xradionut

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by xradionut 13y ago
We'll have software ethics when we have business ethics and political ethics.
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by xradionut 13y ago
"It's not Marshall, TX's fault that IP law is ridiculous, and these juries very well may be the most knowledgeable jurours out there." As a lifelong Texan I do believe you overestimate the knowledge base of people that w
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by xradionut 13y ago
A experienced developer know that any data/code concerning names, addresses and locations is more complex and error prone than an apprentice realizes.
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by xradionut 13y ago
So it's "A New Kind of Marketing" ?
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by xradionut 13y ago
The more interesting details aren't on this page. The license and the costs associated with the license.
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by xradionut 13y ago
"You could also program the -10 in a beautiful, roughly-C-level language from CMU, called Bliss. I see C and I remember Bliss, and I could weep." I see C and I wonder if that's the best we can do for a systems programming lan
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by xradionut 13y ago
"I remember a few months back on here when we were going 'Why don't people use PGP more? Oh yeah, the interface sucks.' And did anyone change the interface? Nope, not to my knowledge at least." Some people do use PG
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by xradionut 13y ago
It's a Jar-Jar Binks association...
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by xradionut 13y ago
No competition is forcing them to... Plus consumers are consumers.
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by xradionut 13y ago
There's also a problem finding decent students/coworkers that listen. I don't know how many times I've made suggestions and recommendations, just to be ignored. I co-lead a local programming user group and we commonly he
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by xradionut 13y ago
No it's because the industry and schools do a bad job of training novice programmers.
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by xradionut 13y ago
Has any of Oberon's "spirit children" been used for a full fledged OS yet?
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by xradionut 13y ago
With all the recent revelations about the US government, I think it's very plausible.
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by xradionut 13y ago
I'd rather see Oberon ported to a modern machine. :)
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by xradionut 13y ago
Like kill a journalist investigating military officials.
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by xradionut 13y ago
Both parties in the US benefit from illegal immigration from Mexico. Democrats have a huge Hispanic base which has interests in immigration reform. Republicans play both sides, one hand is bashing immigrants, while many of their supporters
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by xradionut 13y ago
All restaurants are Taco Bell is what you want. :)
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by xradionut 13y ago
Only one tool of each category will "win" out? That's a mighty dystopian future.
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by xradionut 13y ago
Does that include mass media, software or weapons systems?
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by xradionut 13y ago
Peak cynicism? I like the phrase, but you aren't quite there yet. The zenith of peak cynicism is when you wouldn't be surprised if the .01% (or powers that may be) decided one day to reduce the world population through NBC warfare
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by xradionut 13y ago
Why not grab some public domain data sets and build something on that? There's some really nice sources that can be discovered at data.gov and other places. Much of it could be used to inform and educate the public. You probably could
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by xradionut 13y ago
Your IT department isn't everyone's IT department. Besides my own, I interact with our client's IT departments as part of my role. They run the spectrum from dysfunctional to superior.
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by xradionut 13y ago
IPython notebooks are very much inspired by Mathematica. And will probably be used by more people in the future due to the cost of Mathematica.
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by xradionut 13y ago
I got a surplus stack of them that was scrapped at a bookstore to press flowers... As for his post, it should have been titled: "A New Kind of Programming Language".
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by xradionut 13y ago
Maybe he's holding out for more money? I don't know how to feel about this partnership. As someone whom likes C#, it makes sense. As someone that likes OSS, it brings to mind all the old accusations from the some of the OSS commun
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by xradionut 13y ago
Just waiting for the other 20,000 Excel features to be added. :) This may sound like an inane comment, but trying working along Excel power users for the past two decades. Most people have no idea of the crazy, huge, complicated environment
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by xradionut 13y ago
It's more like not covering your mouth while sneezing on someone.
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by xradionut 13y ago
I used not go to bars and events for years due to the smoking. Then it got better with more restrictions of smoking. Now with the vaping, I can't go again unless it's a place that restricts it.
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by xradionut 13y ago
Depending on the circumstances, enough for me to notice. I feel the effects before I usually notice the person vaping.
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by xradionut 13y ago
Some of us are sensitive to nicotine as well as smoke. Don't be blowing vapor around like it's doing no harm while inside. I'll have a reaction, (starts with tingling lips), then I'll have a polite reaction to tell you t

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