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boo_radley··on [dead]
Reports of Horrible Biting Bugs.
boo_radley··on Google OnHub Review
Then that'll be interesting, eventually.
boo_radley··on Handling App Transport Security in iOS 9
This is a gross misinterpretation of what Google wrote which is : 1) Changes are coming 2) Here is best practice for app devs-- use https everywhere. 3) If you can't use https right now, figure it out soon 4) During the tranision, people are going to fuck up. To deal with these fuck ups gracefully, you can enable NSAllowsArbitraryLoads while we get our partners sorted out.
boo_radley··on Ask HN: Where can I find discussion groups or code samples for senior .NET devs?
I like http://codereview.stackexchange.com/ for this kind of thing. I get to see other people's way of thinking, and quite often people there are looking to keep their skills up to date with all of the language's features.
boo_radley··on Jeff Bezos' email to Amazonians
What the fuck does this even mean.
boo_radley··on [dead]
How about "Priscilla Chan to be mother"?
boo_radley··on State is an antipattern
Seems more like a pro-SoC piece than anti-state.
boo_radley··on Understanding CSS clip-path
Neat stuff. Small nitpick: That's an octagon, not a hexagon.
boo_radley··on Node.js Style Guide
god save us all from people's style guides. Use your IDE's reformatting tools and go in peace.
boo_radley··on My son has $23.6B. How is yours doing?
What happens when your simulations are inaccurate?
boo_radley··on Show HN: Paid, an API for invoicing
You should think about possible answers to the questions you ask before you ask them. And then, when you do ask them, do it in a better way.
boo_radley··on Show HN: Paid, an API for invoicing
A vendor's history and potential obligations are important.
boo_radley··on EU Court Rules E-Books Are Services, Not Goods
Is it, strictly speaking, possible to pirate a service?
boo_radley··on [dead]
This seems a little odd to me -- "Or if you want to put something under ‘using’ statement and preform a certain action when the ‘using’ finishes." -- dispose is meant for a developer to release unmanaged resources explicitly. It's not some end block to glom on arbitrary actions on.
boo_radley··on Show HN: A Global Co-Living Subscription for Nomads
To me, this sounds like a very high end version of a hostel.
boo_radley··on Mockups: How Apple can catch up to Yelp reviews and Google ratings overnight
Why restrict this to ratings/ POI? Why not books, music, apps and people?
boo_radley··on Ask HN: Why are we pushing so hard for more women in tech?
I think the issue is that a lot of women get pushed out or pursue other options because they're harassed or etc. If you're not sure if 5% of engineers are women, why would you use that as your starting point for discussion? Why not do a little research first?
boo_radley··on Farewell, Dr. Dobb's
Dr. Dobb's was such an integral part of my education that I feel like I've failed you in some way. I hope that the staff consider transfer their archives to archive.org.
boo_radley··on McMaster researchers may have found a way to restore metabolism to youth levels
IT'S CALLED COCAINE AND IT'S AWESOME
boo_radley··on Shortest way to reverse a string in programming languages
In the usual way, of course.
boo_radley··on Link shorteners are fine.
"I think link shorteners improve user experience and they're not 'breaking the web' whatever that means"

1. If you can't be bothered to read his objection, it's hard for me to read your rebuttal.

2. regarding "chatting or on a social site, a shortened link may improve the readability of someone's comment." The readability would be better enhanced by allowing users to use hyperlinked text, rather than preventing them from resorting to pasting plain text URLs that get linked automagically.