sk3tch

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by sk3tch 13y ago
How certain are you guys that it wasn't the sheer levels of traffic due to the ongoing Boston situation?
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by sk3tch 13y ago
>But, if this breach is true, I hope they handle it well. That is unfortunately the problem though. If this is true, they have already handled it terribly as it has already been 2 weeks since the attack.
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by sk3tch 14y ago
Answering my own question but: >Thanks :) Follow us @bombermine — we have plans to write an article about how game works. In few words: java, jetty, gwt, javascript, node.js, html5 [1] [1] http://www.reddit.com/r/WebGames/comments/199u
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by sk3tch 14y ago
Anyone got any background on the backend tech involved?
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by sk3tch 14y ago
Charlie Brooker's latest 'Black Mirror' episode touches on a similar subject in a dramatised fashion and it's quite an interesting/thoughtful watch. UK users can catch it on 4OD, it's called 'Be Right Back'.
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by sk3tch 14y ago
>In general, game developers make less than your average software developer. Interesting. Can I ask where you read that or how you came to that conclusion?
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by sk3tch 14y ago
Because we're a bunch of programmers that like creating our own solutions to things; it's rewarding in more ways than saving time and money.
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by sk3tch 14y ago
Indeed, and what are you going to do with the name going forward given that 'git' means something completely different to the non-technical minded?
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by sk3tch 14y ago
If there's one feature a todo list shouldn't have, it's the ability for others to add things to it. That already exists and it's called email.
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by sk3tch 14y ago
10 Python one-liners to piss off your colleagues by ignoring the Zen. Seriously though, some of these are ridiculously unreadable so think twice before using any for anything more than theory.
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by sk3tch 14y ago
Yes, but the site working provides absolutely no reason to actively block it. Display an 'upgrade your browser' message fine, but actively block a certain browser based on user agent string? Ridiculous.
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by sk3tch 15y ago
That, dear sir, would be a joke.
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by sk3tch 15y ago
I don't know if any you remember, but this is why Guido van Rossum quit using Twitter. The official twitter client for Android uploads your entire contact book without showing more than a notification stating 'find your friends' or similar;
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by sk3tch 15y ago
It's not misleading; it says 'shutters' not 'shut'. As in how you'd close a shop overnight by pulling the shutters down..
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by sk3tch 15y ago
I think he was more pointing the finger at HN in general.