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QueryTree: code-free data exploration and visualization(querytreeapp.com)
5 points by d4nt 10y ago|0 comments
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by d4nt 10y ago
My primary concern isn't leaks or shaming. What I really have a problem with is the role of government here. Elections are not perfect, that's why we have separation of powers. But it's hard to see how any government imposed
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by d4nt 10y ago
Given the circumstances, I think most adults could suck it up and be pleasant to each other after a relationship ended. The modern day table flip "I never want to see you again" is a luxury that comes with living in cities. I thin
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by d4nt 10y ago
If the worker now gets to stay at home and pursue a hobby they enjoy, while the economy is still producing the same amount of goods, isn't that a net win? The problem is (a) people feel bad about being on welfare, and (b) we stop payin
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by d4nt 10y ago
It seems to me that the amount of time people work stays broadly constant, but automation changes what is considered "work". To a farm labourer from 500 years ago, sitting on factory production line attaching two parts together do
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Virtual CTOs for startups(ctoforhire.uk)
2 points by d4nt 10y ago|0 comments
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by d4nt 10y ago
Think of it this way, how many times has our civilisation run the Grand Theft Auto simulation? What about all the future GTA session that we haven't run yet. It's got to be many many millions. Now GTA isn't a very sophisticat
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by d4nt 10y ago
Well, the web does have it's own set of UI conventions: http://www.novolume.co.uk/blog/all-websites-look-the-same/
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by d4nt 10y ago
I accept that people kill people for lots of different reasons. And that sometimes its sensible to consider intent (e.g. when passing a sentence). But we've ended up in a position where killing people because they stepped onto your dru
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by d4nt 10y ago
I don't think the parent post was suggesting we don't care about it. Just questioning why we care about it more than, say, serial killers. > Terrorism isn't just an attack on people; it's intended to be an attack on o
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by d4nt 11y ago
We put ads on sqlizer.io for a while. The CPM numbers were terrible. I think developers all run Adblock.
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by d4nt 11y ago
I think people generally assume that confidence is backed up by reality. I've found that one of the most useful sales techniques is to be friendly and polite but also very confident. People find it reassuring. Sounds like this guy took
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by d4nt 11y ago
The transition was subtle, but these days [checking] banks are actually just Software/API companies. They provide an online account that supports the established electronic money transfer protocols in whatever country you happen to liv
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by d4nt 11y ago
The way powerful people often maintain control of a situation is through contrivances such as unusual dress, unusual ways of speaking, unusual rituals or by having a large entourage. If you analyse each element closely it's clear that
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by d4nt 11y ago
When I first read "the manly consideration toward Mrs. Dickens" I thought he was talking about sex. Having assumed that meaning, the next part about how her sister raising the children seemed to suggest that they had not had sex a
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by d4nt 11y ago
It's not an in-depth critique, you're right. But there are some interesting themes here, and by mentioning 1984 I'm referencing some deep questions in (what I hope is) a fairly shorthand way. To be more explicit: 1. Do people
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by d4nt 11y ago
Having read 1984, I find the desire to remove undesirable language from our vocabulary quite unnerving. I realise it has the best of intentions, and nobody is proposing to remove 'to be' from everything. But the discussion here ab
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Is GDP Wildly Underestimating GDP?(asymptosis.com)
45 points by d4nt 11y ago|31 comments
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by d4nt 11y ago
There is a big difference between mass surveillance, and a system of mandatory logging by private companies with warrant based access to individual's records for security officials. A sensible compromise would be to accept a regime whe
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by d4nt 11y ago
I read the article, but I'm no clearer on what the criteria for issuing a warrant is. A few years ago it seemed like the answer was "because TERRORISTS", now they're also talking about organised crime and child abusers.
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by d4nt 11y ago
The idea of just keeping the carbon in the ground makes sense. But it would be simpler (and require a lot less capital) to just impose punitive taxes on coal mines and coal imports. The mining companies pass the cost on, renewables become m
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by d4nt 11y ago
I sympathise. I think the best way is to ask lots of questions in your interview. Developers are in demand, so asking some probing questions about the process is not going to hurt your chances at all. If anything it'll improve your sta
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by d4nt 11y ago
If you've been told to work on something else, and you get a call from the customer asking about project status, the correct answer should be to refer your customer up to their allocated project/account manager. If your boss is re
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by d4nt 11y ago
I run a software outsourcing company and I recognise many of the issues raised. I did spot a few problems with the article though. Firstly, you should never outsource in order to save money. The author kind of assumes that is why you'r
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The British people preparing for the end of the world(bbc.co.uk)
1 points by d4nt 11y ago|2 comments
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by d4nt 11y ago
I don't think the technology, and who sold it to whom, is the real story here. We all know that the NSA and GCHQ have similar capabilities. I imagine China, Russia and several other states do too. The point is, this power will corrupt.
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by d4nt 11y ago
I suspect vertical integration is more efficient and wins out, so long as you accurately read the market and don't throw your advantage away. IBM didn't bring the personal computer to market early enough, which left the door open
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by d4nt 11y ago
> A smart startup that pulls a user's Facebook/Twitter feeds and mixes in any other RSS/Atom, as well as allowing users to post back to Facebook/Twitter/Atom could potentially spell the death of proprietary timel
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by d4nt 11y ago
Neat idea, you could get pretty close to that experience right now by running http://databaseimportscriptor.com , then Alt+Tab-ing into MySQL Workbench. Problem is, I can't really see a market for it. You're trying to w
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by d4nt 11y ago
My theory is that people are shopping around for better employers and better cultural fit, and that it's not just a question of taking the highest offer any more. That would explain why wages are not rising.

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