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by calinet6 12y ago
We'd all do well to understand and respect them far more. It is the links between the hard sciences and the fuzzy humanities where the true value lies.
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by calinet6 12y ago
Good systems = good quality. Compare this to anything in your business that is brittle, and see what benefit even a simple system can have on it.
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by calinet6 12y ago
The biggest part of creating quality products is, as shown in this article, systemically controlling for variation more than the creation itself. Achieving that is all about understanding the sciences of not only engineering, but statistics
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by calinet6 12y ago
Does that seem biased to anyone? It is a business-minded publication, and YC founders are obviously above-average, but surely there are other young founders and entrepreneurs who are deserving of credit as well?
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by calinet6 12y ago
Other companies have good marketing departments. They're not the unique part of Apple. But, all parts are important. Every link in the chain holds up the final experience. Attempt to reduce it to any one part and you miss the point. Qu
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by calinet6 12y ago
I think people make mistakes in the architectural design part, often attempting to object-orient things that are not related in the strict way inheritance implies. So, put more simply, don't make an Animal class if you have a Cow and a
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by calinet6 12y ago
Refactoring happens when you don't get it right the first time, though, and that tends to happen often even with planning; so it's still a useful and necessary process. You are correct about emphasizing more planning up front, of
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by calinet6 12y ago
> I barely know JS That much is clear. Your comment is essentially based on hearsay and is far from accurate. You really should learn Javascript, and listen to the original article. The "two pillars" of prototypical inheritanc
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by calinet6 12y ago
It can also be a result of physical mechanisms elsewhere in your body! The nervous system is large and complex. For example, feelings in your gut can trigger anxiety, and links have been studied between gut microflora and anxiety.
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by calinet6 12y ago
Most interesting and most telling. It seems that Hughes was acting decidedly immature and selfish, and that led to many consequences in such a delicate culture. He had no idea how to lead it, or he just clashed with it too much—and he broke
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by calinet6 12y ago
I think that's exactly it: the output is a complex web of societal effects, and thus does not translate easily into dollars. It is possible that money be extracted out of that output if you push it, but it comes at the expense of some
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by calinet6 12y ago
That could be resolved by clarifying (3rd party app) in the title.
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by calinet6 12y ago
It makes it more useful to me when others contribute, and more useful to others when I contribute. So, yes. Quite uncomplicated.
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by calinet6 12y ago
Hypocrisy, though not exactly admirable, is not equal to falsehood.
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by calinet6 12y ago
Are you sure we don't know each other? I tend to be friends with people who buy me beer.
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by calinet6 12y ago
This is in a major city with a young tech-aware population, but point taken.
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by calinet6 12y ago
Having been through all of, "getting out of my books," "away from the computer," "experiencing life myself," and liberal arts education, I still assert that the education has value.
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by calinet6 12y ago
I dunno, there's been a Starbucks open a couple blocks from me for six months now. Wasn't on Google Maps until I went and added it myself!
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by calinet6 12y ago
Yeah, the sad part is that it needs defending. I'd be interested to read it.
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by calinet6 12y ago
"The broader one's understanding of the human experience, the better design we will have." A cogent argument for more liberal arts education.
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by calinet6 12y ago
It was more just a web framework based on containers. AngularJS directives are the most modern version of it I can think of. Something somewhat reusable and modular that you can just plug in and run on any page. But it perhaps has a long wa
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by calinet6 12y ago
> "YouTube has it down to a science" Yes, but arguably, NASA has rocket science down to a science too. My point still stands: it's still a pretty complex and difficult thing to pull off with a high rate of consistency.
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by calinet6 12y ago
It's not about what they're useful for; it's about how they make you think about the whole. It is a more complete understanding. Knowledge does not need to be directly applicable to be immensely valuable.
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by calinet6 12y ago
This is just really good, really well explained, and full of truth. No further comment. There is absolutely nothing bad about learning the inner workings of your machines. Go even lower than C if you can -- learn assembly, learn about logic
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by calinet6 12y ago
This is the right way. A system allows you to unload your brain and get all the crap out of the way, so you can stop thinking about it and focus on the task at hand. As overplayed as it is, GTD really is pretty good. It basically boils down
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by calinet6 12y ago
This is actually a great answer. The same thing happened to me, and I think it was almost natural based on how our opposing personalities balanced. This balance has turned out to be greatly beneficial to the both of us—she helps keep me foc
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by calinet6 12y ago
That 'strategy' quote is a far more intelligent than the title quote. It completely and concisely sums up the correct argument in 8 words, and it does it better than the paper linked.
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by calinet6 12y ago
Actually I'd put them on around the same level of complexity from an engineering perspective. Have you thought, recently, how difficult it really is to broadcast video to millions of viewers and all of the individual moving parts that
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by calinet6 12y ago
Inauthenticity is truly an underestimated flaw.
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by calinet6 12y ago
Preface: I consider myself an audiophile, but keep reading before you judge. I completely, wholeheartedly agree with the original article and the science behind it. There's no question that our hearing just isn't good enough to di

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