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vb6sp6
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> Can you share the name of your app no, sorry there are few forums with some really dedicated users if you ever want to hop back into it :)
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7y ago
I imagine they feel pretty good considering the type of money they make
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7y ago
I do. We build a desktop app used by businesses around the world, including some mentioned regularly on hacker news :) At the time we stared (1999), vb seemed like a great choice for desktop apps: It had a ton of built-in controls for build
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If you were going to train and support users that may not already be programmers, it makes a lot of sense to use a language that is similar to English.
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The only people pushing these theories are people like Rush Limbaugh (who doesn't believe second hand smoke is dangerous) and Tom Cotton (who said about trump wanting to buy greenland "It's obviously the right decision for th
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7y ago
> Once a (presumably rich) person has been tested, what's to prevent them from 'needing' to be tested next week again? Nothing which is why "testing mania" doesn't need to be calmed > It seems different c
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7y ago
It's a way to prevent revolts from starvation, not to maintain your current living standards.
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7y ago
I could swipe your phone and go make purchases with it. iPhone thefts would be off the charts
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7y ago
it's opt-in by default with an opt-out which seems reasonable. If you don't want ads, dont opt-in
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7y ago
The people who had their equity diluted might have a different opinion
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The TSA did an internal audit where they sent 70 mock explosives and weapons through checkpoints. 67 made it through.
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7y ago
I have used vb6 professionally for 20+ years. It is still a really powerful tool for getting things done.
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No one is criticizing "the government" for trying to organize a way to have coherent message. People are criticizing "the government" for installing a partisan to control the messaging. Especially when "the governme
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> If our employers and industry talking heads are interested in creating a new technical revolution in Silicon Valley or elsewhere They are interested in money and power. The tech is simply a tool to get those things
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the devices themselves have safety features that are still active
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7y ago
ask people to pay for them
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> I doubt that the economic drivers of automation consider if the job is boring or menial for the worker. I think this “experience” needs a source You are right, no one says "lets automate the boring jobs". What happens is thes
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7y ago
the computer is used to verify the vote after it has been counted
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7y ago
i think you might be overestimating the technical knowledge of the general public.
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7y ago
but "good quality" is subjective which is why it seems like finding a firm that focuses on "good quality" is so difficult
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7y ago
The FBI or CIA would keep any vulnerabilities secret. But here is a recent example: https://www.businessinsider.com/us-accuses-huawei-of-spying-...
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7y ago
it doesn't exist I suppose you could start your own company but then you will ultimately have to choose to ship and eat or perfect and starve
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"Can you afford to not put your data in RAM" is another one.
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7y ago
They went the snarky route instead of the professional one. It may be the correct choice considering their core demographic
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7y ago
1. there are no internet police 2. no theft has occurred
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> My guess as to why organizations don't care about focus is that they value the perception of "getting things done" You can categorize your interruptions to see where your org is failing. For me, it's people dropping
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7y ago
cybertruck
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> Which is why it perplexes me when tech people are so diversified with their holdings, there’s little opinion built in. This is a strength, not a weakness. It protects against assumptions and biases in opinions. > You have a competit
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7y ago
sign me up
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7y ago
I think you should stick with the language you know the best, especially if you are the one doing the coding.
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