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I built two apps with Knockout.js (similar to Angular I think) and many more with Backbone and I can say that it's true that it's harder to do non-standard things in Knockout than in Backbone (I'm talking about view layer). But there is a reason for this: standard things in Knockout are so much simpler and faster to do than in Backbone that it almost always pays off.

That being said, I see no problem at all with using them both at the same time. There is a Knockback project, which I found after I wrote a hundred lines of code helper that does exactly the same thing, and I can tell that the work great together. Backbone is good at the Model layer, it's Model ad Collection classes are very good; Knockout on the other hand is exceptionally good when it comes to Views and Controllers, almost entirely eliminating the latter.

I think that people fear the complexity of using both frameworks in one app, but in my experience it's not that bad. Everyone should give it a try.
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So it's not that you've never seen this behavior in your tenure as " a contributor to open source projects for almost ten years", it's just that you think toxic behavior is acceptable.

That's, at least, a more intellectually honest position than your previous claim.

There are a lot of ways to reject a patch on the grounds of cleanness and efficiency that don't involve deriding the contributor's work as "BSD crap" that only helps people who "deserve to be punished".

Drepper was a monumental asshole, and he deeply hurt the glibc project for years.
> Monopoly, the game ends with all players still in the game and it introduces mechanics where players have to interact (trade) with each other to advance

This is needed in Monopoly, too. Unfortunately the meta-game is such that most people play the game the way they played when they were 9, and can't handle things like declining to purchase something in order to start a bidding war for a property two other players want. If Monopoly were freshly introduced, clever strategies of what to trade would develop. (I recently won a game with no color monopolies, just the railroads.)

I understand the ire some game fanatics feel at Monopoly, and some of it is deserved. It is using "technology" almost a century old and should do more to accelerate the end of game. But a lot of the problems with Monopoly are because people don't play by the rules, or they expect the game to suck and so it sucks.
Because it's not enough and it's not everywhere. Hydroelectric power is pretty good, but it's only about 7% of the US's total electrical power production. There are parts of the country where there aren't hydropower stations, and you also can't use hydropower storage to generate 100% of the US's base power load.
I have been thinking about this problem for a while, but I'm still not really sure how to solve it. I somewhat like the idea of a site with broad topics which narrow down into steps and tutorials, or links to tutorials. I'm not sure if this would really work.

I think I just read, googled, youtubed, and forumed my way out of the box. Surely this can't be the best way.
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I work at a facility where all web browsing must be done through a remote desktop session to a server connected to the exterior network, which is reimaged regularly.

Unfortunately they don't keep software fully up to date on the remote desktop server, so the security benefits are lessened. But malicious websites have no way of stealing your secret files.
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It's unfortunate and leads to secrecy regarding potential discoveries instead of keeping the public up to date with what's going on.
A receiver/decrypter only contains the public key, which can't be used to encrypt a new message. Perhaps you aren't familiar with asymmetric / public key cryptography?
> I can see my raw passwords by clicking properties and ticking 'Show Password'.

As opposed to what? They need to have access to the plaintext passwords somewhere; it's just encrypted when it's stored on disk.

> Shocked as well, not to mention seahorse is launched without asking my password.

The default keychain uses your login password, and it's unlocked at login. This is easy to change if you want to have to unlock it every time you use it.
> Am I feeding a troll?

You just disproved Betteridge's law
Did you ever happen to do a writeup about your experiences? As someone who is considering a move to Riak, I'd appreciate your insights.
Great! Tip #1, "Dilbert is Real" How painful, but true. :-)
There is a huge difference between some fourth-world dictatorships, and the US with its nukes, drones, intelligence, $700B/year budget.
Felt a lot more to me that he was saying that the "most" and "probably" made this case an exception.
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Usually I do a better job checking. Apologize.
I hope you at least felt some pain in your soul when you wrote a vim plugin for email that was gmail only.

Why on earth would you do that?
From the comments: "It looks like this is just for new users. Existing users will not be affected"
It's good to see that there's an optimal solution that gets us reasonably economical power from 99.9% renewables.

What I'm wondering is whether we can get there from here. We can't simply dictate the end result we want and have it appear.

What we could use now is some kind of economic simulation, taking into account the cost of shutting down fossil plants early, the capital cost of building all that wind and solar (and the upfront capital is the bulk of the cost, since operating costs are low), the actual utilities and regulatory structures currently in place, etc.

