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by null_ptr 13y ago
So what happens if the people in charge of giving certificates, approving marketplace apps, etc. decide they don't like me and give me the boot even if my product is perfectly fine? They're human, and humans screw each other for
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by null_ptr 13y ago
My new-age VT-100 PC is still a general purpose computer, and if I want to use it as such I should be able to. I see the advantage of shipping it as a VT-100, but I don't see any advantage in blocking power users from unlocking its
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by null_ptr 13y ago
Gluglug is cool but is not a solution for the future - there's only so many working X60's they can salvage. I think the sustainable way is to embrace Linux-friendly companies that cater to general computing. When my Sandy Bridge l
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by null_ptr 13y ago
No, yours is a defeatist attitude. The more people dare speak about workplace abuse the less downside there will be for future ones who do, legally and professionally. We're engineers, we shouldn't accept a rotten status quo and &
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by null_ptr 13y ago
Shouldn't the goal be to have a controller that's good for most games, though? Why have several lying around?
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by null_ptr 13y ago
I can't help but see the JS-for-everything trend as the triumph of mediocrity. It feels a bit like using BASIC in the old days, only much cockier.
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by null_ptr 13y ago
That's what the majority of people in this thread seem to say, and this lack of empathy is disheartening. There's some dick a few comments up that said people uproot themselves all the time, "he did it when he was 18 and left
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by null_ptr 13y ago
Comparing yourself leaving for college at 18 to a 75 year old woman being evicted is plain distasteful.
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by null_ptr 13y ago
Oh, so native programs are the boogey man now, huh? I don't know where this whole push for Everything Must Be JS comes from, all it does is waste electricity maxing out Core i7's running some raster demo from the 80s.
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by null_ptr 13y ago
It makes me sad to read how some mistreat their laptops. Why keep it on 24/7? Even if you're using your computer 12 hours a day you're letting it burn for nothing for the other 12! And then you buy a new one every year.
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by null_ptr 13y ago
So what's the deal with Python these days? Do people still write for 2.7 which is the default "python" in most (all?) Linux distributions, or is it safe to write for python3 now?
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by null_ptr 13y ago
There was a brief period a few years ago when the leading web design trend was to make pages simple, fast, and accessible . Out the window those all went.
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by null_ptr 13y ago
Good! The less that people see Google and Facebook accounts as "Global Internet Identity Accounts" , the better.
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by null_ptr 13y ago
Why would a small American startup not give generous vacation to its employees?
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by null_ptr 13y ago
The whole point of stricter examinations is to avoid 1-star drivers to begin with.
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by null_ptr 13y ago
So how are we supposed to get to "the future", where people aren't wage slaves any more but instead are free to pursue their real dreams and ambitions, if those of us fortunate enough to make some headway should feel ashamed
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Ask HN: What do you use for file backups?
6 points by null_ptr 13y ago|10 comments
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by null_ptr 13y ago
microSD cards are a pain to handle though, unless you have tweezers for hands. CF cards all the way!
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by null_ptr 13y ago
Yes, more JS MVC stuff please, if a link doesn't have at least 2 of "web", "framework", or "node" in the title it's unfit for consumption.
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Year Of Code and The Myth Of The Programmer Shortage(codemanship.co.uk)
4 points by null_ptr 13y ago|0 comments
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by null_ptr 13y ago
Is it really peering in this case between Comcast and Netflix? How would Comcast leverage Netflix's infrastructure?
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by null_ptr 13y ago
It would not hurt one bit. You're assuming that billionaire execs care about and take pride in their business. The only thing they take pride in are their fortunes and place in high society - companies are just the means to get there a
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by null_ptr 13y ago
If not bullshit, how else would you describe driving long commutes each day and night, only to park your ass in a cubicle for 10 hours and shuffle PowerPoint reports for some dick that doesn't even know what he needs them for in the fi
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by null_ptr 13y ago
What if I choose browse the web with Lynx (text-only browser, no JavaScript). Am I still denying people their income? What if I watch TV and go to the bathroom during commercial breaks, am I denying those people's income too?
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by null_ptr 13y ago
Some people plain don't like being told they could do things better, it's a matter of ego. You could argue that this negative reaction is inflated by the hyper-social internet culture we're all swimming in these days, where i
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by null_ptr 13y ago
A page being blank while the fonts are downloading is a browser bug. The user's default font should be displayed in the meanwhile, just like (I hope) it would be if the font link was broken.
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by null_ptr 13y ago
Isn't that the GNOME Team's decision?
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by null_ptr 13y ago
your CLI program in 2014 isn't very interesting to anyone else. Web and iOS applications are, Web and iOS things are a dime a dozen, no offence. The only thing that matters is learning and having fun, and doing things your way. You c
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by null_ptr 13y ago
I'm wondering if someone of Github's caliber can be hacked so easily, what about the rest of the masses developing web apps. What do you think makes Github that much better than all the rest?
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by null_ptr 13y ago
Unfortunate wisdom like "only the already-employed are worthy of employment" really hurts a lot of otherwise intelligent, hard working people. Isn't it a form of discrimination (and kicking someone when they're down)?

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