xkcdfanboy

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Why isn't there a union for software engineers?
4 points by xkcdfanboy 13y ago|8 comments
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by xkcdfanboy 13y ago
We really need unions. These polls only help so much. Unfortunately also, there are both retard programmers, and actual programmers. I worked with a retard programmer, he thought that learning Django was a feat of strength...sigh..when I to
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by xkcdfanboy 13y ago
It's interesting that the two responses on here (yours included) so far mention that it was learned for scripting. The main reason I made the initial post is because I see it being used for much more than just scripting, ie. rails and ruby
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Can anyone explain why Ruby is so popular?
16 points by xkcdfanboy 13y ago|45 comments
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by xkcdfanboy 13y ago
Don’t Pass Null? This is idiotic if you want performant code and don't want to have to use static empty object constants littered throughout your code. Null is perfectly fine in place of an object. The author mentions this saves you debuggi
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by xkcdfanboy 13y ago
It won't make a difference if you use the library correctly. You're supposed to use a framework like sass or stylus and @extend from the grid classes. Don't actually give your elements classes from the lib. This is a rookie mistake I see ha
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by xkcdfanboy 13y ago
Wait hold on. I'm doing an evaluation of Rap Genius so I can cure cancer.
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by xkcdfanboy 13y ago
The circle jerk never stops, does it? Anyone want to post the visualization of various amounts of cash that front paged a couple months ago? This kind of blind worship of money makes hackers look like wise-guy could-have-been doctors but in
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JSOperations, needs collaborators(github.com)
1 points by xkcdfanboy 13y ago|0 comments
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by xkcdfanboy 13y ago
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/boxen
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by xkcdfanboy 13y ago
It's not hard to add a rifling to the model is it? It seems like they are prototyping, testing, and incrementing designs.
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The future of CAD and 3D printing will arm citizens(youtube.com)
1 points by xkcdfanboy 13y ago|3 comments
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by xkcdfanboy 13y ago
Cyberskanking is a new breed of social terrorism. And now, Bob with the weather...
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Non-Coalescing OR operator(xibxor.com)
3 points by xkcdfanboy 13y ago|0 comments
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by xkcdfanboy 13y ago
So much for a socratic free Internet. Someone should make a hacker news without censorship
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by xkcdfanboy 13y ago
If you haven't seen censorship on HN, you haven't looked hard enough. I've seen whole threads disappear for nothing more than meta-(calling out the censorship).
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by xkcdfanboy 13y ago
He can tout that all he wants, recipients of cards aren't going to be giving direct feedback and the sender is going to be thanked regardless. Having 'made with iPad' cheapens the card anyhow, throw your brand on it, and stop being greedy.
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by xkcdfanboy 13y ago
Yes, that first method is hideous. Async is a necessary speedup and the `if (jQuery) ` slaughters that optimization.
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by xkcdfanboy 13y ago
As novel as this app is, I agree. The only market I can see this app appealing to is teeny boppers that have no sense of etiquette. What this app needs is a way to _design_ your own card, so there actually is a reason to have it digitally
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by xkcdfanboy 13y ago
I think he was implying that the functionality of Paper is far greater, not the visual similarity -- Freudian slip on your part I suppose ;)
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by xkcdfanboy 13y ago
If the whole point is to disguise the effort spent, 'from my iPad' kills that premise. You are essentially sacrificing your product's value for word of mouth.
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by xkcdfanboy 13y ago
I'd like to think that the smarter hackers realize that good-willed work can make just as much money, if not more, than blackhat bullshit, and there aren't any victims either. They both got what they deserved, and it's more than laughable t
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On the common misuse of NSBlockOperation(reddit.com)
1 points by xkcdfanboy 13y ago|0 comments
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Asynchronous Block Operations in Objective C(xibxor.com)
2 points by xkcdfanboy 13y ago|0 comments
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The power of functional OR(xibxor.com)
2 points by xkcdfanboy 13y ago|0 comments
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by xkcdfanboy 13y ago
I thought he was a pretty good speaker but I do see what you are saying. Considering that there's no real audience, it seems like he's not trying to fool anyone, it's just to give an idea of his skills as a speaker, it's a resume piece.
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by xkcdfanboy 13y ago
Because a majority of asshat startup fanatics are also money fanatics. Let's face it, most of the reason people want to do startups, it because they have dreams of grandeur. And I agree, it is extremely embarrassing that this money article
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by xkcdfanboy 13y ago
No shit, every single link there is an affiliate link.
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by xkcdfanboy 13y ago
Fish can, so mermaids might.
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by xkcdfanboy 13y ago
Same here, don't feel bad. And to the downvoters, the correct word is aschematic or schema-less with a dash. If a word ends in a vowel, you must use a dash. Hatless is fine, but scrupleless should be scruple-less. The more you know, you scr

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