Then we can see whether what sort of policy changes we might need, to get an end result like this, and what it will cost to put all this in place.
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The problem is with the concept of "need". I think very few people, even in the US, think that citizens should be allowed to have guns because they "need" them. The only possible exception I can think of is people living or hiking in remote areas where safety from wildlife can be a concern. You will find people who think that guns ownership should be permitted because they are needed in that edge case.

You are arguing against something few, if any, people believe. Americans think they should be allowed to own guns despite a need to have guns.

If that is reasonable or not is frankly irrelevant. Politics and legal realities make the elimination of all guns impossible. You are not being realistic if that is what you propose.
Now the hot thing in the general media will be to talk about gun control instead of focusing on the real problem. What drives someone to go and kill people en mass. Why are the majority of these mass shootings happening at school? Why were people who are not mentally healthy getting access to weapons?
This is a problem with society, not with gun control. Restrict access to guns and the problem will still be there. Sure the number of mass killings will decrease because it wont be as easy but just wait for that one person that is smart and dedicated enough to build a bomb. Or instead of doing mass killings they will be more covert and kidnap and stab people to death one by one. Gun control wont solve anything.
The article is misleading in that it only focuses on the Chinese knife attack that happened today in which no one was killed. This was a fortunate outcome because mass killings with knives have been an endemic problem in China in recent years. It usually is not reported in the US news, but the regular episodes of insane people going on murder sprees in China often cause surprisingly high death tolls given the use of knives.

The point being, the problem probably has more to do with a society in which very little is done to deal with violently insane people until they act out than the implements used in that acting out. Even in the US, the school killing with the largest death toll in the last century did not use guns.

Until the root causes are addressed, little will change.
Is there a get-together day to meet fellow applicants? Perhaps a dinner?
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Mine:

"I just received an email that Buddy's Cannabis in San Jose is having a special. 27 different strains are on sale for $29.99 per 3.5 grams. I think I'll go for that, and give the remainder to the first homeless person I see."
Right - they are referencing Finder which makes me think of the Mac OS. But then showing all the other services on their site makes me think this is something closer to what was Greplin (now CueUp).
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Hadn't really considered things from this angle - I'd be happy to see a win-win-win for the people, IT, and the company.
I'll wait for the blog post inviting hardware startups too, followed by a post about how $37 gives founders too much runway, and half as much ought to do it.
I would like to take this moment to announce PICPC-VC-2, which is an automatic follow-on investment, structured as uncapped convertible notes, of $500 available to any founder accepted into the PICPC-VC program.
Unless there is a bug in your remote desktop client that can be exploited by a compromised server...
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Monopoly, it's rare for one player to pull ahead to the point that it's impossible for anyone else to catch up with them.

In playing with 3 or more people, the way to deal with a front-runner is for other players to deal their way into also competing.

I had super-long games of Monopoly as a kid lasting multiple nights, but it was because we were doing stupid house rules, like rewarding people for landing on Free Parking, keeping the money supply way too high.

I'm not holding up Monopoly as the greatest game ever; "technology" has improved and board games should as well. (Here's one rule change to speed up end-game: after all properties are bought, cut the $200 salary to $100.) But a lot of the abuse it gets is undeserved, so I feel compelled to defend it.
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> It's wonderfully ironic that the iconic capitalist organization is often so communist internally.

I'm not an advocate of communism by any means, but I think the word you're looking for is "authoritarian"; maybe "dictatorial".
I completely disagree. There's nothing gained from making someone feel incompetent when they're just volunteering to better themselves, meet like-minded people and work on something they believe in. You will end up surrounding yourself with equally socially inept people if you encourage this behavior in your community.

Be it doing a better job explaining the project and the requirement/skillset minimums, aptitude tests before they even contribute, or having a pre-defined list of responses to bad code (i.e. '294: Doesn't follow x standard, please see FAQ pg. 84'), there are better ways of handling these situations that encourage people to get better without making them feel worse. Just because bullying people has worked in getting the response that you want doesn't make it the right one.
The study just handwaves storage, in reality it will be an enormous problem to tackle. If it were so easy it would be done already, due to the ability to play the "buy low, sell high" game on the spot power market.
And that is one reason the US military spends so much money and effort on anti-tamper[1] design and technology.

[1] http://www.at.dod.afrl.hpc.mil/
Among the 15 states with the highest homicide rates, 10 have restrictive or very restrictive gun laws.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gun_control#Gun_safety_and_gun_...

