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by dajohnson89 13y ago
Why is this not front-page news of mainstream media? (I know why, it's because it's not profitable). But where is the outrage? Why is fighting back restricted to a few NGOs and some back office of the Nepalese government?
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by dajohnson89 13y ago
The author lost me here: "Despite having programmed computers since age 8, I was rejected from about 20 programming jobs." This reeks of entitlement and, well, whining. When I first entered the SofEng job market after undergrad,
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by dajohnson89 13y ago
Is the factory at all noisy? I'd imagine dropping massive lead spheres could cause a ruckus.
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by dajohnson89 13y ago
I don't think it means you're getting old, necessarily. I'm well under 30, and I use the hell out of history. Whenever I need to do something complex, and I can't figure it out, my solution is often copy/pasted from
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by dajohnson89 13y ago
Don't hackerspaces[0] solve this issue? I mean, with hackerspaces, the emphasis is more on building stuff in the space, instead of taking the tools home. But the idea is the same, and it's been around for a while. [0]: http:&#x2F
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by dajohnson89 13y ago
Shortly after Aaron Schwartz's death, there was a lot of resentment for the more traditional information-distributors, such as Elsevier and other big publishing companies. But you make a great point about ACM and IEEE. As a student (an
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by dajohnson89 13y ago
But how much cleaner is using tau, beyond grade-school geometry? Euler's equation is arguably the most beautiful relationship in mathematics: e^(i pi)= -1. I'm afraid tau would dirty it up. Edit: OK, e^(i tau)=1, which is quite
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by dajohnson89 13y ago
It is criminal that serious student-loan reform isn't on the table. As a recent graduate making monthly payments towards a 5-figure principal, I say fuck capping the interest rates. Please cap tuition and fees. Don't give me that
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by dajohnson89 13y ago
As I write this post, I sit on a bus in Baltimore. My fare card was 10 cents short when I boarded. So, I had to pay $5 cash for a $1.60 ride home (the machine doesn't give change). This whole transaction took 2 minutes, and the bus was
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by dajohnson89 14y ago
"History in Images"[0] is a gold mine of photographs and research into some atrocities committed during WW2. I highly encourage you to view the pictures. The accompanying articles are extravagant, but many of the facts, anecdotes, and stati
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by dajohnson89 14y ago
I'll keep this in mind. I'll be staying on the east end, but would be happy to put back a beer on Bardstown Road. :)
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by dajohnson89 14y ago
I second the recommendation of SEOP. It treats a wide array of topics with surprising depth and rigor.