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grobertson

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About grobertson

Unix nerd who can talk to girls.

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    Comment #13094255

    "I’m excited to see what Apple has in store at WWDC though. Maybe something even slimmer?" I'm going to sound like a grumpy old man saying this, and maybe I am. Please, dear god, s…

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    Comment #9306394

    A great in-depth read about this era is Den of Thieves by James B. Stewart. http://www.amazon.com/Den-Thieves-James-B-Stewart/dp/0671792...

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    Comment #6666366

    I've always dumbed this down to "Fast, right, or cheap."

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    Comment #6658402

    And when you're done those, JavaScript Patterns is something you'll refer to often. http://www.amazon.com/JavaScript-Patterns-Stoyan-Stefanov/dp...

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    Comment #6189243

    This is so worth the 150+ slides. It's like a tour of, "Hey, so you know this, right? Well, did you ever think about what if THAT?"

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    Comment #6183880

    Exactly. This request specifically asks for protection under 2705(b) which grants a limited gag for up to 90 days if the publication of the warrant execution could lead to destruct…

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    Comment #5699659

    Wow, I never knew that, small world. I have very fond memories of Coherent. I split the license cost (a whopping $99 bucks) with a buddy, both of us making near-minimum wage as ben…

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    Comment #5381742

    Another great read on this topic: http://books.google.com/books/about/Your_Own_Worst_Enemy.htm... I read it about a decade ago and it changed my life. I still struggle, I always wi…

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    Comment #5275812

    This is correct.

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    Comment #5275809

    Welcome to the Maritimes.

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    Comment #5274661

    I was just about to make the same argument. I completely see why this is tempting, but it quickly makes maintenance into a new layer of hell, and anyone supporting your production …

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    Comment #4403233

    That's still an incredibly lame excuse. Someone took the time to write that language into the contract, and whether through malice or inaction, no one corrected it. It's unforgivab…

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    Comment #4140290

    scp & git are definitely in future plans. Still thinking about the best way to implement various commands which rely on ssh, so any feedback is graciously appreciated.

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