Not that gun laws should be less restrictive, but it is a complex issue. It's not as easy as just banning guns. There are so many people with stockpiles of guns. I have been to been to people's homes where there are hundreds of handguns, rifles, and shotguns. Making access to guns more restrictive will have the unwanted side effect of growing the black market for guns. Gun policies in Europe and Asia have been successful because people in these countries have never historically had easy access to guns the way Americans do now. Shifting to more restrictive policies won't necessarily have the desired side effects. Gun proponents have often argued to me that allowing concealed carry without a permit would create a situation in which no one would attempt shootings for fear of people defending themselves. This might make sense for rural areas, but I don't think this would go well in densely populated areas like New York City.
I agree, it's just not 14x. People sometimes assume I make boatloads of money - I don't - but I do enjoy the flexibility.
Thanks! I wonder if there is a way to piece out trends better - for instance, are influencers using Ruby?

That said, hard to go wrong teaching intro to CS in Python. It's flexible enough to show most of what you want to teach.
Thank you :-) I was excited to fly Sphericam on a strong octocopter flown by a couple of very skilled operators. It was a lucky event.

This video shows the spherical image with a rather different geometry than we are used to - it's called "stereographic" projection (not to be confused with "stereoscopic" wich is the quasi-3d effect in Avatar for example)

It's sometimes easier to see a world map in these projections to understand it better. Here: https://www.google.com/search?num=10&hl=en&site=imgh...
I like the concept of the "ribbon" but dislike the way it's organised and laid out in Microsoft Word and PowerPoint.

The "ribbon" interface may have been a novel idea for Microsoft, but it did have precedents in ealier software (although the implementation was obviously different).

Here, for example, is a screenshot of Adobe PhotoDeluxe. Adobe discontinued this software in 2002:
http://goo.gl/q1LFn

And here's a Lotus Word Pro screenshot with it's tabbed, floating "properties" palette:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Word_Pro.png

In many ways, the Microsoft Office "ribbon" takes a similar approach, but anchors the ribbon to the top of the screen rather than in a floating palette.

The examples above aren't identical to the Microsoft "ribbon" design, but they contain seeds of the same idea.
I wonder what the multi-data-center metadata store is. Sounds a little like Cassandra...
Sure the number of mass killings will decrease

Isn't that good enough? Instead of worrying about your new loopholes, let's make it harder to kill a lot of people quickly.
according to this "Harvard cracks DNA storage, crams 700 terabytes of data into a single gram"
They claim that each GRAM of DNA has an equivalent of 700 TB that's not counting the brain storage capacity or the organs storage capacity (each organ has tremendous storage capacity, and it seems it can be access by the nerve system of any human host. In transplant of hearts, livers, lungs, etc., the patient can describe what the original human host was like in terms of personality, memories, and actions)
Taking all of this information, scholar should be able to calculate a raw average of the human storage capacity - Humabyte.
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I think you have missed the point. The US DoD, with all of its nukes, drones, intelligence, and cash is having trouble with a "fourth-world dictatorship".
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This is the local newspaper that has reported on the recent shooting. Their website is returning a lot of garbled Chinese characters
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The "cloud" is a huge problem in the finance, legal, healthcare, and educational fields. Confidential client/patient/student data leaking out all over the place is a disaster waiting to happen, not to mention often outright illegal.

Let me give you an example: I recently bought a Livescribe Skypen, the new one with Wifi. It automatically syncs with Evernote, and works like a charm. But I can't use it for purpose, taking notes at work, because I can't have attorney work product for a client floating around on Evernote's cloud. That's just a no-go. My father in law encountered a similar problem. He's an IT director at a school district, and he has been trying to get teachers/staff to stop sending student information through GMail/Google Docs. It's almost certainly a violation of student privacy laws to expose that information to third parties without student consent.

I think there is some disruption to be had in this space. People want to use their iPads/tablets/etc and other cloud-reliant devices in their work flow, but at the same time that information has be stored in a way that adheres to security protocols and privacy policies. Google could over a "local Google Drive" service where a company could let its employees use Google Docs, but have that data stored in the company's internal network, with assurances that Google can't troll through the information to target ads or any similar privacy breaching and potentially illegal activity.
It comes from voters who are too apathetic or ignorant to understand the value of basic Liberty.

Any other finger-pointing is pretty meaningless.
Well, consider GP's assessment as envy of those who use Gmail and therefore can benefit from this nice piece of software.
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From my experience as a climber[1], it has to do with my own comfort level, and feeling the need to compare myself to others. When I judged others as n00bs, or weaker than I was, it was done mostly to make myself feel better about myself. I came to conclusions that rather than comparing myself to people who couldn't climb as hard (and being motivated to remain "better" than them), it was more beneficial (both for my motivation and my attitude) to rather compare myself to people better. I had no delusions of being better than these folks, and it helped me understand my own weaknesses. So, humility matters, because I know I likely won't climb 8b without ditching my job. I can push myself, but it's done from the perspective of "wow, I have so much room to improve" rather than "I need to be stronger than all these weaker people."

