bchjam

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   by bchjam 15y ago

   I'd take this to suggest that XAML based tech isn't really going away in Win8. I'd also take it with a grain of salt
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   WPF exp wanted in Microsoft's latest WinDev job ad (6/9/11)(careers.microsoft.com)

   1 points by bchjam 15y ago|2 comments
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   How WikiLeaks has changed today's media(cnn.com)

   15 points by bchjam 15y ago|3 comments
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   by bchjam 15y ago

   I think the panicky response is unwarranted based on the demo alone, which I thought looked as though the metro UI was still implemented in XAML. I think the main issue is that Microsoft has a history of delivering mixed messages and ill-fa
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   by bchjam 15y ago

   Agreed. It takes a balance of both (and to be honest it took me a long time to learn to appreciate the practical side). I suppose the one-liner was too vague to fully convey my meaning but it really was playing in my mind's ear.
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   by bchjam 15y ago

   I was always exposed to the Wright brothers as a successful example of the fail fast approach. Obviously the risk factors of "just shipping" are different to most software but my point is that they didn't get to success just by thinking abo
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   by bchjam 15y ago

   I'm all for higher standards of what counts as shippable. However, years spent perfecting the wrong idea will probably yield something of questionable value at best. I don't know what the right balance is but I never got closer to knowing b
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   by bchjam 15y ago

   There seemed to be an emphasis on remembering facts and proving intellectualism by getting degrees rather than using knowledge to accomplish things. You obviously have to know enough to get it done but without trying to actually do it you'l
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   by bchjam 15y ago

   I kept hearing the same cliche over and over in my head as I read this: Shipping code wins
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    by bchjam 15y ago

    I read Mlodinow's book (The Drunkard's Walk) last year and really enjoyed it. Somewhat ironically, I seem to have become anchored around Kahneman & Tversky in terms of this line of research. Can someone recommend a good counterpoint? I'
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    by bchjam 15y ago

    I agree that anonymity can be a pragmatic way to foster a temporary sense of autonomy
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    by bchjam 15y ago

    Wouldn't a libertarian dream be more along the lines of being able to buy drugs without needing tor & bitcoin to avoid legal restriction?
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    by bchjam 15y ago

    Showing scores made reading through comments feel more like a game, which was interesting but tended to take my attention away from the context of the original link. I was also less interested in interacting, largely because the context was