caseyscottmckay

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by caseyscottmckay 3y ago
"PostgreSQL supports most of the major features of SQL:2016. Out of 177 mandatory features required for full Core conformance, PostgreSQL conforms to at least 170. In addition, there is a long list of supported optional features."
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by caseyscottmckay 3y ago
Companies get away with exposing us to a lot more harm than just toxic waste, e.g., tire and break dust is everywhere; cheap plastic packaging on everything we eat and drink.
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by caseyscottmckay 4y ago
I assume nothing is ever deleted on the internet. Even comments you type out, but never submit are most likely saved by all websites (and if you use Windows/Mac, I'm assuming every single keystroke is sent back to the home base an
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by caseyscottmckay 4y ago
Ha. TIL. Boneappletea.
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by caseyscottmckay 4y ago
Agreed. Spend time on substance, not style. I write documents in markdown and use pandoc with templates to handle styling.
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by caseyscottmckay 4y ago
KEXP and BBC Radio 6
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by caseyscottmckay 4y ago
Snow Crash by Neil Stevenson
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by caseyscottmckay 4y ago
Yes this keeps me on Ubuntu. Any problem you run into has most likely already been solved and documented.
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by caseyscottmckay 4y ago
Practical Vim is great.
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by caseyscottmckay 5y ago
My Thinkpad experience has been a nightmare. I bought a new ThinkPad one year ago and it has been an absolutely terrible experience. It freezes up every 2-3 days requiring a hard restart. I've sent it in to Lenovo for repairs twice and
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by caseyscottmckay 5y ago
Live in a city with good universities to surround yourself with smart people.
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by caseyscottmckay 5y ago
It's a defensive strategy, so others cannot enforce vague patents against them.
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by caseyscottmckay 5y ago
I don't have a source for this, but I think I remember reading a long time ago that Swartz also downloaded and released a significant amount of WestLaw legal documents. A few years ago I was looking for state law databases and came acr
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by caseyscottmckay 5y ago
Small piece of electric tape over the camera.
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by caseyscottmckay 5y ago
Do you have a source for a single person being required to register as a sex offender for peeing in public?
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by caseyscottmckay 5y ago
Does it need it? All the site does is show you text.
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by caseyscottmckay 5y ago
Ditto. I still have ddg set as default on all devices, but I have to !g almost every single search because ddg doesn't return the results I wanted then, boom, Google just nails it everytime.
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by caseyscottmckay 5y ago
What is a solution? Facebook is a private company, so they can do business as they please within the confines of applicable laws and regulations. Those laws and regulations say they can censor as they please on their platform. Should we ena
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by caseyscottmckay 6y ago
Leaves from prison (felons) are not common in the U.S. Leaves from jail (misdemeanors) are more common (e.g., leave for work during the day, then back to jail after work).
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by caseyscottmckay 6y ago
Ulbricht was not a drug kingpin himself, but rather he created a marketplace for drug kingpins, right? Also it may be beneficial to judge a person's technical capabilities separate from that person's ethics--both good and shitty p
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by caseyscottmckay 6y ago
Please don't give up our freedom of speech rights just because of crazy Giuliani--those rights were really hard to get and we'll never get them back.
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by caseyscottmckay 6y ago
Triumph of the Nerds. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triumph_of_the_Nerds
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by caseyscottmckay 6y ago
Aren't they all? If you type text into an input field, it's best to assume it's saved, even if you backspace and write something else--it's all saved. Comparing what people type and what they choose to publish is probabl
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by caseyscottmckay 6y ago
Interesting. Any stats/aggregations on numbers per resource type (e.g., 56k for scotus, 36k for D.C. Circuit Court etc)?
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by caseyscottmckay 6y ago
So the data should be public (as it always has been), but it should not be easily accessible?
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by caseyscottmckay 6y ago
This is courtlistener.com data correct?
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by caseyscottmckay 6y ago
Paul's Online Math Notes were an invaluable resource in relearning math as a lawyer trying to start a career as a software developer. Relearning math seemed a lost cause until I discovered Paul's notes. Thanks so much!
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by caseyscottmckay 6y ago
Software Engineering Daily and Software Engineering Radio
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by caseyscottmckay 6y ago
The Elements of Style, Woe is I
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by caseyscottmckay 6y ago
Vary your sentence length. Don't follow strict length rules for each sentence, as good writing employs a mix of short, medium, and long sentences. Incorporating variety avoids monotonous writing, creates emphasis where needed, and help

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