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by winestock 16y ago
Since we're sharing quotes, here are ten programming quotes that I like: * If C++ has taught me one thing, it's this: Just because the system is consistent doesn't mean it's not the work of Satan. -- Andrew Plotkin * We build our computer (
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If the disreputable source is the sole source for those claims, then, yes, one should hold the claims in less than high regard. But if that disreputable source points to a third party, then that party should be the one under condsideration
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That story, Joel's reaction to Gates, and the reaction of the other Microsofties has always disturbed me. Gates' behavior wasn't an example of competence; he was a bully on a power trip. The cognitive load of asking a question or making an
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by winestock 16y ago
That reminds me of a Microsoft situation. This happened a year or so ago: Microsoft conducted a usability test where they put a different skin on Windows Vista service pack 2 and told the users that it wasn't Vista. The users said that they
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"Great, another article pushing the viewpoint that hardware and software doesn't matter, that investment in technology is a waste of time, that what really matters is slick marketing and pretty packaging." Bless your heart, my friend. You
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Or, as Jamie Zawinski put it in Coders at Work, shipping is a feature .
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Wikipedia says that the projects on that site focus on ASP and other Microsoft-centered products. That may be why you've never heard of it.
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This was featured three days ago. http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2192664 As I commented then, the fact that this is a Windows-only program hosted at Microsoft's open source outreach site only makes this funnier.
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by winestock 16y ago
For those too lazy to follow the link, it's a satire on Demand Media and their ilk. It's in weblog format. Entries include: "How to Pay Off Your Credit Card Debt" (Don’t confuse debt and debit. Debt is something you owe, debit is something
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So Activision rushed several releases over the course of months at the expense of quality. This brought the loss of critical acclaim and -- worse -- the loss of customer support. The author of the article noted: And what could possibly
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"In wisdom or dumb luck, Matt saw that a feature that mostly works for most users next week is better than a perfect feature next year." In other words, Worse is Better.
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True. I was making a shoot-from-the-hip guess. The difference between the two approaches which you mentioned is a correct sense of proportion. Of course, the same applies to the other ways in which one internalizes/externalizes both succe
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Murray Gell-Mann came up with it. http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?FeynmanAlgorithm
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by winestock 16y ago
I see that you've posted about starting your venture: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1519002 So you're speaking from experience. Have an upvote. I've started my own business, too. I commiserate.
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by winestock 16y ago
Perhaps those suffering from paranoia externalize both success and failure. Failure is proof that They are out to get you. Success is proof that They are setting you up for a fall.
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Educated guess: mood swings. When you succeed, you're on top of the world and can do no wrong. When you fail, you're a loser who can do nothing right.
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For the sake of completeness, Richard P. Gabriel's account is here: http://www.dreamsongs.com/DiBona-OReillyLetter.html And Jamie Zawinski's account of this is here: http://www.jwz.org/doc/lemacs.html
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Project Description fuv is a programmer's editor that is an excellent replacement for vim. All editing is done by searching and replacing over the existing text, using regular expressions. If you are tired of the lack of power in vim it's
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by winestock 16y ago
I'm sorry, dchs, but this is neither hackerly nor even newsworthy. This app is barely a step above the laminated cards posted outside confessionals in most Catholic churches. Here's a direct link to the app: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app
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by winestock 16y ago
If something sounds too good to be true, then it probably is. Also, where would I keep all of my books? Not all of them are digitized. To say nothing of the non-digitizable belongings. Hmm. Perhaps Paul Graham's essay on "Stuff" is germ
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by winestock 16y ago
So Paul Carr has no fixed address, he only lives in the finest hotel suites. From the article: Even more impressive is the money Carr saves. He does all this cheaper than you’ll be shelling out to live in your own gaff. How? Well, there’s n
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by winestock 16y ago
Mint.com consolidates ones financial accounts and information from several websites. These websites, of course, belong to banks and other financial institutions. Naturally, Mint.com needs the login credentials for those sites. Therefore,
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"That’s why we need to make the storage of encrypted passwords illegal." Mint.com seems to require storage of plaintext passwords in order to access the financial accounts of its users. How could they get around this?
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What would be the best term to describe such a system of governance? Ad hoc oligarchy? Incidental nomenklatura?
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A Mathematician Looks at PostScript(math.ubc.ca)
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