calinet6

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by calinet6 13y ago
This is simply false. Goals are incomplete realizations of the processes needed to accomplish them. You'll find a process whether or not you use your goals in full; the question is whether you do it intently and with awareness of the c
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by calinet6 13y ago
I feel there's a ton of opportunity here in personal thought management that hasn't had a killer UI yet. It's possible to get it just right, but would take an incredible design. Workflowy is the closest I've seen.
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by calinet6 13y ago
This doesn't discredit goals, they're still very useful, and your process must align with your goals to help reach them. The way you'd think about procrastination, for example, wouldn't be to simply set goals of producti
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by calinet6 13y ago
As it relates to production process, and management, with the goal of quality: seek out W. Edwards Deming: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W._Edwards_Deming . It's not terribly accessible, but it is pragmatic and wis
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by calinet6 13y ago
It's larger point was that how you think about success matters very much. If you focus on your goals, you'll lose sight of process; but if you focus on correct process, you don't need to have sight of your goals.
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by calinet6 13y ago
The reason you (and others) think this is that Scott Adams' article appeared on HN recently, so it appears original. In fact, Scott Adams' piece of wisdom was written in much the same manner, and with exactly the same source: the
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by calinet6 13y ago
It's stunning to me that many people think this is some sort of novel and patentable idea, even though it's very general and widespread. It's a great idea, certainly, but this type of thinking has been around for decades. The
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by calinet6 13y ago
Reddit's /r/audiophile is improving and generally highly rational. Recommended (disclaimer: I'm a mod).
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by calinet6 13y ago
I like the way you think. It is a systematic problem, not an individual one. These people think this way because they haven't been educated well enough to think otherwise, especially in the comprehension of their own psychology; nothin
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by calinet6 13y ago
Repeatedly and exhaustively. This is old hat. Really, "laugh at the audiophiles" is a fun game that comes along every so often, but nothing really changes and people stay irrational. This comes as no surprise to a few people and f
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by calinet6 13y ago
This says a lot about how programmers see the world (in jest :)
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It's also not exactly a great choice marketing-wise as far as good sounding scotches that would impress a scotch drinker...
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by calinet6 13y ago
There are a lot of mistakes you can make. In our case, it was Bootstrap AND die, as we were choked for resources and scope at a pivotal time. My business partner was so obsessed with the idea of bootstrapping, keeping all our equity, and ma
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I think the kind of critique here is subconsciously and pedantically picking up on general tone and perceived lack of authenticity. PG went on the defensive -- and attempted to dispel critiques with a negative attitude and a logical argumen
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by calinet6 13y ago
Companies don't have this, because it's very rare for a company to define their core purpose, to understand how it relates to employee motivation, and to communicate it clearly both ways. They generally don't understand that
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by calinet6 13y ago
> The real world isn't a perfect laboratory, so sometimes you must make do with data supplied by accidents and coincidences ;) You must also understand statistics, and build an experiment that isn't affected by them.
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by calinet6 13y ago
> It still sometimes pains me though to see the number of Linux developers/sysadmins who use OSX systems. That says more about Linux than it does about its sysadmins and developers.
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by calinet6 13y ago
Someone probably discovered that it's cost-effective due to heat and power efficiency. It might make more sense than you think. Maybe.
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Counterproductive from an individual perspective; the only means of productivity from an organizational perspective.
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This is a good nuanced response, recognizing the complexity of what the post is broadly criticizing: the quality evaluation of ideas. You cannot shoot down the (positive or negative) evaluation of all ideas as "hating," for that
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by calinet6 13y ago
Bingo. It's a management problem, not an individual problem. Management can turn "Yes, if..." people into mindless drones over time by constantly shooting them down and feeding them negativity. And where does that negativity
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by calinet6 13y ago
Seems like a hassle. TimeMachine does an otherwise satisfactory job and is much less manual, which is the important part for 90% of users.
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by calinet6 13y ago
Yes, but it has six external PCIe plugs (in the form of thunderbolt) to which you can hook up whatever you damn well please. I really don't understand the importance of the distinction between internal and external. It's sitting
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by calinet6 13y ago
Different tools for different purposes. In my experience, the laptops have not required opening for quite some time, speaking about my retina MBP and Air experiences. I could upgrade the storage (just 256GB seems small) but I don't rea
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It's actually a special-edition New Belgium Patagonia-themed beer... just discovered it thanks to this. Cool can design.
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Statistically speaking, that's not an average experience. It's an outlier. Don't count on it.
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That may be the most efficient and logical way to treat them, but it doesn't mean they're "normal" in any sense of the word.
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I implore you—do not willingly bring a psychopath into your life.
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> And to get your app into their hands is as simple as making a unique app. No, it isn't. It's about marketing to them, selling to the decision-maker, working through existing competition, wining and dining, proving your value
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by calinet6 13y ago
Other than the note that has already been made about the difference in the age women first have children, I don't think this is a huge surprise to most "millennials." In most circles, as well as in most pop culture, an ideal

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