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This is very true. Fighting Excel is like waging the Drug War. You can make what appear to be gains while still losing. As someone who started in Windows 97 and .NET at the 1.1 Fra…

Agreed. I noticed that as well since I also follow Mika McKinnon. However, now I just noticed something strange. I'm blocked by Emily Lakdawalla? Since I never speak to people on T…

The LCARS display has a special place in my family. A few years back, my wife had a follow-up interview that landed on Halloween at Ubisoft. She was informed, "Don't be surprised i…

Well, I could be for sure. The new Pixar has a story has a central character that is an escape artists octopus. Certainly could be coincidental.

Not to sound too negative, but I kind of feel like the timing of this story is suspect. It seems to be on the heels of numerous articles [1][2][3] from Pixar talking about their ne…

What was that axiom that Red Auerbach was attributed with? "You can't teach height." Ricky demonstrated he was hungry to learn and succeed at a very early age, a quality that will …

I was annoyed when this launched because it was no longer easy to get to the English language version of Al Jazeera even if you wanted to, unless you took steps to change your loca…

Yeah, I'm in agreement with previous posters. "Library" + "Github" equals more attention. This is somewhat of a lesson in crafting a headline here.

Funny but also a great non-violent form of protest. However, the article could have also been titled 'Unnoticed by Vast Majority of Viewers'.

That font makes reading difficult.

Perhaps, but if I increase my bounce rate by 80%, that still represents a large new pool of users that I could have monetized but never could now, no?

I am not sure I agree with your first point. It seems the most frequent case is that a user wants to access content right away. Regardless of how much "better" the native experienc…

I still do not understand the popularity of this approach. It seems to crazy increase bounce rates. You would think that negative user behavior would already make these undesirable…

I have programmed on all kinds of stacks, and while I understand a lot of the .NET disdain, I’m perplexed by perceptions that years of .NET experience is somehow worthless or less …

That's a great idea. He certainly would get my money.

Am I the only one who could listen to him narrate just about anything for hours at length?

That jumped out at me too. It colored the remainder of my reading experience.

I have to admit that I started reading this post feeling a little snarky about the concept. However, I think Chris makes an excellent case for the concept.

I was discussing the email problem with a friend a few months back. Without researching further, I just assumed they pivoted the business to become a spam farm.

The synchronous vs asynchronous communication argument is on par with a “best programming language” debate. The style of communication is just a tool that should fit the need and t…

This really resonates deeply for me as well. When I was completely buried with difficult projects, I would occasionally complain about being "too busy". However, when things normal…

It took several years around silicon valley for things to get interesting again. I think I became a better developer during that time because it forced me to do/learn things I migh…

You're correct that neither approach is wrong, especially since it might largely depend upon what type of business you're building. However, I think if you have no fear in your abi…