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by wizzard 14y ago
I didn't mean to imply it's not possible, or won't be possible in the future, just that I don't think it's on the immediate horizon for anything but small kernels. 4.6 million dollars may be reasonable, but if you have to add on another mil
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by wizzard 14y ago
Well, if you start from the last step (I want to load an NPAPI extension because I can gain control from one) and work backwards it seems a little less like stumbling in the dark. I liked the confirmation prompt bug though, that was icing o
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by wizzard 14y ago
L4 was verified to the tune of about $4.6 million dollars, or $500 per line of code. And that's for a microkernel under 10 KLOC. And that's assuming no changes are made. Ever.
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by wizzard 14y ago
Thank you for these clarifications. When I read the summary my only thought was that his life was a bit more important than any tools he was trying to protect. This gives it more context.
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by wizzard 14y ago
The part where he boss tells her she should just give up and marry her harasser (Fact 13) is gross. Fact 29 is also pretty damning. If this is true, it's clearly not just a problem with Ms. Pao in particular, but all women. I agree with all
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by wizzard 14y ago
It's going to be more difficult to prove performance when her performance reviews for the past few years are being challenged. At any rate, I'm sure merit will be discussed during the trial. IANAL but the brief is supposed to be a list of c
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by wizzard 14y ago
I just started taking similar steps a couple of weeks ago as well. - LeechBlock for Firefox, RescueTime as well. - Cleared out my browser bookmarks and history of distracting sites so they don't pop up as suggestions all the time. - Turned
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by wizzard 14y ago
For Firefox, I am really liking LeechBlock.
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by wizzard 14y ago
I'm genuinely curious... why is AT&T losing so much money over iMessage? When iMessage came out I went to downgrade my SMS plan, and found you can no longer do so. It is unlimited SMS or no messaging. Not everyone I know owns an iPhone
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by wizzard 14y ago
Yes, what a boneheaded argument. Even if the prediction was true, there's a lot of money to be made in 10 years. Should we stop buying new cars because there will be hovercars in 2022? Those judges are going to be holding their breath for a
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by wizzard 14y ago
Exactly. As blue-collar jobs are mechanized (or outsourced), the workforce gradually shifts towards knowledge work, which is inherently higher-paying. Also, perhaps I am not forward-thinking enough, but I hope we never see the day where we
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by wizzard 14y ago
I think that the younger the child, the more likely they are to see a robot as a toy. Children assign properties of intelligence and feelings to toys, without necessarily believing them to be sentient or human-like. I don't think it's so mu
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by wizzard 14y ago
Yeah, I don't think he proved the point he was trying to make, which was (ostensibly) that compliance hurts everyone involved -- employees, clients, and the company itself. He shared one anecdote where no harm was done by his breaking the r
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by wizzard 14y ago
> McDonald's wouldn't fire you if a client asked you "why is the quarter pounder tastier", and you said "it's because it has a different sauce". Well, they would if the customer could turn around and sue them because they didn't get the
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by wizzard 14y ago
I was thinking more about the main thrust of non-competes I've come across, which is that you're not allowed to compete in the same industry. I read an article a couple of years ago about hairstylists and other service industry workers bein
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by wizzard 14y ago
Perhaps there should be a kids' version of the app stores, instead of forcing adults to use what amounts to a kids' version currently.
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by wizzard 15y ago
I don't sign non-competes as a developer, much less would I expect those in the service industry to sign one. That would be taking away their livelihood. Both of these suggestions sound like a form of slavery. Employees are free to come and
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by wizzard 15y ago
Spend some time on the PHP developers' mailing list and watch exactly how the language evolves. You will lose that feeling of awe and reverence pretty quickly. And every language is designed. This one happens to be designed by committee, wi
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by wizzard 15y ago
A couple of years ago I saw a programming job ad with language along the lines of "don't bother applying if you have a gmail address on your resume." Wonder how that panned out for them.
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by wizzard 15y ago
Good on them for making it right. Although at first he just told Katta to go in for a rematch. @therobpoz is probably right, I don't think Apple would have gone back and given him the laptop. Of course Apple doesn't need to give away their
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by wizzard 15y ago
How maddening. Don't create promotions like this if you're not going to pay out.
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by wizzard 15y ago
While I agree with you in spirit, I just want to point out that it's not always the drawer's fault that you don't recognize a pop culture reference ("katniss") or something a bit obscure ("golem"). Also, you might have too much riding on th
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by wizzard 15y ago
Wow, great find. Obviously using the actual list would be a lot more helpful since they often combine multiple words into one ("lavalamp", "musicbox") and use a lot of very current pop culture references ("lin", "ladygaga"). Definitely a un
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by wizzard 15y ago
What does this have to do with faults of the language? I can think of a lot of stupid things to do in any language; it doesn't mean the language is the problem.
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by wizzard 15y ago
Thanks for finding those. I looked through the 2010 test and the essay questions specifically say "Use details from the passage to support your answer." Details, plural, meaning two or more. I'm not seeing essay grading instructions, but I'
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by wizzard 15y ago
Thanks for the clarification. It's been mirrored on github for a long time, but it's almost always a pretty old release. To OP, "hosted on git" and "hosted on github" are two very different things.
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by wizzard 15y ago
In the Java example there is a ton of error checking that is not being done in the other examples. Not really a fair comparison. The author said the programs should complete the task of "reading two numbers from the user, adding them togeth
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by wizzard 15y ago
We don't need an educated populace; we just need soldiers. How many people become soldiers because they are patriots who want to give their lives for their country, and how many become soldiers because the alternative is poverty?
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by wizzard 15y ago
Agreed. I'm trying to figure out the logic behind the decision to restrict iCloud and Notification Center access to Apple-signed apps, and I just can't. If you have installed malware on your machine, you have bigger problems than a few spam
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by wizzard 15y ago
Personally I don't understand how one would go about teaching math without using step-by-step instructions, especially considering his example of teaching slope. He never says what would be a better way to teach slope than the textbook/Khan

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