Troll_Whisperer

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by Troll_Whisperer 15y ago
Downmodding me doesn't make it any less true. Tigers are bigger than lions, despite whatever misconceptions the writer of the article may hold. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiger http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lion
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by Troll_Whisperer 15y ago
Tigers are bigger than lions.
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by Troll_Whisperer 15y ago
Scroll up and read the FAQ entry right above that one. They're only partially translated, and unfortunately the quality of those translations has been spotty from what I've heard others here in Beijing say.
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by Troll_Whisperer 15y ago
I'm sorry, maybe my comment was unclear. I'm writing the tests. I was looking for suggestions for programming questions (i.e. is giving them a problem that requires implementing a binary search or a graph useful?). That link is useless
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by Troll_Whisperer 15y ago
This is absolutely wonderful timing for this thread to come up. I've recently started at a start-up in Beijing and have been put in charge of making a filtering system for technical applicants. One thing I was never prepared for was the sh
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by Troll_Whisperer 15y ago
As a relative newb, who got his first real experience with AS3 (flash games), I've put some serious thought into this issue. I've seen that job chart come up a number of times, and it's true that python is bigger now. But clicking on rela
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by Troll_Whisperer 15y ago
I was really surprised by the result of this. I was flipping through a friends learner's Chinese-English dictionary that claimed to contain over 150,000 words and in a couple minutes of thumbing through it I didn't find any I didn't know.
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by Troll_Whisperer 15y ago
2800/3000ish/too much!
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by Troll_Whisperer 15y ago
This article was a very similar one to ones that biologists were publishing in mid 80's when Kurzweil predicted the mapping of the human genome within 15 years. It's interesting how exponential progress is counter-intuitive even for those
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by Troll_Whisperer 15y ago
Laziness!
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by Troll_Whisperer 15y ago
I make 10,000 RMB per month (about $1550 USD) at a start-up in Beijing. On one hand I feel certain I could earn more in the US, but on the other hand it might be harder to get a job at a start-up as someone entering the field from the arts
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by Troll_Whisperer 15y ago
> When I ask, I look you straight in the eyes and if you can’t stare me in the face and answer, I’m going to keep digging until you look me in the eye. If anybody did anything that psychotic with me, I'd quit and head for saner pastu
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by Troll_Whisperer 15y ago
I trust the Motley Fool more because of that. Their columnists are free to argue with each other, and to be honest I've loved their 4-part "dueling fuels" series. Excluding the content just for newbies, I've found it some of the most educ
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by Troll_Whisperer 15y ago
TED used to be awesome. 5 years ago when its talks page was dominated by scientists, philosophers, futurists and entrepreneurs, it was the best source of videos on the net. Now the front page has some woman and her cello, some guy who surv
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by Troll_Whisperer 15y ago
If it's a continuous function, they need to sum at some point. A lot of real world things are close enough to continuous for all practical purposes, though I'll concede that we aren't actually sending and receiving email infinitesimals.
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by Troll_Whisperer 15y ago
Sadly, many if not most people seem to confuse schooling with education and credentials with competence. It's toxic in multiple ways. First is the assumption that those who have learned on their own as Charlie has are incompetent. Worse s
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by Troll_Whisperer 15y ago
>“I could end the deficit in 5 minutes. You just pass a law that says that anytime there is a deficit of more than 3% of GDP all sitting members of congress are ineligible for reelection.” I understand his line of thinking, but the ques
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by Troll_Whisperer 15y ago
I agree with one point-- working at any start-up, even a no-shot one, makes corporate rules chafe all the more if you ever go back to that world.
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by Troll_Whisperer 15y ago
No. Had billg gotten 4 years under his belt, he'd have worked for apple. Had Mark Z. done that, he'd probably have been a Google employee. In both cases the result would have been okay, but nowhere near as good as becoming a world-changin
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by Troll_Whisperer 15y ago
I see you had the bravery to make that statement without resorting to a one-time account, so your karma isn't effected. Bravo! Nothing I said was worthy of sarcasm. I would sincerely enjoy the opportunity to learn python from the ground
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by Troll_Whisperer 15y ago
If you're open to suggestions, I and I'm sure lots of others would love to see one for objective C.
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by Troll_Whisperer 15y ago
It would be great if they had an event like this for men who want to learn from the beginning, too. Obviously the same rules should go. Women could come, as guests of the men.
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by Troll_Whisperer 15y ago
By choosing a favorite, you cannot help but choose an infinitude of not-favorites. With a high-traffic blog such as yours, it's near certain that some people will believe you've shown yourself to be an idiot by missing a superior choice.