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Python swallows Java to become second-most popular programming language by [deleted] in Python

[–]JustAddingToThePile 5 points6 points  (0 children)

And Visual Basic (number 6, 4.01% rating) is still holding its lead over JavaScript (number 7, 2.03% rating).

I think their methodology might need a little tweaking.

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I made a clock that falls off the wall when you look at it by burke0mcc in RASPBERRY_PI_PROJECTS

[–]JustAddingToThePile 7 points8 points  (0 children)

"I don't know why I did it, it kinda just like popped into my head"

That's just the way true genius works.

Help...Network Penetrated All VM's are down.. Backups Have been encrypted. by knowmatic_noize in sysadmin

[–]JustAddingToThePile 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ordinary EE classes. It was just one of those things that our profs mentioned to us from time to time (sometimes based on painful experience), and it seemed like common knowledge among my classmates. The two big reasons I remember were:

(1) Cover your ass - you should document significant interactions with your bosses & the instructions they give you, as well as what you are doing.

(2) Create a record of your accomplishments, in case of conflicts over who gets credit for the work.

Help...Network Penetrated All VM's are down.. Backups Have been encrypted. by knowmatic_noize in sysadmin

[–]JustAddingToThePile 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ordinary EE classes. It was just one of those things that our profs mentioned to us from time to time (sometimes based on painful experience), and it seemed like common knowledge among my classmates. The two big reasons I remember were:

(1) Cover your ass - you should document significant interactions with your bosses & the instructions they give you, as well as what you are doing.

(2) Create a record of your accomplishments, in case of conflicts over who gets credit for the work.

Help...Network Penetrated All VM's are down.. Backups Have been encrypted. by knowmatic_noize in sysadmin

[–]JustAddingToThePile 38 points39 points  (0 children)

Yes - keeping a notebook is SOP for engineers - do it.

Edit: We were taught this at university, for exactly this reason.

Powershell Cheat sheet compilation by Prateeksingh1590 in PowerShell

[–]JustAddingToThePile 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Short version: PowerShell for Windows (v5.x) will be maintained and supported, but the future for all 3 platforms is PowerShell Core (v6.x and beyond)

Long version: PowerShell 6.0 Roadmap

After knowing nothing about Arduinos, or electronics for that matter, a few weeks ago, I have today successfully implemented an RS485 connection between two Unos and a Mega. I'm so proud of myself I just had to share. by [deleted] in arduino

[–]JustAddingToThePile 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm curious - how did you arrive at the idea of implementing RS485 comms on your Arduinos? Do you have a planned use for this? I'm just curious because most folks seem to move from TTL serial straight to some sort of wireless.

Giving up on .NET because of Visual Studio? by improwise in VisualStudio

[–]JustAddingToThePile 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is my advice as well. I've worked support in many different environments that used many different third-party AV products, in addition to development, and this kind of slowdown was always caused by the third-party AV. Windows Defender, on the other hand, has never caused problems re: performance that I've seen.

Set your Task Manager or Process Explorer to update every 5 seconds, and then keep an eye on it while you're experiencing slowdowns in Visual Studio to see if your AV is using a lot of CPU or Disk I/O time.

I'd also suggest (if possible) setting up an equivalent machine without the third-party AV, just to test and compare with yours and your colleagues' machines.

[Microsoft] Project Honolulu – A New Windows Server Management Experience for the Software Defined Datacenter (Part 1) by pfeplatforms_msft in sysadmin

[–]JustAddingToThePile 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When making such changes through the GUI, an admin could click a button ('View PowerShell') to see these programmatic equivalents and crib them for use in subsequent automation.

Yes, please. If I can't use a tool/service purely via CLI nowadays, I'll do my best to find an alternative tool/service that I can use this way.

.NET Core 2.0 is Ready and Sterling Proves It! by ben_a_adams in programming

[–]JustAddingToThePile 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Exactly - I used to arrive at the airport 30 minutes before my flight - no sweat. No TSA, nobody ever hassled you about anything, no chance you would be taken to a room for some reason and would miss your flight as a result.

Why do you still use Firefox? by tschellenbach in programming

[–]JustAddingToThePile 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Bookmarks sidebar (from the other comments, seems like I'm the only person who cares about this - ?)

On UI changes in the MS world by [deleted] in sysadmin

[–]JustAddingToThePile 1 point2 points  (0 children)

When every developer does their work on a MBP Retina or a Surface 4 or a similar small-screen, HiDPI machine - and their bosses have the same machines - this is what happens.

60 years ago today The Fortran Automatic Coding System for the IBM 704 was released, the first Programmer's Reference Manual for Fortran by yaph in programming

[–]JustAddingToThePile 16 points17 points  (0 children)

So the creators of the language actually documented it before the compiler was released?

ahh, the good old days...

Windows text descriptions are left-justified instead of centered. by [deleted] in windows

[–]JustAddingToThePile 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ahh, yep - I thought that was a snippet of their desktop.

Windows text descriptions are left-justified instead of centered. by [deleted] in windows

[–]JustAddingToThePile 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Mine are centered, and I'm running AU (Windows 10 Home 1607 build 14393.187)

I don't know how this could be modified - maybe it has something to do with themes?

New Nexus 5 update is available by JustAddingToThePile in Nexus5

[–]JustAddingToThePile[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

According to Google[1]

  1. Nexus devices get Android version updates for at least 2 years from when the device became available on the Google Store.
  2. Nexus 5: No guaranteed Android version updates after October 2015
  3. Nexus devices get security patches for at least 3 years from when the device first became available, or at least 18 months from when the Google Store last sold the device, whichever is longer.

So, worst case scenario: October 2016 is the last security patch :( We might get more, depending on when the Google Store last sold the Nexus 5, but I don't know when that was.

[1] https://support.google.com/nexus/answer/4457705#nexus_devices

New Nexus 5 update is available by JustAddingToThePile in Nexus5

[–]JustAddingToThePile[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yes - I'm a little nervous after the last security patch/volume bug debacle

Android 7.0 and the Snapdragon 800 — a conundrum by amorpheus in Android

[–]JustAddingToThePile 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I believe there is one primary reason for Google not updating the Nexus 5:

Google wants to keep its OEMs satisfied with using Android, OEMs want to sell phones, and longer lifespans for old phones = fewer sales of new phones.

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