GFischer

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by GFischer 10y ago
That said, his comment does have a point, and consumption of inferior goods themselves can be a signal of low status.
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by GFischer 10y ago
That's something I took away from the article: video games (and games in general) actually make people feel happier and worthy (although it's a "fake" accomplishment). I personally experienced that, during a "down&q
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by GFischer 10y ago
Interesting. Some kind of vanity contest will definitely attract a lot of traffic if done right and with initial traction. I don't think that was dumb at all :) .
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by GFischer 10y ago
Unfortunately, if you're stuck in a pathologic environment, this advice sounds pretty applicable. I've worked for a BigCo where I would definitely recommend this, and some public government sector offices here in Uruguay are unbel
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by GFischer 10y ago
Well, that's part of the appeal. I'm amazed to see chinese VR headsets on sale everywhere (I live in Uruguay, South America). I know very little people who actually own one, but a lot are getting curious. I thought it would be the
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by GFischer 10y ago
I did a Masters in Management of Technology, that opened up several recruiting opportunities. I ended up not getting a management position however (they're extremely hard to get here in Uruguay), I believe it was because, like you, I d
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by GFischer 10y ago
I think the first virtue is to restrain the tongue; he approaches nearest to gods who knows how to be silent, even though he is in the right. Cato the Elder I like this quote because it reminds me not to argue needlesly. See yesterday&#x2
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by GFischer 10y ago
Netherlands is an extreme outlier (world's tallest people). 5 foot 7 is actually standard in my country and even on the tall side for my continent, South America (although better diet is fixing that). It's also tall for Asia and A
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by GFischer 10y ago
Really interesting, hadn't read that :) . Might be worth a submission of its own.
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by GFischer 10y ago
IIS was really bad (has gotten better), but I don't see most Java EE stacks being much better. At my last job we had two teams, one had a .NET stack, and the other had a Java EE stack, it was almost like someone had set up a lab to tes
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by GFischer 10y ago
Extremely relevant XKCD: https://xkcd.com/810/ But yes, even here on HN there are problems distinguishing between legitimate articles and paid news.
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by GFischer 10y ago
Some people inside BSofA are trying to change that (I know one of them). Hopefully they'll prevail.
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by GFischer 10y ago
This is not the kind of comments encouraged at HN, but, that said, I laughed really hard at this :)
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by GFischer 10y ago
Good quote. I should re-read How To Win Friends and Influence People. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/How_to_Win_Friends_and_Influen...
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by GFischer 10y ago
It sounds like a variant of Pascal's Wager - and Pascal himself is widely regarded as extremely intelligent, as the article states :) http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/pascal-wager/ http://www.iep.
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by GFischer 10y ago
James Mickens is very funny :) He had some really cool posts at Microsoft Research, which have sadly been deleted (originally for Usenix magazine too). https://web.archive.org/web/20150208050249/http://re
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by GFischer 10y ago
I had (bah, still have) one of those, and I ended up replacing it with an earlier Samsung (and mothballing the 2165). It was awful, and it didn't let me use generic toner. I had to flash it's firmware. Way too much hassle for a pr
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by GFischer 10y ago
Ironically, I bought a cheap Samsung printer (Ml2165W), and I had to flash its firmware to let it accept generic cartridges. I ended up buying an used, better model, which had more generic toners available. I hope HP doesn't start doin
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by GFischer 10y ago
He would definitely have replied :) . Patrick replied (very accurately, as it turned out) back in 2011 to my attempt to do a micropayments startup: "I would strongly advise rethinking starting a payment processor as a student. It is r
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by GFischer 10y ago
Hadn't heard of it. Looks interesting: https://quip.com/
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by GFischer 10y ago
I agree with your points. Tech isn't the key, but it's definitely an enabler. Some key features for a good documentation system IMO are : - that it has to be frictionless both to add information and to use it (and Sharepoint isn&#
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by GFischer 10y ago
Current company: SharePoint. I think it's no good for that use case (TBH, I don't like SharePoint for anything). Last company: Confluence. Worked pretty well, although we did need to customize it to fit our needs (same with Jira).
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by GFischer 10y ago
I guess "gratify intellectual curiosity" is indeed a broad category. This is satisfyingly obscure :) .
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by GFischer 10y ago
Doctors also push for it because they get paid more (according to Freakonomics). A source: http://www.wired.com/2005/05/realestate/ "consider these findings of a 1996 medical study: Obstetricians in are
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by GFischer 10y ago
Having a patent is very easy in the U.S. Getting one that can have its claims stand in court is the hard part - of course, you can play chicken with would-be claimants, and it's usually cheaper to just pay and avoid expensive lawsuits.
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by GFischer 10y ago
I had to look that up :) http://matrix.wikia.com/wiki/Simulacra_and_Simulation
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by GFischer 10y ago
Ecuador went one step ahead in 2000: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Currency_substitution I can't find non-biased studies, but I believe it was mostly positive: http://www.cato.org/blog/dollari
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by GFischer 10y ago
There are people that behave in ways I considered pretty irrationaly with their capital... and they work out. If they're getting an absurd percentage increase from property values alone, an extra few percent won't make a differenc
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by GFischer 10y ago
It's not a C# book, but I think it's a fundamental resource for .NET developers, especially those not familiar with basic practices like Unit Testing, Automated Testing & Builds, etc: Pro .NET Best Practices - http:/&#x2
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by GFischer 10y ago
My freaking cat installed Windows 10 on my laptop - he pressed enter on one of those dialogs with his paw and Windows started updating. I was more or less resigned to do so anyways, so he didn't do anything I wasn't going to do ev

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