ilkandi

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by ilkandi 14y ago
In summary "This is a problem. Somebody out there should figure out some way to fix it." No insights here.
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by ilkandi 14y ago
I met a 50ish solo programmer a few months ago. His application handles an issue for a specific subset of nonprofit org (I'm probably not giving away too much if I say, churches). The app is not web enabled, it's not social, it doesn't run
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by ilkandi 14y ago
I'm not afraid of a temper tantrum, it shows the client cares. Showing a basic UI that was generated by the use cases will confirm that you understand the client needs, reduces miscommunication and clearly highlights the feature creep you s
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by ilkandi 14y ago
quote from http://people.csail.mit.edu/celiu/motionmag/motionmag.html "Naively, this sounds like one might (a) compute the translation from one pixel to the next in each frame, and (b) re-render the video with small motions amplified. Unf
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by ilkandi 14y ago
I must be old; if Microsoft had even suggested taking a 30% cut of every PC application or purchase via the internet they'd have been lynched. Have most developers gone conformist/apologist?
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by ilkandi 14y ago
It seems to be an easy fix to reduce an unnecessary environmental impact, save animal lives, save money on carcass cleanup crews and wire damage, and increase public goodwill. Is there a FAA reason for having steady lights, is it bureacrati
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by ilkandi 14y ago
Please take some time to research your inner techniques of logic, and how you assume outcomes and motives (in general). You appear (to me) prone to jumping to definite conclusions based on faulty logic and/or incomplete data. Not an attack,
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by ilkandi 14y ago
You may be accepting the Kaiser rep's FUD. The quote doesn't say, "these needles break, and BD's don't", or even "these break more than regular needles".
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by ilkandi 14y ago
When the Dyson was invented, the bag-vacuum incumbents wanted to licence his technnology and shelve it. He had to go solo to "bring his superior technology to market". What's wrong with trying to get rich on a product? And using the profits
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by ilkandi 14y ago
Then they need a lot of smarter military who can integrate this info, while keeping a clear head in the middle of a firefight, and yet be able to follow orders to the death. Soldiers aren't supposed to win every battle. I expect that betwe
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by ilkandi 14y ago
It takes a long time to accumulate enough knowledge to get the pattern recognition and competent creativity to be an expert in any field. Brains have speed limits. It'd be nice if the valuation of the field lasted long enough to make it wor
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by ilkandi 15y ago
Er, this is the age of technology. Why write a NYT article when you've already got a copy of the virtual rolodex at home?
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by ilkandi 15y ago
Given what it takes to be admitted to the firm, let alone stay in it for 12 years, I wouldn't consider him "pissant". That time guarantees he's survived and gone above probably 100K other bright hires over the years. Can't say that for most
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by ilkandi 15y ago
Did DHS specifically say they were banned for their tweets or is it just a newsworthy assumption? Did the two have any kind of criminal history, or was the denial due to their responses? This could be like the guy who reportedly entered the
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by ilkandi 15y ago
Did DHS specifically say they were banned for their tweets or is it just a newsworthy assumption? Did the two have any kind of criminal history? Were they denied This could be like the guy who reportedly entered the US because he showed an
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by ilkandi 15y ago
I don't consider the Yellow Pages to be content, just hard-to-gather data. For this site, the top level is data which points to content. The comments are the content, for me.
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by ilkandi 15y ago
Can I offer some thoughts that seem to go against the majority opinion so far? 1) Should authorities take reasonable steps to prevent the commission of a crime, or wait until after it's occurred? What if a well-known soccer hooligan has pos
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by ilkandi 15y ago
Not a good visualization. And it lacks some context too. Three points (1) tons of bulk-registered names are NOT hosted on GD's nameservers (2) People complained that transfers were slow and cancelled some of them. (in the background, GD ref
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by ilkandi 15y ago
The company rep has stated that data leaves the phone. Evidence enough?
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by ilkandi 15y ago
If it's always the same small group of people, create a gmail/hotmail account and give them all the username and password. Leave messages for each other in the Drafts (no need to send emails). Yes, I do know the downsides. Or, find a FB mes
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by ilkandi 15y ago
I started as a Powerbuilder programmer at 30K/yr and since then I have gotten Java and Sybase and Six Sigma certification, Toastmasters for public speaking, and almost finished my CFA exams. It's been 15 years and I'm still not at his Year
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by ilkandi 15y ago
hi frankiewarren; I was a Java/Sql/PHP/HTML programmer for several years and now I'm a senior BA. This is how I'd interact with you.. When anyone approaches me with an idea, I immediately tell them I'm not going to program it, but I'd be ha
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by ilkandi 15y ago
I totally disagree. The immediate "specialness" of the hot coffeeshop barista is not her "spiritual manifestation". Part of the uniqueness is presentation. Size, shape, weight, age, smell...I'm talking about books... the roughness of the pa
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by ilkandi 15y ago
Oh sorry, I'm wasn't intentionally arguing against being pseudonymous. I was thinking of ways to manage the mutability, multi-mapped and non-uniqueness of common names behind the scenes. If circles can be kept separate, you could have a sin
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by ilkandi 15y ago
Anonymity is not related to lack of forum moderation or escape from consequences. It just means a username is not recorded or displayed. BTW, posting underage obscenity, inflammatory statements, neo nazism etc gets the poster ip banned. [1]
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by ilkandi 15y ago
As other posters have noted, many Chinese have the Chinese-lettered name eg "strong army", the pinyin version and if they move to a Western country they pick their own English name like "John" or something. In writing, Choi/Choy (and I thin
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by ilkandi 15y ago
On which passport? I have two.
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by ilkandi 15y ago
On the plus side, Groupon has high name recognition, an international rolodex of contacts with small businesses clients (whether or not deals were made), an international rolodex of customer names with contact info and preferences, huge num
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by ilkandi 15y ago
I've been refunded a couple of times from other deal sites when the business went bankrupt. It's just good customer service to do so.
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by ilkandi 15y ago
It probably works out as high as regular gift cards. They're easier to find (just search your email) but they're easier to buy so one can get much more of them. I have friends who bought "pay $X for 10 workouts" but only end up going once b

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