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johnmacintyre

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About johnmacintyre

Enterprise Software consultant based in Toronto.

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    Comment #33739420

    My mistake. He does hold enormous influence though, I would think.

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    Comment #33739362

    I've never sat on the board of a company. But I'd imagine its a lot less demanding than a full time job.

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    Comment #33739346

    If you're talking about Elon Musk, its not really the same thing since he owns the companies he's CEO of.

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    Comment #33261055

    I've been burned out a few times and I'd suggest reducing work to minimum hours to give yourself some recovery time. Keep exposing yourself to new things and follow your inspiratio…

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    Comment #6866739

    It's a lot more than the 3 lines of code suggested. It's still very very small, only a few hours work, but it's not a 3 minute, 3 line change. And in reality, that $50/month price …

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    Comment #6524320

    Because the developer is afraid to even suggest he wouldn't win by a landslide?

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    Comment #6524310

    I was thinking the same thing. The phrase "Somebody's going to be fired over that" comes to mind, but that is probably naively optimistic.

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    Comment #6512043

    I think most of the anti-microsoft disposition is legacy and deservingly so, but IMO no longer applicable. At least not against the technology anyway, since the mvc framework is pr…

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    Comment #6374774

    I had an idea for single mothers to post info about deadbeat dads for others to avoid. However, after thinking about it for a bit, I realized it would turn into what you were propo…

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    Comment #6374752

    I've forgotten my 'stupidest' ideas, but my 'worst' idea was basically to do what PRISM is doing now. I realized you can infer a hell of a lot from the bits of information people p…

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    Comment #6354393

    I think it's safe to assume they've requested pretty much everything for each request. And while just sharing the number of requests seems benign, you can see a disproportionate nu…

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    Comment #6238823

    "if 1% of the population controls most of the disposable wealth, what we call “the market” reflects what they think is useful or important, not anybody else." Are you freak'n kiddi…

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    Comment #6027676

    I agree with your malware point. If your system is compromised, and attackers are past the 'airtight hatchway', then you're doomed anyway.

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    Comment #4629497

    "abruptly ended at about 10:30 a.m. Friday" ... am I the only one who sees this as a probable programming bug? Mysterious algorithm? I suspect if(condition = true){...} // notice t…

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    Comment #3341860

    In my opinion, people in the 'it's all about the idea' camp, won't appreciate others immediately competing against them with the same idea. And people in the 'it's all about execut…

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