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   by 3minus1 13y ago

   I worked at a smallish company where the lead developer was always "no,no,no" at every meeting. He didn't get fired. The management might have rolled their eyes a lot, but they knew he had better knowledge than anyone and would listen to hi
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   by 3minus1 13y ago

   I read an article a while back that how you praise your children makes a huge difference. Basically instead of telling them "you're so smart" it's much better to say "wow you tried really hard and it payed off."
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   by 3minus1 14y ago

   I think the meaning behind "I am so busy" sometimes is just a true statement and nothing more. I don't automatically assume the person saying it is bullshitting me in some way. That said, I never say it. I'm usually the one complaining abou
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   by 3minus1 14y ago

   I agree. The author identifies a near universal human behavior and his reaction is to condemn it as tearing apart human society. I don't think so. More like it speaks to something deeply ingrained in our nature, something we evolved because
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   by 3minus1 14y ago

   Really well-written article. Thanks for sharing.
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   by 3minus1 14y ago

   You're wrong. Policies like you listed are not viable because of either government regulation or the mere fact that a company will not be able to hire and retain good people if it treats them like shit. You offer an absurd and totally unrea
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   by 3minus1 14y ago

   He's using a reductio ad absurdem arguement. He takes the principle of "a company valuing productivity over happiness" and extends it to an absurd degree to argue that company's shouldn't prohibit telecommuting in order to increase producti
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   by 3minus1 14y ago

   I disagree that this speech is super-relevant to today (at least the US). I think if you ask most American's you'll find they hold to some version of American dream, believing that they can improve their own circumstance's through hard work
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   by 3minus1 14y ago

   I agree. I happen to know the Wheaton Shopping Plaza he's talking about and that whole mall is pretty run down. I doubt JCPenny would choose that location for their experimental new store design.
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    by 3minus1 14y ago

    It's easy to make asinine generalizations about things.
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    by 3minus1 14y ago

    I totally agree with you. I also hate the way he lumps the ultimatum game with prisoners dilemma and talks how you would expect the results to be the same across all humans. Yes, I would expect the same response for the prisoner's dilemma b
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    by 3minus1 14y ago

    I agree with this. I was recently amazed when a front-end developer came up with a google query that had much better results for a problem I was having.
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    by 3minus1 14y ago

    This makes it sound like I could eat greasy pizza all the time and it would be healthy.
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    by 3minus1 14y ago

    This is a really bad comparison imo. The difficulty of sustainability and non-pollution is that it requires everyone to work together to not consume. If even a few parties decide to not cooperate they can consume everything that's left and
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    by 3minus1 14y ago

    I'm no scientist, but I do think it's interesting that the theory of a massive asteroid destroying the dinosaurs arose in the age of nuclear weapons. The article mentions a newer theory involving climate change, which seems to befit the pre
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    by 3minus1 14y ago

    Thanks for this. I've been curious about F# and the article links to a great learning resource.
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    by 3minus1 14y ago

    Also slave
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    by 3minus1 14y ago

    I'm in a similar situation but contemplating a masters. I'm actually leaning towards a masters in computer science rather than software engineering.
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    by 3minus1 14y ago

    Some people feel stylish with their $5 coffee. It's not all about the taste.
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    by 3minus1 14y ago

    I have strabismus and I can see 3d movies if it's the old kind with the red and blue tinted glasses. For the new ones I can't see the 3d, it just looks like the normal 2d but darker.
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    by 3minus1 14y ago

    There actually is a reason to lower the price if it results in more people who are willing to pay more often. I see your comment as the kneejerk libertarian response to anyone complaining about a price (without actually knowing any details
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    by 3minus1 14y ago

    I am learning, but how much more could I be learning if I had something to do more than 30% of the time?
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    Please advise a young dev who doesn't have enough work to do

    1 points by 3minus1 14y ago|2 comments
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    by 3minus1 14y ago

    That quotes reminds me of playing Settlers of Catan. I remember when I first played I would notice someone win with a certain strategy and I'd go into the next game trying to replicate it. Since then I've realized the importance of adapting
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    by 3minus1 14y ago

    Hey, I like your article! I do feel like you're highlighting things that are just generally true of human nature. People tend to delude themselves about their intentions, are unrealistic about their stated goals, etc.
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    by 3minus1 14y ago

    I feel the same. I always hear people say to read others code. Really? Like what?
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    by 3minus1 14y ago

    I can't verify since I'm at work, but I'm pretty sure he talks about how a single roller can clear up to four mines. To me that implies this is meant as a tool for clearing the mines.
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    by 3minus1 14y ago

    maths
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    by 3minus1 14y ago

    I don't trust Yelp. https://www.google.com/search?q=yelp+extortion&aq=0&...
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    by 3minus1 14y ago

    I may be off base, but I see it as a sign of weakness when someone lies about something they don't know. Like, that person probably either has an inferiority complex or is a little too prideful. If you're smart and you know you're smart the