smithjchris

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by smithjchris 17y ago
It's very useful. I use it daily, particularly for date math.
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by smithjchris 17y ago
FPGAs are impractical. They are designed for integration and custom design rather than performance. Any data processing tasks are probably not worth it. Intel i7 series CPUs are probably a better investment as they have native text-proce
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by smithjchris 17y ago
I noticed. My last 4 posts have been a semi-trolling attempt to see how people react. It's a good indicator on if I can be bothered to read the comments in future.
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by smithjchris 17y ago
Thank you. My point entirely. Whilst working, my mind dissolves into the concepts being represented on the screen, not what is around it.
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by smithjchris 17y ago
Yes I have tried both, extensively. I use windows primarily, which pretty much eliminates Git. Git's architecture is a big turd as well. Mercurial is the closest contender but it's not there yet with tool support.
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by smithjchris 17y ago
It's a functional device. Not a piece of art.
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by smithjchris 17y ago
Been there, done that - for 3 months. It was an eye opener for sure. I think a lot of people are detached from the reality of the world. Getting back to basics reinforces that fact.
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by smithjchris 17y ago
The best thing is to educate your clients and avoid it like the plage. Either that or charge extra to support it.
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by smithjchris 17y ago
I agree with the point! Which is why I use Subversion.
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by smithjchris 17y ago
Modded to -2. Thou must not insult those who are holier than thou.
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by smithjchris 17y ago
I know this is the ultimate cliche but LOL. I think you just summed up my thoughts entirely.
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by smithjchris 17y ago
Personally I prefer the Acer. It allows me to: a) Not require the work to gain the remaining $1600 meaning more time with my family. b) Alternatively if it is from money surplus, it allows me to do more activities with my family. Plus does
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by smithjchris 17y ago
I think the issue is why is there a watch worth $35000? I have a cheap Casio $10 which is functional. I don't even use that half the time (I have a clock on my phone). I want the time, nothing else.
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by smithjchris 17y ago
Oh my god Joel has Spoken. Must worship etc etc. Seriously - why do people genuinely wait on his every word? Atwood is the same! All they do is spurge illogical capitalist business nonsense for the sake of making a few pounds/dollars/yen e
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by smithjchris 17y ago
2x 16Gb USB sticks and TrueCrypt. I don't keep anything immediately replacable (like media).
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by smithjchris 17y ago
Equilibrium anyone?
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by smithjchris 17y ago
Some excellent suggestions there. Many thanks :-)
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by smithjchris 17y ago
It's by the IEEE. Most of these "elitist clubs" tend to knock out this drivel by the truck load to try and make their members feel relevant and manipulate the industry. Open Group, IEE (UK version of IEEE) are just the same. Fortunately,
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by smithjchris 17y ago
And the point of OpenGL on the web would be? Does it really help convey information or enhance the user experience at all? Or perhaps it just more glitz which will be abused (like flash banner adverts)?
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by smithjchris 17y ago
I say most news websites will be gone in exactly one year.
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by smithjchris 17y ago
I've written an implementation of nested sets for at least 3 DB engines over the years (SQL Server, MySQL and PostgreSQL). Some of that article is plainly dangerous and I wouldn't recommend following it without some extensive research elsew
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by smithjchris 17y ago
And the point of that is?
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by smithjchris 17y ago
We keep their data and sign them into 4-8 year contracts. Very unethical and it will kill the company one day. Not that anyone gets listened to here unless they're a Harvard MBA.