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691.
by Periodic 17y ago
More importantly, you can't let the media go and publish that you found something when you didn't. That, particularly, is what makes this junk science. The data isn't necessarily incorrect or contaminated, but we have to be careful not to
692.
by Periodic 17y ago
It's that all-cause mortality factor. Sure, it may be reducing the causes of some diseases, but if it isn't improving the overall life span of the monkeys or their quality of life it has very limited application. Perhaps it will turn out th
693.
by Periodic 17y ago
Knowing the way bureaucracies work, they wouldn't manage to get the order to force them to update the canary until a few days later, at which point it would be too late. All they need to do is buy themselves one day, and have a track record
694.
by Periodic 17y ago
Hacker "wars" have been going on for a long time. Within that community there is a lot of status and class battles going on. Anti-sec is just another one of these. It's a group that's trying to look cool with high-profile hacks, and veil
695.
by Periodic 17y ago
Yup, these ads really do make them stand out. In the long term the press might be bad, but it's better than no press at all. Also, yet another online free game with swords doesn't really bring in many clicks. Adding some breasts will brin
696.
by Periodic 17y ago
However, with the number of random flash games on the net, I wouldn't be surprised if making yourself stand out and get more clicks might be worth it even with a lower conversion rate. If you are still reaching your target audience, and a
697.
by Periodic 17y ago
Reading an article [1] on Facebook and Google gave me some prospective on the value of these social networking sites outside of their own sites. It mentioned Facebook's idea of using its knowledge of social graphs to power other sites to al
698.
by Periodic 17y ago
I liked this comment: "I think it is tres interesante that you know how to read who hits your website. I am totally unschooled in such things and when I see what you find. Wow." Most people have no idea how big their tracks are on the web.
699.
by Periodic 17y ago
After using a sun console once with the ctrl and capslock keys swapped, I do it on every computer. I use capslock much less frequently than I use control, so it makes sense for me to put it in a fairly neutral left-pinky position. I end u
700.
by Periodic 17y ago
I remember reading about a study in the UK that found that the thumb had replaced the index finger as the most dexterous digit among teens. This could easily be attributed to mobile phones and video game controllers. It may not be my most
701.
by Periodic 17y ago
One fault with TDD that I have heard mentioned is that people tend to write tests and then code only for those tests, ignoring the big picture. Then of course there is the other end of the spectrum where people write the app, then use that
702.
by Periodic 17y ago
I thought the point of ninjas was often to get things done with maximum efficiency. Thus I believe "echo" is a great solution. Why write what someone has already written for you? Do they want people who are going to do things in the most
703.
by Periodic 17y ago
I think the difference is more that the people on HN have a lot more shared culture and shared values, meaning many are willing to make the same assumptions and see the same outcomes; while the people at reddit are more diverse and many are
704.
by Periodic 17y ago
I think this has to do a lot with how people expect to think and not being able to reuse the parsers you've built up in your brain. For example, Ruby goes for the "English" approach. E.g. the "foo.double.addOne" means "take foo, double it,
705.
by Periodic 17y ago
Spikes (in the agile nomenclature) are great fun. You just try to figure out what the shortest point from where you are to minimal functionality is, then get there. Regarding a HN clone: Sorting? Just do it by date. Logins? Just a basic
706.
by Periodic 17y ago
Your first mistake was thinking "done" has a fixed definition.
707.
by Periodic 17y ago
I think you want the unit I always round up to: sitting-in-your-source-code-folder-unviewed-for-a-year-with-all-intentions-of-finishing-it-though-really-just-avoiding-it-because-you-know-it-is-way-too-large-to-really-finish-to-the-degree-of
708.
by Periodic 17y ago
They also can mistake business for productivity. For example, there's the classic joke (at least in the sys admin world) about breaking something about a month before reviews, then stay over the weekend to fix it. You will be the savior o
709.
by Periodic 17y ago
There definitely does seem to be two types of "rich". There is (and my terminology here has nothing to do with his) the comfortably rich and the sociably rich. The comfortably rich seek to make more money in order to live more comfortably.
710.
by Periodic 17y ago
The costs of buying and selling the car, as well as adjusting to a new car, are non-trivial for most people. It's another case of doing more work to make more money. The question should be, "Is doing a better investment of time and effort
711.
by Periodic 17y ago
I've found that I generally just don't enjoy physical activity. It just isn't pleasant much of the time, particularly on days where I'm already tired. The only way that I manage to get a good amount of exercise is by biking to work. I ca
712.
by Periodic 17y ago
Somewhere at the height of his career, I believe he performed at some benefit concert that was broadcast on PBS. Being the only station I was allowed to watch at the time, and living in a rural community of about 2000 with very little pop
713.
by Periodic 17y ago
I think the driven entrepreneur crowd tends to overestimate the energy most people have. It seems that whether someone is watching TV, playing an MMO, or maybe just reading, the fact is that a lot of people are very happy spending 5 hours
714.
by Periodic 17y ago
One of the odd things about the social graphs for me is that I have multiple distinct social graphs that overlap little if at all. I expect there are many people that want to really be sure they are keeping their work, personal, and family
715.
by Periodic 17y ago
This sort of thing has been going on for a long time, really. There are plenty of software programs doing this online already. In fact, many online games are experimenting with micro-payments now. Essentially they sell the product low or
716.
by Periodic 17y ago
In a way this will be taken care of by the review process. All apps can be reviewed by anyone who purchases them, and the aggregate rating gets displayed in the app store. The lower your rating gets, the lower you'll show up in searches.
717.
by Periodic 17y ago
I believe our language is a lot less precise than you imagine. It is a common practice to over-generalize to make a point, and it is assumed that there are exceptions. Saying, "all geeks" means she sees something as a trend. I suppose her
718.
by Periodic 17y ago
I've fallen into the trap of getting things running smoothly enough that there isn't anything urgent coming across my desk. Just a few quick fixes here and there. This has lead to more than a few days of me sitting at my desk and browsing
719.
by Periodic 17y ago
Exactly, 27 is sort of the practical lower bound, and probably a median. I believe very few people complete a PhD before 27, but many complete one after. Years in industry, years off, taking an extra year here or there, it adds up. This
720.
by Periodic 17y ago
When I first heard about the whole Singularity thing it made sense. I thought it was cool. I wanted to be there. But as I've learned more about the limitations of our understanding, our biology, and computers I've realized that this isn't

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