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by tln 8y ago
https://code.org/ is a great website. My son programmed a simple flappy bird game and got to share the result. Good times
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by tln 8y ago
The first round writer didn't make up the watermelons. That was a tradition Gusto had since one of their first hires.
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by tln 8y ago
I love getting PRs from designers on my Vue project at work. They enjoy not having to wait on me and I enjoy focusing on application logic instead of CSS tweaking.
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by tln 8y ago
* except 8 rules
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by tln 8y ago
A keystroke saved is a keystroke earned! And passwords as your username? Genius ;)
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by tln 8y ago
I appreciated the article, but the error handling in Go just bugs me. So verbose... The built-in tool does not even warn about unused errors... not `go build`, and not `go vet`. What's more important, an ignored error or an unused impo
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by tln 8y ago
Especially for USB-C, Yubico is the only game in town. Based on the pic it's a USB A plug. Seems like a missed opportunity.
608.
by tln 8y ago
Perhaps he is factoring is the human cost. Yubikeys save a couple of minutes multiple times per day.
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by tln 8y ago
Nice home page :) Whats the difference between "co-living" vs "roommates"? Not trying to be snarky, I got this feedback when I had the page open. If its for makers, are things like tool shops important to highlight? Or a
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by tln 8y ago
You're correct but this barely changes the authors points: "It’s virtually impossible to statically analyze" and "In Python a good amount of errors are discovered at runtime"
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by tln 8y ago
Yes, its an experience :) But really, that is only accessible for passengers in window seats and on day time flights. With Emirates, that is a small %age of the time! 2 out of 10 passengers per row, and windows have to be down overnight. Fo
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by tln 8y ago
I'm guessing that weight with windows - weight without windows = 2 * (weight with virtual windows - weight without windows) NOT weight with windows = 2 * weight without windows NOR fuselage weight with windows = 2 * fuselage weight wit
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by tln 8y ago
Great writeup. I really want to play this now, need to find n android version :) I was curious about the speed comment... "computer with a newish 4-core CPU can simulate 2-3 million randomly played games in 24 hours" On my old 201
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by tln 9y ago
This is pretty cool. I've used git-crypt before to encrypt parts of a repo, but this approach seems much easier to manage. https://github.com/AGWA/git-crypt
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by tln 9y ago
Huh, I thought that Dove campaign was effective... seems like it was: http://adage.com/article/news/ten-years-dove-s-real-beauty-a...
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by tln 9y ago
I used Plato at a previous gig (now I'm back to a small startup). My (previous) company was happy to invest in training for managers. Given the unique challenges of managing sw engineers, getting such specific mentorship was very valua
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by tln 9y ago
Neat! Nice work Does it stay livable in the Nevada desert sun? What's the interior temp in the afternoon
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by tln 9y ago
TINT | Front End Engineer | https://www.tintup.com | San Francisco | REMOTE (US/Canada) | $90K - $164K APPLY HERE: https://www.tintup.com/jobs?lever-source=hackernews We’re looking for a Front End Engineer
619.
by tln 10y ago
At TINT we use https://takeaim.io and https://small-improvements-hrd.appspot.com I like setting a schedule to review monthly/quarterly goals. Friday is always an alternate schedule for me, either hackday or stor
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by tln 10y ago
I always feel guilty when using idiosyncratic code. A couple of jobs ago I briefly used this questionable Python idiom: var = "%s code %s are bad" var %= "Stupid", "tricks"
621.
by tln 10y ago
Docker always had free and enterprise versions, they've just rebranded them.
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by tln 10y ago
spectacles aren't AR... do you think they will move that way? If snaps taken with spectacles ever make up more than a % or two of snaps, I will be surprised.
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by tln 10y ago
Adopt slack-based standups! https://www.takeaim.io This will do two things for you: 1. Assuming your boss adopts the practice too, the fact that they are spread so thin will be pretty clear, both to them and the team. 2. You wil
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by tln 10y ago
This! It might* help you to create the contracts. Any competent company won't want to use them but it could lower the resistance for them to agree. *IANAL
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by tln 10y ago
We just signed up for Ghost Inspector yesterday. I hope it gives us half of this list... these are a fantastic set of principles. I'd add that it's nice to have an "eject button" path to run the tests on local infrastruc
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by tln 10y ago
Maybe the solution should start with GoodReader? I don't have syncing issues with the core app.
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by tln 10y ago
Rainforest uses human testers, a specialized Amazon Turk. You write a test plan in English that is followed. They can also explore your app and write that test plan in English for you. I'd love to know of a service that will write the
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by tln 10y ago
I wonder if this could be address by payment card networks. Level 2 credit card processing adds invoice details to charges, level 3 credit card processing adds line-item details, perhaps a new level for health care information could happen
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by tln 10y ago
Better to keep your promise to the new company. Good luck at the new job
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by tln 10y ago
That's a fantastic endorsement for Dovecot. It's interesting that security is not highlighted on the homepage[0], just mentioned in passing. Also interesting is the "special C variant that makes it much more difficult to writ

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