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why is mysql query bad? as someone who knows sql, I've always loathed over abstracted mechanisms for db calls. its also been a while since I've done web dev.

Let's face it; the intention of Bitcoin is to act as a decentralized currency, controlled by no organization. Anonymity is one of the largest drawing points, if not one of its fund…

digital cash != secure digital cash system Bitcoin is digital cash, in the colloquial usage of the term cash. Somewhat anonymous, liquid, and typically possessed by the owner.

>Too much of this page is spent on navigation and link lists. It's the landing page, but we don't need to link to every single sub-section of the site. aaaand the disagreement begi…

Libreoffice, Google Docs (Online), Abiword. Dokuwiki for document management.

Hey all, I've studied programming before. CS was my minor at University, and I've dabbled in several languages since graduation. I've almost exclusively dealt in interpreted langua…

If that is the CEO of Site5, I would never use that company again, and I publicly laugh at their audacity in denying their team's incompetence. Yes. Not using true information is a…

I was hoping to find some intelligent conversation here about their use of BGP as a per-server load balancer and keepalive. Anyone else find this interesting? Have you seen this in…

I agree on your points about the War on , and the necessity to move back to a position of having more concrete definitions and end-games for war. I take issue with your dismissal o…

>If I click on something I expect to go somewhere You are going somewhere. To the instant mini-view of what would have been an entire page in 1999: More navigation and drill-down. …

NSL = Secret, no-judiciary, blanket access to what the FBI wants. Spying. Google confirms at least 1000 accounts per year are accessed by the FBI via NSL. Google confirms the FBI i…

Is it abuse if it's in moderation? (hint: No)

Come now, you know the parent meant "flat trend in computer UI". This isn't a discussion about art.

I do not have scientific data on the subject. I know a lot of people have expressed their disdain for Unity, with not so many expressing affection (though people bitch more than co…

Hey, fuck this author, right? Not even using enterprise level tooling for his deploys (Chef/puppet). Because if someone installed Chef, they wouldn't need to know this stuff!

Which is relevant if you're one to actually look at your login attempt logs.

Would you mind linking to your friend's implementation in Golang? I'm learning the language and want to see how he did it.

name.com is very usable and otherwise handy; I don't like this policy, but I wouldn't wish GoDaddy on my worst enemy. (OK, maybe I would) EDIT: I really don't understand your think…

Confirmed to work with name.com Before: Parked page After: Bing search (thanks IE)

Makes me think of Snow Crash a bit... plugged in constantly to virtual reality.

Know when to hold 'em, and know when to fold 'em. Sometimes pragmatism beats principle.

I see people talking about installing Ubuntu on this. I remember when the Retina display came out, there were issues with Ubuntu's UI scaling to the high DPI of the device. If I pu…

How do you know the goods you purchase are safe for consumption? Is it based on reputation of the vendor? Do you have home testing kits?