timboisvert

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Comment · 6 years ago
If you have a family or you have a chronic illness, working at a big company -- at least in the US -- generally means better health benefits. I'd wager that health insurance alone is the most compelling reason why many people choose big companies over startups.
Comment · 9 years ago
Anyone have details on how exactly he did it, and how he got caught? I'm not a lottery player but I'm intrigued by the fact that one state had refused to pay him because they thought it was fraudulent. What was their cue?
Comment · 10 years ago
Somali Shillings
Comment · 10 years ago
That or it's Sunday...
Comment · 10 years ago
A Haskell mention would've completed the HN trifecta.
Comment · 11 years ago
The difference between the west and Japan in regard to change trays is that in the west (US, Canada, Europe, etc.) they're often available in a small subset of cash payment scenarios, but in Japan they're always available in every cash payment scenario. Not to mention that even when they are available in the west, they're rarely used, but in Japan they're always used. I've lived in the US, Spain, and Japan for considerable periods of time, and the level to which they're available and customarily used in Japan is what makes them such a noteworthy use case.
Comment · 13 years ago
Any chance you'd consider open-sourcing the code, or at least the horizontal calendar portion? This would be incredibly useful in a number of applications.
Comment · 13 years ago
Does anyone know of an open-source/forkable alternative that comes close to matching the functionality here? Not necessarily the searching piece, just the note management and content editing screens. I've seen a number of them fly by on HN over the past several months, but didn't capture any of the links.
Comment · 13 years ago
I love this. We'll be in San Francisco this weekend and will definitely use it! I'd love to help you port this to work here in New York, too. Let me know.
Comment · 13 years ago
So sad to hear this. Condolences to his family and to all my former colleagues at Red Hat. This is a huge loss for the open source community.
Comment · 13 years ago
Regardless, civility and decorum should rule the day. Advisors and mentors are valuable for the introspection and internal analysis they induce. If you can find a way to encourage people to channel themselves in the right direction with tact and dignity, go for it. Otherwise it's probably best to just let people live their own lives, learn their own lessons, and earn their own success.
Comment · 13 years ago
Nah, It's an OpsWorks bug. Back up and running now, though.
Comment · 13 years ago
Gah. Thanks. I was checking the upper bounds but spaced the lower-bound 0 case. Fix is on its way up.
Comment · 13 years ago
Done imgix.com have Vanilla Ice pics? If not, the answer is clear. :D
Comment · 13 years ago
Done.

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