MadManE

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by MadManE 11y ago
It's not the carrying of the paper that's the problem. I have to know beforehand how much I'll need, and keep that separate from the rest of my funds. This means that I can't use it for anything that would normally come
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by MadManE 11y ago
Because cash can be lost in the shuffle, and there is not necessarily a hard record of it ever existing. If everything is on the level, then there's no loss.
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by MadManE 11y ago
Those aren't "unavoidable". They're just non-negotiable for you. See grecy's comment about want vs. need .
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by MadManE 11y ago
I think the point is that people who are looking exclusively for money or shine will make poor employees. If someone is looking to be a master, the others will naturally follow.
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by MadManE 11y ago
Ok, but let's take it to a different industry. Are corporate farmers more or less deserving of government money than individuals? Also, I'm not convinced that individual welfare accomplishes what you think it does. I don't th
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by MadManE 11y ago
Completely off-topic, but are they precisely 2.5cm, or 1 inch cubes?
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by MadManE 11y ago
Whether it's a good or bad thing is irrelevant. I agree that we should be aware and try to deter some instances, but saying that having skin in the game causes incentives seems like a weird conclusion to me. It should be obvious.
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by MadManE 11y ago
Is corporate welfare somehow worse than individual welfare? I gather from the tone of your comment that you think it is, but this being the internet, tone is easy to confuse.
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by MadManE 11y ago
This headline doesn't seem like it's actually news. Replace "NSA" with literally anything else, and it still makes perfect sense. People who have financial incentives to keep something around typically try to do so.
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by MadManE 11y ago
I'm pretty sure that the repetition in MMOs is not what most people consider the meat of the fun. It's an obstacle to get to the fun, because nobody can create enough real content to satisfy players. The big assumption here is tha
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by MadManE 11y ago
I know that this is a popular jab at state-funded gambling, but the reality is - at least for the people I've encountered - that they don't expect to win. They are paying a dollar to dream about "what if?". Probably not
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by MadManE 11y ago
Absolutely. My experience was that MatLab was used as a series of magic steps to accomplish what we were really after: analysis of physical systems. The impression I get of MathWorks is that they would like to be the walled garden of engine
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by MadManE 11y ago
I keep hearing about this huge war between Lyft and Uber, but I don't see anything evidenced in the price to the user. Now, maybe I'm just naive, but shouldn't this kind of competition drive the prices down?
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by MadManE 11y ago
Anything that takes away from MatLab is good in my eyes. I have never had a good experience with it. Granted, I've only ever used it for school, but it is always incredibly painful to work with. I like Octave much better.
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by MadManE 12y ago
You do get something for everyone in return I think that this is the crux of it. In my experience in the U.S., my taxes are funding things that I not only get no benefit from, but actively oppose on a moral level. That makes it a much har
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by MadManE 12y ago
In my experience, Coloradans are always looking for some justification as to why they live there - whether that's a "new center of tech", or "freedom to toke", or "Colorado NATIVE". I guess it's not e
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by MadManE 12y ago
This was my take on the situation, also. It's nice to know that I'm not crazy, though.
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by MadManE 12y ago
Thanks for taking the time to reply. I am a little troubled by a one thing, though. . . I am not a programmer - I'm a mechanical engineer. You say in other industries it's smart to wait it out for change. How do I evaluate whether
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by MadManE 12y ago
This is encouraging to hear - I appreciate that you took time to answer. The sad part of this is that there are no founders. At least, none that are left. The company was stated ~35 years ago by a pair of brothers, and they sold about 10 ye
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by MadManE 12y ago
How would I do this?
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Ask HN: I am the smartest person in the room. What should I do?
8 points by MadManE 12y ago|11 comments
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by MadManE 12y ago
This is slightly off-topic, but does anyone know of a similar list for non-software engineering skills/fields? I'm a MechE, and would love to see a comparison of what I should pursue if I want to maximize my worth.
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by MadManE 12y ago
even if 25 can be a bit of a bear When your only means of travel is bad, your whole system is bad. I'm glad that you've found a solution that works for you. I've had the misfortune to be subjected to public transport as a d
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by MadManE 12y ago
Anywhere you go as a tourist, you're not getting the rush-hour experience. While this is significant, the worst thing about the Denver road system is the unwillingness to plan. There are essentially only two (!) real roadways: I-70 and
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by MadManE 12y ago
I wouldn't tout Denver's public transit system as an upside of living here. It's just marginally better than the awful road system, so it gets the benefit of looking better by comparison.
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by MadManE 12y ago
Segregation hasn't really worked so well in the past. . .
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by MadManE 12y ago
Reply to untog: Of course I'm not ok with people destroying things. But I don't think that having a law making subleasing illegal prevents that. You're acting as if the ability to do what I want with my property makes it a fo
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by MadManE 12y ago
I do live in an apartment building. It's pretty telling that you assume that I can't possibly relate to the common man, and if only I was in their position, I would be more sympathetic . I am in their position. And I am anythin
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by MadManE 12y ago
It's pretty extremist to say that I'm making a case for anarchy. Nobody's saying that we should change zoning or open illegal drug rings. People are wanting to rent out apartments to short-term tenants. How is that remotely c
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by MadManE 12y ago
So you are against other people having freedoms because they might do something bad? Isn't that the definition of FUD?

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