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dmh2000··on Ask: How do you apply “programmer’s” efficiency in everyday life things?
I have a glass walled shower, and I experimented with different patterns of squeeging it until I got one that looked like the best. I would have solved it analytically if my math was better.
dmh2000··on Administrative Purgatory
In the first couple of paragraphs I immediately thought 'haxx' is it. In the past at work when I downloaded from haxx.se I was always worried that IT security would swat me.
dmh2000··on Behemoth, bully, thief: how the English language is taking over the planet
as Americans, my wife and I laugh when we watch British TV shows because we can't understand half of what they are saying. Fortunately we have a DVR so we can repeat things 4 or 5 times to figure it out.
dmh2000··on What life could be like for civilizations 1 trillion years from now
this assumes that civilizations will be able to use energy from sources other then their own star (or galaxy) or that it will be possible to get a significant number of their individuals to other stars. unlikely. just hang on until your own star dies then its over.
dmh2000··on Flying-car venture Terrafugia expands workforce
i think you are right and it sounds like many of the 'flying car' companies are targeting that, not something that can drive on roads.
dmh2000··on Form a California LLC in 10 minutes for $70
might want to look at the advantages of other states, Nevada for instance. You can start you LLC in any state. doesn't have to be where your business is located
dmh2000··on Why Does “=” Mean Assignment?
assuming you are ok with mutation its just syntax. = means assignment so you only have to type one character. == means equal, so you have to type two. it could be the other way around with := and = but its really a non-issue. there's all kinds of weird syntax out there.
dmh2000··on Why there are so many online mattress-in-a-box companies
There's a commercial on the radio here for an online mattress vendor, where they call out 'The walk of shame' you have when you leave a mattress store. Its hilarious and so true.
dmh2000··on Why there are so many online mattress-in-a-box companies
well back in the day, say before 1990, many cars needed that because the engines were so bad. a combination of plain old poor quality and immature technology for reducing emissions . So it became a meme.
dmh2000··on Why there are so many online mattress-in-a-box companies
Its probable that any 'review' site that only does reviews and doesn't have any real content behind it, has some financial relationship with some of what they review. Its a common business model.
dmh2000··on BMW says electric car mass production not viable until 2020
2020 is almost here. Doesn't seem like a big deal.
dmh2000··on Message-Oriented Programming (2017)
Erlang?
dmh2000··on Say Yes to Markdown, No to MS Word
maybe its harder than it looks
dmh2000··on Developer Survey Results
I just graduated to the elite 0.3% group, '65 or older'. Like you I like being an outlier.
dmh2000··on Developer Survey Results
In the section "Valuing Compensation and Benefits by Geography", I was surprised that Germany (13.7%) and Canada (9.7%) showed similar results to the USA (11.5%) on the relative value of health insurance as part of compensation. I thought they had that covered.
dmh2000··on Like Peter Thiel, Tech Workers Feel Alienated by Silicon Valley ‘Echo Chamber’
what would be the reception to someone who just doesn't care about politics, doesn't care about who does what, who likes who, who eats what, who drives what? Libertarian but without the politics, I suppose.
dmh2000··on I Was a Bank Robber Until I Read Kant
"mostly you’re getting high, hanging out with other crooks, and figuring out where to go for lunch."

sounds like its right out of an early Guy Ritchie movie

dmh2000··on Tesla largely responsible for slide in U.S. home solar sales
'aggressive marketing tactics'. in other words, high pressure salesmen making dubious claims
dmh2000··on Firefox is on a slippery slope
if they don't do this, how do they make any money? (just asking)
dmh2000··on Nearly 5M Americans in Default on Student Loans
but it's so easy to not opt in for a student loan you can't pay off.
dmh2000··on Nearly 5M Americans in Default on Student Loans
and the constant drumbeat that you must attend a $60k/year private school or your life is ruined. instead of a state college or better yet a 2 year community college + 2 year state. very cheap
dmh2000··on Australia's Housing Frenzy
if Australia ends up like the crash in the US in 2009, that's the time to start buying up the foreclosed houses. Because the market will come back. Folks in the US who didn't panic made out very well.
dmh2000··on The Vanual – Guide to Living in a Van
i don't know if this is the best resource for modding a van, but on the other hand it is the best implementation of a resource for modding a van, by far.
dmh2000··on Is software development really a dead-end job after age 35-40?
not always. i'm about to retire at 65 and I've been a hands-on software engineer for 35 years.

Pro-tip : one type of work that can last is in the Defense industry. Projects in that industry can last 10-20 years or more, and experience seems to be valued much more there.

dmh2000··on How slot machines are designed to be addictive
wouldn't a payoff of 97% means that with a fixed amount of money going in, over time you end up with $0? the payoff is exponential in the wrong direction, right?
dmh2000··on Old phones get new life in high-powered computer servers
oh, cellphones. When i read the title I imagined a gigantic pile of ancient dial phones made of Bakelite being burned to power the servers.
dmh2000··on Rejecting a candidate for over-qualification results in age bias
Protected class usually refers to groups protected against discrimination by law.
dmh2000··on Don’t Get Too Comfortable at That Desk
In the first photo, the 'isolation room' kind of looks like an 'office'. I suppose the difference is that it doesn't belong to a particular worker?

I got claustrophobia chills from the phone booth model.

dmh2000··on Get Rid of Equifax
sp the government is better at security?

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/20/business/sec-hacking-atta...

dmh2000··on Baffling ABC maths proof now has impenetrable 300-page ‘summary’
question: if a reviewer is given a proof to verify, then is it possible to simply step through each transformation and verify it, without really understanding the entirety? Or in cases such as this are there steps that are new or obtuse enough that there isn't a way to verify them without understanding the whole thing. Or, are there individual steps that require so much work that it is impractical to verify them?
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