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absconditus··on Customer Reviews and Ratings for Apple 85W MagSafe Power Adapter
Apple settled a class-action lawsuit over their power adapters, which makes it much easier to receive a free replacement these days, but they seem to refuse to fix the design of the cords.
absconditus··on Netflix Agrees to Pay Comcast to End Web Traffic Jam
If this defense had any merit, then there should be far better options in large American cities. This is not the case.
absconditus··on Dijkstra on Haskell and Java (2001)
Ironically, all of the software for From NAND to Tetris is written in Java.
absconditus··on ICANN's new rules for domain registrants require you to verify an email address
Why are so many of you upset by this?
absconditus··on ‘Tim’s Vermeer’ Trailer
"Tim’s Vermeer tells the story of one man’s obsession to accomplish the near impossible, and paint a Vermeer with almost no art skills what-so-ever. Along the way he may prove that one of the greatest painters of the Dutch Golden Age could have used unforeseen technology advances to create some of the greatest regarded paintings of all time. And while the film is about one man’s journey, it is also an exploration of the intersection of art and technology — If Vermeer invented and used advanced technology to help create his art, was he 'cheating'? Is the art somehow less incredible knowing the process?"
absconditus··on Google Destroys Rap Genius’ Search Result Rankings As Punishment For SEO Spam
Online startups comprise a small portion of all small businesses. Most small businesses do not rely on Google.
absconditus··on How Google keeps employees by treating them like kids (2006)
The building appears to be better than average, but the workspaces look pretty horrible.
absconditus··on How Netflix Reinvented HR
LLPs are not LLCs.
absconditus··on Bill Gates takes part in Reddit's Secret Santa
The difference is the impact that corporations have on the world.
absconditus··on Obama: "I'm not allowed for security reasons to have an iPhone"
What does Blackberry's supposed great security actually entail?
absconditus··on I don't care about your code challenge
The problem is that many people in our industry lie or stretch the truth a bit. Some of them are even good at bullshitting about it.

I work with several people who have over a decade of experience with "mission critical" applications and do not have the commensurate skills.

absconditus··on How GitHub No Longer Works
Their enterprise license is pretty comparable in price to something like Perforce, which does not include hosting. Do you also find Atlassian's Stash pricing to be high?
absconditus··on S.F. programmers build alternative to HealthCare.gov [video]
HIPAA covers far more than privacy.
absconditus··on Get Shit Done: The Worst Startup Culture
Many of us who have had jobs for a long period of time know exactly what problems need solving and how to solve them. What the market wants is not always a mystery.
absconditus··on Joe Armstrong on Programmer Productivity
Dr. Winston Royce came to this conclusion over 40 years ago. Unfortunately people read his paper and developed the Waterfall methodology instead. See Step 3:

http://www.cs.umd.edu/class/spring2003/cmsc838p/Process/wate...

absconditus··on The Greatest Job In Advertising
I do not get it.
absconditus··on The Greatest Job In Advertising
"That mobile device don't work 4 Rich. Use a real machine."
absconditus··on Open-plan offices make employees less productive, less happy, and more sick
I wonder whether your coworkers enjoy being interrupted frequently.
absconditus··on OReilly offers 50% discount on ebooks in celebration of 'Day Against DRM'
Perform a job search for the same two topics.
absconditus··on Show HN: Hosted IRC for Teams (my first startup)
Before someone attempts to nitpick, 20 euros per month is nothing as well.
absconditus··on Show HN: Hosted IRC for Teams (my first startup)
The cheapest Campfire plan is $12 per month and the second cheapest is $24. HipChat is $2 per user per month. 20 euros per month with no user limit is entirely in line with this pricing.
absconditus··on Show HN: Hosted IRC for Teams (my first startup)
I find it rather annoying that someone on HN will complain about the price of a service no matter how low it is. $20 per month is absolutely nothing. Most of the other team chat services cost more, and for good reason. Businesses are more than willing to pay a lot of money ($20 is not a lot) for software. Broke college students are not a good target demographic.
absconditus··on Paul Graham on Spaghetti Code
What? Most of the business world runs on spaghetti code sold by successful software companies. Success has almost nothing to do with technical skill.
absconditus··on Apple Employees Are Sending Out Resumes Like Never Before
Business Insider does not practice journalism. It is more like People Magazine for business.
absconditus··on Standups are Not Poisonous
You are advocating a meeting once per day. Why not spend 2 minutes at that time to look over the agile board in the tool instead? I look at my team's board several times per day, as well as check-ins, and I spend very little time doing it. I am also aware of status throughout the day instead of once during the meeting.
absconditus··on Standups are Not Poisonous
Stop putting information in the tool to create a reason to have stand-ups?
absconditus··on Ask HN: Would you pay for design lessons?
I already do:

http://nathanbarry.com/webapps/ https://peepcode.com/products/design-bundle

absconditus··on Because of asset seizures, I am starting my new company outside California
We also pay taxes for Social Security and Medicare, which are 6.2% and 1.45% respectively. Most of us pay for at least part of our health insurance premiums as well.
absconditus··on Expect – automates programs that expose a text terminal interface
My response was not directed at Expect, but at this submission.
absconditus··on Expect – automates programs that expose a text terminal interface
What about it?
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