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jamesmiller5

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About jamesmiller5

I have a deep passion for computer science and human interactions.

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    > Yes, by definition, you do. It is not illegal to slander anyone. By the legal definition of slander, your statement is false.

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    Comment #47839729

    But Jones did profit from the traffic and thus ad revenue that controversy stirred up, this case is about that* not about Jones right to have an opinion, but how Jones weilded it a…

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    Comment #47340810

    What you really have to ask is will this community be less inclusive because English isn't your first language, I'd say "no" and I hope most would agree. > Your arguments will come…

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    Comment #45298411

    > ...but they don't know how good their own people are. Trust. Easily lost, hard to win and all that. If you don't actually trust those you manage you're not really operating at yo…

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    Comment #44897088

    I'm more than happy I read your comment body and its good/well natured tone before your name XD .

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    Comment #44702259

    They meant Oil(s) as in fixing bugs in the bash compatible replacement that they author for the OP's 'is-oil' check.

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    Comment #19621860

    One of the students in my middle school put it into beautiful terms. One day, they say "You know, the TV in your forehead?" as they put 3/4 a square with their fingers onto their b…

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    Comment #19232189

    > But maybe it just looks that way because it's difficult or impossible to really perceive the full extent of how living in a non-DLT world is affecting our behavior. We don't live…

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    Comment #19221911

    I think this video highlights as a leader being the 'bad guy' in a meeting because they are demanding excellence to a specific vision/goal and their subordinate's output isn't meet…

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    Comment #19181022

    > I wouldn't be surprised if I died alone. Everyone eventually dies alone, but do not let that sadden you. A full life is measured in the depths of sorrow from that truth, not in a…

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    Comment #19092115

    I agree with you, but most I've met would prefer to set expectations with a private office. Preferably with a door and social contract to leave alone unless needed.

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    Comment #19041403

    That was a great read on it's own, thank you!

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    Comment #18104372

    It's a shame that so much modern technology ends up betraying the average consumer in ways they can't understand. I can understand the hesitation. It's warranted, but there is prog…

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    Comment #17721703

    I've been told the first time one tries acid can be a very "religious" or "spiritual" experience. I didn't really believe it but indeed that was my personal experience.

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    Comment #17607882

    I wish more developers knew of the wonderful "repo" tool[0] developed by the Android devs which allows a monorepo _perspective_ of many git repositories. Breakdown of the repo tool…

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    Comment #17398577

    It would be nice to capture those reply chains and package up a bunch of related links at once. Kind of like a shared mapping of our unexpected deep internet dives on Wikipedia, ju…

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    Comment #17371607

    Hey dang, that response and edit was pretty civil, since the names are removed could the flagged state on OP's comment be removed as well (edit: please)?

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    Comment #17371575

    The @HelloSmite Twitter account stopped abruptly on June 4th after daily posts in May. I postulate more than few roles were halted at that time.

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    Comment #17026890

    I mean we are all just emotional processing silos that trade information and process it right :) ?

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    Comment #16984129

    > They're going to generally want substantially more real compensation. Can we always assume that's true? What if I'm a middle aged person who is interested in trying out a startup…

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    Comment #16771282

    All I need is a better chat app, that Facebook won't buy. I can now text, voice record, send photos/selfies and video messages easily to my social circles. Connecting to second deg…