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by altotrees 9y ago
I kind of thought that, but then second guessed myself thinking that is such an old and tired trope that there is no way that could be what they were aiming for. I guess some tropes never die.
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Mark Cuban behind new blockchain messaging platform(techcrunch.com)
2 points by altotrees 9y ago|0 comments
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by altotrees 9y ago
This is pretty interesting and sounds promising. I found it kind of odd the emphasis on "dropping out" of Stanford and USC respectively. These guys have clearly been busting their tails to get things done, why even mention that? A
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Utah Paleontologists Turn to Crowdfunding for Raptor Project(nytimes.com)
1 points by altotrees 9y ago|0 comments
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by altotrees 9y ago
This is amazing and a scenario I had never really considered before. I know it has been said that the best programmers carry around small programs in their heads and map things out mentally — this is kind of the same idea taken to the extre
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A Game You Can Control with Your Mind(mobile.nytimes.com)
2 points by altotrees 9y ago|0 comments
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by altotrees 9y ago
Yeah. I remember reading about Dean Potter dying at Yosemite. For someone who had taken calculated risks his whole climbing career, it just seemed like such a reckless and dangerous way to go. Sad.
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by altotrees 9y ago
You're exactly right. I meant to add that to my comment. Euro wines do usually tend to really stand out with food, and really do pair well with it as you said. Good point.
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by altotrees 9y ago
I worked in a wine shop for a while years ago. Occasional drinkers would always come in wanting French wine, but after trying Argentine malbecs or even American reds like those produced by Dave Phinney or say, K Syrah, would always prefer t
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by altotrees 9y ago
I am self-taught. Spent at least 2 hours a day learning everyday in my mid 20's. I think it is critical to find an experienced dev or engineer to be a code mentor and to be disciplined and give yourself realistic challenges and goals.
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by altotrees 9y ago
My girlfriend's sister lives there and works at an oil refinery as an engineer. All production has been halted and plant shut down. She hasn't been able to leave the house in a few days, but says people are still trying to drive.
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Uber's CEO Search Is Nearing a Decision(mobile.nytimes.com)
1 points by altotrees 9y ago|0 comments
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by altotrees 9y ago
To take it a step further, the area in which I come from has been hit hard with economic and social disasters. Even though factories are closing down and heroin deaths are rising each day, people choose to stay here. Family and other social
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Vietnam will legally recognize Bitcoin as valid currency by 2019(futurism.com)
1 points by altotrees 9y ago|1 comments
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Africa Leaps Forward into Space Technology(phillytrib.com)
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Commerce and Society in Cyberspace (1995)(crockford.com)
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by altotrees 9y ago
This is fantastic. I have played around with Clojure and Haskell a bit, but really want to get into functional programming more. Not to hijack the thread, but I guess I am having trouble getting started. Any good resources for novices out t
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Maybe consider the company’s practices when diagnosing its challenges(washingtonpost.com)
1 points by altotrees 9y ago|0 comments
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by altotrees 9y ago
I have read about Alan Kay, but never looked into Project Xandau. This sounds like something pretty interesting to check out and I will most definitely do so. To the parent reply, thanks for the clear, concise writeup, enlightening, it is a
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by altotrees 9y ago
I like the idea of "rebooting the web". If things continue in the direction they are going now, I could see many forms of the internet existing. Just as the Darkweb exists, I could see other splinter networks and technologies taki
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by altotrees 9y ago
Really late to this discussion but wow. Having worked as a web developer/tech writer and editor, this writeup pushed all my buttons. High-level concepts broken down in an exciting way. Nothing turns me off quite as much as clicking on
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by altotrees 9y ago
>"The most important thing to remember about technical writing is that the goal is not necessarily to be understood, but rather to avoid misunderstanding. That quote is fantastic. Having worked as a Technical Writer, the problem I m
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by altotrees 9y ago
Hey there, thanks for the nit. I am kind of a language nerd, so always appreciate a bit of analysis. I see your point "poaching" as a word has had a somewhat problematic historical context attached to it. I guess I used the term r
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by altotrees 9y ago
So, it seems there is way more backstory to this than the issue spells out (or only starts to). Can anyone provide a bit more context? Was this done in a backhanded, malicious way? Did Google tell their intern to start this project, or is i
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by altotrees 9y ago
>I'm glad people are working on this. The bike directions on Google maps aren't very good, IMO I agree, but they are certainly better than nothing. There are so many times I have wished for a real-time, traffic sensitive routin
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by altotrees 9y ago
Definitely. Anchoring bike lines or bike infrastructure to any one sub-set of people is asinine. Hell, linking bike riding with any one sub-set of people is problematic.Spend any time around a bike co-op and you'll see that lots of peo
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by altotrees 9y ago
This is kind of what I figured. I get the distinct feeling that any startup that is unable to keep pace (or break new ground) with AI research & development is going to be hurting badly within the next five years. Uber is poaching AI an
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by altotrees 9y ago
I have really been enjoying working with Rust lately. I also enjoyed working with Go prior to that. Maybe I will give D a try too, see if I have similar luck. I can find things I like and dislike about each of the new languages I try, but i
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by altotrees 9y ago
Clearly the progress being made in the area of self-driving cars is undeniable. Seeing the articles and discussions crop up on a daily basis are making me wonder if we are headed for an AI Winter scenario in this area within the next decade
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by altotrees 9y ago
Agreed. Days of Rage is an amazing look into groups I had never heard of prior to reading it. Got it for chapters on the Weather Underground and SLA, but thought the whole thing was very well done

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