bchjam

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by bchjam 13y ago
If it said 'willpower alone ...' I might have disagreed with you, there was definitely a bit of a tone of selling something in the midst of condemning Biggest Loser. In spite of that, it's true that willpower is a limited res
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by bchjam 13y ago
the article seems a bit muddled in what it's complaining about but I think the main point is that taking it easy and setting small, realistic goals works better in the long term than trying to make yourself bleed in every workout becau
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Edward Snowden: Whistleblowers and the economy of esteem(economist.com)
3 points by bchjam 13y ago|1 comments
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by bchjam 13y ago
I've refused to do things I found unethical in the past (bulk spamming, lying to vendors to get better discounts/terms/freebies). I also have to argue the merits of technical solutions with my manager. Sometimes I help out on projects where
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Game Over? Why Video-Game-Console Sales Are Plummeting(business.time.com)
1 points by bchjam 14y ago|0 comments
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by bchjam 14y ago
I think they're probably referring to Taleb's concept of black swan ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_swan_theory )
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by bchjam 14y ago
The best reason for me was the gating of tools for building Win8 apps. I haven't actually made any Win8 apps yet but I've worked with the XAML stack before and occasionally get tempted to play with it.
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by bchjam 14y ago
I got a great deal (basically half off) on a well equipped y470 model and aside from minor cosmetic issues (the shiny paint on the top of the body is wearing out on spots where the monitor frame scrapes it when open/closing, and the monitor
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by bchjam 14y ago
The 'Design Matters More' line gave me pause when reading this as well. Aside from being contrary to personal experience, it made me think of how SalesForce largely replicated Asana's design in Do.com.
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by bchjam 14y ago
Vibrams might work for some but my personal experience ended with over-pronation injury. I always preferred forefoot running to begin with and the Vibrams allowed me to get carried away. Use the right tool for the job. It sounds like Vibram
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by bchjam 14y ago
I thought numpy was python's killer app
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Opting out of vaccinations could get tougher in California(cnn.com)
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by bchjam 14y ago
I really liked Drunkard's Walk. That said, I personally prefer the interpretation of probability as addressing uncertainty rather than randomness.
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by bchjam 14y ago
the Landowska recording of Goldberg really is excellent
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by bchjam 14y ago
There's a "learn X the hard way" template linked from the http://learncodethehardway.com homepage ( https://gitorious.org/learn-x-the-hard-way/learn-x-the-hard-... ), encouraging people to reuse the format to make their own
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Sales for Engineers(blog.zillabyte.com)
1 points by bchjam 14y ago|0 comments
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Humble People Are More Helpful to Others and Perform Better at Work(healthland.time.com)
2 points by bchjam 14y ago|1 comments
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by bchjam 14y ago
I think if you're burned out and try to force fun, it won't happen. The fun comes from following inspiration. Like recognizing a pattern in life and thinking 'I know how that works' and playing with some code as a reaction to that inspirati
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Do auction houses suck?(raphkoster.com)
2 points by bchjam 15y ago|0 comments
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Math Anxiety Has Neurological Basis(psychcentral.com)
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The Big Lie About Big Data(forbes.com)
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An atomic theory of fun game design(raphkoster.com)
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by bchjam 15y ago
if you click on the options button before you start to play you can toggle the 'Drag to cut' button to 'click to cut', then the game is playable.
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Can Experience be Designed?(informationarchitects.jp)
1 points by bchjam 15y ago|1 comments
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Is America a Failing State?(blogs.hbr.org)
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by bchjam 15y ago
Making decisions is active. Spotting trends is passive. They complement each other, like a feedback loop.
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by bchjam 15y ago
at least you can read the draft http://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg14/www/docs/n1570.pdf
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by bchjam 15y ago
I think if the company gives some notice that they're going to do this it might be tolerable but in general it would seem like a huge disincentive to work there. If the employer can't be straightforward with you at the very beginning of you
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by bchjam 15y ago
definitely a sensationalist headline but still a very interesting bit of tech to watch evolve. the first thing I ever saw along these lines: recreating a cat's vision from brain sensors (1999) http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/4717
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by bchjam 15y ago
every time I see gantt charts, I think of Tufte's long forum thread discussing them and project management graphics in general. I also noticed it hadn't been posted to HN before, so I did. http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3346114 and t

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