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by timdev2 9y ago
I'm not sure why not. Seems like exactly the sort of unlikely event that I'd want my insurance to cover. Isn't the whole point of insurance that they make me whole, and use their ample legal department to pursue the respons
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by timdev2 9y ago
I'm not entirely clear on why this isn't a story about an insurance company suing the city. The author mentions that the city offered $5k to cover Lech's deductible, which implies the property was insured. Do homeowner&#x27
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by timdev2 9y ago
It works similarly to git. You define a project root, and then exclude subdirectory trees as needed. I believe there's a way to add additional directories outside the root if needed.
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by timdev2 9y ago
Full-Stack Developer with back-end focus Location: Seattle, WA Remote: Yes Relocate: Willing to Discuss Languages: PHP, Java, Kotlin, JS, most recently. Willing to pick up others. Technologies: Linux/BSD servers, experience with AWS se
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by timdev2 9y ago
59 cruise missiles and nobody died?
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by timdev2 10y ago
I thought most overdoses are the result of variable potency which is the result of the prohibition. Are you saying that accidental overdose would be a significant danger for addicts if they had a reliable supply of predictable potency? If
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by timdev2 10y ago
Most employers who include such clauses and aren't open to negotiation are violating common decency. Any company so incredibly tone-deaf is likely an unpleasant employer that thinks nothing of treating their employees poorly. Such co
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Facebook’s video-ad scandal shows the company’s disdain for advertisers, users(marketwatch.com)
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by timdev2 10y ago
Software shouldn't be compared to building construction, more appropriately compared to building design. Building construction is analogous to software deployment: a largely solved problem that is predictable.
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by timdev2 10y ago
> none of them knew what software version control was. I was pretty intimately familiar with CVS by the time I graduated (very late in the 90s). But now that I think about it, it was probably introduced in an "Intro to C and Unix&q
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by timdev2 11y ago
That surprised me too. I've been using GitLab for what I think is a couple of years. Recently(ish) it's gotten a lot tighter: runs better, much better UI, incredibly easier to upgrade than it used to be. So, surprised to see the
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by timdev2 12y ago
I'm not sure, as I didn't dig too deeply. I forget the details, but I knew the post had been reposted, since many of the (poor quality) candidates said things like "I'm inquiring about the position posted at [some-place
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by timdev2 12y ago
I posted a employer ad on SO Careers, and also GitHub Jobs. The SO post resulted in a satisfyingly large set of high-quality candidates. I was satisfied with the value. In contrast, GitHub was surprisingly disappointing. Maybe one or two
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by timdev2 12y ago
> In any case, the Constitution is a limiting document. It restricts what the government is allowed to do. Many people argue that you've got it backwards. I've been told that some of the founders opposed the Bill of Rights pre
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by timdev2 12y ago
Also: "home page".
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by timdev2 12y ago
Don't you think it's a bit strange that the biggest risk to your wad of $100 bills, as you drive down the highway, is not criminal robbers, but the police?
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by timdev2 12y ago
> What is the rationale behind this? The general idea is that the integrity of the criminal justice system is at least an order of magnitude more important than the outcome of any particular case. > Isn't it the court's job
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by timdev2 12y ago
NYC - Full Stack Engineer w/ PHP Focus =========== Quick Intro =========== I've been consulting for a great organization for several years, and they're looking to bring someone on full-time. I'll continue to be involved
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by timdev2 12y ago
As far as those two frameworks, it's mostly about retaining brand recognition. On the other hand, major version releases are when you make such dramatic departures from what's come before. At least in ZF, they got a lot a lot of
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by timdev2 12y ago
Evidently DC issues are fixed, since some of my servers are up again. Others still down due to (related?) hardware issue. Linode support proactively opened tickets about those that are still down, and upon friendly questioning, expressed
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by timdev2 12y ago
Some of mine back up, others not. Not how I wanted to end my Saturday night.
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by timdev2 13y ago
I gave up on ORMs after a year or so (back around 2006) of ActiveRecord doing the "makes the easy even easier, makes the hard impossible" syndrome someone else mentioned. Then a couple of years ago, I started playing with a DataMa
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by timdev2 13y ago
> Words are tricky. Words are relatively easy. Ethics are not reducible to lexicography.
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by timdev2 13y ago
One can only hope. That was my fantasy upon reading the headline: "Google acquires and renders harmless army of kill-bots" Sadly, I'm afraid it was a dream.
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by timdev2 13y ago
The hell we are. :-/
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by timdev2 13y ago
There are now three major MPMs: Prefork - if you want to use mod_php, you're stuck with this. I think this is what you're referring to as "the process model" Worker - Uses threads to handle connections. A big step up f
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by timdev2 13y ago
> without PHP, you don't have to use the old fashioned process model. Immediately followed by: > Apache can work with PHP-FPM just like Nginx using the new evented worker mpm seems contradictory. Can you clarify this bit?
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by timdev2 13y ago
You'll be paying those personnel costs either way. In a tipless society, your entree would just cost more, and the server would get their hourly regardless. People like servers and drivers have an opportunity to provide extra value be
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by timdev2 13y ago
Fuck that. I don't really print much, but when I do, it's amazing that I can take something digital and put it on a piece of paper. The reason that's awesome is that I can then hang it on my fridge. Or take it with me in my
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by timdev2 13y ago
Perhaps you're conflating the banks' security with that of their customers.

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