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Comment · 11 years ago

Have you seen this project yet? I only thought of this link while reading the last part of your sentence (the AI writes a program with very similar output).

Self-Programming Artificial Intelligence Learns to Use Functions http://www.primaryobjects.com/CMS/Article163

Comment · 12 years ago

I think there is migration away from .NET underway, as Windows loses market share to other OSes. Desktop apps are becoming more rare. Web apps are being written in open-source platforms. A lot of the companies still using .NET are large fortune 500 ones, maintaining existing systems. Remember Cobol? I'm almost at the point where I consider .NET legacy. Perhaps, not yet, but maybe in 5 years. Does this mean the well is dry for .NET developers? Not at all. Large companies will pay small fortunes to find people to maintain their legacy systems. Either way, I think it's important for developers to become proficient in multiple programming languages.

Comment · 12 years ago

This is a great explanation. It's also called "golden-handcuffs".

In your 30's, I think you need to start thinking about exit-strategy (saving enough to live financially independent), rather than hopping to yet another job.

Then, you can job hop down in salary and do something more fun.

Comment · 12 years ago

Starcraft 2, Might and Magic X, Age of Wonders III

Comment · 12 years ago

I get the point they're trying to make, but putting a little girl in a kitchen with pink pastel colors, a princess egg, and other gender-biased artifacts defeats the purpose. It only reinforces the idea that girls are different and need to be treated that way. I suppose it eases gender-biased parents into buying more constructive toys for their girls, but that's only addressing the symptom, not the problem: equality.

Comment · 12 years ago

Better solution?

Google Inactive Account Manager https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/3036514

And for sending emails in the future:

Boomerang for Gmail https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/boomerang-for-gmai...

Comment · 12 years ago

Isn't escrow.com supposed to prevent payments from being stopped after the domain is released? Obviously, in this case it's justified, but for regular customers, you don't want escrow releasing a domain and then the buyer stops payment.

Comment · 12 years ago

Is this really much easier than using https://www.npmjs.org/package/mailer? Also, unless nodemailer is written by the same developer as mailer, it appears they copied the tagline, "simple as cake".

        email.send({
            host : "smtp.gmail.com",              // smtp server hostname
            port : "465",                     // smtp server port
            ssl: true,
            domain : "localhost",            // domain used by client to identify itself to server
            to : "[email protected]",
            from : '[email protected]',
            subject : 'My Subject',
            body: 'Blah\nBlah\nBlah.,
            authentication : "login",        // auth login is supported; anything else is no auth
            username : '',
            password : ''
        },
        function (err, result) {
        });

Comment · 12 years ago

"So, my Coinbase account was hacked, bitcoin stolen, now what?" https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6946832

FYI, after some time, Coinbase followed up with my support ticket and said tough luck, bitcoins lost, better luck next time. No mention was made of any effort to track-down the hacker or fraudulent transaction. They probably didn't even block the hacker's IP address.

And yet, Coinbase declares, "We strongly believe in transparent, thoughtful, and comprehensive consumer protection measures. We pledge to lead the way."

Comment · 12 years ago

If the interview is local and they will pay more, why not give it a try. You could always walk from the already accepted position. However, the fact this co took so long to respond doesn't bode well. I think you accepted the right job.

Comment · 12 years ago

What's not to trust? When your bank's name stands for "Magic: The Gathering Online Exchange".

Comment · 12 years ago

At first, I liked this idea. It's an ego boost. But then I realized this extra HTTP header information is going out with every request, and really only serves to increase bandwidth. Yes, I know, what's 72 more bytes per request? Still. With humans.txt, the request is on demand.

Comment · 12 years ago

You should try Thunderbird. I switched from Outlook a few years ago and have never looked back.

Comment · 12 years ago

It's like looking at a drop of ocean water, filled with plankton. Just imagine what's out there.