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by colmvp 10y ago
Not necessarily about Marc, but I honestly find it so frustrating to see media outlets interview people who have zero experience writing, doing research, or leading an AI related company/research institution but still ask them about th
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I'm confused how this is so much more controversial or scary than the drone strikes that have occurred over the last number of years by the US that violated the sovereignty of other countries and resulted in unfortunate death of civili
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I have to say that the dynamics of momentum diagram is a thing of real beauty. The whole paper felt a little NYTimes like and then of course, I see that Shan Carter helped a little bit with it!
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Yeah I don't like the generalizations people are making. It's clear each family had different levels of guidance and opinions on career choices. My parents were like yours. I chose not to go into STEM, and they were extremely worr
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Many, many years ago, when I was thinking of moving, I was looking for salary ranges for a particular American city. It was pre-Glassdoor so there wasn't a website that aggregated that information. I decided to go the HackerNews of tha
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Wasn't Hillary the one who was advocated for more access to education? I'm looking through her old website and there's a lot that could help the average American. I'm not one to truly believe that she could've creat
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On that note, I'd just like to say Sierra was one of my favorite game companies as a kid, especially the King's Quest series. On the one hand, I'm glad that Roberta and Ken Williams have lived a pretty awesome post-Sierra lif
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Even in Canada where citizens are prideful about socialized health insurance, we owe a debt of gratitude to Trade Unions who, alongside social workers, farm groups, and labour federations, advocated on behalf of working Canadians for social
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I'm in the camp that abstains from social media, but people are almost always going to find distractions, be it social media, movies, shows, games, novels, or consumables. In moderation, that's perfectly fine. Not everyone wants t
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If one party says, "hey, let's try to work on this bill together" and essentially appropriates a lot of the ideas from one of the opposing members (Romney), and is able to create a compromised, conservative approach to at lea
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by colmvp 10y ago
534 job applications over an eight month period seems like a lot. I don't even know if I can reasonably say that there are ~500 companies in my city who a) have a position open for what I do and b) I'd want to work for. And this g
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It should be noted that in the document, Twitter and Apple were provided search warrants whereas AT&T received a "request."
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It's 2017, and e-books didn't replaces paper books, tablets didn't replace textbooks or laptops, gamers still use their PCs (it's not dead!), and consoles are still a thing despite the popularity of mobile games.
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At times, I think social media helps perpetuate this unhappiness, especially when we have a tendency to only showcase the best in public. Getting married. Having a kid. Happy moments. Vacations. Career achievements. Keeping up with the Jone
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I think this is why at times I have a hard time empathizing. It's one thing to prefer having lower taxes and allowing the market to sort out itself. To want to enforce immigration more stringently. To want to have states operate more i
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I have nothing directly to gain from PP, Meals on Wheels, Medicaid, or the dozens of social programs that I don't have access to because of my gender, age, and income. I support them because as a society we all benefit when others can
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Those elite, privileged liberal rubes in coastal cities primarily voted for a candidate who wanted to retain social programs that certainly helped those in rural areas. How many people in those rural areas voted for a party and leader who r
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To preface, I'm currently learning several disciplines in tandem along a route suggested by the link, so kudos to them for putting together a solid list of resources. Now, from the link: "Few universities offer an education that i
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So I've been taking online courses on the side for the last little while, including the author's often recommended, Learning How to Learn. I guess I was spurred on because I felt like I wanted to use my spare time doing something
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As a supplementary activity, I'd strongly suggest going to various meetups in the city that meet on a regular basis, either weekly or monthly. Say you know Rails, go to a Rails meetup. Say you enjoy politics and tech, find a Civic Tech
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by colmvp 10y ago
When I went to SFMOMA a number of months back, they showed Bruce Conner's Crossroads ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crossroads_(1976_film) ). It was truly mesmerizing, even in black and white. Granted, the purpose
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I always hated driving in SF. I can deal with traffic. I can deal with the pedestrians and cyclists. I can deal with the slew of drivers who thought signaling was optional. I can deal with paying for parking. But holy shit the lack of paid
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> I'm Karam and my co-founder is Shubhendu, Wifi Dabba is actually the result of 6 painful years of building 32 different apps and watching them fail before we found something that had product/market fit. I've lurked on HN
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I've never agreed with the angst towards 'reasonable' job hopping. We all recognize that interviews and research of a company can only take you so far in truly determining fit (on both sides) within an organization. There are
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I think it depends. If we're talking about certain mediums that require complex code then I really don't know if a designer can gain a lot from that experience over simply talking with an experienced developer to gain a high level
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When I was in school, I struggled heavily with certain concepts. I had one really smart math teacher who couldn't have cared less for average math students (e.g. me), and another math teacher who was not that knowledgeable with math. S
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Sidenote: On the list of contributors I noticed there are Research Engineers and Research Scientists. What is the difference between the two?
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I recently finished "Irresistible: The Rise of Addictive Technology and the Business of Keeping Us Hooked", which I thought was an important read given my role in designing apps and products. One argument the author makes is that
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I block ads, yet I financially support content creators by voluntarily subscribing to them via Patreon or tip them money (e.g. Twitch streamers). I also subscribe to publications to support journalism. I'm also fine with ads in podcast
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On the topic of helping the bottom 20%, I should also add that in Canada, those who enjoy our socialized health insurance owe a nod to trade unions who advocated on behalf of it's huge membership (third of Canadian workers, post-World

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