Kurtz79

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by Kurtz79 13y ago
I'm still quite happy with my late 2010 13' Air, as a second/travel/coffee shop laptop. About your edit: remember that how Apple does it in the "Retina" models is increasing the definition, without affecting th
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by Kurtz79 13y ago
If you feel insulted maybe it's because you are a fanboy yourself ? I agree it could be clearer, but insulted, really ?
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by Kurtz79 13y ago
I really liked the Udacity course. It's by no means exhaustive or representative of the ecosystem (it focuses on Python/Google App Engine, I took it quite a while ago but I assume it has not changed), but introduces a lot of basic
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by Kurtz79 13y ago
Agreed. A tech hub in Europe has a potential pool of talent/investors as high as the US, and doesn't have to compete with it. Still, I'm very skeptical about ANY city here coming close to SV, mostly because of different menta
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by Kurtz79 13y ago
"The AI must have have near real time performance on CI and qualifying round. Slow response time is grounds for disqualification." Will bots with a fast response time have an advantage over "slower" (but still meeting th
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by Kurtz79 13y ago
He probably meant 60/70% of that income after taxes. Still, it's kind of hard. Usually places with six figures jobs tend to have high rents. I'm nowhere near that figure, and more than a fourth of my monthly net income goes t
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by Kurtz79 13y ago
Dozen of years of movies and video-games have cemented fairly well the use of the word. "Look at you, hacker: a pathetic creature of meat and bone, panting and sweating as you run through my corridors. How can you challenge a perfect,
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by Kurtz79 13y ago
"If the books like this really worked, every second person would be a millionare" To be fair to the author, he is not saying that just by reading the book or following simple rules everybody can be a millionaire. Hard work and a s
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by Kurtz79 13y ago
Not entering in the actual issue, just noticing that every time one needs to make an example of a wildly successful company, most of the times is Airbnb and Dropbox. I know full well that there are many more examples, but I think the total
910.
by Kurtz79 13y ago
Agreed... I think it's depressing that many people believes that "things were better before the Union"... Before the Union there was War. There has been war almost continuously in Europe since we have written records. The EU
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by Kurtz79 13y ago
It doesn't make a lot of a difference to me. The stuff I'm working on influences my ability to focus much more than the environment. If I'm doing something boring or uninteresting I could be in a monastic cell and still manag
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by Kurtz79 13y ago
I disagree completely. It's not about solving a the problem of not being able to "download a torrent file", but adding a new functionality to an established protocol. I find the idea very interesting, conceptually and technic
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by Kurtz79 13y ago
It's in their best interest that every user updates to the latest version, so sugar-coating the update makes sense. Personally the feature I'm looking forward to is the improved performance on the older devices.
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by Kurtz79 13y ago
Absolutely not, history, literature, sociology, arts are incredibly important. But we live (at least US/Western countries) in a capitalist society, like it or not. This means that the monetary value of your skills is directly linked on
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by Kurtz79 13y ago
> Same with Female HR workers. Women make up a massive percentage of HR departments from 72% to 90% and have an interesting habit of discriminating against "unattractive men" and "attractive women" in their hiring pra
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by Kurtz79 13y ago
Where I worked in Europe I don't think it's considered a "fireable offense", but it's definitely something you tend not to share with coworkers, and it would be frowned upon by your boss/HR. On the other hand,
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by Kurtz79 13y ago
Uh, I found the ad integrated with the article a bit TOO well, to the point that kind of sneaks on you. In a magazine I can usually tell where an ad is, and it does not take me away from the article. In this case I had actually read the ad
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by Kurtz79 13y ago
"Great article. Really good use of infographics. Also great responsive designs" I liked the design of the page and the infographics, but the full-page advertisement in the middle is kind of obnoxious. But seriously, Bitcoin would
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by Kurtz79 13y ago
I remember how on my first visit to the US one of the things that surprised me most was how different car models were from the ones in Europe, I couldn't recognize a single one (not to mention the monster sized SUV and trucks that I ne
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by Kurtz79 13y ago
It matters because you don't eat "protein" you eat food that contains, among other things, protein. A beef steak and a salmon steak are not the same.
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by Kurtz79 13y ago
In my experience/opinion (of my own short 35 years), exercise is what really makes a difference. An healthy diet is of course as important, but really can't say I experienced that much of a difference between low-carbs/low-fa
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by Kurtz79 13y ago
The study says that under 65 a protein-rich diet will basically kill you, while over 65 it's actually beneficial ? Is explained in any way why it should be so ? And I assume that this study is serious and other factors are accounted fo
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by Kurtz79 13y ago
As an MacOS/Linux user (at home at least) I'll say that this is a welcome decision from Microsoft and that, regardless of the reason for which it was taken, is one that benefits all the consumers. Could we for once set aside our o
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by Kurtz79 13y ago
Also, naming a programming language with a single letter is not very search-friendly.
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by Kurtz79 13y ago
This is definitely a cultural difference. In many countries in Europe driving a car is considered a pleasure and a skill. Driving manual vs. automatic is considered the same as playing a guitar vs. playing Guitar Hero.
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by Kurtz79 13y ago
I could make an argument for the exact opposite. If a new language has curly braces is instantly reviled and deemed as "not innovative" by part of the community.
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by Kurtz79 13y ago
Apple fans and Android fans should both grow up and just enjoy their purchases, if they are happy with them.
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by Kurtz79 13y ago
I believe that Apple aggressive pricing of the last operating systems (up to the current "free") had much more influence on the decision, together with Ubuntu progress in terms of usability. Edit: Probably is all off these put tog
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by Kurtz79 13y ago
I beg to differ (I completely agree with it being a horrible place to do business, on the other hand). Apart from having free healthcare (although they are trying to change that as well), layoffs are regulated by law (companies must file a
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by Kurtz79 13y ago
Although in "the rest of the world", where I'm from, you have the option of buying the mobile separately, and then paying for a separate contract (or top-up sim cards), the upfront cost of a new top-of-the-line mobile devices

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