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by finnw 13y ago
Are you sure you don't mean COBOL? Fortran is still evolving (albeit even more slowly than Java) and still used for new projects. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fortran#Fortran_2015
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by finnw 13y ago
This does not necessarily conflict with the diminishing returns theory. If you are 4x as rich as your neighbours, you will probably want to move to a more affluent area. At which point you will have richer neighbours (i.e. stronger compet
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by finnw 13y ago
And pseudo-entrepreneurs (who may be real coders)
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by finnw 13y ago
Typical Model-D kafkatrap [1] :-) [1]: http://esr.ibiblio.org/?p=2122
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by finnw 13y ago
Probably not in this case. Windows' RNG does not block when it runs low on entropy. AFAIK only Linux does that. And the task is a database query so probably does not use the RNG. But yes, I have seen a similar case involving linux &#
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by finnw 13y ago
Another way to look at it: Of the 9 most populous countries in the world, the US is the only one with any names on that list. So it could be worse. Edit: Technically wrong: There is one name under "Hong Kong."
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by finnw 13y ago
Not the only way. You can interleave fields in a ByteBuffer.
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by finnw 13y ago
You could solve that problem by reading your politician's blog (and donating of course) then voting the way they recommend on each issue.
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by finnw 13y ago
It has always seemed strange to me that some people find hostile weather sounds calming - Wind, heavy rain, thunder... those can all potentially damage the building you are in. Fire too (I like the sound of a fire only if I can see it.) L
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by finnw 13y ago
Thanks. I find some ambient sounds (especially birds & waves) help me focus on work. (Instead of rain I use pink noise from another site)
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by finnw 13y ago
The language is better, but the backend and ecosystem are not.
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by finnw 13y ago
It comes with the territory, I'm afraid. Some users will try something once, find a bug or limitation, decide the platform sucks and never touch it again (and if the platform is worthless, why bother filing a bug report.) I've b
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by finnw 13y ago
Justified, because they are very amusing to watch.
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by finnw 13y ago
> How the hell does this lead to stereotyping an entire race? It does not. It is just an anecdote, from three people I know, who were required to memorize stuff, and found their coding ability did not contribute much. > Just so you k
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by finnw 13y ago
They already did that. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8249792.stm
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by finnw 13y ago
> I have friends with computing science degree yet they cannot code or have shipped software. So do I, but CS degrees are not about memorization. At least not in North America or Europe. For my CS degree, I had to follow the math and
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by finnw 13y ago
Please don't joke about censoring political parties' websites. That is one of the biggest dangers of systems like this after all.
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by finnw 13y ago
> My favorite technical interview question is to ask the candidate about the worst bug they ever wrote. Are you sure you are getting honest answers? Some candidates may be thinking "He'll never hire me if I admit how stupid I
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by finnw 13y ago
I don't know whether a nearly-empty drive is better or worse than average. But the point is, you had a 1000-block file full of secret data and when you do > secrets.txt the file is truncated, freeing blocks 1-999 (usually
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by finnw 13y ago
> Later I found out that elance has a loophole where buyers who disputed or cancelled projects are not able to leave feedback. The mistake many clients make is to request "cancellation". You should request a refund instead (an
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by finnw 13y ago
More likely they will never know that she clicked it
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by finnw 13y ago
No, I mean it will store the new random data in different blocks, thus not overwriting the old blocks.
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by finnw 13y ago
Yes. It will truncate the file first, then allocate new blocks for the new random data, likely leaving the old blocks lying around. You can avoid this with the 'conv=notrunc' option of 'dd'[1]. It will overwrite existin
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by finnw 13y ago
I imagine it would be hard to implement efficiently in Java.
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by finnw 13y ago
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Association_fallacy
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by finnw 13y ago
That's because being convincing at interview is much easier to learn than writing good code or laying bricks fast. So for a bad coder (or bad bricklayer) it makes sense to train for interviews instead of training for the actual job. O
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by finnw 13y ago
PayPal do not care at all whether their APIs are developer-friendly. Why should they? They are a near-monopoly. You are completely dependent on them and they do not need you at all. I suspect their APIs are a result of minimising what t
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by finnw 13y ago
How many of the "Github created repositories" are useless altcoins that only mention BTC in the copyright message?
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by finnw 13y ago
I had a very insecure password on adobe.com. i.e. low-enough entropy that 55 users had the exact same password. I figured since Adobe do not have my credit card number and there is nothing to gain by impersonating me on that site, it di
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by finnw 13y ago
> I don't recall what my Adobe password was This will tell you your password hint (and if any other user had an identical password, you will see their hint also. ) https://lastpass.com/adobe/

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