all of us. It would be nice of the OP to change "jail" to "prison" if that's what they meant.
560.
by sbov 9y ago
This subject is never productive on HN because almost every reply argues with a certain use case in mind but people never actually outline that use case. Those who read your post and reply do so with their own use case in mind and obviousl
561.
by sbov 9y ago
Is there something that keeps row houses from being built instead of townhouses?
562.
by sbov 9y ago
Is it complex? Even with crypto authorities have more ability to surveil us than any other time in human history. Crypto seems like a very small loss when looking at the way things have trended the last 10 years, much less 100.
563.
by sbov 9y ago
If you live in a food desert you probably can't afford Blue Apron. They tend to be very low income neighborhoods.
564.
by sbov 9y ago
It can be difficult to quantify "better". It is easier to quantify "different". If the goal is to truly learn, try the things most different from what you already know first. Even if it's not strictly better, it
565.
by sbov 9y ago
> 3. How much of this is students doing research where they already have access to big data, which makes sense if your goal is to do deep learning research, vs being given a problem a business wants to solve? Can you make the same state
566.
by sbov 9y ago
For what the OP is talking about, I would say to never attempt a rewrite. The only caveat is if you have spent the time to truly understand the codebase, then maybe you can do it. Most people advocate a rewrite because they don't WANT
567.
by sbov 9y ago
A few anecdotes from college (15 years ago now) regarding cheating/"cheating": I transferred from community college, where we used C++. The new school used Java, but the C++ classes still counted as credit at the new school,
568.
by sbov 9y ago
I think the point is a huge number of tech jobs are within these locations. The SF bay area has something stupid like the top 3 cities when it comes to tech jobs. Throw out all the locations with the most jobs and surprise, salaries suck.
569.
by sbov 9y ago
It's just in its gold rush phase. It happens with everything. It happened with the PC, the web, mobile, even Facebook apps, and it is happening to ML and VR now. Everyone is piling on to dominate before the winners are solidified an
570.
by sbov 9y ago
Our main sewer line is Orangeburg. I look forward to replacing it soon.

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