branden

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by branden 15y ago
"...to the extent we think it necessary for the Service."
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by branden 15y ago
Those are completely valid appeals to emotion, because it is the emotional context of the reminder that makes it significant. If you don't understand why someone might feel bad after seeing that show up in their todo list, then you don't un
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by branden 15y ago
printf debugging is too simple and intuitive to justify an entire blog post. ;)
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by branden 16y ago
Stash, pull, stash pop. Arguably not the most intuitive solution, but there ya go.
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by branden 16y ago
Nope, not giving you my Netflix password at least until I know exactly how this works and whether it's worth the risk. A demo, a video, a description , something.
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by branden 16y ago
It rapidly consumes your precious battery. Of course it's not a common case.
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by branden 16y ago
They're hard to distinguish up close, too. No matter how you get there, whether it's mostly by choice or mostly by circumstance, rock bottom will likely involve you doing whatever you can to relieve your misery for a few short hours. I have
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As We May Think (1945)(theatlantic.com)
77 points by branden 16y ago|20 comments
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Embracing the Git Index(scribd.com)
2 points by branden 16y ago|0 comments
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by branden 16y ago
It's pretty rare that I head over to Wikipedia so I can read any random article, but I'll use it to satisfy the mildest curiosity about nearly any noun I interact with. For instance, I used BART for the first time on Thursday, and now I kin
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by branden 16y ago
It's free. When that's your starting point, "it doesn't suck" is pretty compelling.
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by branden 16y ago
That frequently regurgitated phrase means that execution matters more than an idea for a business, not that ideas are literally worthless and therefore undeserving of attribution.
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by branden 16y ago
History of Computation. Read some old papers, study the people who wrote them. I would've loved a class like that.
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by branden 16y ago
Reddit was acquired in 2006. http://techcrunch.com/2006/10/31/breaking-news-conde-nastwir...
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by branden 16y ago
Most people just want to work, get paid, and go home. That implies a certain apathy that I didn't (intend to) convey. Strlen's comment is a good expansion of what I said: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1346626
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by branden 16y ago
Wow, that's way more elegant. Mine looks obfuscated by comparison :)
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by branden 16y ago
This is amazing. You're forced to do some really complicated stuff. Here's my solution to Rocket Planes that uses all 4 colors, 4 subfunctions, and recursion: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/6625091/rocketplanes.png Is there a simpler solution to
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by branden 16y ago
I'd dare say you have a civic duty to answer questions that aren't about you if a Cop asks them. I think this is the key difference of perspective between you and the people you're debating. But what's interesting is that you're arguing t
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by branden 16y ago
If your job was to get information from someone else wouldn't you be upset if they just said "no comment" and wouldn't tell you why they were saying it or even if they had the information you were looking for? I might be miffed, but if I
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by branden 16y ago
I don't see how you could be detained or have your car towed for refusing a search or any requests beyond your name, driver's license, and insurance. Maybe the officer could fabricate a traffic charge, which you could contest. (I'll agree y
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by branden 16y ago
The more you say the more that can be twisted against you. "I'm not guilty." -> "Not guilty of what? We haven't accused you of anything. Why are you acting like you've been accused? What exactly are you not guilty of?" And so on. The re
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by branden 16y ago
If everyone who is innocent cedes their rights then yeah, asserting your rights will make you look suspicious. So never cede your rights to a cop under any circumstances. That's too important a principle to sacrifice for a more convenient t
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by branden 16y ago
This might be a matter of recent circumstance. iPad release, Apple's new developer guidelines, Gizmodo iPhone scoop, the Facebook privacy hubbub, and Google IO happened one right after the other. We could just be experiencing an uncommonly
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by branden 16y ago
Someone mentioned http://www.reddit.com/r/coding/ in a comment a day or two ago. I've been enjoying it. Edit - I found it in http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1365094 which has a bunch of other suggestions.
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by branden 16y ago
Hah, I once had a boss wig out when he heard someone mention a "Java VM." He thought we'd done something crazy with VMWare behind his back. I like that HN gets confused in the other direction.
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by branden 16y ago
Dupe http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1346241
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by branden 16y ago
Or is attending college necessary to earn more because employers hire people with degrees? That's hard to quantify, and you'd have to control for it to get the answer.
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by branden 16y ago
Twice since 2008 I've left one state for another with all my possessions crammed into my Honda Civic. It's liberating in a way that's hard to explain to someone who doesn't already understand the feeling. I learned what I really valued (app
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by branden 16y ago
I'm sure that adds something, but half seems a little high. The invitation tree must be highly valuable information when it comes to fighting spammers.
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by branden 16y ago
I just want to code. I'm okay with the risk and glory going to someone else.

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