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Kent Sharkey wrote: Because your desktop needs new wallpaper
It's true, I could look at these things all day.
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment
"Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst
"I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle
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This first image from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope is the deepest and sharpest infrared image of the distant universe to date. Weren't we promised a closeup of an alien waving in greeting?
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How many gravitational lens points are there in that pic??? There does not seem to be a simple center to it. Amazing!
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Quote: This slice of the vast universe covers a patch of sky approximately the size of a grain of sand held at arm’s length by someone on the ground Wow, that is impressive!
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment
"Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst
"I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle
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In 2015 a group of researchers asked 59 experienced engineers at Microsoft "What makes a great software engineer?". Here's what they found. "Amongst our weaponry are such diverse elements as: fear, surprise, ruthless efficiency, an almost fanatical devotion to the Pope, and nice red uniforms"
Oh, wait. That's some other group.
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None of them had a clue, did they?
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There are some good reasons that test-driven development isn’t as widely used as it is discussed. "Everybody's talking at me. I don't hear a word they're saying"
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He is most famous today for coining the idea of “the singularity,” a time in the supposed near future where machine intelligence will surpass all human intelligence, thanks to the exponentially accelerated growth of technology. Insert next disc and click OK
I'm on floppy 6 of 5.
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A concept explored by Neal Stephenson in his excellent book Fall; or, Dodge in Hell: A Novel.
If you think 'goto' is evil, try writing an Assembly program without JMP.
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The Python Package Index (PyPI), the official repository of third-party open-source Python projects announced plans to mandate two-factor authentication requirement for maintainers of "critical" projects. Who needs security, anyway?
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Source Link is a language and source-control agnostic system for providing first-class source debugging experiences for binaries. Not that _you_ ever need to diagnose software problems
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Microsoft says the suspension of Office blocking internet macros is only temporary and that it will provide an update in a few weeks. "That's what it's all about"
No bonus if you get the reference. Unless you've danced it a few times.
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In this blog, I will share the incredible speed improvements you will experience when VS indexes your codebase and colorizes your C++ code for the first time. If you can't have faster code, maybe at least you can code faster?
edit: fixed title
modified 11-Jul-22 13:59pm.
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Quote: Quote: S2022 performance enhancements: Faster C++ cevelopment So fast, they gave working with it a new name.
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment
"Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst
"I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle
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ooops. Thank you. Fixing.
TTFN - Kent
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An enormous cache of documents have been leaked from Uber, that don't exactly paint them in a good light...
The Uber files | The Guardian
"If you don't fail at least 90 percent of the time, you're not aiming high enough."
Alan Kay.
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Quote: Uber broke laws, duped police and secretly lobbied governments, leak reveals Politicians create protectionist laws that limit taxi service, so Uber tries to disrupt these cartels. The Guardian, which understands nothing of economic freedom, finds this disturbing. But it's hardly surprising.
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Agreed. Uber simply out competed the crony capitalists of the Taxi industry.
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Sorry, you can classify this like that, but sending your own drivers into potentially violent situations, with attitude of "if it kicks off, it will help our cause" is beyond despicable.
"In one exchange, Kalanick dismissed concerns from other executives that sending Uber drivers to a protest in France put them at risk of violence from angry opponents in the taxi industry. “I think it’s worth it,” he shot back. “Violence guarantee[s] success.”"
They're undercutting taxis by avoiding all the rules that cover taxis, putting passengers at more risk. It's disruptive, but in all the wrong ways.
"If you don't fail at least 90 percent of the time, you're not aiming high enough."
Alan Kay.
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You're picking one callous quote. That said, taxi driving a dangerous profession, Uber or not.
The rules are made to restrict competition. Of course, the story is that it's for everyone's good.
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That rag has a paywall. But SCOTUS has ruled that police don't even have to show up, and that they have qualified immunity that excuses egregious behavior in many situations. People who think politics is a solution get what they deserve, but the problem is that everyone else also has to suffer.
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A typical knee-jerk reaction. If I don't believe in political solutions, this must be what I want. I also want people to starve and children to go uneducated. Buffoon.
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