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Also, I learned that the local part of the address (the name) can contain pretty much anything, including '@'
So, how would your validation handle my hypothetical, valid email address "@foo"@bar?
I have always been a fan of syntax highlighting (as long as I have been aware of it - my Speccy lacked it). I am not aware of any negatives.
Yup, still no xrandr support which makes any on-the-fly monitor config changes very difficult or impossible.
Sometimes, if you use twinview and nvidia-settings from the start and if the moon is aligned just right, you can dynamically configure monitors / video ports. Sometimes.
I implemented something like VMS style versioning with Fuse and Perl for a talk/demo a couple of years ago - it simply created a new version on open() if any writeable flags were passed - not robust, but functional enough to demo.
edit Possessed by VMS, not multiple VMSes.
Works For Me™
Using lilyterm[0], a libvte based terminal.
What pap, understanding requirements for your software or solving support problems requires empathy and courtesy for those you serve.
If you don't have it, you'll miss the target.
An irritating feature displayed on many of the blogs which feature regularly on HN... (I'm looking at you Zach Holman... because your picture floats there) :)
No screen shots or links in this, obviously.
(Also, long time - how are things?)
I think the point stands for the Blizzard case - there seems to be an assumption in some corners that the password is stored plain text, but I would imagine case neutralised (so to speak) passwords are hashed.
sha1sum(lcase($passwd). $salt);
A lot of fun if you have a Windows installation knocking about. Free VST host, if you need one:
http://www.hermannseib.com/english/vsthost.htm
Not quite the same thing, but it has the same level of accessibility in the interface - a testament to the engineers who put the Minimoog together.
I liked this brief history of the Minimoog:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLx_x5Fuzp4
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Similar (cross-platform) fun is to be had with the Bristol project's Mini:
I don't think that's the problem - I had no idea what shrinkage is and:
- English is my first language
- I've worked in retail (though I rarely paid attention back then)
I've found I can mitigate most of this by using perlbrew/cpanminus, pythonbrew/pip and rvm/gem.
This adds complications when it comes to deployment - you've added additional maintenance dependencies to your servers if you don't stick with what the package manager provides... Nothing insurmountable, but keeping an eye on updates (would usually use email to notify on dated versions) and maybe having your CI system always use the latest versions of everything are possible methods. I'd like to hear better ideas, to be honest.
My background is both sysadmin and development, I think there should be no reason we can't make this all simpler for everyone.
The most commonly used module for mysql access, mysql (not mysqli for some reason), does not support bound parameter prepared statements instead opting for some very funky string escaping business.
Prepared statements are generally the only supported SQL mechanism in other languages/platforms I have used (C, Perl, Ruby, Java, COBOL...)
I've migrated to fail2ban which supports iptables and can monitor services other than ssh.
Their Perl tutorial set is pretty terrible. They call it "PERL" (it's Perl), they believe the latest stable version is 5.10 (it's 5.14) and the code samples are simply awful.
JobBridge has been roundly derided as a source of cheap/free labour for less than scrupulous restaurants , shops etc. under the guise of internship (as well as a useful way to fudge unemployment figures); "Learn to deal with problem customers..."
The short of it is, you'll need to offer a fair incentive to get good people - the IT sector is still pretty healthy here and decent graduates can expect to walk into a job from third-level.
Only 49% is legitimate banner ads.
What has that to do with Minix now?
Some people enjoyed it, I guess.
Delete?
The fact that a guy actually named "Dotcom" is public enemy #1 to the old elites, prehaps we are in the midst of some 90s Neal Stephenson whimsy :)
My predecessor at the current job fits the description - he was renowned for his sexist remarks and attitude. Don't know if he regards himself a "brogrammer".
Turns out a guy who doesn't give a shit what people think of his personality also doesn't give a shit about his code...
I would apply the term "brogrammer" to him in a strictly pejorative sense.
How much? I found stressing too much was unhealthy (since I have little or no control over these machinations) but I need to keep an eye on it, get angry once in a while about how the terrible decisions have a real and negative day-to-day effect on how I live. I'll remember it next time I squeak in the ballot box.
As for the article, appears that it does indeed come down to your community and/or family - emotional, economic and physical well-being come down to how your community (the physical community around you rather than any online/remote association) regard you.
Do you live a lonely, densely urban existence where if you don't work you starve? Or do you have a community around you who would, to an extent, entertain your whims to pursue goals other than the perennial career/home/toys/family name franchise path?
There's also the pursuit of crap you can't take with you, but is that necessarily a dichotomy? Maybe there's an unhealthy weight placed on the toys and widgets we geek types surround ourselves with... I like to think I have a healthy relationship with these things but I know if someone took my ZX Spectrum away I'd be pretty miffed.
Could be, could be... we saw people today flying into a rage because they couldn't get their hands on a cheap, underpowered Linux box. Did they feel their happiness actually depended on acquiring this widget?
There's no expiry date on a productive workflow.
Why not ratpoison?
Aye, and if you don't implement it you are "working towards the further balkanization of the Linux landscape".
Is this arrogance? Dictatorship? Am I being too sensitive? Whatever it is, it does not strike me as an effective way to get people on board.
Tell us why it is better, not that we are wrong if we don't do it.