Comment Re:Does this law protect puppies? (Score 1) 1168
I'm glad that what you feel "Needs2BeSaid" doesn't require any fact checking.
Comment Re:Artificial and arbitrary to the extreme (Score 1) 522
Thankfully all of my code passes the seepho test, so I have an equally arbitrary metric to send up the management chain.
Comment I should set up a script... (Score 2) 522
That automatically comments on Nerval's submissions asking why no one mentions that Dice is /.'s parent company.
Why I Choose PostgreSQL Over MySQL/MariaDB 320
Nerval's Lobster writes For the past ten years, developers and tech pros have made a game of comparing MySQL and PostgreSQL, with the latter seen by many as technically superior. Those who support PostgreSQL argue that its standards support and ACID compliance outweighs MySQL's speed. But MySQL remains popular thanks to its inclusion in every Linux Web hosting package, meaning that a mind-boggling number of Web developers have used it. In a new article, developer David Bolton compares MySQL/MariaDB 5.7.6 (released March 9, 2015) with PostgreSQL 9.4.1 and thinks the latter remains superior on several fronts, including subqueries, JSON support, and better licensing and data integrity: "I think MySQL has done a great job of improving itself to keep relevant, but I have to confess to favoring PostgreSQL."
Comment Re:I know we don't like EA... (Score 1) 256
And SimCity came with a big development team that could work to patch any issues they had after launch. I didn't see anyone jumping through hoops to give them a pass for shipping an incomplete game.
Comment I know we don't like EA... (Score 2) 256
But why is no one talking about the traffic issues in Skylines?
Comment Re:You Can't Fix It (Score 1) 133
Jesus, Mr. Spacely, settle down.
Comment Re:Pooh Pooh (Score 1) 80
The people who like crappy compressed music only like it because the kind of music they enjoy isn't really affected by a crappy compression...
Ohh shit.
Ohh shit.
Comment Why Here? (Score 1) 90
Why would you do an AMA on slashdot? Unless you have a strong opinion on bitcoin or want to talk about something controversial Linus said 8 years ago, this doesn't seem like the place to hold things kind of thing.
Comment 30!?!? (Score 1) 205
If you think your career is finished at 30 you either don't have the technical savvy to succeed or need to get a little self confidence
I'm a 29 year old non-OS programmer who is learning Linux device drivers. My boss didn't ask me to learn it -- I told him I had to in order to continue doing my job. Get some textbooks, create a test/development environment you can use where you won't break anything, and go buckwild.
I'm a 29 year old non-OS programmer who is learning Linux device drivers. My boss didn't ask me to learn it -- I told him I had to in order to continue doing my job. Get some textbooks, create a test/development environment you can use where you won't break anything, and go buckwild.
Comment I only know of Dice from coming here... (Score 1) 757
And from what I've seen they specialize in beating dead horses for clicks.
Comment Get a Refund on those Acting Classes (Score 1) 229
Because your portrayal of "helpless user" was pretty narrow.
Comment Re:This will be settled (Score 1) 161
Bullseye. I bought a 970 and I'm apathetic about this for that exact reason.
Comment Re:Yeah! (Score 1) 127
Comment Yeah! (Score 1) 127
The future is finally here! Now we're going to have a government-backed currency with a central bank that can control interest rates! Anyone can exchange it at will! Of course, the institutions that monitor these transactions are going to have to follow a set of regulations, and probably have some sort of government-backed insurance for deposits. But it'll be digital! Wave of the future!
