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by critic 18y ago
You could have mentioned what your startup was. Free publicity. Also, people here might provide some input about whether the odds of getting funding really are 90-95% for your type of startup. I strongly recommend spending part of your time
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by critic 18y ago
If you are looking for a quick hack, i.e. getting existing code to work on a free platform, then try Octave. Its source-level compatibility with Matlab is fairly good.
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by critic 18y ago
> But beyond that, you're sadly mistaken if you believe that humans actually maximize utility and follow any kind of logical equation in their lives. This objection is of the kind "you can't use scientific models to describe our world":
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by critic 18y ago
I commend you on your welcoming criticism. I too like to think that, while I'm blunt, I can take criticism myself and welcome it as well. I'm wondering though where you are disagreeing with me exactly? I said criticism is bad for the one gi
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by critic 18y ago
> If you hate bad/incorrect, then you will have to hate yourself most of the time Look at it this way (Depending on your background, you may need to read http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utility to understand the nature of my argument): T
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by critic 18y ago
I think hating bad/incorrect is key to being good/correct: hating bad spelling is key to being motivated enough to learn to spell correctly. Learning to be indifferent to failure and mediocrity is not the right goal IMO.
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by critic 18y ago
I agree. Indeed, if you criticize the choices a professional made in his area of expertise, you are often criticizing their competence and/or intelligence by implication. Often, the right target for criticism is supposed to be the person hi
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by critic 18y ago
I think Dale Carnegie's feedback to Microsoft would have sounded thusly: === Dear Sir: I wish to express my most sincere admiration of your company's business leadership over the years and its continued relevance in all matters of public li
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by critic 18y ago
Anonymously criticizing things on the internet - perhaps not. In real life, especially in the work environment or personal life, I'm convinced now that criticism is very bad for the one giving it. Withholding criticism though is not somethi
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38 points by critic 18y ago|83 comments