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If it was a single key I would have to have one of those plastic shields installed on top of it like you see in the cockpit of jet fighters. Gotta flip it up and then push it lol.
I know XMPP does because I use that particular function at work daily, and IRC supports person to person PMs.

What I meant though is that the fact that whatever kind of shenanigans they're doing internally has a failure condition that can misroute messages is a bit scary.
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http://web.archive.org/web/20021030152640/http://www-db.stan...

I laugh.
I guess we could do a Kickstarter. I mean, launching a network of communications satellites can't be that expensive, can it? Right?
We were in the middle of migrating from PayPal to Braintree for a marketplace solution. Anyone have documentation or comments on Stripe vs. Balancedpayments.com vs. Braintree for marketplaces?
You must be using Adobe Flash or Chromium's built-in flash.

You might as well just run windows if you're going to run closed source binaries with hardware access.

I'm not so keen on giving Adobe root just so I can watch a movie using their buggy insecure antiquated software platform.
It can be, but both the test code and the error messages from that are worse than with many existing testing frameworks to my eye, so I wouldn't chose that over the existing alternatives.
It's interesting that the fetch lands are rated higher than the dual lands. With Deathrite / Brainstorm / Tarmogoyf etc are they actually better?
There's pretty-good-guess faith and blind faith. Mathematical axioms and believing what other people tell you about science you haven't observed yourself are examples of the former. Belief in God varies between the two from person to person.
Being good at conversations would be nice. But since I'm not, I don't have much incentive to start one.
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I thought that basically David Cheriton made the introduction to Andy, invited the founders and Andy over to his house, and then Andy decided "Cool, lemme write you a check", and then David was like "While I'm here, lemme write you one too." In contemporary fundraising parlance, Andy led the round and David co-invested. The circumstances are covered in a bit more detail in In The Plex, although IIRC that didn't say that David invested, only that the meeting was at his house.

My guess is that David Cheriton, famous for keeping a low profile, didn't want it to be known that he was a billionaire through Google, and they honored that wish. But sometime fairly recently somebody else outed him (I recall reading an article a couple years ago that mentioned him as Silicon Valley's wealthiest unknown billionaire), and at that point the cat's outta the bag.
However, Dolphin is most definitely not allowed on iOS devices, so I don't think they care. I'm sure someone will make a port for jailbreak users eventually, but as far as I can see, that's a lot more difficult these days than when I last had an iOS device.
If you come up with detailed numbers you can call it below market rate credit. Not a subsidised phone, subsidised credit.
What's the difference? Crapware is crapware no matter who the vendor is.
I'd say another point for using oculus rifts for development.
Somehow I find it hard to interpret an undeletable Pizza Hut bookmark as a sign of a healthy business.

It has the familiar smell of desperation to monetize everything. Unless of course Samsung is striving to be known as the Ryanair of consumer electronics.
Am I the only one who finds the concept of "vertical slides" a bit, errr, wrong?

A presentation is a linear process. The first time a skipped through someone's slides who had this concept (without being presented to) I missed half of the content.

Is it for "things I might not have time for"? or What am I missing here?
> The decision of when to merge vs. rebase is still confusing to me.

i always thought it was "never rebase commits you have pushed" at least you know about rebase though. :)
I've worked in open settings, as i am now, and worked in an office with two other people spaced out comfortably. In both we used irc or another similar chat to communicate regardless of the distance, so we didn't distract others. The open office i can't stand. I can never focus, and every time personX is looking for personY, they just pool the whole floor, which is annoying. i get noise cancelling headphones and what not, but i also get that if you're not wearing them and personZ is trying to get personY's attention, you have to listen to somoene yell. I wear headphones but get sick of wearing them after about 3 hours straight. I'm in a corner and face a window, which is nice, but i would rather be shut in a quiet room, working. I have also worked from home 5 days a week. love/hate there.
Actually, that's far far smaller than I expected. That means that 80% are legit?
The space race is like the race to buld the largest hotdog. Interesting spectacle but horrible ROI. It's a classic even when you win you still lose.

