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by dj-wonk 13y ago
Lose 20 pounds -- and your sanity -- using this one weird trick! I suspect this kind of reasoning is useful in some fields for some particular kinds of infinite sums, but for the particular summation problem as stated, as most people unders
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by dj-wonk 13y ago
Thank you. I don't think it is intellectually honest for Taleb to omit this fact.
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by dj-wonk 13y ago
wibkemarianne: I wrote what I did because the who and the why matter tremendously. I can't give you an exact definition of my morality, but I know that it involves a mix of both practicality and intention. Generally speaking, I don&#x2
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by dj-wonk 13y ago
No! Don't stop there! Don't quit until you've refactored all of your conditionals to use NAND's! http://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?t=442775
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by dj-wonk 13y ago
In my experience, electrical engineering curriculums instill logical thinking (e.g. Boolean logic) in ways that most computer science programs overlook. (This is fine and probably quite reasonable.) But when every logic gate counts, you mus
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by dj-wonk 13y ago
Yes, climate change is a gigantic issue. But the existence of collective action problems does not imply conspiracy or even willful neglect. It is easy to blame one person or one entity, but that is missing the point. See: https:/&#x2F
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by dj-wonk 13y ago
And the reformed, wise old man wants to erase all traces of his former book? Maybe he could gather them up and burn them?
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by dj-wonk 13y ago
I see Edward Hieatt's point. A significant part of this, I think, is getting the entire team to scope work in ways that can be estimated in a more predictable fashion. Sometimes this means the dev team has to clarify and split apart st
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Developers, you need to be more predictable(venturebeat.com)
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I've read dozens of the comments on this page so far. The thing that jumps out to me is the interplay between these factors: (1) internal transparency (2) external transparency (3) internal privacy (4) external privacy (5) human motiva
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by dj-wonk 13y ago
Any experience with their Storm, Kafka, and D3.js books? For the first two, the communities and versions move so fast that I'd be surprised if a book could be kept up to date. (Storm just hit 0.9; Kafka is now at 0.8. I wouldn't r
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by dj-wonk 13y ago
To degree do you (a) want code examples (b) want to get intuition? (c) want to dig into the underlying math?
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by dj-wonk 13y ago
I'd suggest "LanceIT" -- e.g. freelancing for IT. Plus, not a bad way to get rid of boils.
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by dj-wonk 13y ago
I like to warn people about my experience with Elance and their flawed approach to contractor accountability: http://djwonk.tumblr.com/post/50365605390/elance-reviews-don... I am not holding my breath for the merg
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by dj-wonk 13y ago
According to DJ Wonk's Law (shamelessly self-named), when discussing software estimation, it is inevitable (only a matter of time) that someone will mention Hofstadter's Law.
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by dj-wonk 13y ago
Summary: The fractal dimension of a software project is roughly 2 or 3. :) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fractal_dimension Now, if you think about that metaphor for a while you may find value in seeing: (a) the metapho
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by dj-wonk 13y ago
"First, the problem is inherently hard." If that was all it was, the estimates would still, on average, be correct. Your second point is really the key: others pressure create an incorrect bias. In an ideal world, there would be m
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by dj-wonk 13y ago
This is a nice narrative. Some people have misconceptions about what OO gives you in comparison to other paradigms. OO provides specific abstractions, which may be useful in many cases, but also may be too much. In some cases, simpler abstr
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by dj-wonk 13y ago
Re: "Any system that grows large enough to clearly define an architecture technically is object oriented, so long as it's passing messages among stable interfaces." @straws: I'm curious, why do you think that the situati
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by dj-wonk 13y ago
Would someone recommend an automatic bash style checker, such as a 'linter'? Perhaps something along the lines of Chef's Food Critic? http://acrmp.github.io/foodcritic/
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by dj-wonk 13y ago
I like the article, but the author suggests (or at least creates the impression) that "nonlinearity" causes "path dependence". This is not necessarily true. Path-independence or -dependence is more about history than the
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by dj-wonk 13y ago
To add two different thoughts: * Perl is widely used and has inspired many other languages. These are not small accomplishments. * How many major revision bumps can a language undergo before it loses its identity? How many breaking changes
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by dj-wonk 13y ago
Chances are good that the attackers are DDOS'ing Github using software consisting of some open source components... hosted for free on Github.
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Unexpected DuckDuckGo search for "ruby gsub!"(djwonk.tumblr.com)
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There is a spectrum of pairing possibilities. You can pair anywhere between 0 and 168 hours per week, in theory. I would not assume a linear relationship between that number and the value of pairing. :) For me, a few hours of pairing a day
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by dj-wonk 13y ago
I don't mind a good critique of pair programming -- it deserves a hard look to think about its pros and cons -- but I do take issue with a paper written in this way. I want to mention the opening line in the introduction: "The pai
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by dj-wonk 13y ago
Q: What's the difference between "better" and "worse" Perl code? A: http://www.matthewsdiehl.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/rock... (I submit these slides in support of the previ
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by dj-wonk 13y ago
You downvoters are so uptight! Are attempts are humor against HN guidelines? Surely (or maybe not!) you can appreciate a good joke? Unless it hit too close to home, pun intended? (Disclaimer: I do not advocate taking a severe beating, Perl-
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by dj-wonk 13y ago
Q: What's the difference between writing Perl and taking a severe beating? A: Nothing. The wonder of Perl is that it helps you get the latter without needing any external assistance.
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by dj-wonk 13y ago
What's the difference between asking how to improve Perl code and Satan going to confession? The latter might have some chance of redemption.

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