[1] I am probably an "above average" climber, having done 7c+ problems here in the States.
The users adaptation to a new interface is not the issue. The interface can be fixed if necessary. Removing people freedoms is importand not that easy fixable.
I think it has to do with the level of mastery. At some point, when you become really good at something (almost anything), you realise that a lot of your own knowledge now comes from explaining the basics to people who don't know anything. By forcing yourself to redo the basics, you get fresh insight on a level that someone new to whatever activity simply can't appreciate because they don't have X years experience with which to consider things.

I know that I now love teaching bash shell and C. I know that I am not the most talented shell guru or C programmer, but a lot of my knowledge now comes from answering questions from beginners that I hadn't previously considered (in bash, e.g., how can I tell within a script if the standard input comes from a keyboard or a file, or in C why don't you require the argument to return to be in brackets?) Questions that aren't necessarily hard, but that I hadn't asked when I was learning and now need to figure out the answer to on-the-fly. I now love teaching beginners because there's going to be the chance that they ask a really interesting question and I'm going to learn something myself.

10 years ago I would have hated that, because I wasn't comfortable in admitting what I didn't know - partly because I was still finding out that I didn't know things on a daily basis. Learning has now become a delight, rather than something to be achieved to get to the next thing.
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This is $1 less than it takes to sponsor a child for one month through Compassion International (an organization that supports 1.2 million children in the most poverty-stricken areas of the world). Would the money be better spent sponsoring a child or sponsoring a startup?
What? Then we have laws like in the UK where people under 18 can't buy kitchen knives? Basing national policy on fear does not solve anything.
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After today's horrible incident the Gun control debate has already started and it is all over the internet(Twitter primarily). Some say Yes some say No and then things will settle down. And then again something will happen and people from both the camps will reboot the debate. Is there a solution in sight?
I believe the parent post was speaking about a regular place in the city, not so much a school.
You can also find Expect ports in other languages. For e.g.:

* Perl - https://metacpan.org/release/Expect

* Ruby - http://rubygems.org/gems/expectr
Hi bdwalter. Yes there are a number of companies in the military space making 360º cameras. Generally these are built for a different use case and often cost 10-100x what Sphericam costs. This is generally the rule with medical and military equipment - it needs to be "overengineered" to withstand exceptionally demanding environments without fail because lives may be on the line (99.9999 vs. 99.9 uptime, and all that). Not to say that Sphericam isn't built to take a beating - it is - but I wouldn't yet want to make the kind of guarantees required to sell it as a military solution. Not this iteration, anyway - a ruggedized (throwable! flying! lasers!) version is certainly doable in the future!
As formulaic as some series are, I wonder how long it will be until a best seller is "written" by a program?
Don't see that in the near-illegible text. Was it edited out?
PS: Thanks for the downvote disagreement guys.
I recommend sending him oyster mushrooms instead of canned beer.
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Thanks for the link, this was really interesting. Compiling and creating content in a human readable for can be extremely valuable. I wonder if this system will be used for artificial intelligence purposes some day; learning about any topic on the web.
I mentioned in a previous comment that I think Apple should just bite the bullet and license Google Maps in perpetuity, in order to preserve the best experience for its users. Let Apple get access to the data that Google acquires via Maps, let Google take all the ad revenues, and fully integrate with Google, and pay them some amount one-time money... maybe $10B? $10B represents 3 months of their free cash flow in a year.

It would be the equivalent of Apple making a deal with Microsoft back in 97/98 that allowed them to stop their distracting fight against Microsoft and concentrate on making themselves better.

This whole Maps fiasco is a complete distraction to the iPhone, and it's not something that Apple is good at. They are amazing at hardware innovation. This is where their core competency is. Case in point, despite all the negative talk about how the iPhone 5 wasn't innovative, their latest iMacs are amazingly beautiful and futuristic-looking still.

Their software is okay at best, but not innovative. Their web services offerings are below average, at best.

There is no point in getting into a protracted ground war vs Google when it comes to Maps because it's a distraction and they won't be able to overtake Google. Companies like Yahoo that had way more resources than Apple when it comes to search have tried and essentially gave up. If Yahoo can't do it, how can Apple do it, where hardware wags the tail on their software? Better to keep focusing on maintaining/retaking the hardware innovation mindshare and lead.
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