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by cglee 18y ago
Good point. It should also be pointed out how difficult it was to sustain productive and fair policies in the dynastic system. All it took is one bad ruler to ruin centuries of progress. This is why the integrity and structure of the system
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by cglee 18y ago
My dad has a PhD and he pretty much pressured me as others have described. I'd say it's not about education as much as about wisdom.
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by cglee 18y ago
Nice, so I can finally justify that book I've been working on as a "startup".
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by cglee 18y ago
So to answer the earlier question in this thread, you wouldn't have been modded down had you provided this the first time.
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by cglee 18y ago
Absolutely. I'd like to see them repeat the experiment in Japan or China. I'd hypothesize the results won't be the same.
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by cglee 18y ago
Experiments are at the core of modern social science. In general, econ, poli sci, etc have been moving towards a more rigorous statistics and experiments-based approach. Now whether or not you think social science experiments are valid is a
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by cglee 18y ago
This is one of my favorite PG essays because it's applicable to anyone. I think the opposite is also valid though - an identity that encompasses all. If you think about it, it gives you the same power of objectivity as not letting anything
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by cglee 18y ago
I feel this too. The key is to not receive what other people say as bug reports, so you won't get the urge to fix them or find a solution.
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by cglee 18y ago
This is undoubtedly great work from a technical standpoint, but I see the real value here for other types of web apps. Since gmail already supports imap, you could've been managing your mail from a number of free mail clients offline. Just
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by cglee 18y ago
Good support staff eventually move out of support roles. Very few companies value support employees and consequently, very few support employees feel obliged to help the company and their customers.
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by cglee 18y ago
A device that twitpics from my dog's collar every X minutes. I'd like to take a glance at what my dog's day is filled with. He seems very busy. This may be more fun with a cat though. Especially one that goes outside (though you'd need an E
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by cglee 18y ago
Filter or customize your tv ads. I hate it when a horror movie ad comes on and I have to scramble to change the channel. Similarly, I may like watching John&Kate+8, but that doesn't mean I want to watch the typically associated feminine
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by cglee 18y ago
That is very inspiring and yes, it does seem like a great way to connect with your kids and at the same time teaching them the value of hard work (when I was little, I remember thinking my parents just knew everything, with little thought t
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by cglee 18y ago
I couldn't find a neighborhood WITHOUT a McDonald's in Beijing. Or KFC. Or Starbucks.
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by cglee 18y ago
My mom is a 22 year American citizen and she just eats Chinese food morning, noon, and night. The rest of our family do not discriminate. ps: I just asked my parents if General Tso was a real person and they confirmed.
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by cglee 18y ago
Absolutely, I love it that Zed is putting himself out there and dishing the dirt, but I'm also glad not everyone is doing that. It reminds me a bit of the Howard Stern phenomenon.
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by cglee 18y ago
I love this. I was just torn about learning Merb and worried about how the Rails community was slowing down. This should inject some much needed energy as well as introduce some of Merb's awesome features into Rails. Great move.
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by cglee 18y ago
Also handy when you're not at your computer, or at one with download restrictions. I agree Safari has a fast PDF viewer though.
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by cglee 18y ago
Can't you develop it on *nix and run it on the JRE via JRuby?
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by cglee 18y ago
The only big thing I got out of the book was the idea of generating passive income any which way how. Otherwise, it read like a long self-aggrandizing pat on the back. But I gotta give him kudos for at least getting me to take the bait. edi
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by cglee 18y ago
I'm similar, except I moved to US at 6. When I'm around English speakers, I think in English. When I'm around Mandarin speakers, I think in Mandarin. The funny thing is when I'm around a localized Chinese dialect, say Taiwanese speakers, th
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by cglee 18y ago
His wasn't a review; it was a personal dig towards specific programmer's ability. Even professional critics usually have to make a sound argument, not just point to blunders on a blog.
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by cglee 18y ago
Just wanted to point out that I've seen the karma point of this post bounce up and down from 3points to negative 2 and, as of this writing, is sitting at 1 point. Obviously, this post is a lot more interesting than other 1pointers who haven
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by cglee 18y ago
yes they can, but then they'd open themselves up to criticism...not sure what's 'fair game' here, but seems to me like complaining/criticizing others is indirectly saying "I can do better". Prove it.
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by cglee 18y ago
For some reason, this post gets me pumped more than most of the articles on the top page. Love the snarky "/back to work"...my brain reads it and says "ok".
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by cglee 18y ago
Here's another: http://www.kirtsy.com/
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by cglee 18y ago
I wasn't surprised. Africa is the world's second largest continent, it should be about the size of a collection of countries.
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by cglee 18y ago
The major difference there is that China caters to expat enclaves because they have money, just like US caters to Jewish enclaves. Yes, I agree it's elitist, but that doesn't make it any less 'real'. It's part of today's China. Your example
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by cglee 18y ago
dim sum ... I find it pretty tasty, but that's mainly due to the seasoning and marinate, not really the feet itself.
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by cglee 18y ago
That's how I'd want to live if I were there long term. My point is, there's no 'real' China. It's all about perspectives and layers...is there a 'real' US?

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