alexvr

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1. 91.▲
   by alexvr 13y ago

   I cracked up when I tried this. Not sure why
2. 92.▲
   by alexvr 13y ago

   I wanted to be an aerospace engineer until the day I discovered programming.
3. 93.▲
   by alexvr 13y ago

   I propose that we refer to Ubuntu as Voldemort from now on.
4. 94.▲
   by alexvr 13y ago

   I think this is just a poor, exclusive, and incomplete way of saying, "I like passionate coders." Or maybe not, since you seem to imply that the second type just takes up coding because that's what successful people do in the
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   Connect, Then Lead(hbr.org)

   1 points by alexvr 13y ago|0 comments
6. 96.▲
   by alexvr 13y ago

   Dancing Zuckerberg is the new trollface
7. 97.▲
   by alexvr 13y ago

   I came across this the other day: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashkenazi_Jewish_intelligence
8. 98.▲
   by alexvr 13y ago

   Yeah. I don't see how this managed to hit the front page.
9. 99.▲
   by alexvr 13y ago

   Let's just write our web apps in C or Haskell since everyone likes those.
10. 100.▲
    by alexvr 13y ago

    I'm a first-year computer science student, and I've been programming for about 3 years (self-taught). I find the field to be overwhelmingly expansive, and while that's partly what I find so alluring about it, I sometimes feel
11. 101.▲
    by alexvr 13y ago

    I've been using this for ever. I think I deserve hipster brownie points.
12. 102.▲
    by alexvr 13y ago

    Like nearly everyone else, I despise going through the registration process on every site I try. But certain applications simply don't work without registration. Actually, lots of applications don't. I recently started working o
13. 103.▲
    by alexvr 13y ago

    Your opinion on politics reveals how you think, which is why people tend to be defensive of their opinions: They don't know any better -- anything that directly challenges how they perceive the world is too threatening to be the subjec
14. 104.▲
    by alexvr 13y ago

    Click "talk" on the Senate revision if you want to read more about the incident and see the IP information.
15. 105.▲
    by alexvr 13y ago

    I love the idea, but I don't know why your poll didn't include a $0 option. Personally, I would prefer to simply "be interested" in an ad or two on your site every once in a while if I enjoy the service. I think you need
16. 106.▲
    by alexvr 13y ago

    Forget about the business for a while and do your absolute best escape to a free country.
17. 107.▲
    RuneScape 3 released with HTML5 beta(runescape.com)

    1 points by alexvr 13y ago|0 comments
18. 108.▲
    by alexvr 13y ago

    I find that this is my natural strategy; I only test functions explicitly when they fail.
19. 109.▲
    by alexvr 13y ago

    I think this is a really pathetic reason to be depressed. And these "gifted" people have it all wrong. No, the laws of physics don't directly dictate that all governments be democratic, or that people drive on the right side
20. 110.▲
    by alexvr 13y ago

    I wonder if they have evolved differently. Is 65,000 years enough time for any significant change given their circumstances?
21. 111.▲
    by alexvr 13y ago

    I learned a lot from the Seattle Longitudinal Study. This diagram basically sums up their findings: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1474018/figure/F... Also, they mentioned that if you correc
22. 112.▲
    by alexvr 13y ago

    I did some research after asking this, and the studies' results seem to contradict each other. Apparently, our brains are largest at the age of 14, and we're smartest at about 15, especially in terms of new concept absorption. Whi
23. 113.▲
    by alexvr 13y ago

    Go for it :)
24. 114.▲
    by alexvr 13y ago

    I stumbled upon Feross Aboukhadijeh, and I think he mentioned HN on Twitter or something. It was in a negative context, as in, "Stop constantly checking Hacker News and actually do stuff," and I now understand why. Glad I found it
25. 115.▲
    by alexvr 13y ago

    At what age would you say you were smartest, if you have noticed any fluctuation? I hear you mental power peaks at about 22 and begins to decline after 26, but that's pretty depressing, and I don't want to believe it, so if you ha
26. 116.▲
    by alexvr 13y ago

    I disagree. While the majority of smart kids at school do follow the traditional route, doing their work, conforming to the system (sometimes because it's easy for them, and they may as well take advantage of their brains to get a de
27. 117.▲
    by alexvr 13y ago

    What does this mean for In Rainbows on Rdio? It's basically the reason I subscribed.
28. 118.▲
    by alexvr 13y ago

    It is classy and awesome, but don't forget that he can afford to be classy and awesome. (Everyone knows he's the inventor, and he's got the people and capital to make it happen before anyone else... not that that is necessari
29. 119.▲
    by alexvr 13y ago

    No, I'm suggesting that the government should offer only the bare minimum with very little freedom of choice if anything at all.
30. 120.▲
    by alexvr 13y ago

    Maybe instead of giving everyone cash, the government could provide people with a default shelter, food plan, etc.