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by dano 8y ago
Thank you for this very considered response - I've enjoyed all of those books! There is a tendency to read secondary sources that are presented in a current consumable format. Rare is it that someone has read the primary sources or eve
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by dano 8y ago
- mispellings and typoes - long term consultant wanting full time job - hotmail / outlook address - lack of learning new things across their career - non-business like fonts and general lack of typography - buzz word list
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by dano 8y ago
The following is from Tom's obituary in WAPO [1] Tom Magliozzi (cartalk [2]) once held up the Chevrolet minivan for ridicule, questioning why it needed 13 cup-holders. “That’s one area where General Motors has excelled,” he said. “When
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by dano 8y ago
In the San Diego beach and North Park areas Bird, Lime bike, Ofo introduced their on-demand transport almost simultaneously. It's been a bit of a shock to the system when walking and being passed by electric scooters. Then you find Bir
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by dano 9y ago
Tend to agree. This article from January 2018 is pretty on point https://stackoverflow.blog/2018/01/11/brutal-lifecycle-javas...
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by dano 9y ago
It takes just a few moments to bring up Lyft and Uber and compare prices to your destination. The one you don't choose will likely see an abandoned cart type of metric as feedback as you did not complete the transaction. This is the on
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by dano 9y ago
Open the article and search for "Escape Recognition, Noise Words, Help" which was encapsulated into the COMND JSYS in TOPS-10 and TOPS-20. One of the most key things about Escape Recognition on TOPS-20 was that it could used by no
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The Greatest Computer Network You’ve Never Heard of (PLATO System)(motherboard.vice.com)
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by dano 9y ago
Somewhat agree. If you really want to understand lean principles, start with the masters of the topic and consider reading some books about Toyota. The first in the list below is a wonderful introduction to how lean manufacturing principles
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by dano 9y ago
I've had excellent results with Google fi across the US and Europe. Getting off the plane in Milan and having service immediately was a terrific benefit.
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by dano 9y ago
Jerry's boat anchored in San Diego https://goo.gl/photos/UWyNtbTjYP1jxHdv7
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by dano 9y ago
A suggestion for the current and next generation. Collect experiences rather than things. http://bigthink.com/paul-ratner/want-happiness-buy-experienc... Some quick tips: - Pictures with people are much more fun to loo
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by dano 9y ago
Matt Blaze opened up a Bramah lock in 2003. http://www.crypto.com/photos/misc/bramah/
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by dano 9y ago
^^^^ This For the future of Spotify, look no further than $P https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/p?ltr=1 They pay the same royalties. Their cost structures are very similar. Their differences are in capabilities, which can
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by dano 9y ago
I think Apple is trying to move towards local-data, that is, taking traditional cloud based services and putting them into the device. The idea being that your data doesn't have to be aggregated centrally in order to apply machine lear
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by dano 9y ago
The fundamental reason why none of the streaming services will remain in business is market economics. Digital Music is a commodity because Apple set an unrealistic consumer price point against which no independent service can compete. Cons
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by dano 9y ago
Yes - this. I'm pleased that younger people in my team are learning things from her posts. Being a grey-hair *nix guy (not a grey beard!) the posts are interesting, but I know there is a LOT more beneath the surface. She's a valua
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by dano 9y ago
If you find yourself doing maintenance work, move on. There is nothing wrong with maintenance work, it is valuable and gives the company the ability to service its clients. However, if you are no longer able to improve the process and that
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by dano 9y ago
They figured out the pinterest advertising model first. Show lots of good looking pictures based on the users intent and surround it with lead generating ads.
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by dano 9y ago
When in a company that runs windows with AD and lot's of strict GPO's in place, this is basically what you experience as an employee.
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by dano 9y ago
Of all the educational axis, this is the one that I find most problematic and most promising. There is a movement afoot to teach computational thinking across all majors. This movement gets painted with "programming" rather than &
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by dano 10y ago
The consultant was German, therefore, his reply with a heavy accent was: "Dat zoon?" and thus the name was born. :-)
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by dano 10y ago
Just did a bit more math here. Given the numbers above, if the company is valued at $100m and not adding shares, the valuation could be ~$5.60 per share. When buying ISO's you need to pay for the shares and pay the taxes on the differe
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by dano 10y ago
Exactly. There is no magic. Simple, powerful, precise.
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by dano 10y ago
Cadence, Synopsys, and Mentor Graphics have been fighting it out in the EDA industry for decades. Synopsys and Cadence are the leaders of the pack. Synopsis has been the better stock over the last 7 years, however, Cadence has picked up wel
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by dano 10y ago
This is a great and worthwhile read. His exposure of positive and negative cycles and methods of interrupting the negative was eye opening. I've used his words on many an occasion to "wake up" the audience and break a negativ
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by dano 10y ago
Spotify, Pandora, slacker, and all the rest will all get the same deal from the copyright holders. Google, Apple, Amazon will be the long term winners because they have ancillary revenues and music is a loss leader.
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by dano 10y ago
West Wing vignette on the Gall-Peters projection https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVX-PrBRtTY
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by dano 10y ago
Advertisement?
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by dano 10y ago
Boy, are you mockin' me? What's that? 'dems grits. I didn't order no grits. it come wit

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