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541.
by taftster 7y ago
Right, the book stands on its own. Thoughts on the author are irrelevant on the context of the work.
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by taftster 7y ago
If it's a referral code at the account level, then you can't easily have multiple providers supplying tools for the client. Whereas, if it's part of the deployment itself, the utilization of one partner tool can be distinguis
543.
by taftster 7y ago
It's not any individual site's view that matters to me. It's the view of the courts that's the most concerning/pressing.
544.
by taftster 7y ago
Right. I tried to like Vue, but learned about Svelte around the same time. The idea that it compiles the javascript application resonates with me. I'm not up enough on the differences/advantages with the approach that Svelte takes
545.
by taftster 7y ago
Have an upvote, 17001 now. Seriously though, good luck to you. Have you checked out HN's rate limiting features (maxvisit, minaway, etc.)?
546.
by taftster 7y ago
Fantasy football, NCAA Men's Basketball tournament, and maybe finance.yahoo.com is about it.
547.
by taftster 7y ago
On-premise hosting. This is so important to organizations that can't use internet hosted services, for all sorts of various reasons.
548.
by taftster 7y ago
Yup, exactly. I always use the form: ln -s ../../a_fine_file . With the added '.' at the end. That way, I can remember to change the period out if I don't want the same name (or if I'm linking in the s
549.
by taftster 7y ago
Yeah, good points and thanks for refuting my statement with precise references. I think I was just trying to be a little more generous or wishful with my statement. Maybe I'm hoping that we are heading in a direction that doesn't
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by taftster 7y ago
Java is as open as ever. Oracle is not in charge of Java and is not taking it closed source. They are a huge supporter of open source Java, contributing the most patches to the open source version. Oracle happens to have a paid subscriptio
551.
by taftster 7y ago
I wouldn't quite say "old versions" - it's possibly better to say LTS versions (long term support). The LTS versions are what Oracle is requiring registration/payment for now; so if you want to stay on the "Ja
552.
by taftster 7y ago
This gives you a download of the JRE (the runtime components), not the JDK (the developer components). So if you're an end user of Java with no desire to compile your own Java projects, the java.com site will give you what you need. N
553.
by taftster 7y ago
Yes, but they only offer the short-term support versions there. e.g. Java 12. The long-term support versions (Java 8 & Java 11) are only offered by Oracle through a paid subscription. It's complicated, but to try and summarize: -
554.
by taftster 7y ago
java.com will give you a JRE distribution only. e.g. all the parts that you need to run java, not the parts that you need to develop it. The oracle.com link that you refer to is the source for the Oracle JDK, which includes the compiler, et
555.
by taftster 7y ago
I don't think the Oracle bundling of Ask.com adware has been part of the distribution for a long time now. Like 5-7 years or so? Can't remember exactly. But to your point, the whole fiasco of including ask.com sure gave Java a b
556.
by taftster 7y ago
There is admittedly some baked-in expectation that you understand or have background for the nuances of Java 8, 11, 12 or Hotspot, OpenJ9. The website currently expects you to understand these differences. Good feedback, noted. But honest
557.
by taftster 7y ago
Yes, thank you! Good catch and good addition. I'm actually quite interested to see where Amazon takes this.
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by taftster 7y ago
This was part of the master plan and roadmap for Java for a long time now. This should not be a surprise or cause any outrage. The roadmap was: 1. Oracle starts to relicense as open source most parts of the JVM, spinning off OpenJDK in th
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by taftster 7y ago
Agreed. It's going to take awhile for the search indexes to start offering better OpenJDK sources. As Oracle has moved its version of the JVM to a paid/registration model, the marketing and awareness of other alternatives are some
560.
by taftster 7y ago
The Oracle JVM and the OpenJDK JVM (as provided by AdoptOpenJDK and friends) are for all practical purposes identical. There was a time when OpenJDK was still young that you'd probably prefer the Oracle JVM. But since maybe 5-7 years n
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by taftster 7y ago
I think that's still a valuable log entry. You should be able to look back at your log and see the periods of inactivity, possibly being able to identify or correlate the time associated with other life events. Maybe you can work on f
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by taftster 7y ago
One of the biggest advantages for XML are attributes and namespaces. I miss these in JSON. As AtlasBarfed mentioned, JSON has a native map and list structure in its syntax, which is sorely missed in XML. You have to rely on an XML Schema t
563.
by taftster 7y ago
Tried and failed (to login). Looks like they are at least validating my entire password.
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by taftster 7y ago
I have a 14 character WFC password, seemingly works fine.
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by taftster 7y ago
Not only that, but chopping off the bottom 5% typically makes room for more hiring; these emptied jobs are likely to be filled with less-than-stellar candidates. It take the new hires a few years before they too are dropped down into that
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by taftster 7y ago
For those that don't click through to the write-up. > "Autodesk's connection with this program is purely historical: it is neither endorsed, used, nor supported by Autodesk, Inc."
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by taftster 7y ago
It's got to be pretty intimidating. Getting locked up in a room with the investigator, being told that you're not actually required to be there, but it will seriously jeopardize your chances of employment if you decide to leave or
568.
by taftster 7y ago
Right. I don't honestly understand any justification for the "defenses" described (at various websites). If the polygraph just doesn't work, why attempt any "countermeasures". The whole thing is kind of funny.
569.
by taftster 7y ago
Yes, exactly. Polygraphs are just a form of interrogation technique, disguised as "science". If the science was debunked, then the credibility of the machines would be questioned and the interrogation process would not yield as po
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by taftster 7y ago
Some polygraph setups will include a "butt pad" that you sit on that can detect your flinching. I think it's interesting because it somewhat supports the claim. If clinching didn't work or help in some way, why bother in

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