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by achompas 7y ago
It’s tragic when players aren’t brought along properly. Boys Among Men by Jonathan Abrams talks about the incentives are all misaligned for raw, talented rookies. You’re right - I didn’t know that about him. Maybe I didn’t watch as much as
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by achompas 7y ago
I loved Lou! A streetball legend who carried the Magic when Nelson went down on their run a decade ago. He should have been a star, but I think he made the NBA jump a bit late. Yeah these guys are on another level. Comparing them to Abdur-R
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by achompas 7y ago
My point is that Houston and Golden State have identified and capitalized on arbitrage opportunities. I don’t think NBA fans are thrilled about either team at this point, since - despite concerns about Harden’s foul-baiting - Golden State h
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by achompas 7y ago
I wrote out an entire well-reasoned response to your comment, then finished reading your comment comparing Abdul-Rauf to Curry. I mean, not even Reggie Miller or Ray Allen?! Curry is a generational shooter and transcendent offensive talent.
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by achompas 7y ago
I understand this sentiment but let’s call out all of the spades. Another loophole: Kevin Durant signing with the Warriors. This team took advantage of a one year salary jump resulting from TV revenue which granted them exactly the max
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by achompas 7y ago
I got very far with Starting Strength: https://www.startingstrength.com
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by achompas 8y ago
How do you ensure your fuzzed data has statistical signal that approximates those present in the true data?
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by achompas 8y ago
Although I see your point - you can't quickly change between App A and a specific window of App B.
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by achompas 8y ago
You're looking for Cmd-Tab, then up/down arrow once you've selected the desired app. This will display a window selector. Once you pick the a window, it will be foregrounded. Everything else will stay the same.
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by achompas 8y ago
I mean, these were literally 76% more expensive ($299) than AirPods ($169) at launch with similar BT quality according to reviews.
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by achompas 8y ago
Or OP likes them so much they're willing to replace them despite the flawed battery life. Also, OP said they purchased them in 2016 - not a year ago.
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by achompas 8y ago
The case battery is a different beast. It is not outputting iPhone levels of power or recharged nightly.
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by achompas 8y ago
"Earbuds without a wire" is a reductive characterization of the AirPods. The audio delivery mechanism leads to a bunch of quality-of-life changes: - You don't need your device on your person. I leave my iPhone around the hous
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by achompas 8y ago
> A relatively thick rectangle with a rounder back is going to have a center of mass that is further away from the wrist. It comprises a very small cantilever, which is still quite large on the scales of the traditional watch. Yeah, I th
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by achompas 8y ago
Ben, in his article: > Secondly, thanks in part to the lack of information, this miss is catnip for confirmation bias: everyone has their pet theory about what Apple is doing wrong or how they will ultimately fail, and it has been striki
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by achompas 8y ago
I don't think Ben misses this point. He concludes his pessimistic take with: > It’s a bit of a hodgepodge with one primary takeaway: convincing customers to upgrade “good enough” phones is both challenging and unpredictable, and App
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by achompas 8y ago
It's funny to see the parent's comment in response to an article that literally claims > [...] phones, thanks to their centrality in people’s lives as well as the greater likelihood of harm, will always have a faster replacemen
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by achompas 8y ago
I agree with my sibling comment and would add: Max is correct to point out the irony in his anti-thoughtpiece thoughpiece as he falls into the same trap of vagueness as those other articles. Specifically, he rails against general “black box
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by achompas 8y ago
Why We Sleep isn't really a "10 tricks to sleep" book, it's a book explaining the state of sleep research in 2018. I found the research survey (less sleep => more cancer, more Alzheimer's, worse emotional states;
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by achompas 8y ago
Very well put, I agree completely. The absence of controls in their model for school, education, experience etc. means we cannot draw definitive conclusions from their analysis. Another commenter also pointed out the fit curve. Note the wid
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by achompas 8y ago
> * Apple announces it will no longer report unit sales. This is a clear shift in strategy. Yeah, this is interesting. I wonder if higher prices (to increase device ASP) for better devices (breaking the two year upgrade cycle) mean that
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by achompas 8y ago
I'm sorry, this must have been really disappointing to experience. Why did you pay $159 twice?
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by achompas 8y ago
I just put iOS 12 on a family member’s iPhone 6, a four year old model. It runs beautifully. Apple replaced the battery on it for $29, even though the phone did not need it (capacity was above 90% after 2 years of use - it was purchased bef
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by achompas 8y ago
> But why do they insist on deploying in areas where scooters are not wanted? Why not focus on the areas where they are most practical? Because the most population-dense areas (NYC, SF) also happen to have the highest density of VC inves
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by achompas 8y ago
> I would actually argue that most of the Python data science toolchain is years behind what is available in R. I do not want to litigate this on HN, but the problem with R is the toolchain around your data science work. You've fi
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by achompas 8y ago
I agree completely on your first point - notebooks are a poor substitute for proper software tooling. I wrote this recently [1] > In the case of an analyst, the domain of "software engineering" lies close to their own domain. P
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by achompas 8y ago
This was not my recent experience with Uber's 2FA at all. I had purchased a new phone, but lost cellular service and couldn't authenticate into Uber. I found contact info and they asked me to verify my recent ride history (includi
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by achompas 8y ago
I can't say, but IME all major American airlines hand out free wired headphones on flights.
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by achompas 8y ago
I personally wish folks would make phone upgrade decisions with battery replacements in mind. (I am guilty of this too, of course!) If you're happy with your phone two years on, you probably get much more bang for your buck paying $79
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by achompas 8y ago
As of 2013, this is incorrect in the US. Here's a FAA press release: https://www.faa.gov/news/press_releases/news_story.cfm?newsI... > You can also continue to use short-range Bluetooth accessories, like w

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