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  1. @kittyasuka When did we start fighting? about 5 hours ago from Tweetie in reply to kittyasuka
  2. @LnxPrgr3 I didn't take the "clone this site" type jobs, but the fixed-price people still tend to expect unlimited non-work time. about 14 hours ago from Tweetie in reply to LnxPrgr3
  3. Merry Christmas! Normally I'd resist the urge to post such things, but... screw it. about 14 hours ago from Tweetie
  4. @rowan72 OMG you did NOT just make a olsen twins reference... 5:34 PM Dec 24th from Tweetie in reply to rowan72
  5. @jeremyvotaw 1) True interoperability would kill the main reason that people choose Windows. 2) Massive manhours required. 4:49 PM Dec 24th from Tweetie in reply to jeremyvotaw
  6. @LnxPrgr3 No, they just take up all of your time with non-work stuff that you can't easily factor into your bid, like withheld information. 2:46 PM Dec 24th from Tweetie in reply to LnxPrgr3
  7. @LnxPrgr3 In theory it rewards fast workers, because your effective $/hr is higher. In practice, it's the ultimate low-ball. 2:16 PM Dec 24th from Tweetie in reply to LnxPrgr3
  8. Really? The entire contract is for $150 and you want to send me 10 emails before it starts? Fixed-price totally not worth it. 12:10 PM Dec 24th from Tweetie
  9. @wolever I assume that's going to be published somewhere? 4:12 PM Dec 23rd from Tweetie in reply to wolever
  10. Man blinded by ammonia in eye has sight restored by stem cells: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/tyne/8425978.stm. (via @redct) 4:11 PM Dec 23rd from Tweetie
  11. @wolever We should have shown that guy this link: http://bit.ly/8oktr2 Probably too late to resurrect the discussion to show official word. 2:31 AM Dec 22nd from Tweetie
  12. @wolever The vague part is why I don't have more points there. I won't answer if I'm only kinda sure my answer is relevant. 1:52 AM Dec 22nd from Tweetie in reply to wolever
  13. @wolever One thing to keep in mind is that most languages don't optimize things in try/catch as much (tech. limitation). 12:03 PM Dec 21st from Tweetie
  14. @dj3vande Only reason I really said return codes explicitly, they're the common denominator. 12:02 PM Dec 21st from Tweetie in reply to dj3vande
  15. @dj3vande "Failure continuations" also requires a certain API type/language methodology to seem right. Return codes're in all real languages 12:01 PM Dec 21st from Tweetie in reply to dj3vande
  16. @wolever Un-exceptional things like file not found should be in a return code. Wrong arguments should only happen during devel. Exception OK 11:43 AM Dec 21st from Tweetie in reply to wolever
  17. @dj3vande I like Exceptions in practice, but pretty much all implementations I've worked with suck in one way or another. 11:41 AM Dec 21st from Tweetie in reply to dj3vande
  18. Applied for another contract. This is the longest streak of applications without an answer. I got _first_ contract quicker. Sudden downturn? 8:30 PM Dec 20th from Tweetie
  19. @dj3vande You've seen Perl golf right? For that matter, normal perl programmers... (I was one) 5:06 AM Dec 20th from Tweetie in reply to dj3vande
  20. @wolever Wicks. It's like three inches of toppings. And good toppings! 2:44 PM Dec 19th from Tweetie in reply to wolever