muzster's comments

On: A bug related to handling of authenticated session...

[muzster]

would be nice to see the git commit.

[rvz → muzster]

Well its closed source so thats a shame.

On: 50 Years Ago, Sugar Industry Quietly Paid Scientis...

[muzster]

RIP: British Scientist John Yudkin - The man who tried to warn us about the perils of sugar.. Source(s) : http://www.telegraph.co.uk/lifestyle/wellbeing/diet/10634081...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Yudkin

Lest we not forget his arch-enemy Ancel Keys

On: Java 1.0 Turns 25

[muzster]

0xcafebabe

[alblue → muzster]

What’s interesting is that this is both the magic code for Java class files, and also for Mach-O executables on NeXTstep and macOS. So the language that inspired Java also has the same magic number — although this is a coincidence, not a derivative.

On: Ask HN: What Lived Up to the Hype?

[muzster]

Breaking Bad. Refused to watch it for years due to the hype.

On: Ask HN: What was a book that changed your life?

[muzster]

Getting Started with Color Basic - TRS-80 Color Computer

On: What If Linus Torvalds Gets Hit by a Bus? (2000)

[muzster]

Flight risk is another term one could use.

On: Elf Hello World

[muzster]

Great article...

Makes you wonder how ELF's brother (PE) and daughter (WASM) are doing.

On: I’m a freelance copywriter

[muzster]

This is not a Cat Stevens song.

However, Cat Stevens/Yusuf Islam did write "Father & Son" - which brings tears to my eyes... when I think of my son and my dad.

On: Operation Rosehub – patching thousands of open-sou...

[muzster]

Operation Rosebud

On: Ask HN: Leave job right before app goes to product...

[muzster]

>> How would you feel if a fellow developer left in the circumstances described?

I would feel happy for you and try my best to make sure we got a good handover. Your problem is with the management and not your fellow developers.

>> If you were a dev manager or hired this developer, how would you feel about them leaving in the circumstances described?

I would try and tap into your experience before it leaves the company. The boat needs steadying - there may be some obvious low lying fruit.

Bad experiences are just as valuable as good experiences.