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berlinbrown

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About berlinbrown

I am a software developer interested in a variety of different environments. I have worked with Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and now works for a Financial Services firm. You can find him IRC/freenode as blbrown. Berlin can be found in Atlanta, Georgia. Also see me on twitter. My idea: robotics, ai, data mining

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    Comment #10526011

    Science is bad for you.

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    Comment #10482571

    But did you read the article. So let's say plea bargain doesn't exist, then you spend years in jails waiting for a trial as opposed to copping a plea and maybe get timed served.

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    Comment #6850149

    Adobe....

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    Comment #6850148

    Adobe....

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    Comment #6766310

    Seems a bit excessive for a open source repo site.

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    Is Armchair Quarterbacking of healthcare.gov really good for the site?

    I have seen a lot of analysis of healthcare.gov. Some are saying it needs to be written. Some are just looking at little snippets of JavaScript and saying that the tech leaders nee…

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    Comment #6460302

    We work with credit card vendors and to me, it seems like an easy business. You have many companies that want to be PCI compliant and they want to save money and they want reliable…

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    Comment #6230595

    You are right, buy/contribute.

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    Comment #6186879

    Plus, a lot of people feel that software should be free across the board. Most people are paying for the hardware. So if Canonical wants to sell stuff, they better get involved in …

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    Comment #6186872

    Probably just like Apple. The Canonical might want a little bit more control of their hardware.

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    Comment #6186864

    I am pissed off. I am a life long linux user and Ubuntu has done great work. I am really starting to see Ubuntu used for the desktop in various companies. But nobody gives a shit e…

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    Ask HN: Has anyone refused to work in a typical 9-5 job?

    Or another way of asking, have you has a programmer been unemployed for a really long time? Mostly because you couldn't find a good fit for the type of work that you are interested…

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    Comment #5364480

    I think you can use both. As Clojure is more dynamic in nature where Scala/Haskell are good compiled static compliments. Large projects, I would go with Scala/Haskell and for front…

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    Comment #5364475

    Clojure has been grown up, it hasn't change that much since several years ago, especially on the surface.

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    Comment #5354908

    What if you sleep in the morning?

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    Comment #5348858

    I would even go a step further and talk about the Java runtime plugin supplied by Oracle for Windows?

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    Comment #5348855

    And I am assuming this applies to the Oracle web plugin on Windows? E.g. does the Icedtea plugin on Ubuntu have these issues?

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    Comment #5347954

    Is the game any good?

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    Comment #5347671

    I live in apartment. Not a micro-one. But I imagine you can find solace in just having only the things you need. Why do you need a ranch size home and 20 acres?

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    Comment #5327696

    Question, was he a dictator or a socialist? Was his country an OK model for socialism?

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    Comment #5327689

    Got ya, I was applying to financial firms for a NY position. 100% of them wanted 3.5 GPA from an Ivy league school. Seriously? I applied anyway and got some responses.

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    Ask HN: What are your thoughts on creating popular software?

    How do you create popular software projects, either open source projects or actual software products like Android applications that people really use? I am sure there are a lot of …

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    Comment #5327642

    What is a b-school? Like a state school?

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    Comment #5317062

    I am new to this. I don't allow ssh logins password based. The hackers fail according to sshd but logwatch lists a list of chinese and russian attempts. I was hoping my firewall wo…