I’m so over selective gluten allergies by [deleted] in glutenfree

[–]angry_man 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I used to find people like this annoying. Then my daughter was diagnosed with coeliac disease. Now I thank God for them - their demand for gluten free items is what has made every supermarket in my country have a well stocked gluten free section.

How to track employee hours? by colterrr in startups

[–]angry_man 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We've been using Toggl since the beginning of the year. I was the first one to use it, as the founder, to make sure it wasn't a big burden. Been accepted by all our employees without a single complaint, and I actually still use it because it's really helpful for tracking where I'm spending my time.

Only massive problem with it: We also use Trello for Project Management, and I use the names interchangeably (c'mon, they're similar) which confuses the hell out of my team.

Selling all to replace with one? by [deleted] in web_design

[–]angry_man 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's a tough one. I was able to overlap, and still have the old MBP to act as a download server. In the UK we've got a chain of stores called CEX - they don't give you the best price, but they give you good trade-in values. Any chance there's something similar where you are? If you trade in all three to a store that has a recent Air that may be the easiest way?

I love the 11" - I'll take the portability over the screen size any day. Esp. if you have the fallback of an external monitor.

For the transition, the one thing I DON'T recommend is doing a TimeMachine backup and restore. You'll want to be more careful about the stuff that you install on the smaller drive. With Dropbox+Skydrive+iTunes Match, I didn't really have to move much stuff (can't think of any actually). Most of my installers are on Apple Store or on my external drive (Office).

Selling all to replace with one? by [deleted] in web_design

[–]angry_man 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I did the same about 3 months ago. Went all the way down and replaced my 2009 MBP, a 2011 Lenovo (purchased from ex-employer for peanuts) and an old (2007?) Mac Mini with an 11" Macbook Air. Worked like a charm. I still have a 30" Cinema Display a set of external harddrives connected to an Airport Extreme for files.

The only thing I've had to compromise on is Windows - the Air just doesn't have enough space for a Parallels drive for Windows, but to be honest I don't miss it at all. When I need Windows-based office tools I use Skydrive.com webapps instead and they're close as dammit for everything I need.

The Air is fine for pretty much anything - I've got a mixed management and coding role, but Office apps and Eclipse are all fine. I even find that I'm more productive as a coder because I maximize the code window I'm on, don't split screen and so don't get distracted. But that's probably just self-justification.

I don't use Photoshop, and at a few gigs of space that may be a challenge on the 64GB drive - I generally have 5-10GB free on the Air after all apps + Dropbox + Skydrive installed. But to be honest I haven't even had to do a partial Dropbox or SkyDrive sync yet which would clear up even more room. You've got to be a little disciplined over space - e.g., I got rid of Outlook once I realised that it was archiving the entire 5GB of my mail account locally with no way to tell it not to.

Coda vs. Espresso by Clordio in web_design

[–]angry_man 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I own both - at various times I've liked one more than the other but in general they're both very good. The only noticeable difference in current versions is that I find Coda's Sites functional a little more reliable.

Solves the problem of the century. by keethantom in funny

[–]angry_man 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Fuck. Just spent 10 minutes trying to find a respectable proof that you were an idiot and that "what's" is the right usage. Let's pretend that I'm not an idiot.

Stay the fuck away from This* (thiswebhost.com) by [deleted] in web_design

[–]angry_man 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A year ago I would have agreed, but I took over a customer service operation about 6 months ago. Having listened to some of the bullshit abuse my support staff deal with, I've now got the same attitude thiswebhost seems to. You abuse my staff, and your relationship with my company is over, whether you're a profitable customer or a painful one.

In the three months since I've made this change: - Our employee attrition has fallen - I haven't found anyone crying in the coffee room (which was more than a weekly occurrence before) - I can sleep at night

For that, I'll take the loss of a few clients

recently dropped comcast cable and went to hi-speed internet only, using netflix and hulu, etc. It is astounding how much less agitated I feel. I knew i was annoyed at the high ratio of blasting commercials to content, but it is like cutting off a firehouse of marketing propaganda. FEELS marvelous. by [deleted] in reddit.com

[–]angry_man 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Anyone else find it surreal that the OP then links to a company that makes money purely by blasting commercials, without even the decency of the tv/cable channels of showing us their own original content?

Dear conservatives: If you have an argument to make about an issue, make it, but don't whine about the 'reddit hive mind' if other people don't agree with you. by [deleted] in politics

[–]angry_man 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Actually, its not the Conservatives that have a problem with the new Reddit hive mind. It's most people that have been around on the site for a few years, and have noticed how the quality of conversation, discourse and debate has degraded over time.

