DeathRabbit

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by DeathRabbit 6mo ago
This exists: https://github.com/TheDrunkenLordOfEverything/how-to-write-u... Claude Skill for Java code straight from the essay
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by DeathRabbit 8y ago
I would guess it depends if they're left whole and in-tact or not. /s
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by DeathRabbit 8y ago
Java dev at a trucking company. Their IT shop grew organically and stuff wasn't exactly well-engineered at any level. We used Websphere on the AS/400 (system i now). When I arrived I found such fun practices as source control bein
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by DeathRabbit 8y ago
Be humble. You're not the smartest dev in the room. I was guilty of this in my early career. Related to this is realizing that most software degrades over time, being touched by many people under varying deadlines. Assume best intentio
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by DeathRabbit 8y ago
Dang, really enjoying reading all these great recommendations; my podcast load is going to be growing (again)! My personal faves out of my 100+ subs are below. All should be available through a typical podcatcher app. Tried to mark some as
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by DeathRabbit 8y ago
To all readers who've never experienced it, working on a large Java (and other) codebases where the original developers completely overused patterns, your life will be hell in my opinion, just as much as a codebase written totally with
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by DeathRabbit 8y ago
Yep. I have no doubts than in such a situation my golden retriever would dive behind me...I love that little derpy bundle of love. Not that anyone expects a Golden to be a guard dog.
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by DeathRabbit 9y ago
Anecdotal evidence: I'm a software architect/developer. The last three companies I've been with do not support remote work on a large scale because the IT Leadership did not want to fight against the managers of the departmen
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by DeathRabbit 9y ago
Just adding another vote for Mullvad. Tried a few others, have had the best luck with Mullvad (bandwidth, # of servers, rock-solid connection, etc.)
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by DeathRabbit 9y ago
From the standpoint of CAP theorem, Consul is AP and ZK is CP. AP and CP distributed systems have their use cases, so it's important to think them through up-front. For example, I personally consider service discovery to favor AP. I ar
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by DeathRabbit 9y ago
Oh, yes, totally agree that the class action suits will result in a sweet $15 check or something. I guess my poorly phrased lament was just in reflection that even the max payout in small claims doesn't seem like a great result given t
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by DeathRabbit 9y ago
This can be another service! You pay me some bitcoin to commit ID theft. I do it, create havok all up in your business. Voila! Damage done, now go and sue. Money to be made all around on this deal. Seriously, though, IANAL but I think you&#
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by DeathRabbit 9y ago
OK, on the site under the reg info it says to "Verify" you were part of the breach by using Equifax's verification site. Hasn't it already been established that this site is giving (at best) inconsistent results? So if t
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by DeathRabbit 9y ago
I've worked in places where "official" commercial-level support is required when a system is in production. In those situations, I didn't have control over the staff at any level, just pointing out it's a thing I&#x
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by DeathRabbit 9y ago
The comment up above in the chain was wondering whether running Solaris (or derivatives) offered any advantage. While I'm sure the packages you listed _run_ fine, how difficult would it be to find support for each when running on Solar
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by DeathRabbit 9y ago
Harrumph. In my day, we found our porn tucked under mattresses, out in the woods, behind a wood panel in a shed, etc. I feel like I should be hiding USB drives full of rather tame Playboy PDFs in the same places, maybe throw in a stray Hust