NickHolt's comments

NickHolt | 8 years ago | on: Mozilla Files Suit Against FCC to Protect Net Neutrality

> Apple

Do you have specific examples? I don't usually see instances of Apple being more than price-gougers who do a decent job with privacy, and I'm interested in learning more.

NickHolt | 8 years ago | on: My 20-Year Experience of Software Development Methodologies

Could you expand on why you feel that Sapiens is water cooler philosophy?

NickHolt | 8 years ago | on: Where's the Proof That Mindfulness Works?

> For persons who don't benefit from such therapy, mindfulness could mean re-focusing away from the abstract thinking that solves problems or invents or creates. Many people deliver their work product or improve their circumstances through this type of thinking. Practicing mindfulness may negatively impact them by reducing the amount of time they spend contemplating in such areas.

I understand where you're coming from with this, as I used to also hold this (very logical) opinion. However, after meditating and engaging with Buddhist philosophy for many years, I've never felt negatively impacted in this way. I now view this opinion as resulting from an overly-simplified understanding of mindfulness.

NickHolt | 9 years ago | on: Apple selling a $79 MacBook Pro power adapter without a USB-C cable goes too far

Yes - a fact that most people seem to be forgetting.

People will be less apt to complain when they realize they don't have to replace their entire adapter when they wear down the cable as is the case now.

NickHolt | 9 years ago | on: Some bad Git situations and how I got myself out of them

The "committed to wrong branch" case is also a little overly complex. I'd just do:

    git checkout correct-branch
    git cherry-pick wrong-branch
    git checkout wrong-branch
    git reset --hard HEAD~

NickHolt | 9 years ago | on: Some bad Git situations and how I got myself out of them

It was also a bit pointless to checkout a new branch just to switch back. The whole thing should be

    git branch some-new-branch-name
    git reset --hard origin/master
    git checkout some-new-branch-name

NickHolt | 11 years ago | on: Giving Stephen Hawking a voice

I believe his assistants help him articulate his thoughts. The article implies that he writes everything meticulously himself, but that isn't true. As far as interviews go, interviewers usually send him the questions ahead of time.

NickHolt | 12 years ago | on: Google C++ style guide

There's a few style guides up the path for those interested: http://google-styleguide.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/

NickHolt | 12 years ago | on: Free Startup Ideas

At the risk of sounding negative, I thought the majority of these ideas were absolutely awful. Even if one of these did inspire someone to put the work in, I doubt it would get them very far.

NickHolt | 12 years ago | on: Researchers at MIT develop a shape-shifting table surface [video]

I loved the 3-D plotting, that definitely sold me on entertainment value at least. I think at this stage its uses are fairly limited, but it's likely meant to be somewhat of a proof of concept at this point. Yeah the "car" they were "designing" was kind of silly, but smaller piston sizes and less "pixelation" may make something like that more feasible.