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iamumassthrower

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About iamumassthrower

Who the hell is using umassthrower as their username?

blog: jeffjason.com

Recent public activity

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    Comment #4589108

    p. s. and I personally like the design of foundation, especially since it doesn't look like twitter.

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    Comment #4589105

    The point of the "glib line from a movie" is that there is a lot more that goes in to making something actually successful than just having come up with an initial idea and even an…

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    Comment #4208533

    Not a bad post for those who haven't done this before. I could have used this guide a few years ago.

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    Comment #4193045

    Why do you guys insist on "trying bing"... I "try bing" for about 2 searches a month and consistently get worse results. This is a bug, big deal, get canary. You can also just go t…

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    Comment #4192821

    This is fixed on canary. Been using that all night since Chrome 20 started pissing me off. For the uninitiated, canary is edge chrome.

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    Comment #4186271

    It's not about brevity. Do you like extending functions that are called in 1500 places by adding another un-named parameter? Unless the function you're writing is something that in…

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    Comment #4186154

    You don't want to use extract without validation. But, if you unset the keys that aren't allowed you can call extract safely.

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    Comment #4183780

    > In my experience, I prefer the right attitude, the right drive, and a person who is constantly striving to do better. Agreed, these are all attributes that help make the job of m…

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    Comment #4181938

    ... and what's your opinion of this story professor jack ripper?

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    Comment #4181924

    ... because no one in the private sector steals credit for someone else's work

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    Comment #4181594

    If modeling parts of a touchscreen device after the real world is novel then I deserve about 50 patents.

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    Comment #4180794

    I think I trust ex-PHP developers' opinions about as much as ex-girlfriends' opinions.

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    Comment #4180697

    So apple should be off the hook for innovation once it's released a product and gained a "market position"? I'm sorry but I'm always going to have trouble with the idea of a compan…

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    Comment #4180554

    I don't expect that many apple engineers will take a look at the general, vague, and obvious wording of the patent in question and agree that it is general, vague, and obvious. Tak…

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    Comment #4145473

    Linus would have called the guy an idiot for not using straight C.

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    Comment #4145451

    Hahaha. People wouldn't complain. That's a knee slapper.