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mcgaffin

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About mcgaffin

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    Comment #11020740

    I've been using Alternote (alternoteapp.com) for awhile and really like it. It syncs via the Evernote API so I don't have to import anything and can access my notes on my phone wit…

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    Comment #9812235

    Docker addressed this last week at dockercon, announcing Docker Notary to securely publish and verify content. https://github.com/docker/notary

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    Comment #9347890

    I've had that book for over 10 years, but haven't read more than a chapter of it. I should give it another try.

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    Comment #9347886

    I'm reading Consider the Lobster: And Other Essays . I forgot until I picked this book up again how much fun it is to read David Foster Wallace. Despite all the footnotes, he's ver…

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    Comment #9119243

    Good luck. I would really like to read a book about your transition in a couple of years.

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    Comment #8918050

    Yes, exactly. I wouldn't hire someone because they can implement fizzbuzz, but if someone fails to implement fizzbuzz I can't imagine that I would want to hire them.

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    Comment #7077737

    This could be a useful chrome/firefox plugin. If you run this in your browser console, all that video will stop: $('video').each(function() { this.pause(); })

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    Comment #5690572

    I use Dvorak. I never bothered to maintain the QWERTY keyboard for vim movement. Now, it seems completely natural to navigate with the Dvorak mappings for h,j,k,l, etc. I can't eas…