AlisdairSH

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by AlisdairSH 12y ago
Too bad the PD won't have their officers wear cameras while on duty. That would resolve the issue without the distraction of somebody following the office around all day.
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by AlisdairSH 12y ago
I had the same thought. Not so much that he'd be treated worse in the US, but that the Chinese police seemed perfectly reasonable given the newness/strangeness of the "offense". I was also pleasantly surprised he got th
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by AlisdairSH 13y ago
If that's what the author is trying to say, my response is still, "So what?" Is that a problem? If not, why bother reporting it? I would expect a first time buyer to be in the market for a "starter" home - old, not
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by AlisdairSH 13y ago
Is this a serious question? Technology companies in that part of California date back as far as the 1930s.
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by AlisdairSH 13y ago
They are very high profile. And the fact that they get moved around, used,and loaned out probably makes them a much more tempting target compared to a painting or sculpture that, for the most part, stays in one museum.
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by AlisdairSH 13y ago
In addition to the responses already entered, the NFL (in combination with the NFLPA, the union that represents players) also requires athletes entering the draft to be three years out of high-school (typically 21 years old in the US). So,
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by AlisdairSH 13y ago
Does anybody work for a software company that doesn't issue laptops as the primary PC? I haven't had a desktop in 10 years and just assumed that was the norm.
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by AlisdairSH 13y ago
Why does it have to be either/or? Is it really that hard for an employer to offer both? If each team (of 7-10 people) has a scrum room/war room, plus some number of cubes (4-5) available on an as-needed basis, wouldn't that
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by AlisdairSH 13y ago
So, it appears to work with Androids (only). Not iPhones, and not dumb-phones? Seems pretty useless.
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by AlisdairSH 13y ago
99% of computer users have no idea what you just typed. HDD light blinking? That means it's working correctly. Am I right?
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by AlisdairSH 13y ago
Except managers do reward hours vs work. I had a VP once who decreed that the "Productivity" rating on our annual review was to based on the average hours/week spent at work. To be deemed "Productive", a developer
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by AlisdairSH 13y ago
Sometimes. As noted above, there are clauses placed in individual contracts in an attempt to limit injury. The UCI (pro cycling sanctioning body) also prohibits the top-tier cyclists from racing in events that lack a UCI sanction. This has
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by AlisdairSH 13y ago
The TSA tried this and failed miserably... http://investigations.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/11/13/21428350-... http://www.alamogordonews.com/alamogordo-opinion/ci_24584454...
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by AlisdairSH 13y ago
After years of software design, I can say with a high level of confidence that classifying the nouns and verbs properly is a prerequisite to quality OO code (from both a functional AND longevity standpoint). If you fail to do that up-front
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by AlisdairSH 13y ago
"...the thought about having a government security clearance is a thrilling thought" Meh. Nothing cinematic about it at all. You fill out reams of paperwork (address and neighbors back 10 years), get interviewed by a tired burea
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by AlisdairSH 13y ago
Read Ender's Shadow as well. And probably the other main-line Ender stories. None are a difficult read - you'll breeze through them in a weekend.
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by AlisdairSH 13y ago
Welcome to the US. 2 weeks is common for lower end jobs. 3 weeks is typical for professionals starting a new job. I receive 5 weeks, plus 2 for sick time, and peers at other companies are astounded by it. I've also been at my emplo
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by AlisdairSH 13y ago
and Tokyo?
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by AlisdairSH 13y ago
And I'd add that all the non-newstand apps are grouped in their own folder anyway.
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by AlisdairSH 13y ago
I tried it and have several newstand magazines. But, my biggest gripe is the inconsistency. Some magazines and newspapers have apps, others are in the newstand. If all news and magazine type apps were in the newstand, I'd be fine us
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by AlisdairSH 13y ago
I think you answered your own question. Present-day welfare systems have tremendous amounts of overhead to run. In a basic income system, most of that overhead goes away - you don't need an Office of Unemployment Benefits, or a Food f
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by AlisdairSH 13y ago
> And apparently some Panda in a reserve wont be fed according to the news. I think you misheard. The panda web camera feed will be shut down. Pretty sure they'll still feed the little critter... http://jezebel.com&#x2F
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by AlisdairSH 13y ago
Isn't that a challenge in and of itself? The majority of us are solving business problems, not technological ones. If I can deliver something, even if not the most interesting or elegant, that gives the sales/marketing people gia
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by AlisdairSH 13y ago
"Our job is not to program, our job is to create value." This bears repeating. Rare is the job that allows the job-holder to write code for the sake of writing code. Most of us have to build software that adds value to some other
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by AlisdairSH 13y ago
No, but excelling in high-school extra-curricular activities does. And the perception is you don't excel at extra-curricular activities unless you start young. In my neighborhood, kids started working with professional strength coache
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by AlisdairSH 13y ago
Presumably, you'd only see the pop-up if you're running a non-current version of iOS (and need the previous version of the app)?
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by AlisdairSH 13y ago
I couldn't have said it better.
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by AlisdairSH 13y ago
"...structuring the a whole life around arbitrary restrictions..." Couldn't the same be said of any other group of people? We all draw boundaries around what is acceptable or not. Some people don't want cable televisio
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by AlisdairSH 13y ago
If you don't work >43 hours/week, you aren't productive. At least according to one boss I've had. :|
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by AlisdairSH 13y ago
Tests never bothered me. If I bombed one, I could always study a bit for the next one. So, I rarely studied for them and I rarely completed daily assignments. But, that said, my idea of skipping school was heading downtown to the GWU libr

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