dgabriel

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by dgabriel 18y ago
I agree that MetaFilter is great. There's something about the monetary barrier to entry that keeps people from spouting nonsense that may get them banned or actively disliked.
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by dgabriel 18y ago
Hmm. As a girl, I am interested in stuff like the following. My issues have never been with links, but with idiotic commentary on links. Instead, I'm stuck reading headlines like "Compressed Air Cars Coming To New Zealand" and "New mas
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by dgabriel 18y ago
What language are you using? edit: I assumed that the vast majority of languages typically used in web development incorporated some OO features. I'm interested in what is familiar to you; perhaps that will help people describe something t
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by dgabriel 18y ago
I think the correlation is between Eagle Scout and high achiever, no matter the field.
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by dgabriel 18y ago
Anything more than that would be likely prohibited by his lawyer. It's very, very easy to make the wrong public statement.
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by dgabriel 18y ago
My team consists of 13 contributors, wich is knd of large for an agile team. In order for the team to function, we all need to be completely invested in high-bandwidth communication, and we need more meetings than a 3-5 man team. For us, t
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by dgabriel 18y ago
Uh, maybe, but as a female software engineer, I can tell you I'm doing ok on the cusp of my thirties with one kid & two more currently baking. I have my labor-of-love python project on the side, which may or may not ever get backing, a
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by dgabriel 18y ago
I am also a woman software engineer, but my workplace is significantly different from yours. I'm the principal software engineer at a university with a commitment to diversity, and my team consists of 7 men and 6 women (3 developers, 1 dba
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by dgabriel 18y ago
Interesting wikipedia article. Thanks for sharing. I have only a limited exposure to economics. From a mostly layperson's perspective, however, in a credit crisis, it makes sense to increase loanable funds, therefore saving may be very go
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by dgabriel 18y ago
Mine quintupled, so there you have it. I did start at slave wages, though.
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by dgabriel 18y ago
I would never respond to an ad like that. It's more about what's wrong with me than what's right about the company . It's like one of those personal ads that ask: where have all the decent men/women gone?????
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by dgabriel 18y ago
In any case, you should google Bell Curve plus controversy. I'm not sure it's a book that is generally seen as "good science," so much as "popular and possibly misleading science."
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by dgabriel 18y ago
The Bell Curve is incredibly controversial. I recommend reading some criticism of the book. Here's a good start: http://goinside.com/98/3/postmod.html
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by dgabriel 18y ago
Unfortunately, Obama is an exceptional case, and the research does not back you up. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teenage_pregnancy#Impact_on_the...
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by dgabriel 18y ago
Very true, same in France where the family benefits are amazing.
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by dgabriel 18y ago
Do gifted children have the same resources today that they did 33 years ago? Not that I think children with developmental needs should be shortchanged, it is a tragedy that gifted and talented programs have fallen out of style. But then ag
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by dgabriel 18y ago
You can discuss biological differences, but you have to do it carefully and extremely intelligently. Eugenics have been used by bad and tremendously ignorant people to do terrible things, and people are rightfully wary about entering the "
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by dgabriel 18y ago
I don't think we're talking about all student athletes, here, but specifically the higher profile athletic teams (men's basketball, football, hockey). Try to get a million+ to finance the fencing team, or women's wrestling, or (har) ultimat
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by dgabriel 18y ago
Oh yeah? tell that twelve year old me, who was not allowed to become a Boy Scout. Both of my brothers were Eagle Scouts.
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by dgabriel 18y ago
She's a senior partner at a law firm, so I can't imagine their financial situation was all that precarious.
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by dgabriel 18y ago
Just out of curiosity, what do you see as "the YC hacker mold"?
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by dgabriel 18y ago
Which is exactly why paleo-futurism can be quite funny.
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by dgabriel 18y ago
Supply and demand. He said he received 90 resumes.
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by dgabriel 18y ago
Not exactly. Here's a great rebuttal from the other side of the political spectrum, that makes some great points: http://www.prospect.org/cs/articles?article=did_liberals_cau...
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by dgabriel 18y ago
Hmm, somehow I managed to have a computer habit AND friends. Also some drugs, some drinking, etc. Of course, my grades weren't stellar in high school; something has to give.
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by dgabriel 18y ago
I'm the opposite. I could easily sleep twelve hours a day, but life conspires against me, so I get 7. I heartily endorse well-restedness for learning.
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by dgabriel 18y ago
Do you really think that "wimmin's lib" emasculates men? In what way are your options in life more limited as a result of gender equality? How is it that equal opportunity makes you less of a man?
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by dgabriel 18y ago
Single men can adopt. One of my son's best friends is the adopted son of a single man.
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by dgabriel 18y ago
It's amusing that the arguments in the original article are not strong, and are based on bias and anecdote. Also, the reply comments here are extremely reddit-like.
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by dgabriel 18y ago
I grew up in Newport, and the numerous non-rich people driving cars around might fool you... That said, it looks like Volkswagons and Volvos tend to be the cars of choice among the wealthier. Not Ferraris, sure, but a step above the Toyota

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