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willempienaar
10y ago
I will second this. Moving to Fastmail from Gmail was a massive improvement for me. Being able to quickly hook up custom domains to the same inbox is a big boon. Plus it costs less.
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10y ago
QBasic when I was 10 (on my own). Then I did some VB tinkering after that. Java in high school. In university the floodgates opened. C# / Python / C / C++ / JS / HTML & CSS. It's always been about creating
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10y ago
Plain resume (I use LaTeX). This also filters companies to an extent. I would rather work for a company that values the content of the resume over the presentation. Resume: http://willem.co/cv/wp_resume_2016.pdf Templa
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10y ago
I've seen this happen in a lot of industrial networks as well. At the end of the day the work needs to get done. If internet access is necessary for that, then somebody will plug in a mobile router or phone to this "isolated"
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willempienaar
10y ago
"just as you'd be careful to bend at the knees when picking up a heavy box" Wait, have I been doing this wrong? I thought you were supposed to bend at the knees.
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willempienaar
10y ago
A friend of mine flies for Cathay Pacific. He makes a lot of money, but really dislikes the job. He yearns for an 8-5 job in an office. I guess it depends on the person. I know I wouldn't want to be a commercial pilot.
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willempienaar
10y ago
Unfortunately I don't have another electronic key. My model (2013 Polo Vivo Blueline) came with one electronic key/remote, and one mechanical key. So I can buy another electronic key, but I can't use the remote without VW pro
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willempienaar
10y ago
I'm in exactly this situation. Had my VW's key stolen, and now they are asking $200 for a replacement. It's easy to get a replacement key, but you need VW to program it. Hopefully that process becomes public.
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willempienaar
10y ago
Yes, as far as I know the repo includes everything.
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10y ago
I had a lot of "why doesn't this work" and "why does this work" moments. I knew there were gaps in my understanding, especially when I started developing NodeJS applications. After I read "You don't know J
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willempienaar
10y ago
"You Don't Know JS" is a great resource to start off with.
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10y ago
Actually learning how JavaScript works.
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10y ago
How do they diagnose this condition?
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willempienaar
10y ago
Agreed. After reading these books I was kicking myself for not doing it sooner. All the JS mysteries just fade away as you go through it.
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willempienaar
10y ago
It's crowded because there isn't a clear leader.
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willempienaar
11y ago
If you were to create an application that relies heavily on a time series database, what would you recommend? I'm writing an application of this sorts, and my requirements won't be too bad (about 1000-4000 metrics on a per second
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willempienaar
12y ago
This is so awesome.