weff

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by weff 14y ago
Does 'steep learning curve' not mean the rate of learning (X: time and Y:knowledge) is high, thus a little effort outputs lots of knowledge?
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by weff 14y ago
It's nice the Applescript exists (although I was talking more about Windows) but again, it's very sad one has to use an Applescript to accomplish this, on Mac. I mean, a solution is out there: very good. Nevertheless, it doesn't justify or
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by weff 14y ago
That's a shitty excuse to reboot; sounds more like they didn't want to bother. If you do your job properly, errors can be handled. If you do your job properly, errors aren't simply hex values. Maybe people were used to reboot their computer
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by weff 14y ago
3 squirrels and 1 microbe?
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by weff 14y ago
By folder watching, I mean: when I put a multimedia file in in a folder (which I've assigned to be 'watched'), iTunes updates the library. I'm very certain Windows has APIs for exactly this kind of situation. In fact, if they can do it for
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by weff 14y ago
Or the lack of the most basic elements of a media library: folder watching. No, I don't want one folder, I want to watch any folder. Seriously, how fucking complicated is that to implement?
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by weff 15y ago
Yeah, I did not foresee that; it's actually quite critical you use Facebook. Anything requiring the users to confirm they don't know the name of the other party slows the process quite some and removes the laissez-faire element.
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by weff 15y ago
I've visited the website and I'm confused: are Facebook-less creatures unable to partake in the service? Wouldn't that be kind of weird?
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by weff 15y ago
I guess you could also reverse the idea: if someone is offended by every cultural difference, maybe one should refrain from... living in a multi-cultural world? What is "public consumption" anyway? I don't want to have everyone communicatin
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by weff 15y ago
Indeed but really, how many encoders does one use? That is, it's not like there are dozens of them that are widely used. If there are only 2 or 3 (say, LAME, some Apple one and some Microsoft one) and people usually use 2 or 3 bitrates... w
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by weff 15y ago
Would it not be possible for you to rip with super standard settings thus making it pretty much like every other rip? I don't see how ripping could be so different if people use the same settings.
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by weff 15y ago
Pretty much; the context where this employee would thrive would mean equally amazing employers. An incompatible employee-employer relationship can't be sustained, whoever's "fault" it is.
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by weff 15y ago
This thing that works really well doesn't.
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by weff 15y ago
Amazing. Now, let's all fantasize about bosses who don't suffer from personal insecurities, incompetence and fleeing responsibility that could deal with such an employee. These articles always sound like the employers are all Gandalfs and a
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by weff 15y ago
Good old patronizing government. And paternalistic. "Now child, don't question father's drinking, gambling and violence problems, you wouldn't understand."
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by weff 15y ago
Also perseverance and luck.
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by weff 15y ago
>The straightway is not self-policing because the dangers are not as obvious. Maybe there are animals crossing, or some other thing that is not immediately obvious to a driver. I assure you that while I understand your point, people do
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by weff 15y ago
There has to be an explanation for this besides utter incompetence.
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by weff 15y ago
Well, if the winding road is self-policing because of self-preservation, why isn't the straightway? Sure, people will go 80km/h, even 90km/h, but why not, it's basically highway conditions. In some sense, I don't really care who sets the sp
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by weff 15y ago
While people do suck at evaluating risk, so do the people who set up the speed limits. In my town, it's 50 km/h everywhere. Everywhere. Crazy tight winding path in residential area? 50. Three or four lane-wide roads stretching for a few kil