itsallbs

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by itsallbs 13y ago
And some devs have the idea that they are Better Than You, no matter what your skill level or expertise. I'm a web dev and worked on a project recently with a lead who had just enough experience with web dev of the 90's to be dang
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by itsallbs 13y ago
This is definitely not geared toward techies. The closeup of the mouse and keyboard in the first few seconds is meant to make average people think "Oooh, this is high tech."
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by itsallbs 13y ago
What idiots...bringing their personal cell phones to crime scenes.
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by itsallbs 13y ago
I remember when I was this dramatic. I have no doubt that the emotions he experiences are very real, but he has no frame of reference to see all this for what it is: not really a big deal. If he fails, it sounds like he has a safety net and
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by itsallbs 13y ago
We are at an interesting juncture of history. It seems like Snowden has accomplished what he set out do to: raise awareness of government abuse and bring about positive change. Initial fears after the NSA leaks seemed to be that the public
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by itsallbs 13y ago
Rate me HN
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by itsallbs 13y ago
How the hell did this make the HN front page? This is a tempest in a teapot.
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by itsallbs 13y ago
It's very easy to fall into this mental trap. Developers are creative people by definition; we of all people have no excuse to pass the blame for our lack of success to another. It's a way of avoiding responsibility and completely
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by itsallbs 13y ago
'SQL-injection vulnerabilities in the victim companies' websites' /facepalm
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by itsallbs 13y ago
This is the kind of posts I'd like to see more of on HN. So many of the posts here are titled "How I did X" or "Why Z matters" and then neglect to go very in-depth at all with how X was accomplished or the importanc
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by itsallbs 13y ago
The future? Pay attention, hombre. This is the fucking present.
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by itsallbs 13y ago
This is why transparency is essential to the processes of government. Without it, the powers that be can increase their authority unchecked. Concerns over national security should come second to whether or not government is truly acting in
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by itsallbs 13y ago
> In practice it just means girls will think I’m not interested in them. My point exactly. Railing against the system as it exists is counterproductive unless you have a viable alternative.
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by itsallbs 13y ago
That's not the point of the article. The point is to give men a guide on a woman's perspective when he approaches her. Yes, the entire game should be changed, but that is beside the point. It is a valid assumption that men are the
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by itsallbs 13y ago
Because if you are trying to reach a mass audience, you have to go where the audience is. If no one sees your message, you are wasting the time and effort used to communicate that message.
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by itsallbs 13y ago
What would be interesting is their process for filtering out private search terms
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by itsallbs 13y ago
I like how they ask you to send your SSN via e-mail. I mean, electronic e-mail.