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   by Mongoose 17y ago

   It's nice to see a productivity article that admits that most of it is person-specific. Everytime Tim Ferris, David Allen, et al announce to the world what they think precludes success, everyone jumps on the bandwagon and alters the minutia
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   by Mongoose 17y ago

   I'd be interested to read what Energizer and Procter & Gamble think about this kind of tech.
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   by Mongoose 17y ago

   Mastering discipline is as much of a factor in staying healthy as it is in startups. Sticking to a workout schedule, pushing yourself to work harder, and not giving in to excess food uses the same mental fortitude that founders use to keep
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   by Mongoose 17y ago

   Thanks for the link. Here's a paper on natural computing that overviews the various aspects of CS + biology. http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=844150
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   by Mongoose 17y ago

   I for one would have liked the algorithmic nature of biology to at least have been mentioned during my high school's two-year IB bio series. I've been reading up on computational biology lately and am mulling over the idea of pursuing res
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   by Mongoose 17y ago

   MLK's "Letter" is great. I had to read it for an english course in my freshman year. And to his credit, Ferris highlighted very good sections. He may not have actually created any novel content, but he definitely made the letter more skimma
7. 157.▲
   by Mongoose 17y ago

   Not exactly a guide on "how to respond to criticism." More like "Tim Ferris Presents... MLK's Letter From A Birmingham City Jail. " He basically RT'd Martin Luther King Jr.
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   by Mongoose 17y ago

   At least at my school (U of Washington), CSE and Informatics are completely different programs. Our Info department is basically information science, web design, and watered-down programming. They are two distinct disciplines and should not
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   by Mongoose 17y ago

   Read and fiddle with code by day. Hang out and imbibe with friends by night. I've been doing a lot of tea tasting around Seattle lately too.
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    The Many Facets of Natural Computing(csd.uwo.ca)

    7 points by Mongoose 17y ago|1 comments
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    Linux Family Tree(ianmurdock.com)

    1 points by Mongoose 17y ago|0 comments
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    by Mongoose 17y ago

    What can't Tim Ferris do, and subsequently blog, film, and self-promote about? The one lucid dream I've had was awesome. I've thought about writing dream-notes upon waking up, but now I think I'll actually try it.
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    by Mongoose 17y ago

    What is with TC constantly offering up its t-shirts as petty tributes? Who the hell actually wants one?
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    by Mongoose 17y ago

    So, the 20-something founder/revolutionary is an anecdote and not a trend! I get it now! All this verifies is the existence of the silent majority of older, more experienced founders.
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    On the Theory of Computing(docs.google.com)

    4 points by Mongoose 17y ago|0 comments
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    On John von Neumann and His Role in the Development of the Computer(siam.org)

    10 points by Mongoose 17y ago|0 comments
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    by Mongoose 17y ago

    Plus, it may seem crazy, but some people LIKE getting out of the office and traveling.
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    by Mongoose 17y ago

    I ctrl+w'd at "your own freaking awesome programming language."
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    by Mongoose 17y ago

    I disagree. While a bit cursory, it's a good little pick-me-up before I start the work day. Makes me thankful of modern medical knowledge. Why isn't there a YC-funded space amenity startup?
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    by Mongoose 17y ago

    1. Remove Facebook from my bookmarks toolbar 2. Restrict myself to one time-leeching website (HN, Stack Overflow, Google Reader) open at any given time 3. Keep IM, IRC, and Twitter in a separate space so that I have control of when I see up
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    by Mongoose 17y ago

    This is very apropos today's xkcd. http://xkcd.com/632/
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    by Mongoose 17y ago

    Engineers always have the option to settle for a boatload of money.
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    by Mongoose 17y ago

    Looks like a must-read to me. My CS professors name drop half of the interviewees daily in lectures. It'd be nice to be prepared with a solid background. It's good to see a book like this that for once doesn't list the Microsoft and Apple c
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    by Mongoose 17y ago

    This would explain the effectiveness of marketing. If you can increase the perceived glamour (or ability to generate drama) of a product, people will be more likely to buy it.
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    by Mongoose 17y ago

    I'm not sure how I feel about this. It's a lofty wish, but I'd prefer that drive manufacturers switch to base 2. Since it's the basis of digital logic and all.
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    by Mongoose 17y ago

    I'm impressed by their App Status Dashboard ( http://www.google.com/appsstatus ), which I hadn't seen before today. It's a very helpful tool for when this kind of outage happens. I wish Twitter would follow suit.
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    by Mongoose 17y ago

    Ditto. Back to Dino Comics, TED talks, and SICP.
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    by Mongoose 17y ago

    All those articles warning against having all your data in the cloud are coming to mind. On the bright side, without email, there's temporarily one less distraction to worry about. http://www.paulgraham.com/distraction.html
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    by Mongoose 17y ago

    That's the feeling I'm going for. Hopefully the MIT history of computing book coupled with Hackers and a full load of computer science courses in the fall will help motivate me.
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    by Mongoose 17y ago

    I'm currently reading "Persepolis," the graphic novel by Marjane Satrapi, and MIT Press' "A History of Modern Computing." I recently acquired a copy of Steven Levy's "Hackers," which I'd like to at least start before the end of the summer.