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Re:I Keep Quiet About Being a Cancer Doctor on Wednesday October 11, 2017 @12:25PM (#15450952)
"Better than many, not as good as some".
Re:List of cognitive biases on Monday October 09, 2017 @02:18PM (#15436162)
The Apex Fallacy cognitive bias is missing.
Re:Microsoft gives up on Windows 10 Mobile on Monday October 09, 2017 @01:09PM (#15435595)
HP did a cheap tablet give away :P.
Re:Microsoft gives up on Windows 10 Mobile on Monday October 09, 2017 @09:44AM (#15433685)
At least they did it with a tweet. It's a sign of respect, right?
Re:Classification of the principal programming paradigms on Saturday October 07, 2017 @04:26AM (#15422898)
I have no other way to describe weak typing and scoping rules of the said language. I stand by my words.
Re:Classification of the principal programming paradigms on Friday October 06, 2017 @01:16PM (#15418446)
JavaScript: Mistake-oriented paradigm.
Re:Uncle Bob and Silver Bullets on Friday October 06, 2017 @10:32AM (#15417050)
Bob makes money selling TDD to chumps.
You can absolutely force them. But you shouldn't.
I will use baby boomer approach - benefit today, screw the future.
Re:Visual Studio Code 1.17 released on Thursday October 05, 2017 @03:08PM (#15411762)
It's not even a real Visual Studio, not to mention it's mostly used for writing scripts rather than code. So color can be any at this point.
No tiles in launcher? Garbage.
Edge means offloading cloud computation to thick clients.
Re:From design patterns to category theory on Thursday October 05, 2017 @06:30AM (#15408032)
It's better to have 50 keywords than 1000 nested brackets.
Re:Google Pixelbook – A High Performance Chromebook on Wednesday October 04, 2017 @02:20PM (#15402863)
We are trying to list features, not defects.
If it's a stench it's just Java.
Also outsourcing cheaply.
Re:What a debate about p-values shows about science on Tuesday October 03, 2017 @10:36AM (#15392673)
Then machine learning it is.
Re:Is the Rise of Contract Workers Killing Upward Mobility? on Tuesday October 03, 2017 @08:37AM (#15391956)
Minus pension, minus insurance, plus accounting expense. So deduct a few grand.
Re:Is the Rise of Contract Workers Killing Upward Mobility? on Tuesday October 03, 2017 @07:13AM (#15391574)
Also permanent guys get to support contractors' code, which adds an insult to an injury.
Re:Diminishing returns of static typing on Monday October 02, 2017 @01:38PM (#15385975)
That requires some sort of prophecy abilities. Why not play it (type-) safe?
Re:Diminishing returns of static typing on Monday October 02, 2017 @01:28PM (#15385871)
Yes, why do something automatically when you can do manual work!
Re:Diminishing returns of static typing on Monday October 02, 2017 @11:18AM (#15384442)
If I don't have to maintain the thing you can give me any Python, JS or Go you want!
Re:A glut of PhDs who can’t find academic jobs on Monday October 02, 2017 @04:33AM (#15382447)
Do they get their hands dirty?
Re:A glut of PhDs who can’t find academic jobs on Monday October 02, 2017 @04:31AM (#15382442)
Sunken emotional cost fallacy - there gotta be some value in PhD even if it's a sense of superiority.
What if she falsely says she was raped - how is the customer protected? Having a sympathetic middlemen helps.
Well, recruiters and bodyshops are currently decriminalized - how bad are pimps in comparison really.
No, it's a slut who is shaming. A nuanced but crucial distinction.
The company has a choice of not employing you though and it tells you exactly what work to do. Now if you force the company to pay, then yes your example confirms my statement.
And then sell them to any country willing to buy. The bring-your-own-warhead approach.
If you take money from individual A put it into a common pot and then give it to individual B then individual B is effectively getting individual A's money.

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