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"RISC" is a terrible name for anything related to computing
Re:Go reliability and durability at Dropbox on Friday August 04, 2017 @01:47AM (#14926603)
> She talked at GopherCon 2017 about

Ya'll too young to remember OG Gopher https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gopher_(protocol)

Re:A California Dream on Thursday June 22, 2017 @10:24PM (#14616756)
Theres a great documentary "Plagues & Pleasures on the Salton Sea" (narrated by John Waters!) Definitely one of my top 10 documentaries https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TjGAWxL23c
Some smaller companies and startup still do this. They need to in order to attract good talent. Toss that in with the fact that they sometimes pay better (for the same reason) and a fairly decent balance can be had.
Re:Unplanned Freefall? Some Survival Tips on Friday March 10, 2017 @01:20PM (#13840734)
Excellent read. Just a few more pointers from personal experience. When over water, "pencil" your body, feet first, at the very last second. Molecules of atmosphere, which are your friend at 120mph, are not so much when they are of water.

Also the author didn't mention my favorite survivor Juliane Koepcke. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juliane_Koepcke

Re:Decoding Data from Iridium Satellites on Wednesday August 31, 2016 @05:40PM (#12401707)
At least those guys know it's not encrypted.
What is this sorcery?!?!?

Infinitely helpful in reverse engineering google stuff like www.googletagservices.com/tag/js/gpt.js

Thanks!!!

Re:Did English ever have a formal version of “you”? on Tuesday February 11, 2014 @01:55AM (#7216239)
I know a guy who got to meet Queen Elizabeth. He was required to go through a royal customs seminar before meeting her. Apparently, you NEVER use "you" when talking to the queen. You can't say "Would you like some tea?". You must say "Would Your Majesty like some tea?". Hows that for formal.
Re:Nearby Galaxy M82 Hosts a New Supernova on Wednesday January 22, 2014 @03:12PM (#7105057)
Old news. that happend 12,000,000 years ago...
Screw that, faster than the speed of light should be back in time. I want the information before it was sent!
Re:The best programmers are the quickest to Google on Monday February 25, 2013 @06:24PM (#5282592)
haha SODD, thats so me!