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> Is this just a huge boon to those too lazy to learn? And what does that mean for later security and tech debt issues? In the same way that GPS is a boon to people too lazy to lea…

Or just use Fossil. It's already a distributed alternative to github. Every fossil install includes a built in web server with bug tracking and a wiki.

Most of the comments here seem to think this is designed to track a perp in your house. My assumption is that it's for people who want to check if the gas was left on or spy on the…

Spoiler alert: This will not prevent lawsuits.

Reminds me of how they dropped the Intel Galileo. Since then, I've never been willing to trust that they'll support their efforts.

What fresh hell is this?

I agree with the author that the simplicity of learning the language is not the only type of simplicity. There are other types of simplicity like the simplicity of how consistent t…

Every time I read stuff like this, I think it's the free software people who miss the point of open source.

As a teacher, just having some kids using a TI-84 and some using a TI-89 is a headache. If I don't have a consistent set, I constantly have to stop and give two sets of instruction…

I had a similar experience with FedEx until I filed a BBB complaint. That got things sorted out quick.

It's completely rude to send a browser notification prompt without prior warning. The solution to this is html notification prompts that only trigger the browser notification promp…

The first approach is also appealing to very bad programmers who think they're good programmers.

In terms of rational actor theory, it just means you have preferences and you try to achieve optimal results using all the data available to you. It doesn't matter if your preferen…

People don't dump houses when the market drops. Few people sell their house when they're underwater. People tend to live in them until prices come back up. Prices don't drop. Deman…

Better yet, don't. Just use something decent like fossil or mercurial.