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by aik 14y ago
This was very interesting to read. Very different perspective, thanks for writing. I have a number of questions/thoughts: 1. With the type of schooling you went through, how many people actually like math at the end of their schooling? I r
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by aik 14y ago
Odd. 1. As a developer I feel that would be a disincentive for me to start developing for Win8 when Win9 is in the pipeline just a few months away. Which one do I actually develop for? 2. Win8 is unproven. I couldn't imagine Win9 would
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by aik 14y ago
Yeah that's exactly the part that is so hard to quantify -- the liberal arts component. The purpose of all gen eds is basically to "open your mind", ie. to refine you as a human being. But what high school student goes to college for this
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by aik 14y ago
I'm glad this has been said -- this is very true. I have two comments: >> "College was my biggest mistake?" ...it sure as hell isn't mine. How do you know it's not yours? Or rather, how can you be so sure? Firstly, opportunity cos
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by aik 14y ago
I do think there's still a lot of demand. Very many people still prefer physical paper photos over just viewing them online. As you say, the pervasiveness of photo printing services should speak to this. An article I just found [1] from 2
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by aik 14y ago
There are practical uses for much math but in very many cases it's only practical in extremely specialized fields/cases. Meaning, in most cases very impractical if speaking strictly in terms of practicalities. Yet, it's widely taught, wid
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by aik 14y ago
>> The Curiosity Rover Nuclear Battery will supply the system with constant power, allowing it to work as much as needed, all year long for as long as 14 years. Very cool. Massive improvement over the solar panels that only worked
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by aik 14y ago
I agree it was good, and probably better in the past just because it was faster and less cluttered. But this attitude: >> I'm going to hope and pray that google stops screwing with their interface design. I don't agree with, and th
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by aik 14y ago
>> Gmail was perfect. Comments about perfect technology keep popping up on hn. I would think that claiming any technology is "perfect" is a little self-defeating coming from a tech startup news site? The very core of what we all s
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by aik 14y ago
True. And because of this I think at this stage it's impossible to say which one will become huge. They're all lacking two extremely core components: credibility and any sort of structured curriculum. Credibility: What employer understand
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by aik 14y ago
>> I am sure the MILLIONS of lumia owners will never pick up one again either. People aren't very good at holding grudges when a shiny new carrot is dangled in front of their face. (Assuming the carrot is shiny -- only time will te
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by aik 14y ago
>> "It's not in any way shape or form a version or variant of Windows Phone 8 though." I wonder, how would you characterize WP8? Judging by the fact that very similar situations to this one have happened over and over again througho
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by aik 14y ago
Why is it bad to make big decisions, especially when an extremely flawed model that has been in place for the past ~20 years is finally changing? (Fear of change aside) To compare, Apple makes big decisions like this fairly often. People
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by aik 14y ago
> "Most companies are developed for the society and for people" I think most companies exist to make money. However the "invisible hand" often leads to mutual benefit.
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by aik 14y ago
Yeah true. However from my understanding a country like Finland focuses on different things than Denmark. Look at their rankings on the international PISA tests for example. Finland scores are great, Denmark not as much (18th I believe).
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by aik 14y ago
Very interesting. What do you think is responsible for this? How did it come about? My understanding is that the education system in Denmark (and their core educational values) is different than most places.
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by aik 14y ago
I agree, for pdf docs and magazines and things like that it's great for. I almost only read non-fiction though, where the layout is flexible (again except for images).
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by aik 14y ago
I agree with some others here -- the iPad is great, but "great" needs to be prefaced with a descriptor of what it is great at. eBook reading is definitely one thing it is not especially good at in many cases. For the past 2 years I've been
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by aik 14y ago
Do you feel the parts you did interact with were helpful? Perhaps they didn't do a good-enough job of selling the benefits of the course to you? And so you weren't dedicated enough. Is this possible?
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by aik 14y ago
Just curious, when have "they" needed the world to do something for them?
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by aik 14y ago
Share the faith? I think a better question is if they share the same beliefs. Which the answer to that question is no, there are a million denominations with different beliefs, many of which would completely disagree with the actions of t
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by aik 14y ago
The same thing can be said for your argument, can't it? 99.999+% of Christians have never crossed paths or had any interaction what-so-ever with this Indian town or church.
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by aik 14y ago
A small child in some remote corner of Africa is being hunted and killed for reasons unknown. I consider you (and all of humanity) being morally responsible for allowing that to take place. (<- example to make a point) Point 1: We all
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by aik 14y ago
I don't think this is for your point, but here's a counter-example: A large company uses 100 widely different technologies, and obviously no one can be an expert or even slightly knowledgeable about all of them. However when you're a SOFT
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by aik 14y ago
I agree with a lot of the sentiments here about Wolfram's ego. Aside from all that, I found his blog post interesting. The below items I found the most interesting (note: I haven't read NKS, and I'm aware of the criticisms, but his insist
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by aik 14y ago
The most important thing when trying to become an 'A' player in anything is to always ensure you're engaging in deliberate practice. The simple truth is that a very large majority of people switch to auto-pilot or stay within their comfort
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by aik 14y ago
Nokia has been claiming patent infringements for years -- just like Apple, Microsoft, and 1000 other companies. What does this have to do with a "Plan B"?
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by aik 14y ago
> it gets harder to dismiss for every day going by... I'm amazed at how common this sentiment is. Turning a company around takes time. It's likely Nokia would be in the same boat as RIM if they would've stuck to their same path (ie. w
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by aik 14y ago
> You can do that by limiting the number of models offered. If you sell 1M WP7 phones of 3 models, all three are best sellers and your share is still low. I agree, it's clear that the share is still low, however my point is that contrar
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by aik 14y ago
Few points: - As the article states, WP7 has been getting excellent reviews and has very high customer satisfaction (much higher than Android to my knowledge). I'd say this shows potential? Personally I find it much cleaner and easier to

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