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MySQL faithful launch OurSQL Foundation to keep Oracle honest(theregister.com)
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by thejerz 4y ago
Growing up with Mac computers at school in the 90's, teachers referred to ⌘ as the "splat" key. I'm not sure of the etymology or origins, but I inferred it's because the symbol resembles a cartoon animation splat, a
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by thejerz 5y ago
> There’s no need to change passwords if they're robust, unique and not breached This assumes you'll know if passwords were exposed in a breach. Some breaches go undetected.
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by thejerz 7y ago
That's an unnecessarily hard route. Take Dewey around to Laguna Honda and turn onto Portola. Then you can coast down Market or Clipper to your heart's content.
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by thejerz 7y ago
> I really wish there was a service that I could test out an office chair for two weeks and return if it doesn't not perform as expected. It's called Amazon.
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by thejerz 7y ago
> The gig economy is quietly undermining a century of worker protections An economy is an inanimate object; it can't #{active_verb} something. This may sound nitpicky, but: language carries meaning; language influences perception;
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by thejerz 8y ago
This is why I never tip on Prime Now, Instacart, Uber, Lyft, or Postmates: I don't trust them. Show me whatever the price is, and based on that I'll decide whether to use your service today. I'm not interested in voluntarily
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by thejerz 8y ago
I've read all the Oracle v. Google decisions, with a strong command of software and IP, and I side 100% with Oracle. It is not a question of whether the world would be better if API's were open-sourced (in re: EFF amicus brief), o
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by thejerz 8y ago
What were the pro's and con's of using FDB over HBase?
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by thejerz 8y ago
Their architectural choices are puzzling to me: 1) Why use Scala to write (a relatively simple) internal CMS? 2) Why use a clustered database for 2 million records? 3) Why write your own proxy? (in Akka, none the less) 4) Why would you migr
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by thejerz 8y ago
For those not familiar with CP/M and Gary Kildall's pioneering role in PC history, this Youtube video is educational: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVqBokd3l2E
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by thejerz 8y ago
America has a 1st amendment which protects free speech. Implicit in that covenant is the responsibility on the recipient, not the transmitter, to determine truthfulness. If you care whether Mike Pence actually paid for that ad, go research
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by thejerz 8y ago
100% agree. No reasonable person browsing the internet has an expectation of truth. When someone says, "But Facebook told me this ad was paid for by Nancy Pelosi," the answer isn't to pass regulations forcing Facebook to veri
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by thejerz 8y ago
I've never understood why Go tries so hard to reinvent exceptions. I've read their manifesto, their books, and this new exception syntax, but I'm not convinced the problem they're describing exists; and, even if it does
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by thejerz 8y ago
Logical thinking is the absence of illogical thinking. Therefore, one way to learn logical thinking is to learn the common patterns of illogical thinking, and avoid them. Here is a list of the most common ways that humans think illogically:
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by thejerz 8y ago
PRESS RELEASE AS OF Apr 25, 2018@9:03:38 PM PT ~~~ Hello, My name is Nate Matherson, and my company runs The Student Loan Report. We created The Student Loan Report in 2016 as a source for news on the student loan industry, financial aid, a
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by thejerz 8y ago
Regarding [1], it is possible to opt out of facebook: don't visit websites with Facebook like/share buttons. (This website, for example). When you access a website with facebook tracking installed, you are consenting to being tr
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by thejerz 8y ago
> but there isn't really a way for me to leave. You speak as if you have no agency in the situation. But, you do have agency. Using, or not using, facebook is 100%, entirely your choice . There was a happy (happier?) world before
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by thejerz 8y ago
The answer is: Twitter. Similarities are... - Social media platform ( you are the content). - Advertisers pay for eyeballs. - Hashtags and groups collect similar users. - Privacy settings control who sees your content. - Text, pictures, vi
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by thejerz 8y ago
"Our site is wildly successful. We'd better change it."
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by thejerz 9y ago
There's a lot of misinformation here about US-based laws. Here are the facts: 1. All US based exchanges require FinCen registration 2. Most states require a money transmission license Before choosing an exchange, ask to see their FinCe
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by thejerz 9y ago
Has anyone else noticed a PR smear campaign against Tesla?
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by thejerz 9y ago
AngelList was built to solve this problem. If your revenue and traction are true, you'll be oversubscribed. Create a profile, and message investors. Also -- even if you intend to sell, consider raising a round first. Having an bonafide
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by thejerz 9y ago
Brave and Opera both use the Blink rendering engine from Chromium/Google. Therefore, you may see this new DRM W3C standard in Brave and Opera.
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by thejerz 9y ago
> ghostwritten of course Proof? > this is definitely not standard Amazon operating procedure Proof?
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by thejerz 9y ago
Amazon did not delete 900 reviews of Hillary's book. Amazon deleted 900 comments that weren't book reviews. Amazon reviews are for reviews, not comments.
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by thejerz 9y ago
You have the power not to enter into the agreement. No one is forcing you to download a song from iTunes or open an account at Wells Fargo. If you don't like the terms, don't enter into the agreement.
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by thejerz 9y ago
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by thejerz 9y ago
No one is forcing you to buy the car. If you don't like the terms of the license, don't buy it.
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by thejerz 10y ago
I have worked in many companies with H1B workers, and the old adage always applies: "You get what you pay for." I don't mean this as a dig against H1B employees, but UCSF will definitely notice a substantial drop in quality o

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