andrewd18

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by andrewd18 1y ago
Agreed, and we use Markdown where we can. But inevitably some product manager comes along and demands tables inside tables or embedded reuse of content... and it's back to DITA. OxygenXML makes the OT much more manageable. I haven&#x27
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by andrewd18 1y ago
Professional tech writer here: We use GitHub and a tool called OxygenXML to write docs-as-code in an XML DTD called "DITA". It's a hefty IBM invention from the early aughts, but it covers every use case I've thrown at it
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by andrewd18 10y ago
> The problem is, there are very few tutorials showing you the current best practices. As someone looking to expand from simple Python scripts to serious Python projects, this is my primary issue. Do you have any recommendations?
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by andrewd18 10y ago
Given how regularly Western Bitcoin exchanges are hacked, I'm not convinced anyone has the knowledge to securely manage a Bitcoin attack.
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by andrewd18 10y ago
Atom packages debs in their GitHub repo which work in Debian 8. There's no repo you can add to your sources that I am aware of, but you can manually download the deb from https://github.com/atom/atom/releases&
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by andrewd18 10y ago
Give it time. Once systemd runs out of Unix utilities to consume, it will inevitably turn on WinInit.exe and the Service Control Manager.
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by andrewd18 10y ago
Original size: A mere 4.3 GB.
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by andrewd18 10y ago
> Now, looking at a device like this, I automatically compare it to something like a tractor or plow. It demands constant connectivity to Google HQ... it's full of secret code... it requires, for its basic paradigm, a private compan
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by andrewd18 11y ago
Those responsible for auditing the auditors who have just been audited, have been audited.
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by andrewd18 11y ago
As is standard for a Phoronix.com "article".
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by andrewd18 11y ago
As long as the people submitting those pull requests understood the ramifications of contributing code gratis to a proprietary platform, there's nothing sad about it.
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by andrewd18 11y ago
Agreed, it's not as deep as SC4. Colossal Order has a lot of plans for DLC, and in the meantime there are mods and assets all over the Steam Workshop. It's enough to tide me over until they reveal their next expansion. :)
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by andrewd18 11y ago
If only the US had a STV system where I could satisfy both my idealism and my pragmatism, in order.
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by andrewd18 11y ago
Please don't post LWN subscriber-only content until it's released to the public. I value LWN and would like to see its subscriber numbers increase, not have its content poached by content aggregators.
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by andrewd18 11y ago
[[citation needed]]
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by andrewd18 11y ago
Agreed, GP's post was about the technical merits of PS. PowerShell may be the greatest thing since virtual desktops, but that doesn't help me until PS 3.0 is included in the OS by default. Since my customer base is decidedly conse
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by andrewd18 11y ago
> This cmdlet is introduced in Windows PowerShell 3.0. So... I can only guarantee it's included on my customers' computers if they have Windows 8 or higher. I'm happy most of them moved from XP to 7. Maybe I can start ship
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by andrewd18 11y ago
Love JQ, been using it for the past year. I'm very much looking forward to the regex support in 1.5.
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by andrewd18 11y ago
We're delivering CHM now and migrating to shipping folders with plain-old-HTML. Customers get the same content locally when they press F1 as they would if they found the documentation online. Note that if you ship HTML files onto the u
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by andrewd18 12y ago
> It would be the right thing for Google to remove SPDY at this point It's going away, just maybe not soon enough for everyone's tastes. From the blog: > We plan to remove support for SPDY in early 2016
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by andrewd18 12y ago
More like Twitter++++.
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by andrewd18 12y ago
For the low, low price of $2000 you can buy one of my new, patent-pending Thunderbolt TPM dongles. Simply plug it in, reboot your machine, and you're protected from future EFI firmware changes ! One use and you're protected, so pa
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by andrewd18 12y ago
That's one of the audio cables from the sound stage. If you look closely you can see the shadow of a boom mic on one of the rocks.
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by andrewd18 12y ago
> [3] I'm running Wheezy on another machine, and shellshock still hasn't been fixed there, whereas Arch had it patched within hours. Debian patched Wheezy for Shellshock within hours as well. You should verify that your box has
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by andrewd18 12y ago
2051: One brave racoon escapes from a human-controlled racoon detention and experimentation center. He steals a ship and heads out into the Milky Way. 2052: Rocket Racoon forms an alliance with a Flora Colossi named Groot.
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by andrewd18 12y ago
At the moment jquery.com loads with the following content: <body>I'm looking for a new job, I'm so sorry for this experiment with iframe, no one was injured, all files was permanently deleted. Greetz: Umputun, Bobuk, Gra
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by andrewd18 12y ago
Agreed. At least with a rock I can print off my source code, wrap it around the rock, and rapidly transfer it to my coworker.
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by andrewd18 12y ago
Quick, before you go, write two scripts and corresponding cron jobs that convert tabs to N spaces, or N spaces to tabs. Then, set them up to commit to your favorite repo on alternating days. Now you can enjoy your vacation while pissing off