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by null_ptr 12y ago
Good unique handles are only getting scarcer as the internet grows older. I wonder what people will do 20 years from now.
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by null_ptr 12y ago
Who are these people? Probably in their 20s, high paying job out of school, don't give a hoot about saving money and just live it up while the going's good. I can't imagine anyone else going for $4000/mo apartments. Or,
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by null_ptr 12y ago
You can see the remedy attempts already * push for cloud storage over local storage * push for locked down devices over general purpose computers * push for DRM on the open web * big ISP companies fighting against net neutrality
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by null_ptr 12y ago
You seem to be at the whim of fickle web APIs, that's no way to go if you're in it for the long haul. Web tech moves very fast because it's just so easy to iterate and deliver the latest version to your users - and why waste
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by null_ptr 12y ago
If you click on "Tips Home" it gets even weirder. Like the url for "Technical tips" being "make-money-online-tips/", and check the Blogroll.
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by null_ptr 12y ago
What a bore. Why would I want to read mill-produced articles weaved with sponsored posts? There's an overwhelming amount of meaningful content coming from thousands of different sources, made by writers and artists who have something t
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by null_ptr 12y ago
Sure, you learn the most in your first 6 months by quantity but that doesn't mean you learn the most valuable things. You won't learn anything of depth in half a year.
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by null_ptr 12y ago
I'd like to give freelancing a shot at some point. How would you build a reputation network coming from a corporate background?
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by null_ptr 12y ago
How about no more scroll jank by just delivering plain useful content without the anti-usability bells and whistles? Even the cheapest hardware out there today is able to provide a nice user experience, and in answer to that we invent new w
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by null_ptr 12y ago
I don't envy the eyesight of the worker that has to look through a microscope their entire shift, this was sad to read.
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by null_ptr 12y ago
Is the work atmosphere more relaxed in Canada? For that matter, do the East Coast/West Coast culture stereotypes hold true for Canada?
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by null_ptr 12y ago
Terrific! There's something so raw and human about these old geeky websites. Random people from all over making comprehensive, quality content about the things they love and showing it to the world how they want, through their eyes
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by null_ptr 12y ago
> I think outrage at this is a little unjustified. The whole schooling system is built around monitoring student progress. > I think the best way to help our kids develop these skills is going to be through lots of monitoring. It&#x2
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by null_ptr 12y ago
That sounds like an awful waste of 20 years' worth of skills and experience. I never saw this "check out at 35-40 and do something else" advice given in other specialized and relevant professions, but I can see how it may fit
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by null_ptr 12y ago
What do you mean by transition into another career? Using your programming experience in a tangential field? Getting into management?
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by null_ptr 12y ago
What jobs make $300-500k at Google, I assume upper management positions?
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by null_ptr 12y ago
All these overbearing JavaScript frameworks solve problems nobody has. Web design is trivial, all you're doing is bloating it and making it less accessible by replacing native GUI elements (like scrollbars) with our own confusing, low-
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by null_ptr 12y ago
Phone systems really do seem needlessly outdated, they're the paid service with the crappiest user experience today. Why is it possible for some creep to call me from ostentatiously fake numbers like "1111111111" or "111
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by null_ptr 12y ago
I like this! Is it a sort of staging ground for libraries to eventually graduate to various distributions' official repositories, or is it just random bite-sized utilities for quick weekend projects?
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by null_ptr 12y ago
Only small software projects can be compared to woodworking or painting, anything complex requires careful advance planning, rigorous testing, and peer review, just as you would expect from any engineering project.
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by null_ptr 12y ago
It looks like a a bunch of the goodies are user-made. I had no idea DuckDuckGo was so open to developers [1], what a nice surprise! [1] http://duckduckhack.com/
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by null_ptr 12y ago
I like it, it's clean and modern but largely keeps the original's spirit. I'm not so sure about the cyan background on "Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia", it looks very distracting.
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by null_ptr 12y ago
On a tangential, what's the deal with glossy instead of matte screens on all mainstream laptops? Is it that they're more durable and easier to clean? Do the colors look better?
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by null_ptr 12y ago
I found that I reasoned everyday things in a more organized and structured manner once I really got into programming. I think it's an interesting and worthwhile idea to try to teach children this way of thinking, regardless if it will
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by null_ptr 12y ago
Wow, that Tofugu site exemplifies the Hipster Phenomenon, with an always-there menu bar that takes a third of my browser window's vertical space!
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by null_ptr 12y ago
Looks great, and unlike most web demos this one is fairly light on CPU usage!
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by null_ptr 12y ago
Usability is important, but so is the option to expose how something works under the hood to those that desire the knowledge. Computers are too important for humanity's progress to turn them into consumption-only appliances. Over-simpl
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by null_ptr 12y ago
Designers are good at refining existing products for mass consumption, it's engineers that come up with new, innovative products that solve real problems. Expecting designers to be good engineers is insulting to both professions.
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by null_ptr 12y ago
Client-side web technologies are rotten and ill-designed, a mountain of patches and inconsistencies. That's why it's so painful to see people try to shoehorn JavaScript everywhere just because it's the unfortunate status quo.
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by null_ptr 12y ago
I interned at Google and had to share my office with 2 others, although it's probably different for interns.

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