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by bpyne 10y ago
It was 2001 or 2002, so my memory is a bit fuzzy. But, that looks familiar.
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I've seen variations work quite well. The first time was in a startup company. We hired a brilliant and unconventional sys admin who was somewhat reminiscent of the Gilfoyle character in "Silicon Valley". After being hired, h
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by bpyne 10y ago
"I remember what software, and the internet, used to be like 20 years ago. My user-experience, and expectations, has increased in almost every way imaginable during this time. From a 10,000 foot view, I'm extremely pleased with th
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by bpyne 11y ago
Take a few minutes to discern your motivation. If you're motivated by learning, you'll certainly do so. You'll probably learn about topics you hadn't considered learning about. Start small and build incrementally. Be pat
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by bpyne 11y ago
Well, Moltex sounds interesting. Am I reading it correctly that it could actually utilize the nuclear waste from solid fuel reactors? Is there a potential environmental or human health downside?
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by bpyne 11y ago
It's really difficult to generalize the situation in the US due to the size and diversity, in terms of industry and business scales, of the country. In general, I would say that you hit a ceiling in career development within 10 years o
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by bpyne 11y ago
You've probably also seen little kids - elementary school aged kids - running drugs for older siblings. People in your school were more than likely terrified of going to school unless they were aligned with the right gang. These experi
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by bpyne 11y ago
Not quite. You need to capitalize the S and remove the period. We don't typically use double punctuation. Frankly, the whole phrasing of that statement would be very bizarre from an American's standpoint. We would typically say so
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by bpyne 11y ago
This article highlights that there can be vast differences in effectiveness from one teacher to another. (No surprise, it's true in all professions.) I don't think it's in-depth enough to draw a conclusion about how much of a
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by bpyne 11y ago
I get that sponsors of the bill are trying to protect young children from neglect. The motivation is good. The one-size-fits-all solution is poorly thought out. My issue with this bill is the penalty for parents who leave a 9yo alone for a
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by bpyne 11y ago
Reusable components is a mantra within software engineering. People deciding on product direction want to reuse what's available and has been tested: known quantities increase confidence levels. Unfortunately, the reuse in the large vs
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by bpyne 11y ago
I used SML/NJ for a course I took last Fall. It was my first experience with ML other than looking over some sample code on the web. I'm not sure why, but my thought processes just work well with ML. Beautiful language. Very expre
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by bpyne 11y ago
There really should be a support group for people who have to support systems like you describe. (Sympathetic sarcasm, of course.)
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by bpyne 11y ago
Your experience is actually the same one I have when writing enterprise software. I always start an enterprise project with a vision of people happily using a good product to achieve a goal. After wading through conflicting user preferences
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by bpyne 11y ago
And it's not just mobile apps that suffer the problem of friction. Last night my wife sat down to put a holiday card together on Shutterfly. When she had it to her satisfaction she started the ordering process. A message displayed on t
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by bpyne 11y ago
Unfortunately I think we're still stuck in thinking of software development as being like assembling a product on a manufacturing line. Assembly lines reproduce a product model in volume. People forget that developing the model takes l
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by bpyne 11y ago
I'm glad it's changing. We need to establish in kids' minds that exercise doesn't have to be tedious or scary. People need to see exercise and healthy eating as normal part of life.
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by bpyne 11y ago
"It's funny you should bring up PE here, because the same mechanism is usually at play there. PE classes don't focus on the kids who are bad at sports. They focus on those who are already good at it, for whatever reason.&quot
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by bpyne 11y ago
Our professors used markers on our smart boards. Very expensive mistakes.
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by bpyne 11y ago
Agreed. The trade-off is difficult. We're having to consider it for my (almost) 10yo daughter. Her teachers consistently tell us that she's exceptionally smart, but she can't stay focused long enough to complete her work. (Sh
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by bpyne 11y ago
Please watch the video before replying. He is not anti-medication: he takes medication. His withdrawal symptoms as a child when taking a break from medications, such as over Summer break, leads him to question how old people should be befor
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by bpyne 11y ago
This talk really explained it for me in layman's terms. He has strong opinions about medications. https://youtu.be/uU6o2_UFSEY
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Do the stimulants cause any jitters or mood alteration like caffeine can cause?
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by bpyne 11y ago
I read an article from the early 2K's about Oracle developing its 10g database line. It had development teams strategically positioned through the globe so that development could continue 24 hours/day. I never saw a followup artic
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by bpyne 11y ago
I didn't take your comment as cynical. Perhaps I worded my response poorly. I didn't mean to imply anything insidious about the people who are great technically and understand organizational "politics". I appreciate peop
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by bpyne 11y ago
My first thought, about the sub-matrix interview question you posed, is that it's a younger person's game. The last time Linear Algebra entered my mind was in the undergraduate course I took in 1986. I would never even think to pr
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by bpyne 11y ago
I'm a Boostrap lightweight, but I always respect an organization willing to drop support for old technology (IE8) and rewrite libraries with an improved technology (ES6).
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by bpyne 11y ago
Glad this letter was linked here. Despite being technical I had no idea that OpenOffice was in death throws. I'll switch to LibreOffice immediately on my MBP. I think part of the reason I'm out of date on office suites is that I d
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by bpyne 11y ago
Kind of funny you mention Detroit. My in-laws just moved out of Williamsburg, Brooklyn. I mentioned to them the edgy art studios around when they moved into Brooklyn. Their comment was that the artists have been moving to Detroit for severa
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by bpyne 11y ago
The prosecutor should really be disbarred. The local bar should be quite embarrassed to have such a high ranking member with no regard for ethics. At this point, Denise Lundsford has gravely undermined public confidence in the legal system.

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