PS: 100% Self sustaining colonies have value but that takes 100,000+ people which nobody is talking abut sending to space any time soon.
why wouldn't a private office have natural light?
Yes. Having lived in New York for many years and visited Berlin several times in the last few, I can say that the cost of living there is skyrocketing. Also, 1/3 of the price to live in Berlin vs. NYC is a vast exaggeration, especially if you're talking about an English-speaker looking for short-term digs.
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Thanks, that makes sense to me, but it has never been presented to me like that. It's similar to spoken languages evolution, then, correct? In that many languages developed very similar basic rules independently? I don't have a lot of experience beyond high school evolution lessons (which present the common ancestor as a necessary piece of the puzzle), but I took some nature of language classes in college and found that very interesting.
Some people are traveling in places where you don't get that much sun shine. Or you might what to charge your devices in some shelter where you just have a fireplace.
It's not just Firefox - any Windows UI that uses tab-panels will support ctrl-tab (and ctrl-shift-tab). This applies to SSMS windows, properties windows, the task manager, etc.
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What?! He was talking about going to the previous tab. :) And it's not just in Firefox--lots of applications and operating systems use Shift+Tab and Ctrl+Shift+Tab.
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you're right! resubmited: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6451599
Apart from Scroll Lock and Pause, I don't see anything else that I'd want to be gone. Caps Lock - maybe, but many people use it. Windows keys annoy the hell out of me, but many people use them too.
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how are they worse?

I don't want.to.sitThere.writingThis(kindOf, crap)
Konstantin Haase of Sinatra/Ruby fame is based in Berlin and I would recommend him for a mentor.

https://github.com/rkh
Because if you've used it, (i'm assuming you haven't) you might appreciate that it's easier to introduce to new people with such a low "small team" entry point.
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I don't know if it was pushed through on all providers but I know I got it on AT&T months ago.
Because no white people were involved in the Civil Rights movement. \s
It's only advertising if you don't like it. If not, then it's informative.
Exactly what I meant. If you're working with people who need to learn what a DAG is in the first place, that adds some overhead. After that you still need to understand that your working directory is just a scratchpad, and branches aren't actually like real-life tree branches but instead they're pointers to the ends of those real-life branches, etc. Not exactly simple.

Conceptually speaking, a centralized VCS -- one where you check out files, make changes, and check files back in when you're done -- is vastly simpler than Git. Sure, it's also much less powerful (and I would choose Git a million times over such a system), but it's definitely simpler.
I worked in an open plan once.

One guy would let an (audible) fart rip about once a day. The manager (female) had family issues and would start screaming and/or crying over the phone a few times a day.

There was no separation between personal and business matters.

It was the most unproductive environment I have ever encountered.
People in the software industry keep rediscovering this all the time. Managing software teams without having read Peopleware is like coming back from Paris without having seen the Eiffel tower.

http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?PeoplewareOnSharedSpaces
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It has a name - Molly Guard

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_red_button#Molly-guard
Well, there's definitely some "utter mathematical illiteracy" going on here. One of the fundamental properties of chaotic systems that, no matter how well characterized the system is, beyond some horizon you cannot predict the exact state the system will be in at a particular point in time - for example, whether a particular summer will be wet or hot and dry.

That doesn't mean that you cannot predict the kinds of behaviour the system will exhibit. You can still predict, for example, that in the long term summers will be hotter and drier. In fact everyone relies on this to some extent - even though it's impossible to predict the weather more than a few days in advance for the same reason, you're still more likely to pack shorts in summer than winter.

The same is true of simple, rigourously analysed chaotic systems like the Lorentz attractor - someone's actually proved that the long-term behaviour of that system is completely stable and will remain that way even in the face of outside noise, but also that even the slightest noise makes it impossible to predict the exact state of the system more than a small amount of time into the future.
Because most buildings have a large footprint, and only the offices on the parameter have windows. I am typing from a windowless, interior, private office. It is pretty depressing, but I prefer it to open space (which I could easily get here). Others, of course, like the person we are replying to, would feel differently.
Pseudo-science and pre-existing distaste
Anyone in NYC want to form a group with me?
I'm a fairly solid designer, comfy with Debian.
It's all fun and games until we someone asks what's the DAU/MAU on that puppy. How many of those are actually active and what are they actually doing when they login.
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I have to ask: why move a printer from Europe to the US?

Buying a new printer including cartridges would have been considerably cheaper.
IMO, your point about common ground is lost when you misuse the word "theory", which sadly (because I agree with what I think you were trying to say), gives his point more strength.

edit: oops, forgot to show you what i mean, read the first sentence of this.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientific_theory
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love this! UI is beautiful and the information is very useful. Glad someone decided to visually illustrate the exploding NYC Tech Startup scene.
Fully agree, the only small remark being that it's

η = 1 - Tcold/Thot

and to put in perspective: If your metal rod on one side of the peltier element (that's inside the device) is at 150°C = 302° = 423K and the cold side (water reservoir) is at 20°C = 68°F = 293K the maximum achievable efficiency is 30%.

