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Re:WeWork’s Adam Neumann Steps Down as CEO on Tuesday September 24, 2019 @04:38PM (#21064363)
Why do you think it seems a bit unfair?
Maybe someone who rejected a job from Blockstream back when Bitcoin was around $350?
I believe he's talking about the future when automonomous cars are commonplace.
I wonder where he worked and why he was terminated. It was probably a similar pattern of behavior at work.
Could have gone like:

"You're in violation of the ToS."

"Our legal team looked it over. We don't think we are."

"Well here's a more clear version of the ToS. You definitely are in violation."

Unity might think they only changed the wording, but they feel they kept the spirit of the original ToS.

Maybe it's a shady negotiating tactic? I wonder if they had come to an impasse.
Re:Fallout 76 Day One Patch Is Larger Than the Game Itself on Wednesday November 14, 2018 @02:01PM (#18452756)
They're using Gamebryo for TESVI...
Yeah, but some of the CEO's houses are in these two areas.
> “I’m not worried so much about my portfolio companies not working as hard as the Chinese companies,” said Mr. Chan, now a partner at Felicis Ventures. “I’ll worry when they’re less creative and less efficient.”

This seems to be a hollow fear. Working that much seems like it would do more harm than good.

Interesting article. I feel like I had a problem with gaming, but I didn't necessarily have an addiction. When I got an Xbox 360 (and by extension Xbox live), I was able to hangout with my friends without going to their house. Even when they weren't playing, it was because I made friends and connections to people all over. Towards the end of my Xbox Live days, I mostly played without my "IRL" friends.

Now, I rarely game alone, but I play games with my friends in person (Fortnite, Mario Party, Mario Kart, Smash etc.). I think for me, gaming was a substitute for social interaction. Most of my interaction is in person now, so gaming has fallen by the wayside.

Re:SiriusXM to Acquire Pandora on Tuesday September 25, 2018 @09:46AM (#18066250)
I know. I wish they had been able to go legit. As someone who went to UF (for CS) soon after they closed, I missed having a company like that in the area.
Re:SiriusXM to Acquire Pandora on Tuesday September 25, 2018 @08:42AM (#18065812)
I miss Grooveshark.
Re:Want to Be More Creative? Take a Walk (2014) on Tuesday September 04, 2018 @09:11AM (#17908764)
2-2.5 months.
Re:Want to Be More Creative? Take a Walk (2014) on Tuesday September 04, 2018 @08:43AM (#17908618)
I have a Fitbit Versa that reminds me to walk 250 steps every hour. So, I usually take at work when it sends me a reminder so I can step away from the computer and relax. I've noticed that work has become more enjoyable, and I've been more successful.
Lawful access solutions just means that someone will use it unlawfully.

Edit: Whether or not they're in the government.

Re:Introduction to Functional Programming in OCaml on Thursday August 23, 2018 @08:28PM (#17831808)
Thanks for the information! I'll try to let you know if we ever get something going.
Re:Introduction to Functional Programming in OCaml on Thursday August 23, 2018 @01:17PM (#17828957)
If only my workplace used Azure for some stuff. We're moving to serverless architecture for a lot of our apps, but it's all on AWS so no F# :(. The other .NET guy at my company (wpf) and I have been singing the praises of Azure and using .NET core for future developments. I think that they'll eventually throw us a bone since they don't want to be dependent on a single cloud provider.

However, I have messed around with data manipulation in F# for sports betting, and it's been exceptionally pleasant.

Love the work you guys are doing on the F# team.

Re:Introduction to Functional Programming in OCaml on Thursday August 23, 2018 @09:58AM (#17827256)
Exactly. We're doing the same thing with my C# project at work. It's becoming more "functional" as we refactor and fix bugs. The project has been much easier to work with.
Re:Introduction to Functional Programming in OCaml on Thursday August 23, 2018 @09:20AM (#17826993)
I don't know about general F# adoption, but I've used it for personal projects and I quite like it. I'm trying to convince work to let us use it in production.
They lose a little money on equipment maintenance over time, but it's nothing like going to a movie.
I believe AMC is doing a subscription service where you can see up to 3 movies a week for $20/month.
24% premium on a loan that will last them until August 1 is insane. I don't think they're going to make it past August or September at this point.