Peteris

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by Peteris 14y ago
As you point out, Project Euler and other simple puzzles are good for picking up new languages. Of course, Euler actually has a broad set of tough problems, but many people prefer solving the first tenner using one-liners. It's slightly vin
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Stack depth as a measure of progress in software(peteriserins.tumblr.com)
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Comparison chaining: Java vs Haskell(peteriserins.tumblr.com)
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Scientists create mice that automatically label new memories(blogs.discovermagazine.com)
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My Anonymous Twitter Project(richardlitt.github.com)
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by Peteris 14y ago
Hierarchy is key. Choose one or two paragraphs that are most important and make them pop. It shouldn't feel linear.
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Joining the Dark Side: Why I left engineering to become a VC(venturebeat.com)
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That's probably true. As a rower, I didn't need to be much heavier, just stronger. I put on about 4kg (almost 10 lbs) during those 3 months not even counting the fat I burned. And I didn't have the option to increase weights much, didn't ea
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by Peteris 14y ago
If you want suggestions for activities, this table rocks http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/physical/pdf/PA_Intensity_ta... .
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Physical activities defined by level of intensity(cdc.gov)
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I've always been quite skinny and my metabolism drives it very well, I sweat fast, etc. And I'm tall too, which means more muscle mass to get the same size. I also did the P90X doubles version, which starts at month 2 and adds 3 more endura
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by Peteris 14y ago
I did karate in grades 2-8, but I was never very keen on the fitness stuff and didn't push myself very hard. I enjoyed doing sports recreationally, e.g., soccer, volleyball, basketball. But then all through high school I would only have a P
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by Peteris 14y ago
I agree with the general principle. Interestingly though, for fitness, the opposite worked for me. I threw myself into P90X, which is on 7 days a week, sometimes even two workouts a day. I've been exercising with similar or higher intensity
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Stop Taking Yourself So Seriously(danshipper.com)
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by Peteris 14y ago
Search by language would be lovely, if you ever get to it.
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Functional programming falls within the realm of declarative programming, so he's got that covered actually.
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Completely disagree about excluding algorithms and data structures among other things. In fact, I would say current curriculums feature much too less of design skills in these departments. Algorithms and Data Structures needn't be about exi
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by Peteris 14y ago
I wonder if there might be a difference between viewers of both semi-finals. People have more intent to watch the semi-final where their own country participates. Also, some countries will have failed to advance in the first semi-final. Wou
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by Peteris 14y ago
In this case all it means is that Facebook thinks it's harmless.
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by Peteris 14y ago
Haven't read that one myself, I learned mostly from Introduction to Algorithms and online tutorials. I would suggest having a go at TopCoder problems. It's a bit of a pain to set up, but once you have, there are practice rooms with problems
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by Peteris 14y ago
The good news is that indeed many companies nowadays would show interest based solely on a GitHub project. But you do need the ability to finish things off. The truth is that many of the bigger coms out there have multiple requirements, and
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Hyperpolyglot - Learn Lua if you know Javascript(hyperpolyglot.org)
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Regular exercise really is the solution. I know exercise makes me more hungry to the point where everything tastes good. And if you've put in enough effort, you will not want to waste that by eating junk. Solid exercise involves a lot of ph
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by Peteris 14y ago
Agree that it can't provide the precision we need for arbitrary complex actions. Disagree about the physiological concern. Provided your elbows are resting on the table, it would be easy to get used to. Humans would adapt and it would be he
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Context: One thing that liveblogs can’t do at the moment(josephstashko.com)
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Why Rumors Spread Fast in Social Networks(idw-online.de)
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by Peteris 14y ago
Did you apply yourself equally at both? Without making any assumptions, many people do sail through college hardly putting enough effort. If people half-assed startups the same way, starting work on the prototype two days before an investor
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by Peteris 14y ago
That's pretty much what I meant. Node is relatively flat, you won't have to learn a framework, most modules are sets of functions. And once you're comfortable with the platform, you find their interfaces very similar, even obvious. Language
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I would recommend a hands-on approach as well. There are a lot of articles on the philosophy of events, callbacks, etc., but it will click much faster if you figure out the patterns yourself just trying to write something useful. Instead of
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by Peteris 14y ago
Reminds me of the completely Open Source financial analytics company Open Gamma ( http://www.opengamma.com ). They also have a GitHub account with (in their own words) functional java code https://github.com/OpenGamma . This Java paradigm

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