jeffbr13

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by jeffbr13 3y ago
I tend to go by Binary Large OBject (BLOB) storage to discern between this kind of object storage and “object” as in OOP. BLOB is also what databases call files stored in columns.
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by jeffbr13 4y ago
Forgot about that GPU cluster you spun up last month and built up an astronomical AWS bill? Don’t worry, you won’t have to sell a kidney, stay at Amazon Workhouse Services until you've cleared your debt!
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by jeffbr13 4y ago
I’m not sure I have much sympathy for the problem. Copilot is going to force everyone to move up the abstraction stack. I absolutely disagree with how Copilot has been trained on the intellectual property of others, and I think Microsoft&#x
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by jeffbr13 4y ago
I very much enjoyed the [Vortex Race 3] which is 75% with all the F-keys and the home/delete/pg key cluster in a line down the right. It works really well and lets you switch between Mac/Windows button order for the CMD/
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by jeffbr13 4y ago
I found it helps to set boundaries and in one instance make it clear that I do not appreciate being called out of the blue. I feel almost everyone understands that a texting before a call is polite these days. Clarification was only require
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by jeffbr13 4y ago
The BOFH[1] is prior art in this space, pointing to its previous use referring to sysadmins. [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bastard_Operator_From_Hell
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by jeffbr13 4y ago
I tracked down a good condition 2009-2010 vintage A1242 aluminium ten-keyless Apple Keyboard[1] on ebay for £54 last year for exactly that feeling. Supposedly they came with iMacs for just a year or so before they were discontinued. My firs
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by jeffbr13 4y ago
The lede is buried in section "5. Reader Memberships with a 50% Author Revenue Share": > A Leanpub Reader membership ($19/year) or a monthly Standard or Pro plan is now required for (almost) all free purchases of books, bu
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Leanpub now requires a $19 Reader Membership to download free books(leanpub.com)
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by jeffbr13 6y ago
This maybe takes “identifying as an Apple user” a bridge too far! And really, who’s going to know (how) to do that, especially in an emergency? It also relies on either your phone or watch surviving an accident intact. It’s your life, but i
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by jeffbr13 7y ago
I agree! In a way... I’ll see a “Hi!“ in a notification or followed by _x is typing_ then safely know that I can start slow context-switching out of whatever mode I’m in, start reviewing that block of work for check-in or noting the key tak
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by jeffbr13 7y ago
That seems to be based on the same idea as the Linnstrument[0], which is fairly widely available now, and sends MIDI data in the standard way over USB or DIN ports without requiring a client application. Its creators Roger Linn and Geert Be
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by jeffbr13 8y ago
Check out “The Last Ringbearer”[1] for an alternate take on the LotR mythology where the orcs aren’t monsters but instead citizens of the renaissance state of Mordor. [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Last_Ringbear
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by jeffbr13 8y ago
Docker Hub[1] is also blatantly in breach of the GDPR. Wording on the pop-up: > We and our advertising partners use cookies on this site and around the web to improve your website experience and provide you with personalised advertising
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by jeffbr13 9y ago
I believe it’s used by Docker’s (Moby’s?) DataKit product inside Docker for Mac/Windows: https://github.com/moby/datakit/blob/master/README.md
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by jeffbr13 9y ago
This article should be catnip to all interested programmers. Particularly interesting is the final tenth or so, drawing attention to the explosion noun-compound constructions in the body of scientific writing, even when compared to the peak
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by jeffbr13 9y ago
Not been on Tinder in a while, but a year ago there was definitely the option to add a 'favourite track' to your profile, as an extra bit of information on top of your Facebook likes.
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by jeffbr13 9y ago
IP's the more specific case here. The company both owns and is responsible for anything an employee does during the course of their employment: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Course_of_employment
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by jeffbr13 10y ago
Do you have any links? I'd love to read more. How did they suggest dealing with changes over time, as members join and leave or shift roles as the organisation changes?
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by jeffbr13 10y ago
Please correct me if my layperson's interpretation is wrong, but that IP clause is one of the few things I don't worry about in UK employment contracts. When I first came across the phrase "during the course of employment&qu
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by jeffbr13 10y ago
Combine pure dates and times with timedelta[1]? Python's multiple comparison expressions help here too. For events in the last hour, the following expression should evaluate to True: (datetime.now() - timedelta(hours=1)) <= ev
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by jeffbr13 10y ago
Python already contains separate date and time objects for this purpose[1][2]! [1]: https://docs.python.org/3/library/datetime.html#date-objects [2]: https://docs.python.org/3/library/dat
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by jeffbr13 10y ago
Reminds me of Internet Explorer 7(?)'s coloured tab groups. I actually thought they were quite a neat UI idea.
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by jeffbr13 10y ago
Berlin's U/S-Bahns certainly give the impression of being open 24/7 -- I've never had problems getting to/from clubs or airports at any time of day. London can also claim a useful 24/7 service, with the night t
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by jeffbr13 10y ago
"18F is a Financial Disaster" is not the title of the article and is explicit editorialising. On a lighter note, seems like a fun place to work! And the kind of attitudes on display here seem to be the kind you'd expect from
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by jeffbr13 10y ago
Democracy only works in a growing economy.
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by jeffbr13 10y ago
First suggestion for that video is actually the one where he makes the joke. The one you posted starts just after :P < https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8BtHZWGB8c>
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by jeffbr13 10y ago
How about < https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stockholm_syndrome> ?
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by jeffbr13 10y ago
Sure, but this doesn't actually send the emails. That's what you plug in Mandrill, SendGrid, SES, or <SMTP-provider of choice> for. MailChimp charge crazy money for large numbers of subscribers. If your business actually mak
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by jeffbr13 10y ago
We use RatticDB[1] which is a bit bare-bones (all the passwords are stored plaintext in a database) but does the job well enough (audit logs and credential groups with view/edit permissions). It's less slick than commercial soluti

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