eblackburn

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by eblackburn 14y ago
I think I'm right in suggesting it's free with a bizspark licence, which is a kind of a free licence available to startups. Whilst the platform (Azure) is clearly proprietary, they're clearly making efforts to offer cross platform IaaS and
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by eblackburn 14y ago
Lamdas are not orignal.
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by eblackburn 14y ago
- Access mandated via FB connect - Mini (proxy) allow integration between opt in site on FB platform via http headers? - Proxy sniffs traffic and gets a hi-fi profile of users. Super targeted advertising, avoiding cookies. - Emerging market
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by eblackburn 14y ago
I like this. It espouses good engineering principles (tell don't ask etc.) the advice here is in my opinion applicable to most platforms and domains.
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by eblackburn 14y ago
The more accessible the grass route tools the greater the chance of adoption. Adoption for Win8 / RT maybe acceptable with the new Express options but frankly I don't see C# developers of the future applying for licences for IDEs to compile
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by eblackburn 14y ago
Agreed. No matter how complex they key, phyiscal security can nearly always be broken. From mysterious breaks ins to _we have ways of making you talk_
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by eblackburn 14y ago
Yeah. I've been on the waiting list for months :(
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by eblackburn 14y ago
You're brave sending pull requests to Linus on github for the Linux Kernel from a Windows machine ;)
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by eblackburn 14y ago
+1 (million)
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by eblackburn 14y ago
Good point. If I need the efficiency of a keyboard I will use the git bash cli. I suppose this is why they've bundled powershell git extensions. It's a first iteration / release. I'm sure with more feedback they'll release more often. I'm u
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by eblackburn 14y ago
Banning wealthy entrepreneurial investors from your country would surely be counter-productive to stimulating growth?
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by eblackburn 14y ago
Of course Facebook could acquire / lease Bing (or build perhaps?) and plumb that into Facebook. A user searches within Facebook and the platform can display the results, apply highly targeted adverts and offer links to comments / endorsemen
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by eblackburn 14y ago
I think I read somewhere that FB embed sound tags in their html to simulate the images trick.
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by eblackburn 14y ago
Corporations are tax efficient, billionaire investors are no different. Eduardo Saverin is a Brazilian, who has settled in Singapore. The only reason he'd retain US citizenship one presumes would be for patriotism or the safety of living in
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by eblackburn 14y ago
What are the ramifications, if Oracle win in the USA but isn't protected by EU legislation?
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by eblackburn 14y ago
I smell and anti-trust suite hurtling towards Apple? Does anyone else?
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by eblackburn 14y ago
I seem to be acquiring points from both spurious and cheeky comments made years ago and answers, that haven't been expected. I thank those that participate, but I don't have the inclination to dedicate myself to the cause.
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by eblackburn 14y ago
I wonder if Phil Haack's exodus was the straw that broke the camels back? Perhaps this was just the leverage Scott Guthurie required to finally get what that team has craved for some time?
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by eblackburn 15y ago
For those of you relieved it happened in the middle of the night. Hi from mid morning London where externally hosted services including their websites mysteriously disappeared for half an hour. Nothing critical, but certainly a warning shot
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by eblackburn 15y ago
Why? Because Google maps is no longer in a position of inertia. Now if you require mapping functionality you'll perform some kind of due diligence based on requirements and constraints.
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by eblackburn 15y ago
I've met Jon Skeet and he sincerely is a really smashing chap. The cult of Skeet on SO is getting a tad much. (I find sycophantic behaviour a terrible trait)
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by eblackburn 15y ago
As a grad I accidently changed hundreds of mortgage expiry dates from UK to US format (rectified immediately). Lesson learnt. Switching Facebook off for 5.5 million people trumps though!
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by eblackburn 15y ago
VS seems to be going the way of Office, only the 80% of features that nobody uses are also often inferior to alternatives. The bloat associated with VS is utterly unnecessary, I think it's an opportunity missed that VS hasn't been peeled ri
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by eblackburn 15y ago
Concur. Would the movement to save the NHS eclipse any ACTA movement too?
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by eblackburn 15y ago
I love how all IBM software looks like a 2001 university project hacked together the night before a deadline in Java.
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by eblackburn 15y ago
Agree with your analogy. We always learn how to pass the driving test, never how to drive. Qualifications and certificates galore. Zero benefit.
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by eblackburn 15y ago
w00t! Another Cornishman on HN. Kernow bys vyken! :-D
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by eblackburn 15y ago
+1 reserving judgement, as to where they come on a scale of egotistical wankery -> just plain vanity.
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by eblackburn 15y ago
How long before the IL generator?
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Britons could face charges for breaking US copyrights(guardian.co.uk)
8 points by eblackburn 15y ago|2 comments

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