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by cema 14y ago
I mostly concur, except that I am not surprised it could be a surprise for many whose minds were filled with an ideological view of the society they lived in. I remember how difficult it was for me to get used to the idea that I do not live
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by cema 14y ago
Some did hate. Reportedly, the current rector of Moscow State University was quite happy to participate, among many others whose career, as you can imagine, did not suffer.
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by cema 14y ago
Ha, what an interesting disagreement! One of the commentators said "it's huge", and I was just about to say that it is generally less than it used to be and has more of the legendary than practical status. Things can easily change back to w
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by cema 14y ago
they have interest in maintaining the story Yes, it happens sometimes, but most of the time there is no need to invent a story that was true. Embellishments of true stories are more typical. As far as the comparison with others, inc
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by cema 14y ago
It does have other consequences, certainly.
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by cema 14y ago
I guess the point is that, as the min wage grows, certain considerations that were not viable before become viable now, and as a consequence people who otherwise may have been considered for a job would no more, or would lose the job, or th
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by cema 14y ago
Wow, I did not know it. Thanks!
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by cema 14y ago
Numbers can indeed be manipulated easily. I am sure you have heard the term Potemkin village. I am not sure you realize how prevalent this kind of deception is in the world outside of the US and a few other "Western" countries.
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by cema 14y ago
Not insignificant, however you look at the numbers. But more importantly, what could land you in jail was a simple political joke, or having ancestors of a wrong kind (the "class" of kulak, for instance, as it was defined in the Soviet pena
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by cema 14y ago
If you want real immigration reform, make the H1B visa a portable work visa for 5 years. Yes, it would be a good place to start the reform.
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by cema 14y ago
You think as you type? Try it the other way around.
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by cema 14y ago
It's not about a future ability. It's about the current ability of the 5-year old person. Next year she will be retested and reassessed.
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by cema 14y ago
Excuse me, what was that about Sarah Palin?
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by cema 14y ago
Heh. What about the original Russian ones? I still have several. Or, say, about the ones translated into Russian from English (and other languages)? They were very useful for my studies of computer science.
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by cema 14y ago
Thank you, by the way. (Sincerely.) The more great people from around the world stay here, the better we all will be.
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by cema 14y ago
Explain.
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by cema 14y ago
I think the point of the parent comment was not about software being free but by being able, quote, "to program[...] your way out of it". Which I think is an important argument for or against Excel (or many other programs) depending on whet
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by cema 14y ago
This quote is usually attributed to Igor Stravinsky: Lesser artists borrow, greater artists steal . (Maybe not too literally...)
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by cema 14y ago
If most people's usual driving speed is "10 mph over the limit," then the effective speed limit is simply N+10 mph, where N is the number on the signs. A big "if". As I recall, when speed limits were raised on some of the high
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by cema 14y ago
Uh, the example in the article is from a numerical computation, and following conventions (typically, from a book, or a research paper, etc) is often a good idea. Just as long as they are not confusing. An example would be using g for the
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by cema 14y ago
Converting scripts does sound like a serious down side. Are there any automation tools that could help?
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by cema 14y ago
I use hg for personal projects, but I agree that git has become almost a standard, and, as others mentioned, almost synonymous with the distributed version control systems. My feeling is the differences between git and hg are smaller than t
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by cema 14y ago
Not really. I remember the story was a sensation when it was first covered by Peskov. Not so much these days, in Russia anyway.
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by cema 14y ago
Fortunately, we do not have a decider in chief, and the US president is (emphatically!) not one. Everyone decides for themselves, and on the business arena, every business decides for itself.
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by cema 14y ago
The word progressive does not seem to mean what it used to mean.
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by cema 14y ago
Well... The nature of the crime is unrelated, perhaps. But the measuring scale, so to speak, is the same: length of incarceration. So from the point of view of the measuring instrument, it is comparable, and the comparison makes sense.
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by cema 14y ago
It makes me angry when privileged people don't demonstrate compassion. OK, but where do you see a lack of compassion? I think you read too much into the "zombie" reference.
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by cema 14y ago
I think the question is not designed for engineers who work with computers and do not need to sound right but instead for salesmen and other professionals who work with people and need to sound right.
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by cema 14y ago
Let's just say that I'm disappointed in how the US has squandered its goodwill and potential over the last decade Perhaps your goodwill was misplaced? It appears as though you had hopes about politicians. But no politicians dese
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by cema 14y ago
The problem is that those people don't seem to be penalized for their faults. Precisely! There appears to be very little feedback on the quality of their work.

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