jamesmus

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by jamesmus 7y ago
I think that's a really good point. When I see 'customize your feed' on sites that report the news, what I actually read is 'don't show me stuff that might challenge my preconceptions'. That's exactly what
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by jamesmus 7y ago
I love that 'Pirate Puns' is listed under the 'Jobs' section. I never see 'Pirate' in the options when applying for a mortgage or car insurance but I think that perhaps it should be.
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by jamesmus 7y ago
Thanks for the advice. Taking a 'burner' device (as you suggest) seems to be the way to go if you are worried about being forced to divulge the information on it (or confiscation). What worries me more is the possibility of being
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by jamesmus 7y ago
I started out about 25 years ago and I suppose all I can do is to reiterate that nobody has ever asked if I have a degree. I don't really have a good handle on what the IT job market is like for people who are less experienced, TBH, so
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by jamesmus 7y ago
Agreed - I guess that was what I was kind of trying to say in my comment.
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by jamesmus 7y ago
How much experience do you have? I have always assumed that when a job ad lists a CS degree as a requirement that there's an implicit 'or equivalent experience' clause that applies. I don't have a degree of any kind and
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Ask HN: Is it legal to bring encrypted devices to Russia?
3 points by jamesmus 7y ago|2 comments
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by jamesmus 7y ago
I was trying to work out why on earth you would need to wear a metal conductor whilst erecting a fence and then I realized that you mean the sport of fencing. Ha, ha.
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by jamesmus 7y ago
And kevlar jeans are very common for motorcyclists nowadays (I have a pair and they are pretty comfortable).
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by jamesmus 7y ago
There are countries (such as the UK) where it's not so easy to get hold of firearms. Having said that, though, I am not sure how easy it is to get hold of a Taser here either.
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by jamesmus 8y ago
Definitely. "Is it good enough for the business?". If yes, then leave it alone. Try to add new features in a safe way with automated tests. I once worked a contract where it was expressly forbidden by the dev manager to refactor a
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by jamesmus 8y ago
If someone ask me to review a commit that contained +/- 100k loc, I think I'd reject it on principle.