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Have you seen this project yet? I only thought of this link while reading the last part of your sentence (the AI writes a program with very similar output). Self-Programming Artifi…

I think there is migration away from .NET underway, as Windows loses market share to other OSes. Desktop apps are becoming more rare. Web apps are being written in open-source plat…

This is a great explanation. It's also called "golden-handcuffs". In your 30's, I think you need to start thinking about exit-strategy (saving enough to live financially independen…

Starcraft 2, Might and Magic X, Age of Wonders III

I get the point they're trying to make, but putting a little girl in a kitchen with pink pastel colors, a princess egg, and other gender-biased artifacts defeats the purpose. It on…

Better solution? Google Inactive Account Manager https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/3036514 And for sending emails in the future: Boomerang for Gmail https://chrome.google.…

Isn't escrow.com supposed to prevent payments from being stopped after the domain is released? Obviously, in this case it's justified, but for regular customers, you don't want esc…

Is this really much easier than using https://www.npmjs.org/package/mailer ? Also, unless nodemailer is written by the same developer as mailer, it appears they copied the tagline,…

"So, my Coinbase account was hacked, bitcoin stolen, now what?" https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6946832 FYI, after some time, Coinbase followed up with my support ticket and s…

If the interview is local and they will pay more, why not give it a try. You could always walk from the already accepted position. However, the fact this co took so long to respond…

What's not to trust? When your bank's name stands for "Magic: The Gathering Online Exchange".

At first, I liked this idea. It's an ego boost. But then I realized this extra HTTP header information is going out with every request, and really only serves to increase bandwidth…

You should try Thunderbird. I switched from Outlook a few years ago and have never looked back.

It's like looking at a drop of ocean water, filled with plankton. Just imagine what's out there.

If a recruiter is open to telling you the company name, I usually respond. If not, they're much more likely to be ignored.

The ability to emulate different versions of IE. Of course, the only reason this is necessary is because of the many breaking changes that the different versions created.

I agree, and that's why bitcoin needs accountability. If not bitcoin, then Coinbase. PayPal is a good example of this. For all of the flak they receive, you can trust them to honor…

I didn't have two-factor enabled (it's enabled now though). API was disabled. No malware installed. Transferred to: 12aW8jPeEc9iQa5ocXCDReJ6Nij4c9xHtX Transaction: d3f6547f901b45b3…

I check my email to find a message from Coinbase saying "You just sent 0.136 BTC to 12aW81234567890abcdefg..". I never initiated such a transaction. Obviously, I started freaking o…

In addition to the new job: lower property taxes, lower cost of living, and cheaper housing. Sounds like the right move.

Foreclosing isn't as easy as it sounds. For one, the bank can sue you for the difference between the auction price and the loan. For two, the IRS will expect you to pay taxes on th…