tempguy9999

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by tempguy9999 8y ago
Wut?
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by tempguy9999 8y ago
> Although I would never admit to this publicly I am a sensitive person you say it as if it's a weakness but why? Rhetorical question, but a valid one. > Getting chewed out in an aggressive tone, getting yelled at, or chewed ou
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by tempguy9999 8y ago
Here are my scribbled notes while listening to this just now * wolfram sounds reasonable - a bit of a disconnect (lack of structure/procedure) between boss & employees. * Lack of high-level process. (for documenting) * Employees sh
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by tempguy9999 8y ago
What spectacularly clean, concise and elegant writing, a level of quality I so rarely get to appreciate. For that alone I'm printing it out to read again later and learn from. And the maths side is a bonus. Thanks, author!
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by tempguy9999 8y ago
@Benjammer: what you say sounds so unlike what happened that I can only take it that our process was a mess. You final line about real business goals summed up a lot of what should have been, but wasn't, considered there. @nradov: Nope
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by tempguy9999 8y ago
Honest question: A couple of years ago I worked for a startup. They used Agile, which mandates code reviews. "Brilliant", I thought, "that can only be good." I'd never really had code reviews before even though I&#x
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by tempguy9999 8y ago
My requirements for a website are: I get the information I need then I leave ASAP. This is held up if the site requires cookies, or blocked outright if it requires scripts eg. to present text (q.v. the washington post). That is about all.
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by tempguy9999 8y ago
I genuinely did not know that! I've always presumed JS = JScript = JavasSript = ECMAscript. Hmm. In this case I meant the native scripting in palemoon (which is an FX fork I believe).
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by tempguy9999 8y ago
"you are about to open 2,800 tabs, this may take some time, are you sure you want to continue?" Or a similar message I got a few days ago. Been spending time cleaning them up. Yep, I open a lot of tabs. I'd long ago have run
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by tempguy9999 8y ago
I believe it was Green Globs. I read about it years ago as being a noteworthy pedagogical aid. Wish I'd had it when I was in school.
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by tempguy9999 8y ago
Then why won't they even acknowledge it? In fact one of the first things I reported is the banner at the top of the page saying "BETA This is a new service - your feedback will help us to improve it" - but it does nothing - i
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by tempguy9999 8y ago
Does the GDS do the gov.uk universal credit website? That mostly-stable-but-plenty-flaky site that I have to use, that has numerous stupidities to it which I've reported but they don't do anything about? Perhaps you can tell me: h
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by tempguy9999 8y ago
Yes, and I understand there's a simple physiological reason for it. To focus, the eye needs to contract the pupil (which is why when people take off their glasses they squint at things. Another test if shortsighted: remove specs and lo