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> might be easier [...] just working at a bank Reminded me of this Key & Peele sketch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jgYYOUC10aM Robber 2: So how do we get the money? Robber 1: T…

My biggest pointer would be to remember that Java & JavaScript aren't named that way by coincidence. They're two different approaches to a similar problem. Java suffers from Enterp…

> You can just look at pure user counts and see they are more usable/accessible overall User counts are a poor comparison when you consider how much the pool of potential users has…

The wording is probably something like "return after finished mission or within one year" because the equipment is loaned. I'd expect terms to vary wildly based on what the equipme…

I think most of the Monty Hall confusion comes from focusing too much on the question and the math and missing the important part: The confusing setup is part of the game! Essentia…

If it helps any, you're supposed to be misled by the setup. Monty could have asked the question as "Do you want to stick with the door you chose or do you think it's in one of the …

> they can always lend their own account to their kids, which would disable the mechanism Current technology means statements like this are not necessarily true (these are all refe…

My favorite working situations are when asking "stupid" questions and/or burning 6-12 hours on a subject is normalized and endorsed. I don't expect to live long enough to transcend…

> This may feel like cheating, but it’s okay! Examples are not merely reusable templates but tools for learning, hinting at subjects for study. “Breaking” an example by tinkering—c…

It would seem simpler and more effective, to me, to then tweet a link to the information.

> When collaborating over ambiguous topics where the potential to be misunderstood is high, you need to use the "richest" communication channel possible. Body language, facial expr…

Have you ever learned about something complex from a book? That would imply you don't need a whiteboard and 10 minute meeting in order to transfer information to one another.

If the pen is mightier than the sword; transferring long-form information via Twitter is like leaving hand grenades lying around. (The above sentence is 129 characters, feel free t…

I agree, looks like I misread it -- then some of this is still a mystery that's probably left to how things like Netscape and Internet Explorer used to work. Too bad!

I am not sure about Edge specifically, but as someone who tries to use mostly open source software: Digital Rights Management (DRM) requirements often directly conflict with licens…

HTML 4.01 is relevant to HTML5 in that it was the direct precursor to HTML5. Put another way, when I learned a lot of the HTML we all use every day there was no HTML5. By agreeing …

Thank you for laying that out clearly! I pointed out the irony of not giving an example|intended use in a technical document because if a line or two like that was in the HTML 4.01…

Thank you for pointing that out! does indeed have a default font-family of monospace there. And isn't defined at all! I'm not disputing this is all internally consistent or that I …

That's an odd nit to pick and I don't think it's accurate. In case you haven't heard the term sous-chef[0]: > Sous-chefs are in charge of making sure all kitchen equipment is in wo…

I'm guessing because they were inconsistently supported by browsers, because me too! I was even more surprised to see it in the HTML 4.01 spec, but if you look it makes more sense.…

I suggest giving a link to the rendered version of the quickstart sheet or some other "at a glance" list of the rendered elements. While I appreciate the dogfooding and clever pres…

> If I want to find anomalies among them, what would be the way to go? What is an anomalous JSON file other than a JSON file that does not meet the specification[0]? I have never g…

I really enjoyed this article and agree with other replies about the content. Additionally it's the first time I think I've seen a styled scrollbar that fit into a site (ie: wasn't…

https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/214629443 Has more information and browser support/feature tables. Thanks a ton for posting this. I don't use Zoom as much as I used to bu…

> The essay is funny . Per the SAT's own published rules, they are not graded on fact at all; purely rhetoric, vocabulary choice, and clarity. All of the prompts also usually inclu…