Evgeny

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by Evgeny 17y ago
The population is not large ... I'd guess about 20,000 in cities like Melbourne and Syndey. But basically, when you look at factors like: English speaking, good climate, good lifestyle, has an established and understandable immigration prog
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by Evgeny 17y ago
Phew, only two. Proofreading, of course - but not only that, but also checking and double checking the To and Cc. I don't want my email correspondence to end up on the internet jokes website because I accidentally include 'All' in the Cc. *
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by Evgeny 17y ago
"She isn't going to react to this badly." I wouldn't be so sure ... "WHAT? You share our personal problems with the whole internet? You are going to let a bunch of nerds decide on our relationship?" Of course, she may as well be a very reas
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by Evgeny 17y ago
From "Open source software only comes in one edition: awesome" to "Open-source software remains such a horrible pain in the ass to use". How long did it take? Five days?
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by Evgeny 17y ago
St.Petersburg => Melbourne, AU for me.
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by Evgeny 17y ago
"Talented or not, if you boost their self-esteem without making them earn it, why would they bother putting in the effort?" This. I was looking for a long time for a reason why just boosting self-esteem unconditionally is wrong, but could n
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by Evgeny 17y ago
Wait a second, there's still one thing missing ... you would then have to kill the doctor who inscribed the password.
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by Evgeny 17y ago
I don't see why he doesn't approach, say, the national Olympic Weightlifting team or something like that. They would just win all the gold medals, break all the world records and I don't think anyone would need more proof after that feat.
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by Evgeny 17y ago
"If you have two seven-digit numbers with an identical sequence, the probability is [...] roughly one in 282 billion. And when you factor in [...] the probability approaches zero" I would say that one in 282 billion is already damn close to
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by Evgeny 17y ago
My point is - would obesity & drug addictions be so widespread if people cared about their health in the first place? Babies are not born being obese and drug addicted (the vast majority). And if they don't care that much already, how c
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by Evgeny 17y ago
But would the people then actually prefer to actively prevent illnesses to just dealing with them as they happen? I have doubts ... I know I'm guilty myself - I need to make 2-3 visits to the dentist to fill some cavities, but I tend to del
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by Evgeny 17y ago
Looking at the number of people who are overweight/obese, who are smoking, who are abusing alcohol etc, I can not agree. It seems very simple to me to understand how to eat/exersice properly and how to not poison myself. All the information
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by Evgeny 17y ago
Actually, when I come there directly from Google, I do not have to login, just scroll down. However, if I bookmark the page and come back later, I won't see the answers. If I want to see it again, I have to enter the question title into Goo
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by Evgeny 17y ago
You can copy and paste the link into google and try "cached". This link worked for me: http://74.125.153.132/search?q=cache:3eeGFk9AvA8J:www.sdtime...
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by Evgeny 17y ago
Intelligence: Finding an error in a Knuth text. Stupidity: Cashing that $2.56 check you got. ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knuth_reward_check )
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by Evgeny 17y ago
I saw the question and wanted to answer something along these lines. So I opened the link and saw that I have nothing to add other than "+1". Now I'm thinking if there's a point in submitting this comment. Oh well, once in a while I'll subm
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by Evgeny 17y ago
For his epitaph he suggested, "I've finally stopped getting dumber."
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by Evgeny 17y ago
Guilty as charged ...
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by Evgeny 17y ago
I really liked the part where he compares the Internet with the bathroom wall (though it looks like he was not the first one). While the articles themselves may be of questionable value, I still like the style. This one made me laugh out lo
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by Evgeny 17y ago
Or at the very least remember to clear your temporary files, cookies, browsing history, passwords, personal files/photos and empty the recycle bin.
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by Evgeny 17y ago
I want to see a smart traffic control system. Currently I'm only aware of the traffic lights which can sense when the car stopped next to the line and switch the lights accordingly. I would like to see more. I would like the system to ident
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by Evgeny 17y ago
Now I have an important question. How should I properly take myself to the brink of insanity in order to boost creativity and flexibility of thought? Something to think about ...
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by Evgeny 18y ago
Here's an opinion on the sea level rise http://wattsupwiththat.com/2009/03/06/basic-geology-part-3-s... "The main reason why sea level rises is because the equilibrium between glacial ice and temperature is out of balance, and has been fo
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by Evgeny 18y ago
Joel on Software forums http://discuss.joelonsoftware.com/?joel http://discuss.joelonsoftware.com/?biz
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by Evgeny 18y ago
Every time I go to HN from work I think to myself "is it blocked already ... is it blocked already ... phew!". The company has a reasonably strict policy on internet usage, stuff like webmail is blocked, for example, but all development-rel
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by Evgeny 18y ago
I don't think there is such thing as fair payment at all. From boss point of view: me and her are doing same work, payment is equal. My point of view: I always deliver my work within deadlines, she is late sometimes, I should get $5K more H
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by Evgeny 18y ago
I always thought that he is just one of the development team. What does his role involve that makes it so important to the success of the whole company?
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by Evgeny 18y ago
This 'expect failure' bit just does not sound right to me. 'Do not fear failure' - maybe, or 'don't get discouraged by failure', or something like that. Rational assessments can prevent commitment. Only one out of millions becomes an Olympi
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by Evgeny 18y ago
"Let’s say that you are broke, overweight, and have no friends. You decide to apply positive thinking. You tell yourself that you are lucky to be you and walk around with a smile on your face." Ugh, that's positive thinking gone terribly wr
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by Evgeny 18y ago
“You can be president of the Unites States, if you really want to!" This one motivates person to at least try his best A more truthful message would be, "You have much higher odds of being struck by lightning than of ever becoming president

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