Disqus - Latest Comments for Calvin

Re: How To Increase Productivity in 10 Minutes

Calvin — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 23:03:59 -0000

The webapp is called "Todoist", no 'L' in there. I prefer SlimTimer+Backpack myself, these days. Although the offline combination of TreeLine and Task Coach is getting promising again.

Re: How To Upgrade AOL

Calvin — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 08:57:34 -0000

I can't say it looks all that interesting, but I don't put much weight into these custom start pages.

Re: How To Introduce Blogging Projects

Calvin — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 08:20:21 -0000

I fear I'm having more trouble with my 30-second pitch than I should. Figuring out how to say what my business even is shouldn't be this difficult. Or does everyone have such trouble?

Re: How To Start A Web Business

Calvin — Sun, 19 Aug 2007 09:10:34 -0000

Great advice there, and I loved the video at the end. I just need to get off my butt and do this thing.

Re: The Only Thing You Need To Learn

Calvin — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 18:25:46 -0000

I am so ashamed. With so much to read, watch, and listen to, once I read the first line "Learn to be patient." I felt it summarized the article nicely enough, and didn't read another word.

Great article!

Re: Wacky idea for python coroutines

Calvin — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 00:32:19 -0000

I've thought about this but came to the conclusion that this begs a distinction between error handling and error repair and repair we can simply handle with proper callbacks.

Re: Which code layout do you like more?

Calvin — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 21:47:31 -0000

I can use both, depending on the context. The difference is in the intent. Is the call to g() essential to executing f() or is it coincidentally needed for both conditions?

Re: RockStarProgrammer - Ruby's HTTP Client Sucks

Calvin — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 20:30:00 -0000

The builtin http client should provide some default user agent (python's does!)

Re: RockStarProgrammer - Stack Overflow is a Time Machine

Calvin — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 10:41:31 -0000

The array question got on the reddit programming front page, hence the high views.

Re: Don't Forget The Downtime

Calvin — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 04:31:00 -0000

I know what the code-from-home dad thing is like. Do it myself. I'm actually starting to see the peak of my productivity from this model, and I'm looking for office space to move into nearby. I'll get more done away from the house and actually focus on the wife and kid when I'm home, with work out of mind.

Re: 2008/05/19/joe-lieberman-youtube/

Calvin — Thu, 22 May 2008 10:21:25 -0000

Do they say terrible things? Yes.
Do they say it in a forum with more freedom than the world they seek to create? Yes.
Do we ourselves have less freedom of public expression, resulting in our "war" against them? Yes.

Does this mean they should be silenced? Abso-fucking-lutely not.

Freedom of speech is absolute.

If we can't beat them without silencing their message, we obviously aren't being convincing enough to those they are converting. Fight them with our own free speech and expression.

Re: Distributed Transactions on App Engine

Calvin — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 21:27:00 -0000

Why wouldn't you leave them around? They are the record that this transfer between accounts happened. It makes sense to keep that history.

Re: Distributed Transactions on App Engine

Calvin — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 10:08:00 -0000

I'm just saying for the context it was presented in, leaving them makes sense. Still, you can use the exact same process as a multi-step "mark for deletion" and then periodically delete all sets who are marked.