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by tdavis 17y ago
I don't think so. It hasn't really come up, as neither of us have plans to stop.
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by tdavis 17y ago
I think I'd have to know something to be a writer like PG, though I suppose I could just make it up ;) I very much appreciate the compliment, though!
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by tdavis 17y ago
You didn't read far enough ;) It wasn't my intention to make that seem literal; I am still very much committed to working on and improving the site. I was merely speaking to a sentiment that I feel many developers experience as time goes by
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by tdavis 17y ago
Hackers love a challenge. And more than that, they love cash. Strike that, reverse it.
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by tdavis 17y ago
Is there objective reasoning to claim that doing something else besides raising your children well is the most important thing in life? So you're countering my argument by claiming I should have to prove the inverse? I suppose I can stop
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by tdavis 17y ago
I don't think this wonderment really applies to non-dedicated hosting (however awesome Slicehost might be). When dealing with shared hosting of any sort (VPS included), it's a reasonable assumption that the host will stay fully on top of ha
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by tdavis 17y ago
It is necessary for children to be raised, obviously. It is not necessary for one to raise their own children; kids can be adopted, have single parents, etc.
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by tdavis 17y ago
Raising and providing for your kids is the most important thing in life No, it's the most important thing in your life. Do you know what I find more appalling than not knowing or caring whether one has procreated? People who pass judgem
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by tdavis 17y ago
As an ex-smoker I see two preposterous ideas in this e-cigarette: (a) That if one wishes to shake a drug addiction, they should do so by using the drug . Addicted to heroin? Start by doing a little less heroin! (b) That this is somehow "
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by tdavis 17y ago
Yeah, but the user doesn't get real attribute on the Fluther site either, beyond a screen name and a profile that (as far as I can tell) doesn't even have a field for a personal link or bio about the author. Most sites are essentially "stea
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by tdavis 17y ago
hippywrangler.com is available -- good luck ;) I agree though; there's a ton of talent on that site, but most of those folks aren't really out for money.
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by tdavis 17y ago
So there is no necessary relation between a task being trivial, and how long it takes. I wish more non-engineers could grasp this. It's so annoying when people say, "It's not done yet? But you said it would be a trivial feature to add!" I
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by tdavis 17y ago
Soldiers are not machines which can be programmed once and then retain their skill set indefinitely. All that peace time is spent gaining additional training and maintaining readiness for a time of war. Not off helping unload water trucks o
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by tdavis 17y ago
Right, so I wasn't saying that having a "normal job" is objectively bad, merely that in certain circumstances people have a tendency to "settle" for their lives and mistake rationalized contentment for happiness. I used it as an example sin
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by tdavis 17y ago
The loading/unloading was a form of exercise. Uh, no, this was a war-time example. So were my notes about "incoming Units". When we were relieved in Afghanistan, our work was pretty much thrown out, despite the fact that we'd had the most
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by tdavis 17y ago
Random example: You're given a semi-trailer-sized shipment of heavy "product" (whatever it may be). You're directed, along with a half dozen other troops, to empty the truck (by hand; nothing is on pallets) and put the items in the "yard" a
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by tdavis 17y ago
In the U.S. military, soldiers are encouraged to "move with a purpose". However, this mostly just leads to the predominant situation referred to as "hurry up and wait"; everything must be done super quickly, even though completing it so qui
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by tdavis 17y ago
Errr, subprocess has been around since 2.4...
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by tdavis 17y ago
This. I still love programming and web development and so forth, but I've realized this year that no matter how much I enjoy something, doing it (and it only) constantly is bad . I don't care how much somebody likes pizza; if they eat it
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by tdavis 17y ago
I generally distrust people / articles which use the term "Software Architect". From your description, that distrust has been justified yet again.
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by tdavis 17y ago
Is it just me or does it feel like people here spend way too much time wondering if something feels like reddit? I had the unfortunate necessity of reading some reddit comments recently, and believe me, nothing on HN feels remotely like r
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by tdavis 17y ago
I would disagree. I use frameworks because (a) they save me loads of time and (b) I already know how all that garbage works anyway. I know how HTTP cookies work; I have no desire to implement sessions myself because they're a waste of time
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by tdavis 17y ago
I voted you up because I am thoroughly confused now and it just seemed like the right thing to do.
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by tdavis 17y ago
The Balsamiq story is really quite addictive. I want to buy the application, despite having no solid need for it and a yearly income below his daily income.
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by tdavis 17y ago
But that's not what voting is supposed to be for!!1
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by tdavis 17y ago
That's a silly question. You can believe whatever you want.
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by tdavis 17y ago
Part of the sick beauty of Creationism is that there's no way to prove it wrong It's not that you could never prove Creationism wrong, it's that faith is not required to be proven. That's why it is called faith. People who believe in Go
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by tdavis 17y ago
Seamless screen recording? Sweet! Now, to find an excuse to create a screencast...
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by tdavis 17y ago
Both of those may be true, and using "befriend" was a bit extreme I admit. But I must take this opportunity to ask: what do you mean by "understand it"? I've heard this phrase before, but it has never had any meaning to me.
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by tdavis 17y ago
Wait... people travel to meet other people ? I mean, I like to take in the local flavor and all that, but I've never actually spent time idling chatting with folks. I hadn't even considered it as a motivation; I just want to see the world,

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