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by ssmoot 13y ago
That seems like a poor reimplementation of XML namespaces. Why not use XHTML at that point? If XHTML ever had a clear mission statement in life it was that. I mean I thought XHTML was a curse a few years ago when it was The Thing Every Good
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by ssmoot 13y ago
Off Topic, but I had a MotoX and couldn't figure out for the life of me what "Active Notifications" did that Apple's iOS Notifications didn't. I'm pretty sure I'm going to pick up a Nexus5 soon, but it sti
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by ssmoot 13y ago
I'd really hope the screen never goes to sleep. That would kinda defeat the whole point of the idea IMO. Make it bluetooth only. Try to give it a decent battery. Maybe a peltier could help stretch it further (seen on some watches, thou
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by ssmoot 13y ago
Simple gestures and taps seem like a win IMO. It reminds me of DeusEx2. Before release all the PC gamers lamented the dumbed down circular menu interface developed to accommodate console gamers. Turns out it was just a flat out better/
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by ssmoot 13y ago
Except at a service center there's presumably the opportunity to replace the firmware chip or board if they brick it during the update whereas a bad OTA update leaves you little option. OTOH I'd risk a bad OTA update 1% of the tim
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by ssmoot 13y ago
Tesla's site is a bit frustrating. I get most of those same benefits driving a Nissan Leaf. So I'm not really interested in a "true cost" comparison to a gas vehicle I wouldn't be buying anyways. Turns out the Model
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by ssmoot 13y ago
The relevance (to my mind) is that Angular tries to bring in MVC and other Patterns. And I think any time you attempt to mix PoEAA style Patterns with weak Type systems you're trying to force a square peg into a round hole. IME it&#x27
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by ssmoot 13y ago
I'd totally agree with that. I still think your job is more important though and I'd rather work on a team with great management than great developers any day given an either or choice.
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by ssmoot 13y ago
Right on the money. When your boss asks a question: Be able to answer it. If you can't, figure out how to answer it. Figure out what you need to track to be able to answer it in the future without being asked. This is where Agility com
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by ssmoot 13y ago
I'd pursue project management. Good Project Managers, Business Analysts, or Development Managers are much rarer than good Developers IME, and overall much more important IMO. I'm a Developer. My wife is an Senior Operations Manage
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by ssmoot 13y ago
I guess it's a grey area, but that all looks pretty imperative to me. I think a Calendar Directive is probably a better example. But the declarative part (ng-calendar vs a jQuery binding for data-calendar) is the smallest part of the
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by ssmoot 13y ago
> It's about imperative vs declarative styles in DOM modification, animations, etc. I don't understand. I mean, Angular doesn't seem any more "declarative" than the Behavior.js you could write 7 or 8 years ago. A
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by ssmoot 13y ago
Dropbox is 10X the price. That's pretty wild. I didn't renew my Dropbox Pro account since it was by far my most expensive backup option. I've got my Drobo that's been my Time Machine thingy for the past 5 years. I&#x27
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by ssmoot 13y ago
I found learning Erlang difficult since pattern matching is poorly justified in the material I came across. You don't see the benefit right off the bat. Also, the "processes only" model is pretty off-putting compared to Scala
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by ssmoot 13y ago
For a counterpoint: I find their overall product pretty obvious and underwhelming. I mean, no joint accounts? Taking days to connect an external account? The savings goals are certainly nice, but I can get that with most other banks (just d
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by ssmoot 13y ago
There's no quick way to get from Dallas to Houston, Austin or San Antonio. Taking Southwest will take just about as long and then you won't have a car on the other end. There's no rail (that I'm aware of) to make those t
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by ssmoot 13y ago
It's tricky finding a reliable pool so you can "set it and forget it" for sure. It's an adventure: * First you need parts to build a system (and if you're ordering from Newegg good luck getting your "overni
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by ssmoot 13y ago
Nothing. Just thought it captured the sentiment of obtuse manuals that manage to make what seems like a simple task overly complex.
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by ssmoot 13y ago
No. It's the opposite. You said I could duplicate the functionality for $30. I said that's only true if you believe the time you'd put into that exercise is worth less than $220. I don't. But your circumstances may be di
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by ssmoot 13y ago
I didn't duplicate anything. That was my rationale behind not doing what you suggested. Honestly, I'm having a lot of trouble following what you're trying to say. Now you're talking about unauthorized data use and Google
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by ssmoot 13y ago
I could get the same benefit from a device for $30 of electronics, and however many hours of my free-time I decide to put into such a project. Which would be a lot more than $250 lost, and not a trade I'd be willing to make considering
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by ssmoot 13y ago
What is VISA? It's a group of Processors right? So VISA can be thought of as a Protocol. Wether I'm a VISA Debit or Credit user doesn't really matter. I give money to my Bank, the Processor is going to (indirectly) get USD fo
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by ssmoot 13y ago
That really reads like the journalistic "View from Nowhere".
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by ssmoot 13y ago
Reading the thread sibling responses, it seems plausible you could get around that? (I'm just a lay-person.) I mean, you pay the University $XX for "misc facilities and support". That goes into the school's fund. Later,
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by ssmoot 13y ago
Because you might be married with kids? Spending $100 on a night out after hiring a baby-sitter vs an evening after the kid's 8PM bed-time spending $5 to $10 at home in front of my nice speakers and 60" TV? When I've got to w
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by ssmoot 13y ago
I haven't pirated anything for probably 8 years or so. I always generally preferred to pay for stuff. That said, you're making a pretty weak assertion. iTunes often lags other distribution channels, oftentimes by months it seems.
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by ssmoot 13y ago
You keep posting this argument. As a practicing Scala user, I think it's pretty unfounded. You could make the same "3 unnecessary type systems" argument about Ruby with attr_ methods, duck-typing, and classes. But I've
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by ssmoot 13y ago
He/She is clearly referring to Whistle Blowers. All the ridiculous, obtuse comments just to feel superior. If you can't attack the actual message, then impeach the character? Grow up.
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by ssmoot 13y ago
I don't think you can write idiomatic Scala with any one of those things exclusively. And I don't see why you'd even try. You might as we'll be arguing that the language shouldn't have for-comprehensions, lambdas, p
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by ssmoot 13y ago
I don't see how a case-class is different than a non-case-class from a Type perspective? It was my impression it was just sugar around generating copy, equals, accessors, an Extractor and a companion-object. I don't see how the su

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