LurkerIndeed
| Favorite team: | LSU  |
| Location: | Fat Guy In A Little Coat |
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| Number of Posts: | 842 |
| Registered on: | 11/16/2008 |
| Online Status: | Not Online |
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re: Has anyone been to a HackerX event?
Posted by LurkerIndeed on 6/1/17 at 10:31 pm
Googling them shows a Quora link with some reviews. Several comparisons to tinder and speed dating in the reviews, but mostly positive.
I got one today, too. I can't imagine there's that many local companies showing at this thing - half the people would recognize each other here! ...
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re: Any SEC schools have good computer science programs?
Posted by LurkerIndeed on 10/16/16 at 7:53 pm
In the late 90s at LSU if you could get a CS instructor who had actual industry experience, it was worth it. Everyone else, not so much. Of course, they ran all those guys off.
As far as the circle jerk over best in the state, no one cares, especially after time in the industry. ...
re: How do $40k a year millionaires pay for these swimming pools?
Posted by LurkerIndeed on 8/2/16 at 6:43 am
[quote] I work at one of the best companies nationwide and make very good money for my age with an EE degree. [/quote]
Thanks for pointing that out, wasn't quite sure on that point....
re: Regarding college degree choices, is going into IT/Computer Science smart?
Posted by LurkerIndeed on 5/10/16 at 5:15 pm
[quote]architecture, high availability, scaling, and implementing a continuous delivery pipeline with Jenkins and Chef little baw [/quote]
Design a site/application, keep it up, automate the build. Again, good for you. You trying to send a resume or something?...
re: Regarding college degree choices, is going into IT/Computer Science smart?
Posted by LurkerIndeed on 5/10/16 at 4:53 pm
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I mean this in the nicest, least negative way possible but you probably write shitty .NET code for a small scale operation in Louisiana[/quote]
These threads always vhave to have that guy. You know the command line - good for you!...
re: If I want to find a programmer to help with a startup idea....
Posted by LurkerIndeed on 1/22/16 at 8:29 am
"But come on, you're smart, this should be easy for you, it shouldn't take long at all!"
"My cousin/brother/dog could do it over the weekend!"...
re: Coursera Python Class Discussion Thread
Posted by LurkerIndeed on 2/28/14 at 10:31 am
[quote]I don't have time to edit right now, but there is quite a bit of erroneous information in your friend's reply...I would take it down if it were me.[/quote]
Seconded...LOTS of mis-information in there.....
re: Delusion out of Lafayette
Posted by LurkerIndeed on 1/9/14 at 9:39 am
[quote]Still going to take a while to build the program there. ULL has been well known for computer science for quite some time. [/quote]
If all those undergrad courses listed are actually offered on a regular basis, it's hard to argue with you there...I would've been in propeller-head heaven wit...
re: Do any of you own or work at a computer company
Posted by LurkerIndeed on 5/13/13 at 12:07 am
[quote]If he can't find a CS job in BR or NOLA with GE, IBM, and Ameritas looking for almost 1,500 employees, something is wrong IMO.[/quote]
[quote][b]He wants to be challenged[/b] and [b]says programming is mundane[/b]...[/quote]
These guys usually produce crappy code....
re: MSFT Update: Looking worse quicker than I predicited
Posted by LurkerIndeed on 12/30/12 at 10:17 pm
Links?...
re: MSFT Update: Looking worse quicker than I predicited
Posted by LurkerIndeed on 12/28/12 at 10:05 pm
Apologize for what? That's a better conversation than arguing over cherry-picked analyst quotes.
I think there are plenty of types that can do both native and web. There are plenty of one tech, one language types, too, from the boonies to Silicon Valley, and they are on all platforms.
Micros...
re: MSFT Update: Looking worse quicker than I predicited
Posted by LurkerIndeed on 12/27/12 at 12:24 pm
[quote]It's a great opportunity for small house and single developers to create killer apps. Unfortunately for MSFT, they build their apps off a commonly used platform....but totally different than Android and iOS...so they can't just "start developing for W8".
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Developers pick up new l...
re: MSFT Update: Looking worse quicker than I predicited
Posted by LurkerIndeed on 12/26/12 at 4:25 pm
Something tells me [link=(http://www.geekwire.com/2012/mark-cuban-nokia-windows-phone-crushes-iphone-5/)]this endorsement from Mark Cuban[/link] may help out MS a bit...
If you think the Windows Phone 8 launch hasn't gone well for Microsoft, you're either blind or intentionally spreading garbage....
re: MSFT Update: Looking worse quicker than I predicited
Posted by LurkerIndeed on 12/19/12 at 4:43 pm
Can you try to hide your fanboyism a little bit? at least throw some good criticisms in there, like the stack ranking, or the C++ over-all-other-languages push......
re: Will an admin please ban cwill?
Posted by LurkerIndeed on 7/16/12 at 10:14 pm
removed because of one douchebag? please tell me he gets banned. trolling a suicide thread? really?...
re: Oracle vs Google lawsuit could be a game changer
Posted by LurkerIndeed on 4/25/12 at 11:53 pm
[quote]Yeah, the emails are pretty incriminating but google will continue to blur the line between java source code (which is free) and Java APIs(which are licensed). Oracle will argue they copied the code without paying for it.
Probably the best and most expensive lawyers in the country will tu...
So now the Saints are bad guys all of a sudden?
Posted by LurkerIndeed on 3/5/12 at 4:08 pm
Just like pro wrestling...
[link=(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vm4TG56KGZ4)]New Saints Anthem[/link]...
re: Mike and Mike this AM
Posted by LurkerIndeed on 2/3/12 at 11:36 am
Back before they were on ESPN 2, it really wasn't that bad a show; they actually had non-predictable opinions and didn't play the jock-and-nerd stereotype....
re: The Herd will interview Bobby Hebert about Les @ 11:05
Posted by LurkerIndeed on 1/11/12 at 12:12 pm
[quote]CC more than likely just had him on for the entertainment value.[/quote]
He's probably pulling a page right of Cowherd's own playbook. How many people you think are going to make sure to listen this afternoon as a result of his appearance?...
HDMI and Wii
Posted by LurkerIndeed on 12/27/11 at 12:41 pm
So to hook up a Wii to an HDMI port, is this pretty much it?
[link=(http://www.amazon.com/ViewHD-1080P-Output-Upscaling-Converter/dp/B0050RKH2Y/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1325011183&sr=8-1)]Wii to HDMI[/link]
Nintendo always has to make at least one stupid decision with their systems (and yes, I'm...
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