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We're Helping Times Photojournalists Deliver Images to the World Faster(open.nytimes.com)
1 points by Serplat 7y ago|0 comments
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by Serplat 10y ago
For smaller memory allocations that don't go directly to the OS, I suppose it's theoretically possible (though I'm not sure any compilers do it). For the larger allocations that the author mentions that go directly to the OS
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by Serplat 12y ago
This story appears to go beyond a simple HR dispute, but is endemic of a culture all too common in our industry that we should have zero tolerance of and should work to undermine. It appears that not only were inappropriate statements made,
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Don't Scan My Knuckles – Failed Anti-Cheating Policies and Software(madebyknight.com)
5 points by Serplat 12y ago|0 comments
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by Serplat 13y ago
The issue is that the counter doesn't know the state of the first switch at the start. If it's on at the start, then sure your solution will work. But if it's off at the start and they all agree to only flip on the switch o
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by Serplat 13y ago
I think you misunderstood. powrtoch proposed having a set of questions in which each individual question is itself very complicated. For example, being a non-practicing Catholic with exactly three children is only one small facet to a singl
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by Serplat 14y ago
I second the need for an RSS feed. I was actually a bit surprised when I couldn't find one.
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by Serplat 14y ago
I haven't used this app, but in every other app I use Cmd+W closes a tab, while Cmd+Shift+W closes a window.
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by Serplat 14y ago
This bothered me as well, particularly for the example that they provided. The convention may work for tracking conversations, but knowing the exact time that the helicopter was spotted relative to other events seems more important. Yet,
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by Serplat 14y ago
Original author of that quiz here. As dhconnelly pointed out, Java and C definitely do have their own isolated scope for 'if' blocks. More information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scope_(computer_science)#Scope_...
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by Serplat 14y ago
I would agree, but the pricing page only claims compatibility with more modern browsers: "Cross-browser tested (IE 9+, Chrome, Safari, & Firefox)" When's the last time you saw a laptop that old running one of those browsers? I typicall
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by Serplat 14y ago
I think you're absolutely correct regarding "homework." It can be a good indicator of a candidate's competency, but many people don't have the patience to do it. I spent much of this past fall interviewing for an internship for the upcomin
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by Serplat 14y ago
The theory behind it is that material about specific frameworks is easily learned. If a company is looking to hire you, what you currently know matters far less than what you can learn. The best developers are able to master new framework
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How multi-disk failures happen(sysadmin1138.net)
113 points by Serplat 14y ago|91 comments
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by Serplat 14y ago
That depends on the section of the test. Critical reading you can get several wrong, writing depends on your essay score, and math you typically can't get any wrong.
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Obfuscate, please: A simple email obfuscator(obfuscateplease.com)
1 points by Serplat 14y ago|0 comments
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by Serplat 14y ago
Github isn't solely a git server. They also have issues, wikis, etc, that are harder to keep in multiple locations.
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by Serplat 14y ago
This completely misses the point of Two-factor authentication, though. Two-factor authentication is all about increasing security by combining two separate factors: something you know (password), and something you have (phone). From what I
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Show HN: A Javascript quiz that explores how javascript scopes its variables(madebyknight.com)
15 points by Serplat 14y ago|10 comments
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by Serplat 14y ago
I feel safer about it when looking at the scaled version: http://www.nationalgeographic.com/nyunderground/docs/scale.h...
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by Serplat 14y ago
It's also extremely buggy on the Mac, at least. I can't count the number of times dropdown menus have shown up behind everything else.
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by Serplat 14y ago
I suppose that makes some sense. However, it doesn't change the fact that by enabling it by default, most other sites will likely end up just ignoring it, even if that isn't Microsoft's intent.
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by Serplat 14y ago
The DNT header was likely to be ignored to begin with, but this just seals it. The only way that the DNT header even stood a chance was if it was only enabled by a select few individuals who are greatly concerned with their privacy. By def
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by Serplat 14y ago
Actually, when it was first released, it simply didn't work. Very few pages actually loaded, and there were errors all over the place.
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Failed Password Security on the Server(madebyknight.com)
1 points by Serplat 14y ago|1 comments
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Should Colleges Require Coding Tests for Admission?(madebyknight.com)
1 points by Serplat 14y ago|1 comments
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Documentation as a Bug-Finding Tool(madebyknight.com)
3 points by Serplat 14y ago|1 comments