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johndoh42

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    Comment #46776960

    “People don’t buy software, they hire a service” is a bullshit straw man. That OS on your laptop? Software. The terminal your SSH runs in? Software. The browser you’re reading this…

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    Comment #46419126

    Good start. Now do it for three months. Every year. Been doing that for 25 years now, and the only regret I have is that I should have started earlier.

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    Comment #46353720

    They are just better at exploiting developers. All hail to Gabe, god of the game developer slave market.

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    Comment #46334964

    Meanwhile the industry standard definition since the 80s: - Junior - someone who can work under guidance. - Regular - someone who can work alone. - Senior - someone who can guide o…

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    Comment #46334891

    ... because the government is in the pocket of the big hotel chains, which are ruining the country. Airbnb: World travelers who try to blend in. Hotel: Drunk Brits who puke all ove…

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    Comment #46253572

    10 years of solving a problem that didn't exist, and creating a few dozen new ones in the process. Not evening mentioning the massive security risk they pose; Well, I did now.

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    Comment #46165818

    That might explain the onslaught of instagram engineer CVs in my Inbox.

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    Comment #45983872

    I just want an option to opt-out of that flaming broken pile of spam fire that RCS is.

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    Comment #44669575

    Sadly that ban also hit three of our our games that help victims cope with trauma. :( Please write to your representative: Dear [Representative's Name], I am writing to formally re…