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Comment #3801372
This is one of those ideas that instantly makes sense. I clearly see the value proposition right on the first page. If I could invest in this company I would. I am green with jealo…
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Comment #3798659
I am really glad someone else has noticed this and feels the same way. This quote from that thread pissed me off all morning: "If you told the common man any time in history other …
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Comment #3791275
I forgot to ask another really important question: What dev enviroment? Obviously I'm using Visual Studio 2010.
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What development stack are you using?
I have been deep in the Microsoft camp of development for more than a decade. Occasionally when I look into what my OSS counter-parts are up to I find myself instantly confused by …
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Comment #3790538
This would be a symptom of developers also being the sysadmins. On another note, Microsoft typically has good documentation but I feel that they need a very simple 5 page 'Owners G…
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Comment #3790243
I imagine the best strategy is to be yourself, answer the questions truthfully and have a good idea and not dedicate a bunch of effort to hacking the application. It's like reading…
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Comment #3777784
Is the preference for late night because 1) there are less distractions at night or 2) hackers are genetically prone to being night owls? Personally when left to my own ways will m…
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Comment #3777391
Has this been to the front-page yet? I have noticed this a lot...especially about frameworks and platforms.
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Comment #3773404
Is there a good place to match non-technical and technical founders?
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Comment #3769601
This is an honest question: Having been in IT and software development for over a decade, I have never encountered a problem that required me to look at the source code. As such, I…
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Comment #3764399
Also worthy to note that Microsoft's BizSpark program provides free production access to Microsoft tools and products-- not Express editions but versions like Visual Studio Ultimat…
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Comment #3755211
So is a book.
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Comment #3737512
I strongly agree with some of the interactions in this article. Advice to Junior Programmers: Don't be 'that guy'. Don't be that guy that derails meeting and projects by trying to …
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Comment #3733034
After getting chastised not that long ago for not having the best work conditions for their human pickers... not enough breaks, not enough pay, unsatisfactory climate conditions...…
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Comment #3733000
If they halved their subscription fee I would sign up.
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Comment #3732392
This is even worse of an idea than the balloon thing. Those drones can stay in the air for at most 15 minutes. This means that you have to have someone constantly rotating the dron…
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Comment #3731065
When you do a server side upgrade you are essentially doing an upgrade on behalf of every person who uses your product and it's sometimes difficult to roll-back. This is a really g…
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Comment #3722376
I respectfully disagree. Being human is something we have washed away with dedicated PR staff. I feel 'numb' to public figures now, especially political and that takes something in…
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Comment #3722247
I really wish a reality show would focus on SpaceX and take us along for the ride so to speak. One way to really get kids excited about science again is bring things like this to t…
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Comment #3721563
In order for this to work you have to get the balloon high enough where it won't be affected by simple weather patterns. Then you have to make the device capable of withstanding ex…
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Comment #3719214
I run a Windows shop and for the longest time we used a third party product called Radmin for our remote administration. Finally, after some time we switched over to RDP for a numb…
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Comment #3718924
I am in the same field and am interested to see if there is any collaboration opportunities.
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Comment #3718841
I am guessing it's going to be a crowd-funding site once crowd-funding is made legal through the JOBS act. If it is, contact me.
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Comment #3718291
The threat to Bitcoin is it's adoption by nefarious entities-- money laundering, paying for drugs, DDOS extortion, etc. This creates an incentive for the government to step in and …
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Comment #3711845
I would consider getting a position at a very young start-up. A small start-up would appreciate the cheap labor and the enthusiasm for the field that you bring. You will appreciate…