arikrak

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by arikrak 14y ago
I've looked at Mind Maps before, which I assume are similar. They look interesting, though one would need to make sure they don't overwhelm the reader. I think collapsible content could help with that though (and with linear outlines too).
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by arikrak 14y ago
I think there could be more outlines and diagrams in place of text. Paragraphs of text are often necessary, but the question is to what extent could alternatives be tried.
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Writing with Less Writing(zappable.com)
17 points by arikrak 14y ago|6 comments
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by arikrak 14y ago
That could be an option for the video section, but I was unable to access the course. I think they only allow access while its in progress.
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by arikrak 14y ago
I mentioned it in my post ( http://www.zappable.com/2012/11/learning-ruby-and-rails/ ), but I think the Humble Ruby Book is clearer to actually learn how to code.
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by arikrak 14y ago
I looked at it, but I thought it had too much of an emphasis on just copying code , while "How to Think Like a Computer Scientist" lets you play around with examples right in the browser.
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by arikrak 14y ago
I think these are among the the best resources for a beginner to learn programming, so I put together a quick table of them.
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Resources to Learn Programming in Java, Python, Ruby or Javascript(zappable.com)
83 points by arikrak 14y ago|21 comments
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by arikrak 14y ago
I don't think these reasons are so strong. If you're not signed into Google, you don't need to worry about tracking. And you can turn off personalized results: https://www.google.com/preferences . The Bang sytax is usually worse than doin
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by arikrak 14y ago
I think sometimes there's too much emphasis on finding the problem, but that's not why companies like Google or Microsoft were successful. The reason Google won at search was that they had the best results. They probably still would have wo
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by arikrak 14y ago
Chrome on Mac.
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by arikrak 14y ago
It looks cool, though there are still some things to fix. In split view, I wasn't able to test out the code. Also, I tried opening a link on the bottom in a new tab, but it opened in the current tab, causing me to lose my work.
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by arikrak 14y ago
How does this compare with the tools mentioned here: http://stackoverflow.com/a/4561350/388928
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by arikrak 14y ago
Looks cool, but I couldn't get the page to load. I was once worked on a demo of a similar kind of game to help teach physics.
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by arikrak 14y ago
what about parallels? (arstechnica recommends it)
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by arikrak 14y ago
Installing a whole OS just to test a site on IE seems a bit excessive. Wouldn't it be easier to just test one's site on the cloud? (E.g. see http://www.microsoft.com/expression/products/SuperPreview_Ov... , though its for Windows.)
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by arikrak 14y ago
The site has a very complicated signup process. I tried signing up through Twitter (even though they ask for many privileges), but then they still wanted me to create an account with an email and password. After that, I thought I would be i
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by arikrak 14y ago
News titles exaggerate. They just mean that Javascript is growing in popularity.
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by arikrak 14y ago
It would be simpler if there was a system that ranked job-seekers by aptitude and experience and then they could apply to companies that were matches. E.g. Google would only look at people who were in the 99.9th percentile while small-borin
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by arikrak 14y ago
Printing hasn't replaced book-publishing, so there's little reason to think 3D-printing will replace traditional manufacturing. However, I think he underestimates 3D printing's potential when he says its only for people with design skill. S
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by arikrak 14y ago
Why not use the speeding hydrogen in a nuclear reaction that fuels the ship, thereby killing 2 atoms with one stone? See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bussard_ramjet
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Google Crisis Maps - Hurricane Sandy(google.org)
1 points by arikrak 14y ago|0 comments
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by arikrak 14y ago
How did this get to front page? Hmm...
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Microsoft on How to Reduce America's Talent Deficit(online.wsj.com)
1 points by arikrak 14y ago|0 comments
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Eric Schmidt on Innovation: Patents, Self-Driving Cars and Education(zappable.com)
2 points by arikrak 14y ago|0 comments
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Eric Schmidt about Apple, Android and Smartphones(zappable.com)
2 points by arikrak 14y ago|0 comments
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by arikrak 14y ago
The 5% is separate from the payement fees, so the total is around 8%. "Kickstarter collects a 5% fee from the project’s funding total if and only if a project is successfully funded. Amazon (our payments processor) also charges credit card
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by arikrak 14y ago
How did this get voted so high? Some of their source-links have no connection to the topic, and some of their facts seem wrong. Also, their site does not work very well, since some bubbles do not close when clicked on.
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by arikrak 14y ago
They can check the signature if you challenge a transaction. If it doesn't match, that supports your claim, otherwise it weakens it.
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by arikrak 14y ago
If it would let people search there history and bookmarks, they could start benefiting from it right away.

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