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wyclif
21,977karma·5,479submissions·December 30, 2007
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DevOps leveraging Linux, Python, Docker, Kubernetes, PostgreSQL, and cloud native OSS. Infrastructure as code. Automating all the things.
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I did read the entire paragraph, thanks very much, but that's not what he said at all. If he had a reasoned prediction of a causal correlation, I might agree with you.
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So you demand hard stats to back up the article, but when it comes to sweeping, unsupported statements, you have a feeling about it? I'm left wondering why exactly you would conclude that a "huge port…
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I found this comment of Joi's from his post very, very telling: I was impressed most by the Palestinians who were trying to cause change in Palestine and the Israelis who were trying to change the wa…
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You can always compete with the "Cutters".
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Buy low, sell high. This is not rocket science.
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WordPerfect 5.1 for DOS. Still the gold standard word processor. Alt- & Ctrl- keystroke macro libraries, and remapping any key as a macro: http://www.columbia.edu/~em36/wpdos/ …
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Do you have to wait 'til the release date to order the 9.04 CD/DVD?
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No, you're confusing the grade with credit. Grade 'D' denotes below average, Grade 'F' means failure. But most schools don't award class credit for below average ('D' grade). I think this explains …
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Yes, if these become affordable in countries such as the Philippines (where emissions choke the air and it's not uncommon to see 3+ people sharing a motorbike or trike), I can imagine it would improve…
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Anybody have a good .vimrc file for Python, or thoughts on customizing vim for Python?
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Ideas are easy. Execution, not so much.
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Ideas are easy. Execution, not so much.
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Ideas are easy. Execution, not so much.
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I agree that he has plenty of room to compete, but re: 'handwaving', this jumped out at me, too: Google’s transcription is very low accuracy vs. SimulScribe’s technology He's missing the Good Enough…
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Well, part of the "do it in the Valley" advocacy is social or VC-oriented. All those alpha geeks in one place make a lot of connections, work together, recommend each other, go to similar events duri…
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Only under extreme duress, or when running CAD software. Normally, Linux.
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The reader embedded in the Scribd site drives me insane.
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Yeah, I remember that. The most striking thing about this to me is that he appears to be building these and experimenting with the jellyfish food right in the middle of a normal-looking apartment tha…
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Here are the relevant links to specific services, instead of the umbrella organisations: StartPad:
http://startpad.org/software-coworking-office-seattle Office Nomads:
http://www.officenomads.com/ …
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The Hive are doing a good thing, too...
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My local example: http://www.itstheoffice.com/
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Delaware.