thothamon

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by thothamon 4y ago
Phone spam as in text messages? Your email is a whole other thing
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by thothamon 4y ago
I have Ubuntu running in Parallels on an iMac, retina display, and the Ubuntu fonts seem noticeably less "nice" to look at than the Mac. Now, I didn't take the Pepsi Challenge here, i.e. a blind test, so it might just be inte
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by thothamon 5y ago
C is unsafe by default. You should have to do something explicit to use unsafe features.
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by thothamon 5y ago
I don't know much about the physics, but it seems like you'd want square miles of solar panels, even in space, and then there's the problem of getting that energy back to earth. On the other hand, in space you'd get a lo
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by thothamon 5y ago
Plate tectonics has everything moving, so although I am an amateur, it seems the fact that the British Isles are moving away from Europe doesn't prove much.
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by thothamon 6y ago
I think the author is trying to say that _from a teaching point of view_, thinking of multiplication as a kind of addition is suboptimal. Because you can indeed multiply through repeated addition (which she acknowledges), repeated addition
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by thothamon 6y ago
It's difficult to account for every possible case while still remaining brief. Seeking expert knowledge is good advice in most situations. If you have the time, and the issue is potentially costly or valuable to you, then you should al
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by thothamon 6y ago
It does have a monopoly on third-party software running on Apple devices.
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by thothamon 6y ago
Agreed. Unless the long-term need for software begins to decline, if you are skilled, hard-working, and able to communicate and work well with others, a lot of people will hire you.
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by thothamon 6y ago
And then you would be committing the classic blunder. Putting more engineers on a late project makes it later.
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by thothamon 6y ago
To the extent he is speaking only for himself and not making any kind of larger point, I'm not sure why it's on the front page of Hacker News. To the extent he's making a point such as "I gained nothing from this experie
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by thothamon 6y ago
When faced with an oppressive law, people are entitled to do everything within their power to deal with it. Changing the law itself is certainly a great solution when practical, but it is not always practical.
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by thothamon 6y ago
Is this report simply saying it is possible to overdose on Vitamin-D? Isn't that possible with virtually anything?
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by thothamon 6y ago
$50K is kind of cheap actually. I've seen people pay $200K and more for basic CRUD websites with a little extra this or that. In fairness, if your web app does more than CRUD, or if you expect it will in the future, then PHP and jQuery
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by thothamon 6y ago
I started programming on an amateur basis in 1984, professionally in 1997. I'm 52 now. My experience is that coding has become more and more interesting and pleasant. In the early days, I had to deal with under-powered languages that e
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by thothamon 6y ago
Possible credulous users cannot be the one-size-fits-all excuse for blocking the freedoms of everyone. There are many ways to mitigate any conceivable concern without abrogating the freedom of a phone owner to run the software they wish on
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by thothamon 6y ago
I don't see that at all. The value Apple supposedly provides is safety. If consumers want the safety that Apple offers, they can continue to limit themselves to Apple's App Store offerings, while those who don't value safety
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by thothamon 6y ago
The arguments are well-repeated by now, but your comment is analogous to saying if I buy a Ford, I can only fill it with Ford gas. It's OK to have laws that prevent and forbid that because it's not good for the people.
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by thothamon 6y ago
Or even better, allowing users to opt to install apps from other app stores.
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by thothamon 6y ago
This isn't really an option if you actually want iOS apps. It's an all-or-nothing play by Apple: accept all our rules, including the ones that greatly limit you, or get none of the benefits of iOS, including the large collection o
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by thothamon 6y ago
My questions on this are very simple: 1. Did they legally acquire the books they scanned? 2. Are they only allowing one subscriber at a time to check out/read the book? If so, then they are doing exactly what libraries do. To argue tha
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by thothamon 7y ago
Sure, maybe everyone is an ungrateful SOB who doesn't appreciate you. Or, maybe you personally are a very unpleasant person to have in any position of power, and that's why moderation was so very unpleasant for you that you quit.
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by thothamon 7y ago
I'm a very loyal Apple customer, but if they turned off all third-party apps, I'd switch to Android right away. Just flat-out.
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by thothamon 7y ago
Valid points. My worry is if this is being exercised inconsistently. Is the same rule applied in the same way to everyone? Even Apple granting itself exceptions isn't great -- and I know it does grant this exception to itself -- but if
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by thothamon 7y ago
I feel like they're being very honest. If you (or anyone else) feels strongly, you can always fork the code now and develop it. You and I have no right to the _future code_ that Sentry might write and license under different terms.
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by thothamon 7y ago
I feel Apple is moving into somewhat dangerous territory. If the intent, as documented by internal messages and emails, is purely to protect the consumer by forcing people to use only public APIs, that's one thing. But, if Apple is try
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by thothamon 7y ago
While it's true that your VPN provider _may_ be lying about their "no logging" policy, at a minimum, you get additional layers of protection. Your source IP is masked. A subpoena would be required to reveal your source IP, an
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by thothamon 7y ago
I'm not offended. Steve Jobs was unquestionably a flawed person, but also a genius. I personally try to learn from everyone, even people who may have had grave flaws.
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by thothamon 7y ago
I don't know many really skillful, hard-working people who make squat. But, there are definitely other factors. Industry friends is a big one, people who can introduce you to opportunities. Good negotiation skills also matter. Being we
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by thothamon 7y ago
Couldn't agree more with this perspective on mentorship. You nailed it.

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