rjplatte

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by rjplatte 7y ago
I have mixed feelings right now, but this thing is going to grow on a lot of people. It just looks... badass. EDIT: It's like the first time I saw The Rock. I thought his head was too small and his face was stupid. Now I love Dwayne Jo
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by rjplatte 7y ago
Absolutely love my Planck. I was going to build more keebs, but it's perfect for my needs, and my wrists feel infinitely better. Another excellent solution is the XD75, which is ortholinear, but puts a number pad between QWERT and YUIO
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by rjplatte 7y ago
Disagree strongly. Functional understanding is how I learn best, and this is perfect for me.
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by rjplatte 7y ago
Whoa, never heard anyone talk about my ancestors before! My great-great grandmother was Passamaquoddy, and absolutely nobody knows who they are.
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by rjplatte 7y ago
Yeah, NYC is rich as hell. There's simply enough cash to go around, so this can work. In my small town, this would kill so many small businesses.
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by rjplatte 7y ago
It tastes far better, and as long as basic hygiene is followed, is very clean, too.
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by rjplatte 7y ago
Thinkpad X-series is the alternative with a more durable build and a comparable pointing device. I would recommend any Thinkpad, but the X series is absolutely fantastic.
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by rjplatte 7y ago
American raw milk is some of the best, though. I love my Amish raw milk. Some of the most nutritious stuff you can get.
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by rjplatte 7y ago
Here's the story: Tesla circumvents some dinosaur regulations It suddenly makes sense Chrysler pays $TSLAQ to whine about it Everyone realizes it works really well Repeat ad vomitum.
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by rjplatte 7y ago
Because A/C lines are more efficient than either oil or batteries.
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by rjplatte 7y ago
CEO doesn't like "the cloud", and VC is obviously that to him. I do use it locally, but that's about all. Yes, I just wrote an EDI exporter in Ruby for Medicaid services, working on one for MCOs now. Thankfully we don&#x
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by rjplatte 7y ago
Well, yeah, no. Family is leaving the country, S/O got kicked out, and I have a Great Pyrenees.
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by rjplatte 7y ago
He thinks it's all cloud based. It's sad, yes. I honestly enjoy the work when I know what's going on. We have a lot of unique problems to solve, and I have gotten positive changes made, as well as some really good weeks where
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by rjplatte 7y ago
I'm in a small city, where not much work is available. I need to pad my resume a little more to make the work I do more attractive, but the reality is that LAMP devs aren't in high demand near me. I apply to several jobs daily, bu
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by rjplatte 7y ago
I'm studying hard, but learning new stuff while learning other new stuff is hard.
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by rjplatte 7y ago
I'm the sole developer working on my current project, which is overhauling a massive DOS era application, as well as overhauling an early 2000s era CRM/business management tool, that almost all of our work happens through. Did I m
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by rjplatte 7y ago
This article is trying to say that because the theatre used beards as a symbol of manliness, the entire male identity revolved around beards. This is ridiculous. Hoopskirts were used to represent matronly women in early American theatre: th
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by rjplatte 7y ago
You don't? I generally wear long sleeves, but I prefer to be comfortable at concerts.
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by rjplatte 7y ago
> They know the government has everybody's best interest at heart, and that if something is classified, it's probably classified for your own good. I really hope you're being facetious
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by rjplatte 7y ago
I can't wait for blockchain ride-sharing. Never mind https://www.iride.io/
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by rjplatte 7y ago
Highway driving is the first step. Limited challenges, different problem space. Once that's completely nailed down, we'll start to see workable urban solutions. The reality is that human drivers will be better at interacting with
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by rjplatte 8y ago
They're indiscriminate, so I tend to "trust" them. They don't really care what they put out, AFAIK.
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by rjplatte 8y ago
It's common for favoring socialism and being in favor of intelligent regulation to be mutually exclusive.
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by rjplatte 8y ago
Yes, and safety protocols have existed for a long time. My Prius has a nastily powerful battery inside it, and I can work on it all by myself, since I don't open the pack, usually, and I know how to disconnect it. It's remarkably
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by rjplatte 8y ago
I like the antifragile definition more. Go ahead and try to kill a 2008 Crown Vic. :)
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by rjplatte 8y ago
My 315k mile 2005 Prius agrees. I got it, replaced the traction battery, got new struts, and bam, new car. I've had it for 60k miles, and I've spent more on oil changes than any repairs besides the initial outlay.
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by rjplatte 8y ago
Would you agree that Amazon has bettered your life in some way? If so, then your argument loses most of its weight. Personally, I trust a corporation with money more than the federal government, for the simple reason of accountability. A bu
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by rjplatte 8y ago
This. I've started actually buying music for the first time ever because it sounds so good from Bandcamp.
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by rjplatte 8y ago
Cool. For all those hating on grifters, I don't think anyone's in the moral right or wrong here. Spotify is trying to monetize a free service, some people don't like that. This won't affect Spotify's profits meaning
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by rjplatte 8y ago
That seam is nearly invisible in the dark.

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