amalcon

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2071.
by amalcon 19y ago
It's basically just badly rendered -- they have removed all depth clues (lighting obviously, but they've also used flat projection instead of perspective). Your brain fills it in by basically picking which side is in front. That in turn d
2072.
by amalcon 19y ago
Part of the problem is that we usually teach in procedural style -- but this requires learning the MOST abstractions to do anything useful. Procedural style is based on variables, loops, conditionals, and side effects. Functional style is
2073.
by amalcon 19y ago
Summary: - Value is an exponential on total time (with a base >1) - Odds of success are an exponential on total time (with a base <1) - Making the growth and success happen both take a lot of work Therefore, if it's worth it to you
2074.
by amalcon 19y ago
I suspect this might be a bit of a test in itself...
2075.
by amalcon 19y ago
I have a fairly new (2 years) computer science degree, from what I feel is a very good program. Even in this program, some courses were definitely more valuable than others. Not long past the point where it was too late to change majors, s
2076.
by amalcon 19y ago
Yeah, I'd noticed this a while ago. It's actually pretty nice if you've told Firefox to ask you about cookies first. I find that if the top site in the search results tries to set a cookie, it's often also one of those times that it's wor
2077.
by amalcon 19y ago
The subject of this article is two words too long.
2078.
by amalcon 19y ago
1) IQ tests are also standardized tests. If they are somehow beyond question, why do schools just not use IQ tests? 2) Nothing. I just doubt that schools have actually been magically fooled into thinking they do: They actually get to do
2079.
by amalcon 19y ago
This entire article appears to be based on the assumption that standardized tests can be used to determine anything useful. I suspect everyone can see where that's going.
2080.
by amalcon 19y ago
Not being a biologist, add a grain of salt and all that, but... Of course not! It's just not even remotely feasible. There are two reasons, but I'll start with the big one. We have shown a marked inability to micromanage "changing human n
2081.
by amalcon 19y ago
I have been looking for something like this for quite some time. Talk about something people want! I've already found a few to add to my binder.