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Re:Pay a visit to Cambridge’s computer museum on Sunday September 01, 2019 @01:30AM (#20850633)
That's true. I forgot that. Still impressive to see live action though.
Re:Pay a visit to Cambridge’s computer museum on Wednesday August 28, 2019 @10:38AM (#20820207)
I second this. The most amazing thing to me is that they still keep many of those really old machines and peripherals: the Colossus and more, up and running.

It's one thing to see those historic computers on display, it's a whole new level seeing them running, producing heat and noise!

Re:China manufactures a ballpoint pen all by itself (2017) on Sunday August 11, 2019 @08:51AM (#20667947)
I didn't realize that when posted it. :( If anyone could help amend the title with the year...
This happens to me on Android as well and it has always been like this. Would love to know why a phone call needs to block all other actions except accept/reject a call.
Re:“No, we’re telling everyone we are using Java” on Saturday March 09, 2019 @10:18PM (#19349963)
This is the first time I've heard of Lobst.rs. Looks like a HN clone more targeted towards programming. Thanks!
Re:Why Thailand's Women Are So Successful in Business on Tuesday February 26, 2019 @06:10AM (#19253387)
Excuse the original title being politics-related, the actual content is not much so.

Seeing topics about gender equality and workplace diversity pop up on HN from time to time, I'm hoping this might spark some good conversation around women leadership and not on the politics side of things.

Re:Sequel Pro – Open source macOS native MySQL GUI client on Friday January 18, 2019 @05:44AM (#18938400)
Second this. I moved away from SequelPro about a year ago once the app started to crash occasionally. TablePlus isn't as feature rich but it's fast, uncluttered and pretty stable.
Any non-"success porn" sites you might recommend?

I know this differs between people but I'd be interested to know what sites you view as the opposite of those listed.

Re:Beyond the Bitcoin bubble on Tuesday January 16, 2018 @12:55PM (#16160259)
I read his book with the very same title. The history of glass, hygiene, etc. especially in the context of civilization is definitely eye opening!
Re:The Casio AL-1000 on Monday January 08, 2018 @11:13PM (#16103547)
Do you happen to remember how much you bought it for?

Just wondering if it was much more expensive (inflation-adjusted) than a modern one. As there are claims that products these day are made less durable in exchange for being more affordable/accessible.

Re:Rivals Intel and AMD Team Up on PC Chips to Battle Nvidia on Wednesday November 08, 2017 @09:23AM (#15652619)
Genuinely curious. I wonder how a partnership between competitors like this usually starts off? Someone near the top (i.e. mamagement) of each company say "Hey, we are behind on this. Can we borrow it?". Or their staff talk and suggest it up? Or else? Does this happen all the time but few would only make it through? Or these discussions rarely happen?

Ask HN: Has art positively impacted your scientific profession?

I have read some discussions that seem like scientific people, or those whose professions are more inclined towards logical skills, may not appreciate art as much as other. Some are to the level of dismissing art as useless to human civilization altogether. Is art really that dismissal?Has art impacted your scientific side of your profession in a positive way?

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Ask HN: How do you secure/encrypt your USB stick?

Following recent news about a USB stick with airport security plans was lost and found unencrypted (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15588408), a few commenters were surprised that the USB was unencrypted.Given how USB sticks are usually meant to be portable and plugged into different machines, possibly different OSes or installed programs. This makes it realitively more cumbersome in terms...

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Re:Why TDD isn't crap on Tuesday October 31, 2017 @11:05AM (#15593738)
I have been attempting at TDD on and off for about 3 years. It never really took off for me. I would spend most of the time writing the tests, then implementing the code, then only to find out that a lot of my tests don't make sense, or are overthoughts that don't really add business nor technical value.

However, I think I reached my sweet spot just weeks ago. Here is my optimum workflow now:

1) Write test cases (the one sentences that say what is expected, in plain English) 2) Implement the code 3) Implement the test code

The test cases become neatly arranged in bullet-like layout in a test case file. I'm able to read through and be confident that I'm probably covering most if not all the cases that need to be covered. I'm always able to switch between the code and this file to make sure my code covered all that the tests need.

Then once the code is done, I come back to the test cases to implement them one by one, catching error by error and seeing my code coming to life. As I code now, I know I have the implementation I'm quite confident of, my tests that have business value are being covered one by one. It's been pleasure since then and I'm more confident of my code and of my time spent efficiently.

Re:Comcast Tries to Derail Fort Collins Community Broadband on Friday October 27, 2017 @11:53PM (#15573910)
Would you mind recommended any of his books to read about these cycles?