In practice you'll waste a lot of energy (probably the flame outputs about a kilowatt of power, normally you'd comfortably use it to heat a kettle of water or canned spaghetty or...) for a meager 2W or 3W of power to your cellphone. That's because the energy transfer from a flame to a simple rod is very, very inefficient.
I can vouch for open plans being terrible even in a non-dev intensive environment... Open plans stifle the ability to have the ad-hoc meetings that actually allow things to get done, since having that conversation at a person's desk disrupts the entire floor within a large radius.

Natural light is critical to happiness, at least for me, but I exit to coffee shops rather than attempt to corner the limited supply of conference rooms.
I think a lot of it has to do with the fact that they can retrieve dual lands. (disclaimer : I'm not an expert)

You could, for example, run a two-color deck with 4 dual lands and 12 fetchlands. You retrieve the dual lands first (if you don't care about Wastelands) and then you get basic lands.

Does that mean that fetch lands are 3 times as popular ? Yeah, kinda, but if you had a choice between using only dual lands or only fetch lands, maybe the decision would favor dual lands in many contexts.
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I think there would be a lot less dissatisfaction with a generic Pizza app.
From the company, not the participants of the retreat! That percentage is also not unusual; 1/4 - 1/3 of the first year's salary seems like a pretty common range. Who would you rather have your future employer pay that fee? Some annoying headhunter, who only connects 2 parties or a skill-boost camp that supports your growth as a developer over several months. Just my 2 cents.
The modern equivalent, of course, is big monitors and maybe more than one.

It would also be nice to have some height on them - whoever decided that the computer industry must conform to Hollywood entertainment standards has a lot to answer for.
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Mostly Adreno 320.
IIRC, other computers such as the Apple II had a single 'Reset' key. It was not uncommon (for me) to be typing in my code from a magazine, reach up to hit backspace (delete) and accidently reset the computer. :(

There were a few iterations that depressed the key, etc.

Overall, I liked the three finger combination because you had to mean to do it.

I will say that using it to login/lock windows instead of rebooting was not intuitive at all.
CSS transitions need to be a lot more subtle than they usually are. I've seen a few good examples (Medium comes to mind), but most sites that use them implement them very garishly.

For links, I've found that a 150ms intro animation and a 250ms outro (with the proper easing) is the maximum duration that looks good.
What I'd like is a trustworthy key-combo (preferably a single key, SysRq seems a good candidate) that toggles an overlay on the screen indicating what application "owns" each visible portion, with a very distinctive style identifying parts drawn by the OS. All obscured-input text fields would, by default, only be enabled when the overlay is visible.

The overlay would always be available so any app that asks for any sensitive info could use the same mechanism, and I could use it even when the developer didn't think the information was sensitive, or didn't attempt to protect the input channel for any other reason.
That's not 1/3 of that 35 to 40k. The employer pays the fee, not the employee. This is very important. We don't want you to make less money; in fact, if that was the case many people who are already in highly paid jobs would not do it (myself included).

Funded startups that are looking for the top talent, at any cost, are the ones that I assume will benefit the most. For them, 1/3 of the 1st year salary is an investment. Better pay that rather than having to have the position open for 6 months (time is money). Hiring is extremely hard, and the people you want to hire... are by definition almost never looking for jobs. These are the same people that are attracted by the idea of spending 3 months mastering a bleeding edge technology.
Because some private offices are more like dungeons buried in the bowels of a soulless building than the happy home of Fog Creek. :)
Surprised that hold back is legal person A loses $ because B decides he wants to leave - this isn't Quatar you cant confiscate their pasports.
Are you using the right revenue model for your apps?
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Could you provide some examples? I too would like to understand how a company can find it hard to find out which of their patents, for example, is being infringed -- and still have a legitimate case.
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Comparing oranges with oranges - you compare the "bundle" cost with the price you'd pay if you simply took the phone on credit from any electronics shop with the same upfront payment and length of contract, and added a cheap no-handset mobile plan.

The phone qualifies as "subsidized" only if buying it from your mobile company turns out cheaper than if buying it separately. Generally it isn't.
What chord do you hear in your head when you're doing that? Probably some diminished thing.
One small point: on check-in, I don't think it's exactly that origin is also rebasing/merging just like you did. It's more like origin is just taking whatever you have and copying it exactly. The merging/rebasing process itself only happens locally.

Regarding merge vs. rebase, here's my approach: rebase to keep history a straight line when it's just your changes and it's just a few commits. If it's too many commits you tend to have more conflicts and it's usually easier to merge.
you're getting your terms wrong. The antitrust concept is called "tying" and what it means is using a lawfully-acquired monopoly (or dominant) position in one market to increase market share in another. Because no carrier has anything like a monopoly position in any market, and no phone manufacturer does either, is very far from an antitrust issue.

