127001brewer

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by 127001brewer 2y ago
I'm still using my Mid-2012 MacBook Pro as my main machine - it still runs great.
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by 127001brewer 6y ago
There are a lot of things to do outdoors around Maryland: there are a lot really good MTB (or just hiking) places, like Rockburn and Patapsco State Park; beaches are within two hours away; ski / snowboarding places within two hours awa
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Mission Jurassic: Searching for Dinosaur Bones(bbc.co.uk)
1 points by 127001brewer 7y ago|0 comments
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by 127001brewer 7y ago
Matt Levin recently wrote about this too: https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2019-08-19/we-loo...
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by 127001brewer 7y ago
“We really think we can enable a disaster-free future.” That statement gave me pause since it's quite the unrealistic claim to make.
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High-Tech Solution to Disaster Response May Be Too Good to Be True(nytimes.com)
51 points by 127001brewer 7y ago|22 comments
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by 127001brewer 7y ago
Please update your profile with your contact information.
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I.M. Pei, Architect of Some of the World's Most Iconic Structures, Dies at 102(npr.org)
1 points by 127001brewer 7y ago|0 comments
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by 127001brewer 8y ago
Thanks, I meant to post this link instead: https://techcrunch.com/2019/02/01/twilio-closes-acquisition-...
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Twilio to Acquire Leading Email API Platform, SendGrid(twilio.com)
2 points by 127001brewer 8y ago|2 comments
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‘Age of Tech’ Is Over(theatlantic.com)
9 points by 127001brewer 8y ago|2 comments
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by 127001brewer 8y ago
One of the interesting things I there while there was develop a Java app and Python script to semi-automate the loading of tapes. Previously, a person had to load a few tapes into a magazine, place it into a machine, and manually load ea
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by 127001brewer 8y ago
It's been years since I have worked in this space, but, at the time, my group was charged with finding fraud committed by the providers and beneficiaries. It was interesting work: we had data tapes shipped from CMS to us, we loaded the
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by 127001brewer 8y ago
How would you practice this craft? Is practicing on pentesting websites (like https://www.hackthebox.eu/ ) a good idea? Or is there a better way to learn the various tools? Edit: I have also completed some of the challenge
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'The Cleaners' Looks at Who Cleans Up the Internet's Toxic Content(npr.org)
2 points by 127001brewer 8y ago|0 comments
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by 127001brewer 9y ago
I have a MBA, but I'm also the lead developer (and project manager) of my project. I rather be coding instead of being in front of people and giving presentations, but I do those things to ensure my project is successful (and that it
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by 127001brewer 9y ago
An article called "The Slow-Motion Trainwreck Facing the Meal-Kit Industry" relates how the meal-kit industry faces the same problem(s) as Groupon: "The problem Groupon faced was that their initial success validated a model
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by 127001brewer 9y ago
No, because you can't expect to learn and use every new technology - sometimes, it's better to know "proven but boring" than "new but broken"! I appreciate more the insightful conversations than view a link to
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by 127001brewer 9y ago
Does anyone else remember "Chatbots" on BBSes (of long ago)? Are these modern versions any better?
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by 127001brewer 9y ago
Is disability a form of "basic income"?
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Disabled, or just desperate? Rural Americans turn to disability as jobs dry up(washingtonpost.com)
23 points by 127001brewer 9y ago|5 comments
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by 127001brewer 10y ago
Are these moves due to the "scaling back" of the rumored Apple automotive efforts?
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Tesla hires MacBook Air designer for senior engineering role(arstechnica.com)
3 points by 127001brewer 10y ago|1 comments
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by 127001brewer 10y ago
Actually, this comment reminded me of the following: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2014-03-03/advertisi... TLDR;: But in one sense, the advertising business is about as static and boring as they co
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Seattle’s cloud-computing boom is new force helping to drive Washington economy(seattletimes.com)
2 points by 127001brewer 10y ago|0 comments
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Best Buy vs. The Apple Store(m.signalvnoise.com)
1 points by 127001brewer 10y ago|0 comments
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by 127001brewer 10y ago
Way back when, computers were just heavy and large and, sometimes, required a number of peripherals so a dedicated room was necessary. Now? A wireless printer can be hidden in a nook and laptop makes any place a work area.
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by 127001brewer 10y ago
I was unaware and, in the future, I will keep more of an open mind with their articles...
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by 127001brewer 10y ago
Okay, I did read the rest of the article and, unfortunately, it's still a disappointment. For Apple to remain relevant in the future, the company will need to attack itself. Management will need to risk its own ecosystem. ...also agr
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by 127001brewer 10y ago
It feels like cracks are forming at Apple's edges. The company is straining to push out hardware updates. Supply issues are getting worse. Apple is reportedly moving away from selling beloved products like stand-alone displays and wir

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