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    best git GUI for OSX for resolving conflicts?

    I use source tree, but good luck working with storyboards in source control :) My colleague uses git tower. In any case, we don't use storyboards, so no experience there.
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    Cheap(er) Android phone for travel

    I did look at that, but given the invite situation, I wasn't sure how much lead time I would need to have once I register for an invite. I actually don't leave until mid January, so its definitely an option.
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    Cheap(er) Android phone for travel

    I am going to be in the Philippines for about a month, and would prefer not to bring my iPhone 6s. I was thinking of picking up a cheaper Android phone, that I can resell when I get back or just leave there with my hosts when I leave. Looking at something under 250, and I guess I would need...
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    Samsung Galaxy S6 hype thread

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IlUPM7s_7_8 So the best they can come up with is bending glass, and coating the metal. If you can't beat em, join em?
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    65 fans on a Megahalems

    Wrong Thread.
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    Is there an app that will discharge the battery while it's plugged in?

    Check out http://fruitjuiceapp.com
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    Samsung Galaxy S6 hype thread

    http://techcrunch.com/2015/03/01/samsung-galaxy-s6-s6-edge-hands-on/ I like how samsung gave Apple shit for making a bigger phone and "copying" them, and the they just release an iPhone 6 clone.
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    Tim Cook is proud to be gay.

    He explains that in the link. Basically he cares about his privacy and wants the focus to be on Apple and not himself. But he also realizes that there are a lot of people in the world that live with physical and mental abuse every day because of their sexual orientation. So if knowing...
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    Apple Pay / Google Wallet: Not So Fast

    It's debatable whether the finger print requirement proves to reduce fraud. However the great thing about Apple Pay is the tokenization and one time use card numbers. It helps protect against the hacks that happened to Target, Home Depot, etc. Apple Pay can also be used within iOS apps...
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    Apple Pay / Google Wallet: Not So Fast

    This is my point. The only real difference is security.
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    Apple Pay / Google Wallet: Not So Fast

    As others have mentioned in this thread, the retailers that are disabling Apple Pay/Google Wallet probably don't care about Apple's cut on the transaction. They just hate CC fees and they don't want to promote a contactless payment system that competes with their own emerging platform. I...
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    The 9/9/2014 Apple Launch Event Thread

    95% sure I am getting the 4.7, 5% the 5.5.
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    TSX borked in Haswell and Broadwell

    It was found by someone outside of intel according to this article here.
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    How can a non-techie get started in QA?

    That's not why we find so many bugs. There is a place for someone doing manual testing in a development cycle. However, you also need to complement those people with people that are more advanced. The QA guy on my team doesn't have a software background and he does a pretty good job all...
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    NAS - connect to Asus RT-N66R router or gigabit switch?

    Make sure its not connected to the net, https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8128521.
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    Possible existence of a patent for an algorithm I've invented but not implemented

    I don't think that applies here. I worked for Oracle for a short time when the company I worked for got acquired. We were told never to search for patents, even at home.
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    Verizon cuts off 2yr free 100MB CB Pixel deal at 1 year

    This makes no sense. Google sold a device that said it came with 2 years of 100MB of service on the box yet they claim Verizon shutting the service off and its out of the control? How about you don't sell something you can can't guarantee?
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    Thinking of dabbling in programming again.

    I think in a way startups are trend setters. Startups get to use a lot of different new technologies not because they are free and cheap, but because startups don't have to deal with the large institutional way of doing things and don't have massive technical debt in an already established code...
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    Thinking of dabbling in programming again.

    C# is a fine language, and you could argue that the tooling around it is second to none. However, senttoschool was right in the sense that unless a startup has roots in the state of Washington, it probably isn't using C#. Hold up there just a minute, I am all for the promoting the...
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    How do you keep someone from stealing your app?

    The article mentions that the app was completely different than 1Password, so I am not sure what this has to do with decomilering an app. It looks like all they did was steal the name and icon.
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    WWDC 2014 Keynote

    The Swift sessions have been packed, with even the Apple employee lines being really long. I think people are really excited. I have gone to all the Swift sessions, and I know I am pretty excited. I am one of those people that actually liked Objective-C, but so far I do think that Swift is...
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    Is it possible to seriously code and web design on Windows?

