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by Mongoose 16y ago
Good to see I'm not the only one who uses assorted stackables for an impromptu standing desk.
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by Mongoose 16y ago
Not to mention Node v0.3.0: http://groups.google.com/group/nodejs/browse_thread/thread/2...
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by Mongoose 16y ago
That's good to hear. During my internship at Google this past summer, I mentioned to the university outreach folks that they should work with schools to emphasize Android in coursework. It'd be nice to have some enthusiasm coming downstream
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by Mongoose 16y ago
One thing I'd like to see is Android have more of a presence in universities. It'd give CS students useful exposure to mobile development and allow them to put all of the Java that gets crammed down their throats to good use.
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by Mongoose 16y ago
Seconded, at least for my Chase accounts. Credit unions' websites are often much better than your average BigCo bank (ex: https://www.becu.org/ ).
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by Mongoose 16y ago
This will be more of a fallback in the event that Google Voice ever drops the ball for me. GVoice's seamless integration into the default calling process on Android devices makes it a much more attractive option than Skype.
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by Mongoose 16y ago
Microsoft: the Nikita Khrushchev of the software industry.
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by Mongoose 16y ago
What are some outlets that technically-skilled people can partake in to get experience in the "persuasion coursework" he describes? I'm a CS undergrad and dabble in probably half of his list in my downtime, but would like to get more experi
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by Mongoose 16y ago
One tip I'd add to the diet section is to drink enough water. I find that always having cold water at arm's reach helps keep my mind fresh and alert. Also, making the switch from coffee to tea can have innumerable benefits to one's energy l
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by Mongoose 16y ago
Your Incredible+Froyo experience couldn't be more different from mine. Performance and overall snappiness has increased noticeably after upgrading from Eclair. My battery life hasn't been negatively affected either. If anything, it's improv
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by Mongoose 16y ago
Sounds good. I'm in Seattle, but I'll be making a weekend trip to SF in a couple weeks.
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by Mongoose 16y ago
Definitely a good idea. We've gotten him to agree to cast the finals of an internal Google SC2 tourney that's going on right now. (I'm an intern)
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by Mongoose 16y ago
Anyone know of a decent biography of Igor Sikorsky? Most of the ones I'm finding on Amazon are either fluff or kids books.
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by Mongoose 16y ago
I love going on explorative journeys through Wikipedia, so the app really appeals to me. Definitely a task I wish I did more often. I'd throw down a dollar or two for an app like this, but my platform of choice is Android.
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by Mongoose 16y ago
Totally agree with your wife, for the most part. I always cover the exposed LEDs on my various devices before going to bed. However when I'm not trying to sleep, my MBP's pulsing light is mesmerizing.
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by Mongoose 16y ago
Was going to mention that myself. I just finished both Down and Out in Paris and London and Keep the Aspidistra Flying. Orwell's commentary on money is definitely worth checking out. A very different glimpse of capitalism than that often se
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by Mongoose 16y ago
Humanities academics can obfuscate meaning just as proficiently as any engineer. See: http://www.info.ucl.ac.be/~pvr/decon.html
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The Craftsman in the Cubicle(calnewport.com)
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by Mongoose 16y ago
The fact that this comment has almost as many upvotes as the OP speaks wonders for the HN community.
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by Mongoose 16y ago
It feels like this same article could have been published 3 years ago. Most of these (Firefox, Wordpress and maybe VLC and Handbrake aside) have been great apps that no one uses for years.
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by Mongoose 16y ago
Is there a bash.org-style site for programmer horror stories? They pop up once in a while on HN, but it would be nice to have a single-service site for these kinds of stories.
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by Mongoose 16y ago
I'm three weeks into an internship on the Google Maps tile-rendering team.
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by Mongoose 16y ago
In Ive's case, the British accent helps. Hearing him talk about his design decisions is captivating in the same way as David Attenborough narrating nature.
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by Mongoose 16y ago
As much as I appreciate Leo and ZenHabits, his content us ultra-cyclical. I understand the efficacy of repetition, but I unsubscribed after the 500th post on "doing less." This post is more of a teaser and linkbait for the rest of his site
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by Mongoose 16y ago
I built something like this for Sunlight Labs' Apps For America contest last summer. It feeds US patent application abstracts to a Markov processor to generate random invention descriptions. http://eurekaapp.com/ It's pretty slow (tail ca
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by Mongoose 16y ago
With Starcraft 2 imminent, I can add one item to the hobby list.
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by Mongoose 16y ago
What a cool idea. I've been trying to think of how urban farming could benefit from software, but it looks like you beat me to the punch. You might try networking with the people at Window Farms ( http://www.windowfarms.org/ ). This service
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by Mongoose 16y ago
Seems like a great complement to Drew's other lessons learned deck: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1290303
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by Mongoose 16y ago
Pretty cool to see a design lead with knowledge of Markov models. Granted, someone on his team may have filled him in.
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by Mongoose 16y ago
Love the TLDR summary at the bottom. That should become more of a trend.

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