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4 years ago
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on: They don't even know the fundamentals
The best programmers are better at talking to users and customers, because that is the harder skill. Programming isn’t a solo activity - at the very least the programmer is working with their past and future selves. Which of Linus’s projects have had the bigger impact - Linux or git?
mqatrombone
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8 years ago
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on: Windows 10 Without the Cruft: Windows 10 LTSB (Long Term Servicing Branch)
LTSB = Embedded
mqatrombone
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10 years ago
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on: Warner Bros Suspends Sales of Batman: Arkham Knight PC Version
Rocksteady didn't do Arkham Origins. Rocksteady is only responsible for Arkham Asylum and Arkham City.
mqatrombone
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11 years ago
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on: Gradually sunsetting SHA-1
As someone who cares about security, thanks Google!
As someone who administers some servers that are affected by this, I'm annoyed, because I now have a new project that has to be done within the next 6 months.
mqatrombone
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12 years ago
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on: Austin Police Department Warns SXSW Attendees Not To Use Uber
Last I checked, police don't write the law. Blame either the politician or the bureaucrat.
mqatrombone
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13 years ago
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on: The rise and fall of AMD: How an underdog stuck it to Intel
Ivy Bridge still hasn't been released in the server space. The server market currently has Sandy Bridge chips. The Ivy Bridge chips are due at the end of the year.
mqatrombone
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13 years ago
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on: Don't send me a message to tell me I have a message
Sometimes that's the best way to do it. HIPAA requirements are a pain, but they exist for a reason.
mqatrombone
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14 years ago
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on: Request PG: Could we please have the black bar out for Steve Jobs?
And without Jobs, do you think Wozniak is able to do that?
mqatrombone
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16 years ago
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on: The Decade’s Biggest Bonuses (Surprise: No.1 is not from Wall St)
Wasn't Steve's base salary $1? Shouldn't we compare base salary and total compensation when looking at this stuff?
Also, was he worth that bonus in 2001?
mqatrombone
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16 years ago
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on: Critical: Vulnerabilities in Windows TCP/IP Could Allow Remote Code Execution
XP is affected by this but XP is not vulnerable in the default configuration because there is no service listening set up with the firewall by default and the firewall is on by default. I am curious to see if this causes problems for Microsoft down the road.
mqatrombone
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17 years ago
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on: Newspaper Bailout Begins
Is it a bad thing that there is a media outlet that has a different slant then the other outlets? Everyone's biased and few (if any) avoid it in their journalism.
mqatrombone
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17 years ago
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on: Newspaper Bailout Begins
I don't really have a problem with a state government giving tax cuts to newspapers, as long as there are no strings attached. Tax cuts aren't necessarily a bailout. If a government gives money or a tax cut to the press in exchange for journalistic favors, then we have a problem. The best way to prevent that is for the government to not give newspapers money. Newspapers receiving ad money from the government is pushing the boundaries of a free press.
I disagree with the President's opinion that newspapers are necessary going forward. Matt Drudge and the Politico have both shown that the functions many newspapers serve (at the national level) can be done better in other ways.
mqatrombone
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17 years ago
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on: Ask HN: The best way store thousands of Images on a server
A smaller web server like lighttpd or cherokee may be a better choice if all you are serving is images.
mqatrombone
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17 years ago
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on: Goldman, Morgan to Become Full-Fledged Banks
Why is this a terrible move?
mqatrombone
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17 years ago
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on: Chrome Users Coming from IE
Chrome likely is pulling others from IE because it can often be installed with non-admin privileges.
mqatrombone
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18 years ago
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on: Martian Headsets
It's more complicated than that. If a browser breaks Sharepoint or any other intranet site, it won't get deployed. I imagine there are many, many, many corporations who still haven't upgraded to IE7.
One possible solution is to identify as IE <= 7 to intranet sites (which can be designated via Group Policy) and IE >= 8 to non-intranet sites. Of course, this means admins have to properly define intranet/non-intranet, which means much rioting will ensue.
Poor IE team. You're getting screwed because management decided to rest on their laurels.
