Recent content by crazypooljunkie

Tax dollars? Where in the world is the article that shows tax dollars going to fund any of this project? If anything fast tracking the tunnel would save tax dollars by circumventing the bureaucracy.

Nintendo platforms exist for one reason and one reason only. To provide a platform for Nintendo IPs: Mario, Zelda, Metroid, Pikmin, etc.. The Switch is having a successful launch because their best IP was actually available at launch. I wouldn't hold my breath on seeing much third party support...

Reading the article it sounds like he probably suffered from impostor syndrome or something similar. The tech startup culture is full of people who believe in order to be taken seriously you have to devote your entire life to tech and as a consequence not only exaggerate their own...

I just switched to a mechanical keyboard and I have to say there is no way I'll go back. I don't think I can necessarily claim better accuracy or typing speed, but it just feels better. The best way to describe it is when I go into the office and type on the keyboards there or use a laptop all...

It's been made pretty clear that Zelda keeps pretty busy while Link is off doing Link things. I think a Legend of Zelda game that allows you to play both story lines would actually be pretty damn cool, beyond that, I don't see any reason why Link's gender should even be under discussion. Want to...

I've been running a DS411 for a few years now, just started taking full advantage of the 4 bays over the past year after I setup a Plex server. The thing is rock solid. Besides having to go in and update to new firmware versions the thing requires basically no attention. It just runs. Upgrading...

MATLAB! My first language too. Also, I'm not a huge fan of Java, but that language isn't all that bad. There are far worse things in the world, ahem, PHP. Anyhow, I think kids should get some sort of basic education in computing in general. Teaching them how to code is probably overkill...

There are lots of successful, highly compensated people who are treated well but still move on from their jobs for a variety of reasons. They're the type of people not content rest on their laurels and want to keep the world moving forward. The most successful people don't cash in on one great...

This. One of my websites get's 40% of its traffic from IE. Since it isn't a techy or artsy website, I'd say it is probably a relatively accurate reflection of the populace, even if it's a pretty low traffic site.

Prototypes are easy to make. Building a finished, reproducible, easy to use product that can be sold at a profit is hard. Anybody who thinks otherwise either has never built something desirable or is full of shit. I can prototype a website in a few days, I can put out a minimum viable product in...

Passwords simply need to change. Eight random characters does not a good password make. However four random works makes an excellent password. The other end of the equation is that service owners need to secure user information better. Unencrypted data that has been stole is unacceptable.

At this point Nintendo is nothing more than a niche player. There are exactly three reasons to buy Nintendo: Mario, Zelda and Metroid. This also happens to be the reason the WiiU flopped, those games still aren't available.

I'll see your CA or NY and raise you an IL. Our taxes aren't quite as high but the state taxes literally anything that moves (figuratively and literally).

So the excessive amount of reading I did as a child actually made me dumber because I didn't hear it. Officer Barbrady! I call shenanigans. The people I know with the best vocabulary are the ones who did or do the most reading. In the end how big a child's vocabulary becomes is a result of...

Their lack of a large phone is likely at least part of the reason their stock is slipping - as I suspect it has a measurable impact on sales and market share. What I don't understand is they had a ton of success introducing multiple form factors for the iPod - why would they not take the same...