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Re:Accidentally Stopping a Global Cyber Attack on Saturday May 13, 2017 @08:37PM (#14333675)
Especially if that tuft of grass is on piece of real estate in the bay area.
Re:An idea for encrypted, verifiable voting on Friday November 11, 2016 @02:44PM (#12933674)
How does this solve the problem? Previously, if I wanted to verify someone else's vote, I would need their SSN and Voter ID. Now I also need the county's receipt.

If someone would so readily hand over their SSN and Voter ID, what will stop them from handing over the county receipt?

Re:Eve: Programming designed for humans on Friday October 28, 2016 @01:16PM (#12818321)
Agree completely, although I’m a little less excited about documenting code structure than the use of real-time feedback for code.

I’m a firm believer that minimizing the feedback-loop is directly correlated with productivity and code quality. Just taking the time to set up robust debugging tools (breakpoints, data inspection/manipulation) in my projects has given me more than one “wow you work fast” in my short career,

Re:Investing Returns on the S&P500 on Wednesday June 29, 2016 @01:25PM (#12003117)
Excellent visual, I would love to see this updated for 2016.

You can see that there are quite a few vertical slices where you will always result in a positive return. It's just a matter of how long you are willing to hold your money, and for what kind of return. That's why I'm attracted to index funds for investing.

How do people feel about investing in the SP500 right now? I'm not too bullish considering the current peak and the US political future.

https://www.google.com/finance?q=INDEXSP:.INX

The question mark in the example regex isn't necessary, in case anyone was wondering.
Re:Facebook acquires Oculus VR on Wednesday March 26, 2014 @10:26AM (#7473554)
In a world where WhatsApp costs more than a small country, $2B seems kinda low for the potential next hottest thing in virtual reality.
Re:2048 on Monday March 10, 2014 @02:12PM (#7374641)
My entire agile team is now impeded because of this game.
Re:2003 Boeing 727-223 disappearance on Monday March 10, 2014 @12:21PM (#7373812)
I was unable to find the link. Do you mind providing it?