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zcmack

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    Comment #43827313

    Eventually, humans are going to get used to the constant spam and start mentally tuning out these hyper personalized initiatives. haven't we already been doing this since email tem…

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    Comment #41905374

    i share some of this sentiment as well and i think a lot of my hesitance is that these solutions seem born of the popularity of rust. we have had c and c++ for as long as javascrip…

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    Comment #39446013

    in a world where iOS users won't install another free app from the app store because they already use iMessage, matrix is like asking for your friends to perform calculus just to t…

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    Comment #38101572

    this seems like great for rapid prototyping for those that are already well-versed in rust and really really hate javascript.

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    Comment #36946340

    i completely agree. use the right tool for the job. if you need significantly dynamic content, you should consider another framework such as rails (as the author indicates). if net…

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    Comment #36908164

    it is very sad. i personally would much rather someone walks through their problem solving approach and identifies shortcomings/edge cases than to regurgitate a memorized algorithm…

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    Comment #36157165

    close your damn tabs, heathens

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    Comment #34959162

    i think TDD is a great method, but not dogma. likewise with code coverage. being prescriptive about one or the other just leads to angry people who get fed up with the principle an…

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    Comment #34959025

    don't know much about fly.io, but i would have definitely deployed my go binary + caddy w/config in a container, rather than setup a systemd service on the host. just me?

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    Comment #34778795

    act like its so bad, they've been using ruby since inception.

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    Comment #34729028

    same experience here but am a pixel person, not samsung. why is the notification experience on iOS so bad? it feels like doing chores. i figure system settings are annoying because…

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    Comment #34345301

    i rebuked in horror when haskell was mentioned much like i rebuke in horror when vizio is mentioned. :)

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    Comment #33780303

    there is no poll option for "caught it and died" :\

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    Comment #33452600

    excited to try this again!

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    Comment #33068826

    i have quite a few credit cards and haven't seen this feature on a single one. discover eliminated this feature years back.

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    Comment #32878373

    great idea. take some time and let work be your source of income and not your entire life. you won't get a do-over of your 20s. whatever you decide to pursue, inquire thoroughly ab…

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    Comment #32855948

    doesn't traefik provide much of the functionality you'd want from an api gateway?

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    Comment #32517004

    the keyboard is so small, why not just use your cell phone? yes your on screen keyboard is far from ideal but it has already built some muscle memory. typing on a tiny keyboard wit…

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    Comment #32344970

    yes! more options to save me from powerapps. looks good so far.

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    Comment #32333167

    in my experience, having access to the aws dashboard rarely indicates mastery of the platform and knowledge of which tool is best for the job. it is incredibly common to lift and s…

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    Comment #32156961

    yeah syncing works fine so long as you rely on ... some other thing that actually works :D

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    Comment #31361940

    can't help you with the sd card slot but if you don't mind carrying a wired headset, a usb-c > 3.5mm adapter can't be the dongle that breaks the camel's back..?

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    Comment #31316370

    so back when i used to spend an hour or more reading and responding to email every morning i was closer to this definition of "remote" even though i was sitting in an office.

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    Comment #30928442

    very much the opposite of my experience. i'd gladly have 30 copies of left-pad living in my project rent free if it meant i never had to see "Your requirements could not be resolve…

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    Comment #30805484

    at least my dystopian future toyota keyfob subscription could be patched to fix this...