alawrence

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by alawrence 3y ago
> so its conservative approach of only acquiring the lock if there's no contention is completely thwarted. How is contention on the standbys communicated back to the writer? I'm confused about how the writer is interrupted mid-
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by alawrence 4y ago
Reminds me of this article from Derek Sivers: https://sive.rs/bronze
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by alawrence 4y ago
I can't speak to master's programs in CompSci but I finished my bachelors in business at WGU and was later admitted to the iMBA program at the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign.
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by alawrence 4y ago
It'd be really valuable for me, personally. I suspect I know the company (Google) as I'd seen a Glassdoor review mentioning the same thing. It'd be really nice to know if the sample size is > 1 as I'm considering goin
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by alawrence 6y ago
Wow, that's not a bad rate. Do you find the coverage adequate?
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UPenn launches degree on Coursera(blog.coursera.org)
6 points by alawrence 8y ago|0 comments
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by alawrence 10y ago
My thoughts are similar to the author's. With books, the upside seems so high that even if a book is more expensive than usual I can always rationalize the purchase by postulating whether it will be a "game changer", in which
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by alawrence 10y ago
I went to WGU and graduated with a Business Management degree. I did my homework before I went and the degree is fully accredited, with some students moving on to graduate programs. I only got one certificate during the entire experience an
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by alawrence 10y ago
I had a similar problem and reported here: https://github.com/Shinmera/portacle/issues/22 From the author's response, it sounds like building from source may work. I plan on trying later.
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by alawrence 10y ago
The War of Art - Steven Pressfield (unsure how I felt about this one, but it's short so worth a read) Deep Work - Cal Newport (recommended) Stumbling on Happiness - Daniel Gilbert (recommended) Succeed: How We Can Reach Our Goals - Hei
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by alawrence 10y ago
If you had to watch just one, I highly recommend "An Interactive Web Visualization for Watershed Topology"
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by alawrence 10y ago
Any tips on following a similar path to creating profitable apps?
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by alawrence 11y ago
I have a similar background in that I was primarily self-taught before finding a paid apprenticeship that lasted almost a year and then being employed as a consultant by the company. If you can afford it, I'd recommend pursuing a forma
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AirWorthy Postmortem(airworthy.co)
2 points by alawrence 11y ago|0 comments
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by alawrence 11y ago
I didn't realize LightBank was looked down on. I'm also in Chicago and work for a Lightbank-funded startup. Have you heard from other local entrepreneurs about poor treatment from LightBank?