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by abless 18y ago
Ahhh, how I love misconceptions and prejudices..sigh!
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by abless 18y ago
At my university they teach you ML as the first language. It's a pretty cold start, but I think it's worth it.
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by abless 18y ago
Except that 9 is not prime.
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by abless 18y ago
What does he need his BA for? Not for what he is doing ATM anyway.
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by abless 18y ago
Right, but PhD admissions is naturally much more competitive. But leaving financial aspects aside for a moment, is a PhD worth 4-6 years for a future career in the business world?
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Ask YC: PhD, yes or no?
22 points by abless 18y ago|41 comments
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by abless 18y ago
True and it's good if people understand it better that way. Nonetheless, I'd advice on introducing a correct grammar as soon as possible.
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by abless 18y ago
I see it like this: I can always go and work for a big company and make good money. But right now, that's not what I want to do. I want to explore, I want to take risks, I want to be a little crazy. I am not really afraid since the worst th
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by abless 18y ago
Great idea. Simply great.
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by abless 18y ago
Once you have kids, the answer is no.
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by abless 18y ago
But what's the goal? Getting into Harvard, Princeton, etc.? Because once they actually get in and reach their goal, they'll notice it's yet a long, long road to go.
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by abless 18y ago
The only real reason why it's harder for older people to make a startup is the high risk involved. Once you have a family you cannot mess around anymore.
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by abless 18y ago
Insane. Education is really, really, really important, but there's more to life than studying. Much more. Besides, the value of Ivy-League schools is overrated.
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by abless 18y ago
Great job. Doing something for 3.5 years on your own requires a lot of confidence and perseverance. Congratulations!
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by abless 18y ago
Sure, but I don't think the 18-year olds in the UK don't start drinking before, either. I think whenever it's actually legal, you abuse your right to drink by doing so excessively. I might be wrong, though.
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by abless 18y ago
People who first start drinking once they're are legally allowed to start doing so excessively. That's always the case, no matter if you are 16, 18 or 21. Being from Germany, where the drinking age is 16, I was stunned to see those 18 year
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by abless 18y ago
Yes, it is time. Lowering the drinking age would make 21 years olds behave like 21 years olds, and not like 16 or 18 years olds. It is astonishing how much effect the drinking age has on maturity.
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by abless 18y ago
Good point. However, if "being good to your users" is the meaning of "good" in the article, then using the word "good" (with all its connotations) might be misleading. "Good" basically reduces to "do what your users want".
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by abless 18y ago
There's recently been a debate at Cambridge University (UK) about Silicon Valley vs. Europe as the future for start-ups. Hermann Hauser, a very successful entrepreneur from Cambridge, argued that Europe will catch up when it comes to new te
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by abless 18y ago
While I am sure that there is a lot of truth in that post, I'd say that selling "sins" is much more profitable: sex, drugs, alcohol, tobacco - lots of money involved.
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by abless 18y ago
Slightly off-topic, but still related to Lisp: what do you guys think of ML (as compared to Lisp, for example). I learned this in my first year at college and I like it better and better the more I work with it. It seems that Lisp is much m
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by abless 18y ago
Great stuff!