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by achompas 14y ago
I don't understand how this topic comes up so frequently, but HN is configured to allow reposts after a certain amount of time. That isn't really a problem for old posts with excellent information, so I think a repost is warranted for this.
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by achompas 14y ago
Really? I mean, the new iPhone will probably have a 4" screen. The current iPhone 4S is 0.5" smaller. Consumer shouldn't have a problem distinguishing them.
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by achompas 14y ago
Awesome--you have two wildly different opinions responding to you. I agree with both: the iPad weighs too much for long-term reading, and it's too clumsy for typing. A 8" iPad would hit the right mix of portability and comfort.
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by achompas 14y ago
They'll do what they do with their Macs. Today's iPad will become "iPad (early 2012)."
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by achompas 14y ago
Right. In addition, the '7" iPad' is rumored to actually have a 7.85" screen, so that Apple would now have a 4" phone, an ~8" tablet, and a ~10" tablet. I'd say those devices are easily distinguished from one another.
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by achompas 14y ago
I don't remember any credible rumors (WSJ, NYT, Bloomberg) in 2009 about an OSX tablet. All the rumors back the centered around a iOS tablet (and they were right). This time there's a lot of smoke from credible sources, as well as some grea
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Getting Started With Python For Data Science(blog.untrod.com)
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by achompas 14y ago
I don't know how GP feels about this, but web development is almost commoditized at this point. The barrier to entry is pretty low, and supply has grown sharply as more people learn how to code. I think GP means something less specific, lik
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by achompas 14y ago
I think the drama is that, for many people (myself included), WakeMate didn't do that. It would not charge, or sync, or lose connection overnight, or any other number of problems. Granted, their customer service offered to help me out but
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by achompas 14y ago
Beautiful website, not overproduced at all. Good luck!
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by achompas 14y ago
I've had laptops that weigh less than 4 pounds for years. It's nice that we can now have one with a bigger screen, but show me the revolutionary new things you can do with it that you couldn't do before? You're doing it again. Do any of t
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by achompas 14y ago
I studied economics in undergrad, and I'm in computer science now in grad school. If I could choose again, I'd try math in undergrad or, if I was stuck with my econ BA, I'd study applied math in grad school. Math really seems like the way t
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by achompas 14y ago
Also, it is just a slightly slimmer notebook with a higher resolution. It is not "changing computing as we have known it". Wow. This is like saying "the iPad is just a tablet you can touch." You're completely trivializing the rMBP's benef
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by achompas 14y ago
Surprisingly compelling. The IAmA's are some of Reddit's best content, and this is so much easier to scan than a real IAmA thread. Thanks!
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by achompas 14y ago
Yeah, quitting would definitely be an overreaction. How about telecommuting? Let your manager know that noise levels really bug you given where you sit, and ask for a trial run. Then use the trial run as an entry point: code at a coffee sho
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by achompas 14y ago
Why not white (or pink or brown) noise?
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by achompas 14y ago
Not too much, tbh. It's less Jonah Lehrer, "why smart people are dumb" stuff and more of a historical look at the transmission of information throughout history. Chapters discuss, among other things, English dictionaries, Charles Babbage an
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by achompas 14y ago
"The Information," by James Gleick, is a rich history of information theory. Densely packed with lots of novel ideas, but totally worth the time.
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by achompas 14y ago
Stop fussing around with the concrete definition of "risk." Starting a startup is an extreme financial risk. You can drain your savings and pass up hundreds of thousands in foregone wages. Given that we're not all financially secure for lif
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by achompas 14y ago
This is kinda moot, as Lenovo doesn't sell the 420s online anymore. Are there any decent alternatives?
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by achompas 14y ago
I was assuming the purpose of such a visualization was to understand the offense, which can't be done without including free throws. This is an accurate assertion -- teams like the Heat live and die by their free throw attempts -- but the
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by achompas 14y ago
Zonal Marking (zonalmarking.net) is excellent for soccer. Lots of attention given to formation and player positioning.
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by achompas 14y ago
Don't worry, you're both right. No self-respecting researcher uses SAT scores as proxies for intelligence in the social sciences.
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by achompas 14y ago
It's worth pointing out that Erik Spolestra and Scott Brooks are also two brilliant tacticians. Examples: 1. Kevin Garnett of the Celtics had been troubling the Miami Heat's inside game during the Eastern Conference Finals (partially due to
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by achompas 14y ago
People who know basketball have lots of respect for Lebron too. His game is unparalleled right now!
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by achompas 14y ago
I'll skip the Windows/Google comparisons, because Apple is not them and has never been like them, and get to my main point: I agree! Apple prints money, and could afford to choose only the cream of the licensing crop (which, to be fair, wil
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by achompas 14y ago
What you're arguing now is essentially the same theory back then: clones would benefit them by increasing the marketshare for their OS. That's not what OP is saying: If the Apple hardware ecosystem were open like that of Windows you'd ha
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by achompas 14y ago
2010?? Did they forget to hit 'publish' when this was still timely? These statistics take time to collect and process. For example, it takes 3 quarters for the BEA to finalize their GDP estimate for a given quarter, and that number contin
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by achompas 14y ago
The data scientists I work with would strongly disagree. I've discussed this a bit on HN, and while the title is a bit nonsensical, it has come to stand for a mix of responsibilities. Don't take my word for it, though--you should visit us a
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by achompas 14y ago
Are today's "data scientists" really just software devs who have specialized in digging around in data and using various data mining algorithms with only a superficial understanding of their inner workings? Ideally, no. We're witnessing a

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