scaryspooky

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by scaryspooky 8y ago
Building codes themselves are driven by industry and manufacturers. This has been a huge driver for the increase in size of house, compare a 1960s era bathroom against modern code and you will find the increase in minimum sizes dramatic.
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by scaryspooky 8y ago
> 2. Tests: "With increasing complexity your codebase will become much harder to maintain and control — tests will do it for you." Good intentions here but be careful. Tests can cause people not wanting to refactor/fix bec
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by scaryspooky 8y ago
Public employees are paid via taxes, so yes they do 'fund' public pensions.
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by scaryspooky 8y ago
Poster you're replying to said 'new HQ' indicating their comment was about the place Amazon is shopping to build, not their current Seattle HQ.
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by scaryspooky 8y ago
That's not true at all. I've rarely been turned down after an interview.
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by scaryspooky 8y ago
Have you tried just closing his door for him?
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by scaryspooky 8y ago
I did math, graduated at the dotcom bust where all the jobs were actuarial (not my interest). Went back to school for EE, and I've found there are more jobs, more interesting jobs, and better pay writing software than being an EE.
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by scaryspooky 8y ago
This is what bothered me about the whole Net Neutrality debate -- you had to be 100% in the camp of the Democratic party or you were wrong completely. Here we see why there are shades of grey for party affiliation.
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by scaryspooky 8y ago
I've always wondered who the magical developers are that did the greenfield development of every project I've been on-boarded to. I never seem to get ahead of the maintenance grind to the point of being one of those creating the
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by scaryspooky 8y ago
Or you delete Cortana and completely break all of that bullshit. Though it has made it so a Windows 10 update will no longer apply, which is a frustrating side effect but one I am willing to live with.
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by scaryspooky 8y ago
If you have the cash to be able to buy the house outright why would you default in the first place? Otherwise, after a default (which likely includes bankruptcy) you will be unable to get credit.
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by scaryspooky 8y ago
I've often thought that JIRA workflows are Turing complete, I was hoping your list would have evidence.
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by scaryspooky 8y ago
Your employees will rarely show up if they don't get paid and if they do they won't stick around for long. If you run a business and face a cash flow dilemma the easiest thing to not pay is yourself.
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by scaryspooky 8y ago
I never said Linux is crap, do not put those words in my mouth. I said the Linux desktop experience has not been good to me, with any of the hardware (even the stuff I picked specifically for good support) with very popular hardware. I sti
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by scaryspooky 8y ago
If these were issues I've only encountered on the Apple hardware I would agree. I've encountered issues like these on every computer I've put Linux on, which is every computer I've built or bought since 1996.
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by scaryspooky 8y ago
I currently run a Linux desktop (Ubuntu 17.10) on Apple hardware. The list of problems: The camera fails to work consistently (the driver does not always load) Audio fails to work consistently (restarting pulse fixes this) Closing the lapt
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by scaryspooky 9y ago
There are plenty of jobs that don't require Google on the resume.
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by scaryspooky 9y ago
It's slightly above zero but a race toward zero.
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by scaryspooky 9y ago
Not taking a stance, but this exchange seems kind of suspect: braindongle 43 minutes ago [-] Seriously. "the consequences of high minimum wages, excessive taxation, and mandate-happy public policy are not limited to the death of cheap
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by scaryspooky 9y ago
The title posted left out a portion of the actual articles title that is relevant.
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by scaryspooky 9y ago
Can you describe common pipeline problems that deter women from entering tech? I'd like to be part of the solution if possible, but I don't know the cause(s).
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by scaryspooky 9y ago
I've tried to be involved in school districts, and every single time there is a group of women who assume all men are pedophiles and make it extremely uncomfortable for any male. It's simply not worth the harassment and suffering
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by scaryspooky 9y ago
Or just clear local storage and cookies for them...
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by scaryspooky 9y ago
> Seems to me one could make money selling widgets that are a little different than the last ones sold, so the customer keeps coming back for more The Apple/Samsung model. > Disney is selling a product I've purchased hundred
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by scaryspooky 9y ago
Gold is insanely useful as a conductive metal.
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by scaryspooky 9y ago
Why? Lightrail is a pretty big disaster in terms of efficient commuting with stops every block. I tried to ride the bus and then lightrail downtown but the commute was twice as long as if I just drove (45 minutes to an hour because the bu
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by scaryspooky 9y ago
No, you don't, at least in many ag-based US states. You can own and operate a truck without a license or insurance on private property. Which means nothing would stop someone doing that, and then driving it on the roads and running p
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by scaryspooky 9y ago
Who do you think is going to represent the company?
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by scaryspooky 9y ago
Honestly the biggest fear is you can't lawfully use water to grow your own food. Patents be damned, you will be in jail in many states if your water use wasn't to just poop in a toilet. I guess people in a desert like Phoenix wil
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by scaryspooky 9y ago
Ah, socialism. Who wants a non-totalitarian state when you can just enslave the people like all the utopian socialist societies. Oh, are we just being hyperbolic? A capitalist would say a socialist is wrong and this is cronyism. A sociali

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