thomasmallen

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by thomasmallen 18y ago
I couldn't identify many of those, and I'm very knowledgeable about the natural world. There's more to it than long-range identification. I'd tell that it was an Oak by the leaves. Who sees a Daddy-Long-Legs from beneath a glass panel? A no
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by thomasmallen 18y ago
Watch what happens to the logos at Digg and Slashdot if you disable images...
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CSS: Fully Accessible Background Images(cssforums.org)
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by thomasmallen 18y ago
This is a very, very long article/story, and I wish I had time to read it right now. But it could definitely be written more briskly.
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by thomasmallen 18y ago
I know for a fact that I watched a video of this presentation in the Spring...OSCON must have been a re-run. Here it is: http://blog.timbunce.org/2008/03/08/perl-myths/
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by thomasmallen 18y ago
Hm. It depends on the sort of programmer. The writer uses C# (bulky Microsoft tools) and codes in a language that requires compiling. So his assessment is fitting for an ASP.NET or Java programmer, definitely. I program in Python and PHP mo
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by thomasmallen 18y ago
Agreed. A focus on application development to solve _real_ business problems as opposed to _fabricated_ hardware problems is key.
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by thomasmallen 18y ago
That's optimistic, but to be successful with "hackers" the search engine would most likely have to steer its user experience in directions that wouldn't appeal to an everyday user. Typically, us geeks want both maximum control and elegant u
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by thomasmallen 18y ago
"We're working on a new subway system. We're going to base its layout on building patterns rather than where our riders actually go. It would be a violation of privacy, and just plain wrong to check which buses are crowded."