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   by xtrumanx 13y ago

   I came to the same conclusion that Kiro did when I evaluated Firebase a few months ago that I would always end up needing some server-side validation even with the authentication and security rules but I think I just noticed something usefu
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   by xtrumanx 13y ago

   I kind of know regular expressions but every time I have to write one I head off to regexpal to write it. For instance, off the top of my head, I have no idea what the "?" in the parenthesis does. Usually expect a character to pre
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   by xtrumanx 13y ago

   Well what do you know. All these years I had you pegged as Egyptian. Not sure why. Do you ever visit Hargeisa?
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   by xtrumanx 13y ago

   I don't think I get the new grid system. <div class="col-12 col-sm-8 col-lg-8">.col-12 .col-lg-8</div> What's going on here? If I were to guess, I'm assuming it's going to be 12 column
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   by xtrumanx 13y ago

   Did you make your account for HN karma? I would imagine most people did it to submit comments/links.
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   by xtrumanx 13y ago

   Quick question; what would kind of person would you imagine would successfully secure funding from an angel/VC as a person trying to immigrate to Canada. I guess one would have to have more than an idea and a MVP. Also, any differences
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   by xtrumanx 13y ago

   How safe is it to use? Have you heard of people having issues with the patch? If things don't work, would it be as simple as removing the patch or would a fresh Windows install be required?
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   by xtrumanx 13y ago

   > In Somalia, for instance, VOA serves as counterprogramming to outlets peddling anti-American or jihadist sentiment. "Somalis have three options for news," the source said, "word of mouth, Al-Shabaab or VOA Somalia."
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   by xtrumanx 13y ago

   > Epf is essentially an ORM for the web and gives you all the tools necessary to define models and synchronize with your backend. That line should be on the front page of that website. I've spent too much time trying to decipher the
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    by xtrumanx 13y ago

    Not as interesting as the last time a developer evangelist left SendGrid.
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    by xtrumanx 13y ago

    I agree with what you're saying but I wasn't quite sure jrockway was simply making sure everyone had their facts straight which is why I was asking him to clarify his position. If he actually felt the arrest was appropriate I woul
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    by xtrumanx 13y ago

    > He hasn't been convicted of anything yet. This is the media seeing that someone wants ... I'm curious about your wording in your comment. I may misreading your intentions but do you find absolutely nothing wrong with someone
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    by xtrumanx 13y ago

    > Authorities charged him with making a terrorist threat. If convicted, he will face eight years in prison. So terrorist threats with nothing to back it up is worth 8 years in prison? Does that seem right to anyone else?
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    by xtrumanx 13y ago

    I googled the term "Justin Carter texas teen jail" and got a whole lot of links from other websites and thumbnail of a youtube video of what looks like a local tv station covering the same story. I haven't looked into it furt
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    by xtrumanx 13y ago

    I may be taking your comment above too literally. I don't know about that. BASIC may have been a huge leap compared to previous languages that ninety minutes was all you needed to be convinced to switch. It took me a whole lot less t
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    by xtrumanx 13y ago

    I would have flagged this article but decided not to seeing that it currently sits at 22 points. So instead, I'll ask this question instead to any woman out there whose daily routine consists of avoiding being assaulted and murdered an
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    by xtrumanx 13y ago

    I'm going to give you the benefit of the doubt for minute and reply to your comment. If 50,000 companies had no source code repository next week and had to switch to Bitbucket, it would be a very big deal. That wasn't what I was a
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    by xtrumanx 13y ago

    > Yes, of course we can all move our repos to Bitbucket or wherever, but ... > It won't be a minor inconvenience if Github goes away. Yeah, I don't think you made a very good case for your argument there. Some companies are
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    by xtrumanx 13y ago

    > I'm confused as to how anyone could have believed that one of the 5 largest signals intelligence agencies in the world could not have been tapping Internet backbone cables. I feel bad for conspiracy theorists. Had they made the sa
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    by xtrumanx 13y ago

    > Are you saying there are programmers in Somaliland earning $50-$100k? They must be living like kings! Yes its possible though most folks here don't flaunt wealth considering the widespread poverty. I'm not really worried abou
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    by xtrumanx 13y ago

    According to what I've gleaned from the folks against this book, you need explicit verbal consent before proceeding with that kiss even if the girl in question has been with you for several years. If not, you may possibly be unwittingl
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    by xtrumanx 13y ago

    > Without a clear verbal confirmation of consent, or an explicit proactive action, you cannot know if your partner is participating willingly. > Did you expect me to disagree with this? I don't understand. Why did you bring it up
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    by xtrumanx 13y ago

    > To be fair, it could just be some other random jerk on 'net writing something sympathetic. Nope. The author of the book who was promoting his project on reddit provided the linked the above pastebin text himself. [0] http:/&
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    by xtrumanx 13y ago

    > How can you find talent with that shitty payment? I live in Somaliland. I make less than 20k USD as a programmer. I was making under 8.8k USD at the same job a few year prior. I am not cheap labor. Well, at least not in the sense of qu
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    by xtrumanx 13y ago

    He mentioned that you may need to invest about 12 hours a week on the assignments but that figure is more accurate regarding the latter assignments as they get harder as you go along. The first week's assignment does not seem that hard
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    by xtrumanx 13y ago

    According to a staff reply[0] on the forums, your assignments will only submit the output of your programs so you can use any language you'd like in the course. Did anyone do the Scala course that ended last month? This course seems li
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    by xtrumanx 13y ago

    > they count a username AND a password as "two factor authentication" I was so flabbergasted by that I had to look it up and it seems like you're wrong. This page[0] describes a feature called Advanced Access that sends a
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    by xtrumanx 13y ago

    I believe by what belorn meant regarding the police not knowing who the target was, was the they didn't know they were after a guy for copyright infringement as opposed to a armed and dangerous individual.
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    by xtrumanx 13y ago

    I wish you wouldn't phrase your questions like that as it invites some to accuse you of implying that it's either the US spies on everybody or ends all foreign signals intelligence. Also, the fellow you replied to didn't spec
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    by xtrumanx 13y ago

    Execute the following in the console: $("#TB_window, #TB_overlay").remove() or alternatively, if you are using Google Chrome, paste the following into the address bar: javascript: $("#TB_window, #TB_overlay&quot