billswift

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by billswift 18y ago
These kinds of claims are common; G Harry Stine in his "The Hopeful Future" wrote, "A self-taught person is usually deficient in one or more areas of his learning expertise." There are several problems with the claim, but the most importan
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by billswift 18y ago
I understand that Joel's situation as a startup was pretty unusual in that he did the marketing first. Joel on Software was around for several years, and popular, before he decided to go into business rather than working for others, so he
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by billswift 18y ago
No it is not illegal. Defamation, even if it exists, which in this case looks pretty doubtful, is a civil tort.
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by billswift 18y ago
Thanks, this will be useful. As I said on my blog in "The Web Is Still Not Adequate for Serious Study", one of the biggest problems with using the web for study is finding things, like this, that may be out there somewhere.
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by billswift 18y ago
"predicted in 1965 that the number of transistors on a microprocessor would double approximately every two years" Right - the microprocessor wouldn't even be invented for several more years. Moore's law is about the number of processors on
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by billswift 18y ago
If someone is addicted to something, there is no way they'd be able to quit for weeks without a serious effort. And caffeine is not physically addictive at all, this is psychological addiction if even that. Also, caffeine is flushed from
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by billswift 18y ago
I don't even use Google News much. I let somebody else decide if it's worth reading and follow links from other sites and blogs. Most "news" is useless, largely wrong, or at best seriously incomplete. Following the "news" is almost as ba
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by billswift 18y ago
The bacteria don't eat the enamel. They feed on sugars (and other carbs, but especially sugars) in the mouth, then excrete an acid that attacks tooth enamel. They live on teeth, especially in the crevices where they won't get knocked off,
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by billswift 18y ago
The main cause of early death was injuries and infections following injury. Disease was relatively low because the population was dispersed. Contrary to much belief, startvation was also rare, it was an anthropologist who coined the term
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by billswift 18y ago
All carbs require insulin. Fructose and complex carbs need other "processing" first though, which spreads out their absorption, reducing spikes in insulin levels.
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by billswift 18y ago
Actually, all of those computations "which ought to result in a numeric answer" are done according to the principles of logic. Maybe I see it more clearly having taught myself calculus and more advanced math without having someone to "expl
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by billswift 18y ago
I think that the "right-brained" software engineers and programmers defended, especially in the comments, are probably why so much software sucks so bad. I think Dijsktra overstates the importance of "proving" in programming, but the neces
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by billswift 18y ago
I've heard this over and over, but in my area many people have been switching from gas to electric and saving money. Now that gas prices are supposedly starting to fall because of lack of demand maybe things will start getting rational aga
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by billswift 18y ago
I learned when a teenager that you need to make sure the power is OFF! OFF! OFF! before messing with high-voltage, high-current circuits. I saw a large screwdriver shaft blown in half when my father thought the power was cut. I have manag
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by billswift 18y ago
The most likely is also the most obvious - Silicon Valley has had longer to grow.
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by billswift 18y ago
I think identity requires both the internalization of a belief and an emotional commitment to its truth. Paul's argument is that you should not incorporate unimportant beliefs into your identity. I suspect the "strength" of a person's ide
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by billswift 18y ago
I think identity requires both the internalization of a belief and an emotional commitment to its truth.
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by billswift 18y ago
I think he is confusing beliefs with identity. I think identity requires both the internaliztion of a belief and an emotional commitment to its truth. It is easier to establish the commitment for shared, socially approved beliefs that are
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by billswift 18y ago
I think identity requires both the internaliztion of a belief and an emotional commitment to its truth. Beliefs make you stupid and strong, especially shared beliefs.
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by billswift 18y ago
I think to some extent you are confusing sympathy or agreement with identity. I think identity requires both the internaliztion of a belief and an emotional commitment to its truth.
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by billswift 18y ago
I have the Truth and the Truth is you don't matter (to me). What matters is what works. What editor you use doesn't matter, use whatever works best for you, but don't identify with it. What car you drive doesn't matter, drive whatever you
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by billswift 18y ago
I'd say strong emotion makes you stupid. Emotional responses in general I think are more non-rational than necessarily irrational.
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by billswift 18y ago
This is off topic, but this seems to be something PG would be interested in. I would like to see his take on the idea. www.overcomingbias.com/2008/11/fund-ubertool.html
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by billswift 18y ago
From the news, the government sure seems to be doing its best to make it worse.
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by billswift 19y ago
A better way of looking at it, is if it can't earn a profit it isn't worth doing - because it isn't useful enough for people to pay for.