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Re:Heroku Fucking Console on Friday March 01, 2013 @05:03PM (#5307233)
If you press 'q', the man page will close.
Re:Heroku Fucking Console on Friday March 01, 2013 @04:55PM (#5307182)
I never claimed I was deeply offended by swearing. I claimed it will ultimately impact the maintainer's reputation and user base. Clearly you're a narrow minded person that can't see the big picture.
Re:Heroku Fucking Console on Friday March 01, 2013 @02:03PM (#5306211)
That's because I pulled it out of you and stuck it up your mother's arse instead.
Re:Heroku Fucking Console on Friday March 01, 2013 @11:48AM (#5305305)
I would be interested in this if it weren't for the foul language. This speaks volumes about the author's attitude.

If you're annoyed with something, have they even tried bringing it up with Heroku's support team? If so, have they tried shipping this tool that doesn't make the maintainer look like an arrogant troglodite?

Re:A new Light Table experience on Thursday February 28, 2013 @12:49PM (#5299860)
I have completely the opposite opinion. Clojure is not as widely used as some other languages. Python springs to mind; I know it was part of the Kickstarter pledge.

Support for compiled languages would be nice, although I realise this is difficult.

Thanks for the clarification, all! I learned some shizzle.
So, how does it not go down if you have to ship to EC2?
Re:Healthcare tech ideas we'd like to fund on Monday February 25, 2013 @11:35AM (#5279769)
"Your Black Swan idea"? I hope they realise that...

spoiler

...she dies at the end.

Re:The True Cost of Healthcare in the US on Monday February 25, 2013 @11:19AM (#5279656)
I am one of the lucky few who has insurance provided by their employer. Unfortunately, if I am in a car accident and rack up $100,000 in bills, I am bankrupt.
Yes, you're right; the Poisson distribution is completely superfluous to the argument.
This is AWESOME!

> He's won a 2nd place award in the HfK Bremen Hochschulpreis 2013 competition for Digitale Medien, for his efforts.

Who on Earth won first place?

Re:The Real Problem with Mailbox on Sunday February 24, 2013 @02:15PM (#5275464)
That is correct, and has nothing to do with my original statement:

No second point of failure => no native push notifications.

You are correct.
Re:The Real Problem with Mailbox on Saturday February 23, 2013 @10:23PM (#5272638)
> they could check email

That requires non-google action. That is a point of failure.

Re:The Real Problem with Mailbox on Saturday February 23, 2013 @03:50PM (#5271435)
No second point of failure => no native push notifications.
Re:Your Tumblr is broken. Fix it. on Friday February 22, 2013 @08:28PM (#5268074)
No need to read this. Another whine post.
Re:How long would the Mailbox app line be in real-life? on Friday February 22, 2013 @04:32PM (#5266987)
Oh, and that app they're waiting for? Yeah, it's free.
Re:How long would the Mailbox app line be in real-life? on Friday February 22, 2013 @04:31PM (#5266984)
The author of that blog post linearly extrapolated his wait time. Instead of whining, perhaps they should read what's actually happening here: http://www.mailboxapp.com/reservations/?p=1#how-were-rolling...
Re:How H-1B Visas Are Screwing Tech Workers on Friday February 22, 2013 @11:27AM (#5265058)
Yes, I was implicitly assuming the spouse was a citizen. Apologies for the confusion.

You have rarely seen this happen because it is illegal. It is also illegal to hire based on nationality, gender, race or any other identifying feature. You can't seriously claim that this doesn't happen in practice. While this may be cynical, I don't doubt this for a minute.

Re:How H-1B Visas Are Screwing Tech Workers on Friday February 22, 2013 @11:25AM (#5265045)
Companies have to offer their jobs to citizens first, before giving a visa to a foreign national.
Re:How H-1B Visas Are Screwing Tech Workers on Friday February 22, 2013 @11:02AM (#5264866)
This is false. The status of permanent resident can be obtained much sooner if your employer or spouse is willing to sponsor you. The problem is that a lot of companies can manipulate you by treating you poorly, and justify it by threatening permanent residence status.
Ironically, this is precisely the attitude that prevents companies from improving their product. Such a shame.
Re:Why we don't hire programmers based on puzzles and tricks on Friday February 22, 2013 @10:54AM (#5264809)
No need to read. The author of this post has clearly missed the point.
Re:The Department of Homeland Security Stole My Boat Today on Friday February 22, 2013 @01:18AM (#5263016)
So, the error wasn't amended and the form wasn't signed. Now you have to put up with the law. If the agent said they didn't care about the error, surely the correct course of action would be to correct it and sign it.

Am I missing something?

Re:Show HN: Like The Onion, But Real on Thursday February 21, 2013 @06:21PM (#5261320)
It's not a high school essay. Calm yo teat.
No price. No release date. No hardware. What is this? A Microsoft product launch?
Re:HN is 6 today. Here's traffic since the beginning on Wednesday February 20, 2013 @06:23PM (#5254084)
ax.grid(True)
Re:Copy, a competitor to Dropbox, launches today on Wednesday February 20, 2013 @02:59PM (#5252885)
Are stored files guaranteed to stay on US soil?

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