el_programmador | 5 years ago | on: India, Jio, and the Four Internets
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el_programmador | 5 years ago | on: An exploration of why Python doesn't require a 'main' function
The difference is that you've encapsulated your coding logic in mainMethod() instead of writing under that if condition itself. If latter was the case, you can't call that code from another module without resorting to os shell level features.
el_programmador | 5 years ago | on: India, Jio, and the Four Internets
Firstly, DDG was blocked by ALL Indian ISPs during that instance, not just Jio. People using Airtel, Vodafone, etc. were as much complaining in forums as the Jio users. From what I recall, BSNL was the only one who didn't block (due to their inefficiency perhaps!)
Secondly, with the kind of minuscule market share DDG has, they or their users can hardly get impacted by a couple hours' block. If anything, Indian govt. made them a favor by making them more famous! I for one don't recall #DDG ever trend on Twitter in recent history.
el_programmador | 5 years ago | on: An exploration of why Python doesn't require a 'main' function
Another benefit is re-usability. If you want your program to be callable as module or script from elsewhere without going through the tedious shell functions, "def main()" is the only way to go.
el_programmador | 5 years ago | on: India, Jio, and the Four Internets
As a plebeian, the only thing I'm worried about is my internet bill. Why should I worry who Ambani has political ties with as long as I'm getting cheap bandwidth?
el_programmador | 5 years ago | on: India, Jio, and the Four Internets
Europe couldn't even manage to implement Linux in Berlin! The capitalist pressure is what really works there in the farce of socialism. Even with GDPR, those who got penalized where small websites, IT Shops, bloggers, etc. for not knowing their intricate rules while the big fish went unscathed.
el_programmador | 5 years ago | on: A photo is crashing some Android phones
Perhaps the only way to fix it would be get into fastboot mode and enable USB debugging, then look for that arcane settings file on the file-system which your OEM decided to use for configuring wall-papers and fix that file. I see no other way.
el_programmador | 5 years ago | on: My blog is now generated by Google Docs
Nations are ultimately made up of people and they are subject to peoples' pressure. Its the people who we must convince and wake them from their deep slumber.
el_programmador | 5 years ago | on: My blog is now generated by Google Docs
God forbid if Google lifted their hands some day, can you even imagine how many million people will be impacted due to how many services ranging from emails to map apps to cloud services to web services, etc? Is it wise to give one entity power over so many things or its better to encourage a decentralized structure where multiple organizations control only bits of the pie?
el_programmador | 5 years ago | on: Ask HN: What would be an alternative to blockchain and crypto?
One alternative I could think of are chunks or clusters of centralized systems which are then inter-connected among themselves to form a decentralized whole (kinda how the internet works!).
el_programmador | 5 years ago | on: Ask HN: How can I improve my writing
The trick is to go and sit at your desk regularly until writing comes on its own. Its all right if you don't write, but you're not supposed to do anything else. And write anything you feel like ignoring grammar, content quality or even subject. Given enough time, practice will ensure that you'll become a good writer.
Link to article (shameless plug)[1]: Write, Write and Write should be your Mantra - Procrastination is the Writer's only enemy in 90% of cases
[1] https://freelancemag.blogspot.com/2019/11/write-write-and-wr...
el_programmador | 5 years ago | on: Right to work from home could be enshrined in law after coronavirus lockdown
There are two kinds of dangers now and there are proponents on both sides of the aisle. One is to give a pause to all labor laws in a bid to bring more economic reforms and kickstart the economy. And other danger is this - bring so many regulations and policing in the economy that the few remaining investors will be scared out of the market. We need a balanced approach here.
el_programmador | 6 years ago | on: Is Upwork Posting Fake Jobs to Keep Freelancers Bidding?
This is what happens when you go public! The pressure to earn more (by hook or crook) also increases in times like these. As the author states, this started happening more only after Upwork got listed on NASDAQ, not earlier when they were still a solid private company.
el_programmador | 6 years ago | on: Ways to surf some of the decentralized web
Static IP isn't necessary for hosting from home but a "Non-NAT" connection is. If you don't have a static IP, you can use a service such as dynaDNS or something which runs on your server and keeps informing your subdomain to use the ever changing dynamic address. But if your device sits behind a NAT, then its not accessible from outside at all (unless the device initiates the connection), thus its impossible to host if your ISP has placed you behind a NAT. But the plus point, on the other hand, is increased security which is probably good for the majority of people.
el_programmador | 6 years ago | on: Why Aren't More Highly Intelligent People Rich?
Yes, but there are people of both kinds. Consider Linus Torvalds who instead of starting a multi-million firm, focused on Linux development instead (in fact, it was expected of him to start something like Red Hat or Novell!).
On the other hand, we have the creator of NPM Software[1] Isaac Schlueter who stepped into corporate shoes and turned NPM into a profitable venture. On the other hand, the income of Ryan Dahl who invented Node.js is meager in comparison to Issac's. There was a lot of controversy surrounding this in the FOSS community too if I recall correctly.
el_programmador | 6 years ago | on: Tips on reading and debugging other programmers' code
True, it really depends on what kind of project manager you have in your team. Many are very particular about this, they ensure a thorough transition when an individual quits and make sure knowledge transfer happens properly. On the other hand, I've also met those who have no idea what all systems their project is owning!
el_programmador | 6 years ago | on: Tips on reading and debugging other programmers' code
If you were lucky enough to contact them that is! Attrition rate is such these days that many coders simply flee after a release or so, also depends on how old the code-base is. Git or other version control systems come quite handy, I agree.
el_programmador | 6 years ago | on: Tips on reading and debugging other programmers' code
Thanks for reminding! I've mentioned in the article though you had to be extremely lucky to land upon test cases in the org I worked.
el_programmador | 6 years ago | on: “We Don't Need a Project Manager”
There is also the case of Alices & Bobs using inconsistent variable & function names, etc. if left unchecked and make life difficult for everyone. Organization/Consistency in code is a real problem that can't be simply wished away.
el_programmador | 6 years ago | on: “We Don't Need a Project Manager”
>> but there's potential for someone more malicious to simply seize power which makes me uncomfortable.
Best leaders are those who don't "want" to be leaders but have leadership thrust upon them. I think if everyone follows this basic principle then it should be good in all settings irrespective of organic/chosen/imposed.
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Its very little as I've yet to come across someone who knows it outside techie circles. Even many techies still use google because they seem to think it gives better results.
Really? So it's not that minuscule market share?
Consider the amount of time and energy the PR departments of various companies spend to get themselves trending on twitter each day? Whatever the size of their market share, it certainly increased that day because of the trending. People who've never heard about DDG started asking what it is and thus got to know about it.