xordon

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by xordon 1mo ago
I agree with the author that coding is objectively "difficult" but this is something I am good at, while dealing with people, changing requirements, bureaucracy, and maintaining work relationships I find challenging. I always say
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by xordon 10mo ago
I don't understand your logic, it seems like victim blaming. Using the internet and pointing out that targeted advertising has a negative effect on society is not "having it both ways". Also, HN is by definition algorithmic c
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by xordon 1y ago
Rituals and beliefs are not the same as "worship with religious conviction". I ritually shower every day and I have beliefs like, when water comes out of the faucet it will fall to the floor because of gravity. That is wildly diff
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AI Powered Mock System Design Interviews(interv-you.com)
1 points by xordon 1y ago|0 comments
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by xordon 2y ago
The article says that every train between 9pm and 5am has a uniformed police officer on board.
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by xordon 2y ago
Does this also apply to Mexican's wanting to get a TN as well, I've heard the process is slightly different?
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by xordon 3y ago
The fees are significantly lower in Europe, the rewards/kick backs given to card holders are also less.
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by xordon 3y ago
The front page test is a policy I've seen, ie: if this was on the front page of the newspaper (or hacker news) would it be positive or negative?
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by xordon 3y ago
Mexico isn't the USA's largest trade partner, it isn't even the largest one in NAFTA.
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by xordon 4y ago
That is an obviously incorrect assumption, it is possible to de-anonomize most data sets about and there is reason to believe this one is no different. Health data by it's nature is very personal and specific.
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by xordon 4y ago
I'm confused by your reply. Did you reply to the wrong comment?
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by xordon 4y ago
Sanctioned persons are not the same as politically exposed persons. You are still allowed to do business with PEPs.
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by xordon 4y ago
> Are lobbyists in control of congress? Effectively, Yes. > Who passes bills? Technically the elected officials, but the bills themselves are usually written by lobbyists. Pressure from campaign donors, either directly or through lobb
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Stripe takes first step toward IPO(reuters.com)
7 points by xordon 5y ago|0 comments
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by xordon 8y ago
As a Canadian who has lived in the US for 1 year (in SF) I have a totally different take away. I noticed that people here are very hard working, almost as they are desperate for success, like if they fail or lost their job they would just d
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by xordon 9y ago
> feels like watching Pinterest issue its own coin for people to spend on pinning some content. I think this actually sounds interesting, if it cost a little to pin something but it also means that content creators get a little bit of $$
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by xordon 9y ago
All the talk prior to MM taking over Yahoo was that it was worth less than its stake in Alibaba. ie. Yahoo had a negative value. I think it is probably more correct that she grew the value of Yahoo significantly, ~0 -> 4.5B Accusing anyo
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by xordon 9y ago
I don't see how blaming refugees is helpful.
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by xordon 10y ago
If you think that the US banks are/were more regulated than Canadian banks you would be incorrect.
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by xordon 10y ago
C++ with more stuff isn't the same as "better C++". C++ has more features than any one person could ever need and it seems like the design philosophy is: anything that is possible in any language; should be added to C++. In r
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by xordon 10y ago
Source?
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by xordon 10y ago
Metadata can reveal intent, motivation, and far more than you intend especially when collected in mass. Metadata = Data. Saying that metadata doesn't matter, or matters less is just wrong.
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by xordon 10y ago
A video of low flying jets: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/07/15/turkey-low-flying...
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by xordon 10y ago
People used to pay ~1$ for some paper to be delivered to their front door. The content is not what they were paying for.
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by xordon 10y ago
This wasn't in the last 10 years, but Louis Gerstner turned around IBM in the 90s and wrote a good book about it: Who Says Elephants Can't Dance: https://www.amazon.ca/Who-Says-Elephants-Cant-Dance/dp/B00
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by xordon 10y ago
> Not even a newbie programmer is going to do this. I wouldn't bet on that. I've seen all sort of horrendous monstrosities that students and new grads have come up with.
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by xordon 11y ago
Kafka
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by xordon 11y ago
But it is his JOB as an expert witness to testify under "stressful" circumstances. I think it is reasonable to expect an expert witness to be able to answer questions in a deposition.
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by xordon 12y ago
I don't think 250GB will fit in memory on any reasonable sized box. What world do you live in?
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by xordon 12y ago
> 1/19/15 [Monday] GoDaddy implemented CSRF protection for sensitive account actions.

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