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"There's no reason only poor people should have the experience" - TED video of Bill Gates(ted.com)
142 points by wyday 18y ago|70 comments
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by wyday 18y ago
"Uncle Bob" doesn't provide any really provide proof for his argument any more than Jeff & Joel did. He says "The vast majority of the code I write, I write test first. (And no, Joel, this isn’t a waste of my time.)" But how do you meas
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by wyday 18y ago
I disagree. Writing tests forces you to comb your code enabling you to find obscure bugs and slowdowns.
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by wyday 18y ago
You can't, but not everything is a big conspiracy. He very likely is embarrassed.
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by wyday 18y ago
Filmed in the manner of Bourne Ultimatum. They seriously need a steady-cam. Other than that, it was interesting. Although it was mainly a recap of this: http://radar.oreilly.com/2009/01/work-on-stuff-that-matters-...
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A behind-the-scenes look at the development of Apple's Lisa(blog.modernmechanix.com)
1 points by wyday 18y ago|0 comments
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by wyday 18y ago
Right, but my point is they did patent trim() - namely the automatic usage of trim().
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by wyday 18y ago
Can you clarify, this is what I read: "A computer implemented method of automatically removing space characters from data being entered into a database system comprising ..."
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by wyday 18y ago
You're making the assumption that C is hard. C was the second language I learned (after QBasic), and it was easy enough to make working rinky-dink applications even as an ignorant preteen.
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by wyday 18y ago
I know this isn't the typical hackers news item, but I think some of you have interest in art.
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Andrew Wyeth, Revered and Ridiculed Artist, Dies(nytimes.com)
3 points by wyday 18y ago|1 comments
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by wyday 18y ago
I'm not so sure lack of good competition is what killed Detroit. In fact, it might be the automakers inept response to competition that killed them.
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Can Apple Fill the Void?(nytimes.com)
2 points by wyday 18y ago|3 comments
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by wyday 18y ago
He keeps yelling "say something intelligent", and yet he plays the Rickrolling youtube video in a foreground window.
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by wyday 18y ago
You're right - I've never implemented SSL, and as such don't know the minutia of the algorithm. I didn't gather a lot of information from the link you posted, but this doc on the SSL handshake ( http://docs.sun.com/source/816-6156-10/conte
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by wyday 18y ago
> Revoking certificates will cause unpleasant SSL errors. Unpleasant errors scares away buyers. That is, Error + Credit Card = No Purchase > Not revoking certificates will negate all the security of SSL. Not true. The encryption par
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by wyday 18y ago
> Customers complaining that your SSL certificate is invalid Most customers will shrug their shoulders and try another site that doesn't throw a scary warning. Normal people don't report bugs. > customers complaining that you're a f
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by wyday 18y ago
And all the customers that bought certificates from these CA's? Let 'em hang? Who cares that these customers business reputations depends on the SSL certificates validity. I agree with you that certificates made with the MD5 hash should be
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by wyday 18y ago
It wasn't a perfect comparison, I know. I was talking about closedness in the private API sense. Namely, the private APIs in Windows (see the lawsuits against Microsoft in late 90's early 00's) vs. the private API in the iPhone.
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by wyday 18y ago
> The closedness of the iPhone is its Achilles heel. If the iPhone was targeted just towards hackers, then yes I agree that closedness is its Achilles heel. But the presence of the "regular schmo" in the market negates the closedness pr
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by wyday 18y ago
If Wikipedia denies you entry if you don't cough up some money, then it could be considered extortion. Also, as the platitude goes, "nothing is free." Someone has to pay all the fees. Whether it's Jimmy Wales out of his own pocket, a genero
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by wyday 18y ago
I think a lot of people agree with that sentiment. But why should he be hated for his business acumen? If he was dirt poor would he be much, much, much cooler?
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by wyday 18y ago
Only if you're a glutton for punishment. It's really awful.
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by wyday 18y ago
Oops, I forgot to put the link to the Christmas Special. Here it is (all 2 hours of it): http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=323909610753051544
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by wyday 18y ago
Every self respecting nerd has seen this dud of a TV special (whether they want to admit it or not).
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Making of the Star Wars Holiday Special(vanityfair.com)
3 points by wyday 18y ago|5 comments
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by wyday 18y ago
No, the only similarity is that this article and the comic both use the word "solvent."
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by wyday 18y ago
I explained it in the second paragraph: "If you’ve never used wyUpdate, here’s a quick intro: wyUpdate comes in two parts. The first part is the wyUpdate Designer to manage your versions and create your updates. The other part is the wyUpda
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My start-up, wyDay (comments wanted)
3 points by wyday 18y ago|2 comments
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by wyday 19y ago
> the title comes from slashdot That explains it. From a site that uses a photoshop of Bill Gates/Borg hybrid for every Microsoft story, it's no wonder the title's misleading.

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