    Same in Boston/Cambridge.
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    Is it possible to seriously code and web design on Windows?

    I would say it's a full stack thing. Java used to be more difficult on the mac because Apple controlled it's Java package and it was difficult to have multiple versions of it installed and Apple would always lag and skip versions. Since Oracle now packages it, it has become a lot easier to...
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    Is it possible to seriously code and web design on Windows?

    More power to you guys, but I can't stand developing on Windows. I am not anti windows in general, I have a beefy custom built PC that I use for various things, but development isn't one of them. In our 80+ engineering team, maybe 1-2 use windows (older gentlemen), ~10 use linux and then rest...
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    I need to know if there is a ready made solution for my needs

    These might be a little overkill, but there are a bunch of companies like http://www.shopify.com that offer a complete solution w/ hosting.
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    Keeping programming skills current

    Sounds like you need better employees, ones that take software craftsmanship seriously.
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    JavaScript: why colon (:) and not equals (=)

    And this notation isn't just used in javascript or json, it's a common way to express the key value pair construct. In objective-c for example you could do: NSDictionary *dictionary = @{ @"value" : @YES }
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    ReactiveCocoa (similar to RxJava/Rx)

    Not sure if anyone is using any Rx libraries for Java or C#, but my team is in the process of re-writing one of my companies iOS SDKs using ReactiveCocoa for all the private parts and it's awesome. It takes a little while to wrap your head around the concept of signals and signals of signals...
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    [Objective] C Preprocessor macro possible

    What's your concern about function call overhead? Is this going to be called a lot? Can you give some more detail about what functionality you trying to switch between?
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    China providing a whopping $100K in aid for Filopino victims of Supertyphoon Haiyan

    It probably doesn't matter what any country donates to the government of the PI, as my filipino mother-in-law said, "It's not like any of this money is going to make it to the people that need it". Too much corruption.
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    What's your favorite IDE?

    I am with you, I find the interface maddening because it is both poorly designed and not consistent to any of the platforms it runs on.
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    What's your favorite IDE?

    So, as a full time iOS developer dating back to Xcode 3, and someone who has professionally developed for android on both eclipse and android studio, I do prefer Xcode to both of those, but its not because of its features or usability. Feature wise, I think Xcode is pretty limited (for...
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    Are Bay Trail-based Windows 8.1 tablets going to kill off demand for Android tablets?

    So I haven't been following these tablets closely but I have a friend that wants a tablet but needs windows. Can anyone tell me why these bay trail tablets like the dells only come with 2gb of ram?
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    Extremely disappointed in FIOS internet

    I have had fios for about 4 years split between 2 cities, with a stint with comcast before and in the middle. Fios is really really fast, and it's consistency can't be matched. I am getting frustrated with YouTube/netflix issues that another person brought up. If you google it, there are tons...
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    Lots of money to be made in software engineering these days..

    I don't know anything about Amazon/Microsoft, but I disagree somewhat with your characterization of the google hiring process. I don't think it matters what school you went to or who you know, thats not going to get you past the code review board and all that jazz. I am sure it does help if...
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    Lots of money to be made in software engineering these days..

    For what it's worth, I was influenced by http://www.geekwire.com/2013/cool-map-shows-venture-capital-dollars-flowing/. Based on that I made two assumptions that may not be true: 1) High number of VC money means there are probably lots of non-startups also, so lots of jobs 2) VC money...
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    Lots of money to be made in software engineering these days..

    But I bet there are more available jobs doing interesting work in CA/NYC/BOS than there is in the midwest, but maybe that's just my east coast/west coast bias.
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    Lots of money to be made in software engineering these days..

    Not sure if it depends on the market, but I don't think I have seen any software jobs around here that are hourly besides contracting rolls. A few companies have the 4 day 10-work week, but they are big companies most software engineers around here wouldn't want to work at like Raytheon. I...
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    Lots of money to be made in software engineering these days..

    Depends on the area of the country I guess. I made more than that coming out of college in 08, but I also live in a higher cost of living area.