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by biscarch 14y ago
I appreciate the alternative viewpoint. #1 It would definitely counter the "rules" argument, but that still means the kid can't use it for important purposes (It could be taken away at any time, and the data could be deleted). #2 The purpos
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by biscarch 14y ago
A few choice items from the contract, and how I would've read them as a 13 year old. "1. It is my phone. I bought it. I pay for it. I am loaning it to you. Aren’t I the greatest?" This phone is not yours. Don't use it for anything impor
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by biscarch 14y ago
Interesting link, I'm trying to diversify my income for the same reasons as above. What is your thought process for charging 100% up front if you don't mind me asking.
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by biscarch 14y ago
I did ask, and you didn't disappoint. A review worthy of a purchase. I haven't read anything in this style before (gotta love download speeds). I'll be working my way through this for awhile.
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by biscarch 14y ago
Awesome, thanks. I'm working my way through taocp so this is a great addition.
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by biscarch 14y ago
Thanks for the suggestions. I self-taught my way from single variable calc to somewhere around linear algebra/multivariate calc. I'm not sure how to proceed but the manifolds looks interesting.
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by biscarch 14y ago
Any suggestions on what books? I've been looking to go further with mathematics.
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by biscarch 14y ago
Make some time daily to think about interactions that you've had that day. Don't necessarily draw conclusions. If you take up a natural interest in the chain of events of human behavior, you'll start identifying various events and how they
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by biscarch 14y ago
I've also found Python incredibly easy to pick up, but that may be because it's my nth language and not my 1st, 2nd, etc
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by biscarch 14y ago
(1) Slow and fast learners don't necessarily refer to the speed of learning, but rather how much information must be digested and how it must be digested to achieve a level of competence. (2) True (3) Until you have to go through 5 of them
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by biscarch 14y ago
I agree. Coursera and it's ilk are just making lecture halls bigger. That's fine for a Universities gradual evolution, but the fact is it's incredibly hard to make videos that allow a wide range of students to progress at their individual r
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by biscarch 14y ago
I make my living consulting. I took a couple months off to try and build a product with a friend, but it didn't work out for non-product reasons, so I moved to SF and started looking for new contracts a couple weeks ago.
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by biscarch 14y ago
It's in my bones. I'll attempt to clarify. I started a business because I had experiences through school that made me think hard about why I was doing what I was doing at all times. Things like endless piles of homework were forced upon me
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Working Alone Does Not Suck(christopherbiscardi.github.com)
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by biscarch 14y ago
Alternatively, if you like seeing the results page: Bring alfred up -> type query -> start vimium link mode -> choose a result It looks like this: opt-space -> Riak ElasticSearch River -> f -> a and it allows me to s
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by biscarch 14y ago
I just started doing that, but I have a decent amount straight from my phone-camera.
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by biscarch 14y ago
You could probably have Shepard Fairey do that. heh. Of course, you'd have to be ok with Andre staring you in the face all day.
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by biscarch 14y ago
1) 2am. Followed by occasions at Starbucks-type places with a sufficient, but not overwhelming background noise and headphones with music. 2) Awful. I like to sleep when I need to sleep, which is not the same time every night, so why would
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by biscarch 14y ago
or this. http://coderstats.geeksta.net/
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by biscarch 14y ago
this? http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3613135
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by biscarch 14y ago
I'm trying to figure out whether it was intended as Scrooge-google for the holiday season or screw-google...
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by biscarch 14y ago
This is also what I'm hoping for. I think Apple said the Mac Pro is getting an upgrade in 2013, so it seems likely.
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by biscarch 14y ago
I've found in the past, for on-premise consulting, that I'm being paid to consult/develop, but being used as a psychiatric sounding board. I don't give advice I'm not qualified for, but being there under the guise of development and just li
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Taking a Stanford Graduate Course in a Week(christopherbiscardi.github.com)
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by biscarch 14y ago
Life: Learning how to break psychological barriers so I can pursue my interests culminating in living a happier life. (examples: Public Speaking, Schooling level as a self-value system). By doing this I seem to have created a self-selection
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by biscarch 14y ago
avg U.S. college semester is ~ 14-16 weeks, including testing. We'll call it 16 for some easy math. 16/4 = 4 months * 2 semesters/yr = 8 months. We are naively assuming that semesters don't include test-weeks or other vacations and that all
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by biscarch 14y ago
A pre-requisite for being a CMS is managing content (Content Management System). Bootstrap has no content-managing facilities; It is purely a presentational (CSS, some JS) library with some well thought out defaults. ie: you could still use
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by biscarch 14y ago
Seconded. I'd love to see a post about your experiences.
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by biscarch 14y ago
Congratulations on taking the leap to freelancing. I've found consulting to be very rewarding myself and still get that rush from a new engagement or finishing strong on a current engagement. Frankly I'm just happy to be paid to do what I l
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by biscarch 14y ago
What price range are the projects? If you don't mind me asking.

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