technofire

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by technofire 9y ago
I agree with several other users on this thread about maintaining existing code. If you aren't already working in a position in which you have to modify code written by others, try to start fixing bugs or writing features for an open
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by technofire 9y ago
> if we're going to throw in hyperbole, it should at least be somewhat accurate Exaggeration is an essential part of the definition of hyperbole. Merriam-Webster literally gives the definition of the word simply as "extravagan
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by technofire 10y ago
If a bunch of people move to the middle of nowhere, they will need goods and services, and thus jobs will be created as enterprising people move to provide them.
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by technofire 11y ago
I think what he's getting at is that whatever program is reading the text must be prepared to read UTF-8 and not just ASCII. Sure, the underlying data is the same, but the data type is not the same; analogously, a byte with the decima
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by technofire 11y ago
Second-guessing yourself is a good sign. As Michael Atiyah said, "Only the mediocre are supremely confident of their ability. The better you are, the higher the standards you set for yourself."
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by technofire 11y ago
No, precisely the opposite should be said of engineers. Engineering is about reusing well-known techniques to achieve repeatable, predictable results whose timelines can be estimated. Engineering is not art. When civil engineers build ne
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by technofire 11y ago
FYI, when I attempt to view your resume I encounter: "You and this LinkedIn user don't know anyone in common ... You can only view the profiles of users within your network. However, as you add connections, you may discover people
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by technofire 11y ago
Synopsis: "Flush with cash after raising more than $5 billion from investors, Uber offered some scientists bonuses of hundreds of thousands of dollars and a doubling of salaries ... In all, Uber took six principal investigators and 34
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Ask HN: What's your favorite 'loading' image?
1 points by technofire 11y ago|2 comments
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by technofire 12y ago
> This is an executive action. Not quite; some restrictions have been lifted but this is not yet a done deal: "Although the decades-old American embargo on Cuba will remain in place for now, the administration signaled that it would
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by technofire 12y ago
It seems you've overlooked "Penthouse" near the bottom of the list in 1996.