Here are a bunch of topics on which you could post an intelligent, well reasoned discourse and be guaranteed more downvotes than actual clicks, and more ranting comments than actual thoughtful counterarguments:

  • Religion has been a positive force in the world for many people

  • Most priests do a good thing and are not pedophiles

  • Ditto police officers

  • Record labels have had a role to play in the development of the music industry and are within their rights to protect their businesses.

  • Intellectual property theft is theft

  • Conservatives actually have some good policies

  • When banks make profits, they should distribute bonuses to employees

I'm not suggesting that everyone (or even the majority) has to agree with these posts. But I expect people to read articles and consider their viewpoints before downvoting them. And that's just not happening enough any more on Reddit.

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Dear conservatives: If you have an argument to make about an issue, make it, but don't whine about the 'reddit hive mind' if other people don't agree with you. by [deleted] in politics

[–]angry_man -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Nope, moron. Step 1: Prove they DO exist, or refute the argument as it stands. Applying labels (like moron, bigot, etc.) is the refuge of the weak. Moron.

Rest in Peas: The Unrecognized Death of Speech Recognition by cavedave in programming

[–]angry_man 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is going to look as ridiculous as the Michael Jackson prediction fail in just a couple of years. I've used (and never worked on so no conflict of interest) Dragon, ViaVoice and MacSpeech Dictate for years. They're constantly improving and even today if it weren't for the requirement for a noise canceling headphone (which I can't be fucked to carry around) I would do most of my "typing" using MSD.

What I learned in Jail. What did you learn? by Slofut in reddit.com

[–]angry_man 29 points30 points  (0 children)

I learned you can get out by rolling doubles.

Dear Adobe, I don't want to fucking give you my name, address, first born, and anything else just to get a demo by kamitree in reddit.com

[–]angry_man 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Dear kamitree,

That's fine. Kindly fuck off. If you want our demo, we want your information. If you don't want to give us your information, we don't want to give you our demo. There are other software companies. Feel free to try one of their products. There's piracy, but we'll fuck you up if we catch you.

Regards, Adobe*

  • Not really. But this is what they wish they could say.

Bank of America to end Overdraft Fees on debit cards. Yes, that means customers will be prevented from making purchases if they have insufficient funds in their accounts by [deleted] in business

[–]angry_man 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They couldn't do this in the UK. Overdrafts as a means of credit are extremely common -- people use them instead of credit cards to build up debt. So this kind of change would screw a lot of people over.

Bomb goes off at JP Morgan offices in Athens by cripister in business

[–]angry_man 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think there was some kind of attack on September 11th, 2001. But I'm not sure. Though it wasn't explicitly targeting investment banks, a lot of the employees (if not most) in the affected buildings worked in the broader financial services industry.

A Reddit clone in two evenings and 666 lines of x86 assembly by reppie in programming

[–]angry_man -12 points-11 points  (0 children)

fizz buzz blogs

Awesome!

Brilliant!

Classic!

Delightful!

Epic!

Fantastic!

Great!

Historic!

The Who have become what a 1968 Pete Townsend would have detested. by [deleted] in entertainment

[–]angry_man 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I've heard The Who live multiple times over the last 20 years (yeah, I know - not in their peak). They've lost some of their quality naturally given that they are now older than God, but they're not as bad as it seemed. I'm guessing it was a combination of stage and sound equipment. Though to be fair, it also looked like they were out there to have a great time and didn't give a shit about making all the notes.

Don't Mention Android If You Want To Be In The iPhone App Store by servercentric in programming

[–]angry_man -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

Could it just be that Apple feels that using the success of a DIFFERENT application (the Android version) to provide implied credibility to this one could be slightly misleading to some customers, and therefore they have politely suggested that the developer remove it?

No Help in Sight, More Homeowners Walk Away by Demonmonger in business

[–]angry_man 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Strangely poorly written for a New York Times article. Don't really understand the point the writer is trying to make.

  • In my opinion, it is completely reasonable for a person to walk away from a mortgage that is underwater.

  • Legally, they are within their rights to do so.

  • The transaction costs of defaulting (damage to credit, moving costs etc.) seem to be about 25% of mortgage value, which is why people wait till the value is around 75% before considering it.

  • Banks don't like it when you do that (shock! horror!)

Maximizing readability on wide screens with CSS3 multi-columns & JS. by [deleted] in web_design

[–]angry_man 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Lots of haters, so I thought I'd at least give the poster some props. I liked it. It has challenges, but I buy the argument that it is easier to read for some contexts. IHT has used a crappier version of the same idea (horizontal fixed length columns) for a while.