stubbedtoe

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by stubbedtoe 2y ago
- Respect the user: We serve far too many ads for what is needed to achieve our goal, and our Cloud division does not always provide the support our users crave when they cannot use the amazing tools we create. - Respect the opportunity: So
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The Future of Google
4 points by stubbedtoe 2y ago|4 comments
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by stubbedtoe 2y ago
My theory is that software engineering is fundamentally a lonely activity. Loading up the context required to solve a problem and hold that state for the several hours to write the code means to be alone with the computer and no one else. T
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by stubbedtoe 3y ago
This story reminds me of when I was a teenager and delivered a weekly free newspaper to the neighbouring houses. The newspaper company would call up a few houses to check if they'd received the paper. Except they never connected the em
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by stubbedtoe 6y ago
For those interested in looking at the raw data, https://coronavirus.data.gov.uk/details/interactive-map is a useful visualisation of cases by region, over time.
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by stubbedtoe 7y ago
Same :( Darksky was excellent in that you could put any coordinates and any date in the past and then it would give you hourly weather data. I also am struggling to find an alternative.
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by stubbedtoe 7y ago
I feel like this solves a problem which shouldn't really exist - In a perfect world a free trial really should be free and should allow you a choice afterwards to either cancel or continue. That said I think the concept of using essent
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by stubbedtoe 7y ago
The problem I have with tipping is the idea that if you don't tip you are stingy and ungenerous - surely me choosing to be at your establishment and paying for your product is enough of a contribution to your business and your workers.