JohnFx

United States

http://improvingsoftware.com

Development Manager. Software Developer. Texan.

You can follow me on twitter at: http://twitter.com/johnfx

I also have a blog at: http://improvingsoftware.com

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What is the correct way to pluralize an acronym / initialism?

grammatical-number orthography apostrophe acronyms initialisms asked Aug 12, 2010 at 20:43

english.stackexchange.com

130 votes

Is there an easy way to measure the height of a tree?

measuring asked Jun 21, 2011 at 1:32

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61 votes

Is there a trick to applying caulk using a caulk-gun?

caulking technique asked Jul 21, 2010 at 19:32

diy.stackexchange.com

58 votes

Is there some rule against ending a sentence with the contraction "it's"?

grammaticality contractions sentence-ends contraction-vs-full-form weak-forms asked Aug 12, 2010 at 20:34

english.stackexchange.com

56 votes

Do UTF-8, UTF-16, and UTF-32 differ in the number of characters they can store?

unicode character-encoding utf asked Sep 24, 2008 at 22:51

stackoverflow.com

52 votes

How do I insert text above a table at the top of a Word document?

microsoft-word asked Aug 12, 2010 at 15:40

superuser.com

49 votes

Should the word Boolean be capitalized?

adjectives capitalization proper-nouns asked Oct 28, 2010 at 14:57

english.stackexchange.com

45 votes

Jump starting a dead battery: Connect black wire to negative pole of battery or grounded metal?

electrical battery jump-start asked Jul 18, 2011 at 22:31

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40 votes

My credit card company is asking for my current income citing "Federal Regulations"

united-states credit-card regulation privacy asked Sep 4, 2014 at 20:29

money.stackexchange.com

36 votes

Feature Request: Ability to flag an answer as "not an answer" or "should be a comment"

feature-request status-completed flags asked Mar 2, 2010 at 16:31

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Long-held, incorrect programming assumptions

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What are the differences between LDAP and Active Directory?

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Stuff every programmer needs while working

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I believe this to be fraud — hired, then asked to cash check and send cash as Bitcoin

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Is the phrase "never reinvent the wheel" suitable for students?

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What was your most difficult bug hunt and how did you find it and kill it?

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What are the worst false economies in software development?

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If you've lost contact with a person, should you stop listing them as a reference?

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How do you empty an online virtual debit card?

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Am I unhireable?

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Should tenants pay for repairs if it's their fault?

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Copy rows from one table to another, ignoring duplicates

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How do you know you're writing good code?

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