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   by bryanwb 16y ago

   because it is a cinch for sysadmins like me to support in a bureaucratic IT environment
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   by bryanwb 16y ago

   I knew quite a lot of "polite Nepalis" that met this description when I lived and worked in Nepal. There are lots and lots of CS programs but few good professors. Students have to do much of their learning on their own. They reach out to th
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   by bryanwb 16y ago

   my comment only applies to universities, esp. those that function more like country clubs, and doesn't really apply to big reseach-centric schools like Berkeley or UCLA. You are correct that teaching quality there is a reflection of univers
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   by bryanwb 16y ago

   tl;dr American education system won't improve until American kids get off their asses and study hard. All these movies and articles about fighting w/ teachers unions aren't the real issue. Many of those "bad" teachers would be more motivate
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   by bryanwb 16y ago

   of sadness, for whatever reason he loves the Xserve line. Perhaps because he can use the Mac GUI on a server
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   by bryanwb 16y ago

   my boss literally shed a tear when he saw this
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   by bryanwb 16y ago

   Big -1 on How to Win Friends by Dale Carnegie I think Franklin Covey's 7 Habits is much better in this regard
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   by bryanwb 16y ago

   I have read about 1 500-600 page book ever two weeks for the last 4 years, almost 100% audio books. I swear by audio books, having listened to even quite difficult and dense tomes. The catch is you can't listen to math and comp sci books. I
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   by bryanwb 16y ago

   I loved Accelerando but found his other novels to be not nearly as visionary or entertaining
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    by bryanwb 16y ago

    Big +1 for Windup Girl, best SF book I have read in a long time
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    by bryanwb 16y ago

    I love org-mode too but it doesn't work for the mobile world. My use of org-mode has dropped dramatically since I started using a Nexus One. I desperately need a todo manager like org-mode but optimized for touch interfaces and w/ cloud-bas
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    by bryanwb 16y ago

    I think we already see that. This certainly was the case with boxing.
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    by bryanwb 16y ago

    I highly doubt that big-time football will ever change while it is still making so much $. Yuppie American parents _are_ paying attention to the risks of head injuries and they are voting with their kids feet by putting their kids into lacr
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    by bryanwb 16y ago

    mma gloves are there to protect the puncher's knuckles and not the punchee's face
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    by bryanwb 16y ago

    These commercials make me not want to use any phone; they don't spur me to buy a windows phone
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    by bryanwb 16y ago

    Rome, Italy Rent: euro 800-1000, $1,300 for cheap 1 bedroom apt Food: euro 1000, $1,300 Health Insurance: ? Transport: public transport euro30 / month, super cheap sundries: 2x that of US Starting Programmer Salary: euro1500-2000 How do you
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    by bryanwb 16y ago

    As far as I am aware, no. But I would love to proven wrong ;) Milan seems to have a lot more tech activity than Rome. At this point I am just curious if there are HN readers here in Rome.
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    Ask HN: Anyone in Rome interested in a Hacker News Meetup?

    3 points by bryanwb 16y ago|3 comments
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    by bryanwb 16y ago

    Let's face it, American kids are generally lazy and poorly-disciplined and this is the primary reason that our schools suck. We always want to blame the teachers, teacher unions, school administration when we really have to blame ourselves.