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I'm not too familiar with it myself, but if I had to hazard a guess it's because setting an element to display:fixed breaks it out into its own root stacking context[0], and browser zoom affects every stacking context[1].

Would love to hear from someone who's actually familiar with what's going on though.

[0] http://updates.html5rocks.com/2012/09/Stacking-Changes-Comin...

[1] https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/Guide/CSS/Under...

I believe one of the reasons for preventing zoom-in is because it plays havoc with any element that is "fixed" in your browser (ie pretty much every nav bar/fixed header you'll ever encounter).

Oh wow, thanks for the heads up. Didn't even know this existed. I'll be sure to swing by in 2 weeks when I head to SF.

I'd just like to take a moment to appreciate the domain name.

    I posted the photo to my Instagram account and clicked the button to share to Facebook. But while discussing the incident with a colleague last night, I scrolled back and discovered that both posts had been deleted.

Even if he might not have shared it to Facebook, he does mention that his Instagram post was also deleted.

As an aside, I can't help but be amused at how flash-like the experience is. Impressive what we can achieve natively in the browser these days.

To be fair, you receiving the product is technically a success. But I understand where you're coming from.

I believe in this context it means that newer posts are ranked higher than older posts, which is pretty helpful in making sure the front page remains "fresh".

[0] http://amix.dk/blog/post/19588

[1] http://www.outofscope.com/reddits-empire-no-longer-founded-o...

Echoing the sentiments here. If you can afford to take the degree (both financially and time-wise) then I think you should go for it. There will always be positions waiting for you after you get your masters, but the reverse doesn't necessarily hold true.

I suppose it's only fitting that they pick ruby for their landing page. I'm confused as to the overall goal with this launch though. Is this just a case of moving into an underserved market?

Here is a direct link to the trailer[0] and the preorder page[1]

[0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GE2BkLqMef4

[1] http://fallout4.com/

They do mention that in the 2nd paragraph and repeatedly throughout the article as CF. I found the article to be a nice primer on the topic as it listed common approaches to the problem.

Been working here as a software developer for a year and my experience is pretty similar. Part of the problem might be that the moment you introduce yourself as working on anything software related it just turns into IT and images of tech repair.

Proper sitting posture is something you can pick up in the next hour and its benefits can be felt for the rest of your life.

Giving people their cash and card at the same time would open them up to a scenario where an attacker can just grab whichever they don't reach for first.

I believe the two week timer only starts if you initiate a domain transfer, modify your domain's WHOIS info, or have a renewal notice bounce. 2/3 of this are forces that are within your control, so you can at least plan around that.

Seconding this approach. I generally do a bastardized pomodoro[1] approach where I split productive/non-productive time 50/10 minutes. This has the added bonus of really making you focus on the task at hand knowing you will be interrupted in 50 minutes[2]. If you find it impossible to be away from the internet for 50 minutes at a time, you could always start small and work your way from there (eg 10/5, 15/5, etc).

[1] http://pomodorotechnique.com/

[2] Of course we all know a lot of things take more than 50 minutes so adjust appropriately.

The plot sounds very similar to Asimov's The Last Question[1], which is most definitely not the short story you're describing but a very fascinating read nonetheless.

[1] http://www.multivax.com/last_question.html

Doesn't seem to actually be by Google. Perhaps the title could be changed to "by a Google Engineer"?

I personally managed to follow the series without difficulty, though I can sympathize with the parent's sentiment because I felt a brief moment of confusion when the page first loaded. Excellent write up though! Looking forward to going through the rest of the content after work today.

Would you happen to have recommendations for other CDN services?