Clanan

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by Clanan 9y ago
Heavily dilute? That's a bit dramatic. There was a tablet, now there's a laptop too.
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by Clanan 9y ago
There's a great early SO podcast with Jeff A. and Joel Spolsky (Fogcreek) where they argue about whether developers should know C and/or C++. Joel is rigidly in favor of it, whereas Jeff thinks it's pointless. It's a gre
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by Clanan 9y ago
A simple google search will provide you with numerous examples, even of Snopes in particular. Here's one[0] by Snopes where the True/False statements don't even match the claim. It's obvious the "fact checker"
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by Clanan 9y ago
"A chance discovery occurred when one of the scientific team, Federica Bertocchini, an amateur beekeeper, was removing the parasitic pests from the honeycombs in her hives. The worms were temporarily kept in a typical plastic shopping
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by Clanan 9y ago
Those pirates can be quite vengeful!
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by Clanan 10y ago
Regarding Twitter's history of killing APIs and 3rd-party dev; is there a bulletproof approach to setting up such an API/service with the guarantee that it will not be killed/ruined, short of business closure? A one-sided con
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by Clanan 10y ago
You're somewhat cherry-picking the quote. The point of that paragraph was to draw attention to the vague requirements present for unmasking: > But Rice's multiple requests to learn the identities of Trump officials discussed in
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by Clanan 10y ago
This situation is (obviously) very political. It also illustrates well how "broad" intelligence gathering can be used as a political weapon. We all have our beliefs on the current and previous administrations, but I think it'
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by Clanan 10y ago
This might be the start of a good approach, but I think it would largely reward popular teachers and easy classes. Back in university I would not have trusted myself to decide which were the necessary classes. With family, stress, work, etc
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by Clanan 10y ago
Should this have some sort of warning attached? I'm not sure every company will like having their (unauthorized) employees defining their policies and values. A common controversy with unions, especially when they're forming, is e
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by Clanan 10y ago
"To the extent that there is bias, it is slight and subtle. Opinion is labeled as such. Pointing to specific counter-examples is like identifying NASA with the failures of the Challenger -- it completely misses the forest for the trees
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by Clanan 10y ago
I remember reading the news story about the author's accident. Very interesting/sobering to read about life since then. More on topic, I'm considering a move to NYC and the thought of navigating the city with young kids is al
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by Clanan 10y ago
Tom Wheeler, former FCC chairman and cable/wireless lobbyist, fails to charitably address why his opponents did what they did. To Republicans and opponents of his FCC chairmanship, this was about regulatory authority, not "selling
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by Clanan 10y ago
Not the parent but I'll chime in. It really depends on the type of games you enjoy. Mechanic-heavy ("eurogames") vs. more themed ("ameritrash"), cooperative, competitive, etc. BoardGameGeek is a great site for refer
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by Clanan 10y ago
I did not say what you think I said. In a topic as complex (and contentious) as weather, climate, global warming, etc. I think we should focus on understanding the science and employing civic discourse. I simply repeated what the scientist
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by Clanan 10y ago
Already, the discussion here swings toward the climate change vs. "denialist" debate. Instead of politicizing it, maybe read the article? According to those interviewed, the trend until last year was to see more ice. > “I
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by Clanan 10y ago
My favorite response to the voucher debate is that most politicians who are against vouchers... send their children to private schools! (In D.C. at least, where public schools perform very poorly.)
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by Clanan 10y ago
Very interesting considering the post even discusses participating remotely. Politically incorrect theory: enabling people with families just isn't as sexy as helping immigrant founders.
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by Clanan 10y ago
> To make it clear, the managing partner is the guy who, if there was a war between all the lawyers, gets to wear the biggest, fanciest hat. Anyone else desperately want to see this happen?
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by Clanan 10y ago
A few reasons which may or may not apply to this situation. I don't agree with all of them, but they're worth a discussion I suppose. * The "cheaper" country has fewer regulations. e.g. sweatshop labor that the local wor
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by Clanan 10y ago
False. Obama held several "private sessions", often inviting only left-leaning journalists [0]. I think people are conflating "press gaggle" with official press briefings. http://www.politico.com/blogs&#x
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by Clanan 10y ago
Isn't that the point, though? By writing this open letter they're effectively holding the company accountable in an extreme, public way. I would hope a company would treasure such investors since they're willing to offer such
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by Clanan 10y ago
Gasp, you mean people of opposing beliefs actually have a reason for those beliefs and aren't just (all) idiots!? This is a great example of the impact of an echo chamber. It suddenly becomes an enlightening event to learn that opponen
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by Clanan 10y ago
This behavior is reinforced by current child-rearing and educational practices as well. Think about how much emphasis is placed on blind confidence, self-esteem, extroversion, etc. (at least in the U.S.). So it makes sense that confidence w
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by Clanan 10y ago
The problem with focusing on passion as a driving force is that it reverses the direction of how professional "passion" is often developed - through experience. I can't find the source now[0] but I recall reading about resear
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by Clanan 10y ago
Is anyone else put off by this obsession with "solving" fake news? As if we can simply throw technology at such a contentious and controversial issue and then trust the results. It reads to me like the goal is censorship, where on
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by Clanan 10y ago
This is true of practically every company. It's a liability issue - companies are afraid that feedback will be used in a lawsuit, so their favored course of action is to say nothing.
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by Clanan 10y ago
I see very little value for the company in agreeing to something like this. A user could still sue (even after signing the form) by claiming the given feedback is discriminatory or something similar. No company would voluntarily take on tha
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by Clanan 10y ago
Is this something you're interested in talking more about? My company specializes in comp sci + engineering work. Your email isn't listed but mine is in my profile.
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by Clanan 10y ago
Nice strawman. As usual, opponents of the enlightened are nothing more than rabid, racist idiots.

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