Kaizyn

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by Kaizyn 17y ago
Here's a thought experiment for you. If you were a hunter-gatherer out on a hunt and you succeed in killing something, how would you get that kill back to your camp? Would you leave it all there or carry as much as you were able back? Scien
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US Postal makes money delivering marketing materials from local businesses (supermarkets and the like) to P.O. Boxes. They also offer no way to let you opt out of this.
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What's funny about this is that Onion is an online publisher just like the newspaper guys who wrote Django. This would have been more of a story if Django was incapable of fulfilling their needs.
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I was going to suggest Amazon's Mechanical Turk, but several others already did so. While this would take you some startup time and money, you could go the ebook sales route as suggested here: http://www.cringely.com/2009/03/parrot-secrets
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How can you ever start writing something that's extraordinary if you never start writing at all? Do you really think Mark Twain started out writing Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer? It is a skill that requires effort to become good at.
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Pick up a copy of the Non-designer's Design and Type Book by Robin Williams (not the comedian).
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I don't suppose it has occurred to anyone here that the reason certain passages appear twice is because they merited repeating? The Bible is meant to be read by people, and people often times take a while for a message to sink in once they'
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A computer user basically uses a computer to do the following: 1) Surf the web, 2) Check email, 3) IM chat, 4) Download/purchase digital media files, 5) Manage/share your digital photos, 6) Watch movies, 7) Play games, and
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We (humanity) have reliable temperature data as measured by a thermometer and at fixed locations going back 300 years?
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I would recommend you start with The Little Schemer and follow up with The Seasoned Schemer (the sequel to the other book). These two will give you a good feel for some aspects of Scheme programming, but they will not go into the same dept
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Yes, you want the Plastic Logic Que reader when it releases next month.
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Hopefully you'll get the knife set either for your birthday or next year?
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Objects aren't abstract data types because an object contains all of the methods to operate on the ADT in the same place.
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If you're an Italian citizen, you might consider going to live/work in Italy instead of the US. By right of citizen, you already would be legally allowed to work in that country. Also, the Italian citizenship may entitle you to work anywh
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Then why didn't they call it design-driven development? Calling something test-driven seems to imply that the tests are the important thing, no?
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Have you ever heard of the network effect? Craigslist has such a lock on its market that you would have to have something extremely compelling to dislodge them. A few flashy maps and a web 2.0ish appearance wouldn't be nearly enough to do
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The problem with open sourcing their IP is that Fusion Garage could then turn around and start manufacturing the devices, cutting Arrington completely out of the loop. They would just have to be careful that the separate Arrington IP doesn
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Hey Teralaser, how long do you realistically think it would take someone to determine if their business would be a success? 2 years? 3 years? 10 years? Also, if someone takes a multi-year break from school, how easy is it for them to just
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For now we may only have little letters. But soon as it is adopted, HumanMarkup will revolutionize online communication: http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/tc_home.php?wg_abbrev=h...
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Your copywriters gave you a strong signal as to their professionalism when they did not want to discuss compensation up front. In the future, you should now know that anyone who does not discuss the business contract before rendering any s
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The problem is that the workplace is filled with constant interruptions. Either a coworker needs to talk to you about something, you need to get up to go talk to someone, or you end up interrupting yourself when you should focus on working
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Google will likely claim that Go! and Go are different names for a programming language much as C and C# are.
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Every empire will eventually end. The fact that Byzantium held out as long as they did is a testament to their skill. They never did try to recruit the Ottomans and mostly played with the bordering nations between them and the Ottomans.
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As a life-long resident of California, I should like to say that if this is where the rest of the country is headed, then the Republic is doomed. Adopting the policies of California will bankrupt any other state in the country as it has thi
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Alan Kay with the Viewpoints Research Institute is doing some interesting work. If you have a chance, you should check out their released papers: "STEPS Toward The Reinvention of Programming" http://www.vpri.org/pdf/tr2007008_steps.pdf "
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The key here is that Google bought up enough dark fiber to make itself in effect an ISP. Therefore, it's a negotiation between equals more than it is a content provider and an ISP. The fact that Google can make its services slower for use
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Yeah. This is a bit ridiculous, conning people into working for them for free at this project by calling it a game. What is up next - the "improve my search algorithm" game?
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Really, it's like insurance in the sense that you're paying a monthly fee for access to the doctor. However, the relative cost is significantly lower than it is through insurance providers. Who would have thought that eliminating a middle
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Albert Hourani's History of the Arab Peoples cites Ibn Khaldun and covers much the same territory of Islamic history. A read I would highly recomment to anyone.
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The main drivers are cheaper startup costs and less of a need to manage hardware yourself (usually including backups).

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