techopoly

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by techopoly 8y ago
That just might be the most dedicated answer I've ever seen on Stack Overflow.
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by techopoly 8y ago
Right, and the product owner will expect all future maintenance to be done as quickly as the one-line clever hack that took 15 minutes but didn't encompass the edge cases.
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by techopoly 8y ago
I know next to nothing in this area, but what is the possibility of grafting non-susceptible varietals onto the olive trees? I know that worked for France back when they grafted Texan vines onto their own during the grape phylloxera epidemi
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by techopoly 8y ago
Similarly, the National Museum of the Pacific War in Fredericksburg, TX has a Japanese midget submarine that was part of the Pearl Harbor attack. It's astounding how small it is -- if my memory serves me correctly, I wouldn't have
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by techopoly 8y ago
Right on point. We in the modern age -- and technologists especially, and I speak for myself -- are very prone to assuming advances in technology translate to advances in the essence of humanity. The base human condition is still the same,
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by techopoly 8y ago
No, just in Florida.
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by techopoly 8y ago
This is a fascinating point. I suspect it also has to do with the DIY mentality of the typical American (which can be a good thing of course). But there's nothing like seeing an expert walk into a situation where a bunch of amateurs ar
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by techopoly 8y ago
Good solid points. Social media is terrible for high time investment with little return. Reduce that time and replace it with things you actually want to do at a deeper level, and your life will be more enjoyable.
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by techopoly 8y ago
Was your time on Diablo 2 really wasted if you developed good programming chops in that period? Maybe the enjoyable breaks are what help us learn. I had a similar experience -- programming didn't really click for me in school until I w
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by techopoly 8y ago
Isn't everything?
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by techopoly 8y ago
I've noticed food courts in American malls seem to have a similar setup. I remember ordering "bourbon chicken" at a Cajun-style restaurant in a food court and realizing it tasted suspiciously similar to the Teriyaki chicken s
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by techopoly 8y ago
You wrote the Crash Bandicoot collision detection in MIPS? You deserve a medal.
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by techopoly 8y ago
Correct, PS1 games are not playable on PS4.
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by techopoly 8y ago
Fashion is such a driver for IT study. Just try to find a good book on modern AIX -- they aren't really out there. But AIX is still very much in use at the enterprise level. Computer trends and actual use don't always match up. Wh
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by techopoly 8y ago
I'm with you there -- I just don't see the actual value as being worth that much. Stocks, bonds, commodities, government-backed currencies, they all have clear value other than their speculative value assigned by the current craze
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by techopoly 8y ago
Oh my gosh...I didn't even realize the word repeats...
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by techopoly 8y ago
Ah yes, the memories of those agonizingly slow (and noisy) Internet connections. Ironically, software, particularly games, still can take 5 hours to download. It's just that they're inordinately huge now. Battlefield 1 with its pa
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by techopoly 8y ago
I thought it sounded familiar!
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by techopoly 8y ago
You’re welcome! That’s a good first step. Best of luck in all your endeavors!
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by techopoly 8y ago
I'm sorry to hear this. I used to have major struggles like this when I was younger. I think people like us are very much in our own heads, maybe too much. Sometimes it's good for us to just jump out there and socialize. Sometimes
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by techopoly 8y ago
Agreed. If we start erasing all the flawed people from history, we won't be left with much. Rather the question should be, what you can learn from his good and his bad qualities?