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by astrec 16y ago
Terse as I'm in a hurry, but wanted to offer some thoughts. * Finish your degree, but be aware it's probably just a meal ticket. * Adopt a philosophy of lifelong learning. * Setting goals is good, but don't fixate on the number such that yo
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“Green Consumerism” Largely a Myth(nakedcapitalism.com)
1 points by astrec 16y ago|0 comments
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by astrec 16y ago
I fly around 100-120k miles a year so aircraft have become a place of rest. Simply sitting on one usually puts me to sleep. That said, I take a number of very long trips each year e.g SYD-NYC etc. and find that ordering 2 or 3 rum and cokes
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by astrec 16y ago
Posted mostly for the robust debate in the comments.
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Understating the Benefits of Avoiding Low-Probability Disastrous Consequences(ritholtz.com)
3 points by astrec 16y ago|1 comments
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by astrec 16y ago
Seems to be talking more about Software Engineering, Business Systems, and Information Technology degrees which started to replace CS (and the awesome CS/Philosophy double) during the late 90s. You can test the depth of CS for yourself when
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by astrec 16y ago
IntelliJ IDEA for clojure and groovy. TextMate for everything else.
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by astrec 16y ago
Isn't this how people in the public eye have historically managed their privacy — the public/performer persona and the private individual?
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by astrec 16y ago
"Hi Jimmy, I'm Daddy's friend Bob. Daddy asked me to pick you up and take you and Tyson bowling. Did you have a nice time at Zac's 6th birthday party? That Elmo cake was great, wasn't it? Don't forget to buckle up."
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by astrec 16y ago
I must admit I was was caught out. Now I'm a little sad that I've been so detuned by the political climate of the day that I didn't immediately identify the satire. In most places I've travelled, "Your papers please" is not so subtle code f
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by astrec 16y ago
Dare I suggest you cast your vote for other stories? Whinging is (mostly) never constructive.
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The browser desktop, developer tools(blog.ianbicking.org)
4 points by astrec 16y ago|1 comments
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by astrec 16y ago
Perhaps. Could also be that iPhone owners are more likely to use their smartphone to browse the web. Anecdotally, I still see more Blackberries than iPhones.
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by astrec 16y ago
Pretty close to what we're seeing: 1. Internet Explorer 5,493,047 64.03% 2. Firefox 1,796,239 20.94% 3. Safari 742,371 8.65% 4. Chrome 489,051 5.70% 5. Opera
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by astrec 16y ago
Callow youth: How dare you evolve our language!! More seriously, do you make a semantic distinction between by accident and on accident where the latter signifies (some) intent, or do you use on accident exclusively.
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by astrec 16y ago
Do you look down on non-entrepreneurs? No. Entrepreneurship isn't some static thing, and there are many kinds of entrepreneurs. Our appetite for risk, our values, priorities and desires all evolve over time. Some entrepreneurs start out a
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Red, Jackson, Gen Y & Loyalty(calacanis.com)
3 points by astrec 16y ago|4 comments
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by astrec 16y ago
Until you reach a certain scale titles are for the benefit of external parties. How much this matters depends on industry. I can remember people handing me cards with titles of "Tech Dude" and "Web Boy" during the dotcom boom (although I'm
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by astrec 16y ago
Why isn't it polymer?
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by astrec 16y ago
Until Keith Bostic et. al ported it you required a UNIX license from AT&T. Bostic cites both the GNU project and the GPL as influential.
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by astrec 16y ago
Stallman agrees with you: "I hesitate to exaggerate the importance of this little puddle of freedom," he says. "Because the more well known and conventional areas of working for freedom and a better society are tremendously important. I wo
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by astrec 16y ago
I would like to know how much David pays Google to use their service? Depends which customer hat you're wearing, no? To search I make a bargain with Google whereby I use their search service and they present me with (hopefully) contextual
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The Gift of the Survival Dance(themonsterinyourhead.com)
2 points by astrec 17y ago|0 comments
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Australia to censor AppStore etc.?(zdnet.com.au)
9 points by astrec 17y ago|7 comments
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The problem with index funds(blog.intelligentinvestor.com.au)
1 points by astrec 17y ago|0 comments
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IPhone App Finds Trees in NYC’s Concrete Jungle (blog.programmableweb.com)
1 points by astrec 17y ago|0 comments
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by astrec 17y ago
The commenter.
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Venture Capital Creating Systemic Risk??(avc.com)
2 points by astrec 17y ago|0 comments
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Content is not King: Publish and be damned(businessspectator.com.au)
11 points by astrec 17y ago|3 comments
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Maiden flight for Bertrand Piccard's Solar Impulse aircraft(blog.ted.com)
1 points by astrec 17y ago|0 comments

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