It may be scummy and short-sighted, but it doesn't implicate antitrust law.
Sounds familiar, lol.
I opted out of anesthesia for my last colonoscopy, so that I could watch. (They still insisted on setting me up for potential sedation, I suppose in case I experienced distress mid-procedure, but it wasn't needed.) The procedure was quick (maybe 15 minutes); the discomfort was on the same order as a prostate exam, plus some pain of bloating that came and went repeatedly as pressurized air is used.

It seems the main dangers the anesthesiologist needs to watch for are those caused by the anesthesia itself, so going without it entirely felt like the safest option to me. And since I wasn't drugged, I could drive myself home and resume normal activities immediately. I suspect far more people could skip sedation for this procedure, and any risks (for example from some patients panicking) are likely outweighed by the extra care taken when a patient is a conscious observer.
I totally agree. But I like the cave idea so I would prefer caves along the perimeter of the floor. (Though you might not call them caves anymore.)

At the same time I've known (more?) programmers that prefer the dark. And I also know programmers that prefer a constant buzz of activity in the background (e.g. leading them to coffee shops). I fall into this category on some days. So my dream office would have dark caves, light caves, and some open plan. I'd have a home desk, but there'd be enough surplus that I could visit any other area if the mood suits me.
Most likely because the word paypal is in the actual URL.
I think inkjets and lasers are basically different companies. From every vendor. The laser products just work, the inkjet products just don't.
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Well said. I think part of the problem is that the people who specify the office conditions just have no idea of what conditions are best for productivity of software developers or engineers, or the importance of factors like noise, or even that different jobs need different physical surroundings.
Not sure, it's high on modern theoretical content but not very on low-tech practicals, e.g. no information on how to go about prospecting for copper or iron.
laptops are not productive (for me). I like the Valve approach of putting your entire workstation on a movable desk, and you just wheel your entire desk to where you need to be at the time. Collaborate for a few weeks? No problem. Go off to a closet for three weeks while you solve a difficult algorithmic problem? Just unplug and go.

(this is not me disagreeing with you, just expanding on your point)
Ancient Rome did not disagree. If you're referring to the circus, you might want to look up what the deal was gladiators got (and what it meant for their families), if they fought in the arena.

As for Buddha, he had to say a lot on several subjects :
1) the untouchables, effectively slaves (he only found it unjust that people were born into a caste, not that the untouchables existed or were forced to labour without compensation)
2) the fact that the Buddha forbade runaway slaves to join any Buddhist order, is but one of many indications that the Buddha accepted slavery as normal and moral.
3) This is not to say that the Buddha did not advance the state of morality, by saying that a Buddhist is allowed to trade in human beings, but that it would be better not to (he did say, however, that it was allowed, and that interference with it was not allowed). The Buddha did outlaw quite a few things, so I find the argument that he was somehow unaware of this distinction extremely unconvincing.

All Buddhist states I know of, historically, used slavery. Buddhists monasteries used slave labour throughout history, until the English banished it. In fact one of the emperors of China famously put forth an edict, stripping all Buddhist monasteries in his domain of their slaves. It mentions that this affected over 150000 individuals.

This is not abnormal or strange, by the way. All societies around them used slavery, and so did Buddhists.
I might not [EDIT: in fact, was not: see reply below] be appreciating the way that the staging area convolutes the UI for you, but you can pretend it doesn't exist by always just doing commit -a. And, if you want to "cherry-pick what you want to commit at commit time", well, that's what the staging area is for, isn't it?
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I thought the article was mostly about "most used" instead of "most powerful", but I admit not having taken the time to understand it well enough.

If it's just about "most used", then it's probably because Wastelands fits almost everywhere and it's good disruption.
USA has the highest incarceration rate than any country in the world. I have lived in USA for 12 years of my life, perception of having freedom and actually having freedom is not the same thing. At least from my experience I can tell you that most americans don't even know the difference.

So much so that most americans will somehow find a justification for all the international crimes against humanity that the american government has done over so many years, sleeping well at night thinking their government actually cares about them and their flimsy perception of freedom.
1920!

Yep, I thought about that monitor when writing my comment, but it was late and didn't want to research it. ;)
Are acqui-hire employees particularly rewarded in these situations?

If you are identified as a critical or especially-sought-after employee at a company in this situation, what types of retention structures and contracts actually wind up happening? Just curious.
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Besides, fetch lands allow you to dry your deck. After you use a fetchland you are less likely to draw a land card.
It did get traction (15 upvotes in about 30 minutes), but it was flagged down to the 10th page. Which just happened again.
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You are a bigot.