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by _corbett 16y ago
this would be great if the streaming could work internationally (or if they'd develop partners in local countries). iTunes manages so it's not intractable.
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by _corbett 16y ago
I don't because I'm a girl... :0
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by _corbett 16y ago
yea–my basics: rent, health insurance, food, going out a few times are around $2000/month but I have shiny gadgets, adventure sports, and travel habits so end up spending more
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by _corbett 16y ago
I go even further and am of the opinion that data provenance is the overarching issue. Any series of results should be able to be re-generated quickly (as measured in scientist-time not computer-time) based solely on meta-data provided–and
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by _corbett 16y ago
1. I lie there for about a half an hour and decide to have a restful time and not worry about sleeping, just appreciating the fact that I'm not working and allowing myself to relax. 2. If I'm still awake after that I do something low key an
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by _corbett 16y ago
Zürich, Switzerland Monthly Expenses $2500+ Wages 100k+
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by _corbett 16y ago
I'm a female bootstrapper and I know many more in my network. My contact info can be found in my profile; feel free to DM me next time you put on a conference.
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by _corbett 16y ago
it saddens me that such linkbait generalizations make it to the frontpage of HN it strikes me as insane that discussion on these issues centers around the mean (pun intended). being an entrepreneur one is a few sigma away already; we can't
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by _corbett 16y ago
I recommend you start a side project of your own and learn by doing. start small, maybe some extra tools for your blog or a simple widget you've been wanting for your desktop. python is a good intro language, you'll find it useful for a wid
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by _corbett 16y ago
I work in Switzerland as a physicist, have friends who work at CERN, and have toured the facilities. Seems like a great place to work! Just make sure you are payed a Swiss not an American salary as things are a tad expensive here in Switzer
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by _corbett 16y ago
there are various algorithms to reduce the complexity via physically motivated approximations, see http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~scandal/alg/nbody.html for an older but accessible introduction
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by _corbett 16y ago
Ideas come with experience, you push something to the edge and you realize the next stage doesn't exist and it's up to you to create it if you want it to.
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by _corbett 16y ago
I started out with tiddlywiki (single html file, very portable/easy to configure (read: no configuration)). but search and collaboration features are lacking so I migrated to mediawiki.
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by _corbett 16y ago
you might checkout delicious.com or some other bookmark tracking site. I use delicious to track thousands of parallel threads and topics and keep notes for myself on websites. you can keep all your links private if you like, although most o
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by _corbett 16y ago
I use a personal wiki, with sections for each project, and a todo list and inbox of physical papers organized in the GTD fashion. I use delicious.com extensively to track and tag websites.I keep a small moleskine and pen with me at all time
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by _corbett 16y ago
so "digg for physicists" is simplistic, in reality "Phygg is designed to help sort through physics papers and discussion topics related to arXiv.org"
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by _corbett 16y ago
so "digg for physicists" is simplistic, in reality "Phygg is designed to help sort through physics papers and discussion topics related to arXiv.org" I'm a theoretical physicist- http://reddit.com/r/physics Hey physics people, check out t
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by _corbett 16y ago
yep (you can see link to pligg.com at bottom of phygg.com)... two research groups are starting to use it, at the Institute for Theoretical Physics at UZH and the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, so it's more for HNers who are inte
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by _corbett 16y ago
"Physics is like sex. Sure, it may give some practical results, but that's not why we do it." - R. Feynman
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by _corbett 16y ago
yea--I thought about this myself and that's always the rub with efforts like this. but in this case it only has to reach a critical mass within a research group (yours) for it to be useful ( http://www.phygg.com/phygg/groups.php ).
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by _corbett 16y ago
I use an anti-RSI application when this happens which auto-reminds me to take breaks and notices when I cheat (monitoring keyboard and mouse activity). I also always use an external keyboard with nice keys and an external mouse for long s
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Phygg: digg for physicists(phygg.com)
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by _corbett 16y ago
I incidentally find http://www.colourlovers.com and specifically http://www.colourlovers.com/web/trends very useful in the design process
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by _corbett 16y ago
spent the day working, but made it to the afterparty. seemed like a great event/crowd. thanks for the summary of the talks.
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by _corbett 16y ago
Sure-advantages include a great mixture of being near to much of Europe, a short train ride from the alps (I do lots of hiking in the summer, skiing in the winter), very high salaries, no poverty, great universities, intense work ethic, etc
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by _corbett 16y ago
Hi, I'm originally American but have been living in Zurich for the past 2 years (I also previously lived in Denmark for 1 year and Norway for 3 months). I moved to SF just for the summer to launch my startup. SF is great for many reasons, b
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by _corbett 16y ago
I use dropbox for a full autobackup and sync, with no thought beyond initial 30 sec configuration, across all 6 of the machines I use regularly. The advantage is that I don't have to think about it-at setup or at use time. I also find it in
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by _corbett 16y ago
I agree with you there for sure. The more holistic the interview process the better IMO. In fact I'd prefer to see a project in addition to a snippet. You can't tell a decent coder from a great one with a snippet, but you can get a picture
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by _corbett 16y ago
I summarily disagree. 1. A chunk of my code is FOSS, sure they have earned the right to see it. 2. It's a red flag when an employer doesn't ask–shows me the hiring process may be more centered on solving questions/puzzles on the fly (which
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by _corbett 16y ago
> mention that you're not able to paste the exact code because of confidentiality with the previous employer as an interviewer I'd be skeptical if the interviewee not only was secretive about his/her code, but had no pet projects or toy

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