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by __--__ 13y ago
But not surprising. In 2001, the college I was accepted to also accepted a record number of students. Every year since then, the number of accepted students increased. The first year drop out rate also increased every year, to mirror the ac
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by __--__ 13y ago
You need to stop putting words in my mouth. The context of my statement is in regards to self identification vs community identification. I write code, I release apps and I get paid. Why do I need a community to call me a coder before I can
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by __--__ 13y ago
Spotify also does, most of the time. It does occasionally fail, which is really embarrassing when I'm listening to Carly Rae Jepson on the train and I drop my phone.
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by __--__ 13y ago
What would that look like? The peek[1], but with an e-ink screen? [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peek_(mobile_Internet_device)
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by __--__ 13y ago
you are not a coder unless other coders say you are Not everybody needs the approval of an external entity. I couldn't care less what other coders think of me. What I ship speaks for itself. What I write speaks for itself. What studi
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by __--__ 13y ago
I've got to be honest, this thing is making me want to upgrade my CMStorm Quickfire. It really is the little details that I can appreciate, like backlighting, dip switches, the different layout for the function keys and the possible we
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by __--__ 13y ago
I'm a bit baffled that you think this is an esoteric thing worthy of debate in America. That's because it is. In most offices, you have 1, maybe 2 people who use a standing desk. They're easy to spot because they stick out
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by __--__ 13y ago
To be fair, even if it never gets used, it's a hedge against the risk of relying on a third party. My last project was heavily reliant on a particular feature in a game development framework. We were more than 1 million into developmen
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Work is another problem. I wore out my health trying to cope with the "standard environment". (Which, of course, was spun as "collaboration". [Cough - "cost savings" - cough.]) No more. For my own sake, as wel
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by __--__ 13y ago
I'm an introvert. Working from home and remotely for extended periods is actually good for me, psychologically. I don't rely on work for my social interaction. I also worked with a remote employee who was very, very extroverted. H
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by __--__ 13y ago
I'm curious, how do you envision game devs using this? Most games are currently done in a plugin of one type or another. Do you think the parallel-ism of Servo is going to finally push html5 gaming to where it needs to be, performance
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It doesn't happen overnight. Maybe not, but that's how Steve Jobs made it seem. When he was creating the iPod, nobody was looking (except hard core apple geeks) and the bar was low. After the iPod became a huge hit, it still see
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by __--__ 13y ago
Kudos, man. That's probably the best response to a middle brow dismissal I've seen to date. Thanks for bringing this to our attention. :)
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I just won't agree that eating Soylent on a regular basis is as healthy as taking your time and sharing non-McDonald's meals with your friends and/or family. Assuming you're an extrovert. I'm an introvert and I ea
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by __--__ 13y ago
not being forced to spend hours a day preparing and eating food For me, it's an hour, tops. That's lunch and dinner, I don't eat breakfast. It's probably the single highest cost/benefit ratio activity I engage in
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I think that was a good thing because it established the principle that joining an organization does not absolve you from higher duties towards your fellow citizens or humanity at large. Taking the high ground on soldiers just following o
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by __--__ 13y ago
they offer a valuable break in the day to interact with people. I laughed when I read this. I'm an introvert, so meals offer me a valuable break in the day to NOT interact with people. :)
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by __--__ 13y ago
Steak and eggs. Quick, tasty, high in protein, low in carbs. Considered a traditional breakfast.
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by __--__ 13y ago
That's not going to happen anytime soon. Batteries themselves are still too expensive, but what's even more expensive is the development time spent on battery management systems. The Tesla S has roughly 7000 individual battery cel
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by __--__ 13y ago
"I can assess quality of their code myself" I'm curious, how many interviewers actually do this? My experience is most interviewers can't even be bothered to read my resume, let alone anything on github. I've been o
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I actually had no problem with clicking accurately. Instead of pushing "forward", I twitched my finger downwards, like you would normally do when clicking a mouse. My problem is fingers would randomly appear and disappear, despite
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by __--__ 13y ago
Can I get a link to that post? I found this[1] one, but the post says straight up that in person interviews are deceptive and shouldn't be trusted. [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2346119
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by __--__ 13y ago
So the natural follow up question here is, do you have an interview process that will give you this information for a given candidate?
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As sad as this is going to sound, it may be more natural, but it's less socially acceptable in the US. I used to take a nap during lunch, but I was told by my co-workers that it freaked them out to see me sleeping under my desk. ;)
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by __--__ 13y ago
considering the smallest can of red bull has as much caffeine as a cup of coffee (80mg) and a can of rockstar has twice that (160mg) I would say you're off base. Especially since both come in sugar free versions (which I used to enjoy
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I was up to 4 cans of rockstar a day and quit cold turkey a month ago. The withdrawal symptoms are gone, but the low energy levels persist. I'm more interested in finding out why than going back to the caffeine. I wonder if it's t
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by __--__ 13y ago
Transportation infrastructure in the bay area sucks. As a New Yorker, you're used to efficiently run subways and trains. In the bay area, Google busses exist for a reason.
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> it's difficult to pin down how evil something is You completely missed my point. You can't know how "evil" something is because "evil" is a point of view, not an objective fact. > I think in this con
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I think your philosophy is the more dangerous one. "Evil" and "Good" are highly subjective and not nearly as straightforward as you're imagining. You see yourself as battling evil. So do the creators of PRISM. Nobod
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Motivation, passion and inspiration are mostly figments of the mind. It's the dopamine hit you get when you learn something for the first time or when you come up with (what you think is) an inspired idea. Just like a hit of cocaine, t

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