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by bking 14y ago
Mutating Algorithms?
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by bking 14y ago
I agree except for the mechanics of input. It needs to be controllable input, and because we can't "control" our heartbeat or how much we sweat, how could we precisely input into the system?
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by bking 14y ago
Some great insight, and a good read. I especially enjoyed the Pokemon Red referencing.
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by bking 14y ago
Maybe it is just the timing of being in our 20s then?
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by bking 14y ago
I am gen Y and I freely admit that I do more work in a 'designated working environment'. I hate monotonous work, and it has led me to building scripts etc to do the boring work for me. Our strength comes from that desire to not be bored, so
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by bking 14y ago
I can definitely agree with this article, especially since it echos my thoughts about work at 24 years old. The only unfortunate side of the story comes from the people in my age group who will not step up and do the work that comes with th
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by bking 14y ago
I just keep my mouth shut and do everything while they all finally figure out what I knew, I have the solution done a lot faster, and I look better for it. There is no need to and try to be bossy and push someone into an answer if they aren
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by bking 14y ago
I ran through the whole system, and I noticed that If I use the sliders in the info-graphic to change the down payment, it doesn't update that value in the "How Much House Can I Afford" Down payment text box. Is there a backwards refresh in
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by bking 14y ago
If you ask a kid to clean his room, he will never do it because to him it takes too much energy, when it would only take 10 minutes. It is all in the eye of the beholder and it is up to you to let yourself perceive the "energy". I agree wit
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by bking 14y ago
Very true. To me this glamour industry is a self fulfiling bubble, just like fashion, in that they are their own ritics, and they give themselves an "A" every time. I was just trying to point out that although what we are seeing might not b
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by bking 14y ago
So, startup culture is akin to hipsters? Overley grandiose idealisms, It makes sense. Then again, it isn't bad that people are dreaming, but there needs to be substance to their claims other than just "my [insert app] is going to change the
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by bking 14y ago
Thanks for the succinct bit of observation! It is something that no one really picks up on, but when you are told about it all you can think is "huh, that really makes sense". For that I thank you. I am going to go really ask someone how th
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by bking 14y ago
I can see where this would be effective. The question is whether you can convince a company to believe the hype, pay money up front, and put in extra effort at the end to recoup that money if the goals aren't met. To anyone who isn't open t
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Ask HN: Company training or best friend's wedding?
1 points by bking 14y ago|1 comments
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by bking 14y ago
I only saw a small snippet of one of those in action and was wondering why there was a small car on the field. I thought a clown was going to pop out!
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by bking 14y ago
I could not agree more. As the availability of information increases, the necessity of learning in its current incarnation of "school" becomes more obsolete. It is my opinion that there is a mirror between the lifecycles of education and t
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How to Build Your Own Social Network(techcrunch.com)
1 points by bking 14y ago|0 comments
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by bking 14y ago
That is what you get for putting in backdoors for big brother.
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by bking 14y ago
I run into this all the time. There is always something more to know and everythng is evolving so fast that I personally don't think you can be an expert in any technology anymore. If you can understand it well enough to produce a completel
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by bking 14y ago
I definitely do not want to burn a bridge by attempting to force management to pay me more. I would like to show them that I am worth more than what I am receiving. The last thing I want to try to do is "bully" management into a hostile rel
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by bking 14y ago
I will definitely think about it. Thanks.
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by bking 14y ago
I am a salary worker, and my company is a mix of consulting and deliverables to address our customers needs. I definitely understand how the charging works (my father is a cunsultant elsewhere and I grew up at least partially understanding
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by bking 14y ago
the unfortunate side of things is that I am not privy to the knowledge of the money they make off their contracts. There isn't very much transparency. What I can say is that I took a project that was about to sink and would take the better
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by bking 14y ago
Base pay for engineers is around $55,000. I took the $45,000 because the economy sucks and I was scared about the job market. I should have negotiated better, but that is more or less my fault.
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by bking 14y ago
I have had this discussion with a few people, and that seems to be the typical response from anyone who works in a larger corperation. I definitely don't disagree.
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Ask HN: how do I ask for a raise in my salary?
6 points by bking 14y ago|17 comments
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by bking 14y ago
I only have one problem with this... There is no freakin way they were going an average of 30 mph on that bike ride. No way.
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by bking 14y ago
"Ignorance is no excuse" - I don't need a wiki article to demonstrate this
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by bking 14y ago
I agree. I see way too many stupid/ I didn't want to know that feeds. My solution has been to only check my facebook for messages from friends or event invites. The bigger problem is that facebook is letting it happen...
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by bking 14y ago
It is funny to see this because a few years ago in college I mused with the idea of using bubbles for buttons on screens and drew up some plans I had. I didn't have the tech or the time to bring it about, but I am glad someone else has. The

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