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by droz 14y ago
Number of years ago I joined a company that had previously contracted out all prior development. Most of the development consisted of a lot of poorly designed code and systems. As a fresh hire I set out to rewrite everything. Some well defi
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by droz 14y ago
As someone wanting to be better versed in business models, can you point our a resource that provides a clear taxonomy?
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by droz 14y ago
Aside from SketchUp, anyone know what other projects/products are being worked on at the Boulder Google office?
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by droz 15y ago
Related: http://www.wikipaintings.org/
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by droz 15y ago
Used to be that all Ball made was jars. Now they are sending successful probes out into space and helping the advancement of science.
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by droz 15y ago
I think this is the right move for Jeff. It's good to see someone with such a high profile, putting family (and life in general) over working.
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by droz 15y ago
Same goes with the the self-checkout lanes at grocery stories.
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by droz 15y ago
It is laughable to think that someone who funds research should be given an award. The people doing the actual research deserve an award leaps and bounds above and beyond the one providing funding.
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by droz 15y ago
Is Siri? No. Are the persons responsible for it's functionality- maybe (but more unlikely than likely).
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by droz 15y ago
competition isn't required for quality.
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by droz 15y ago
I'd like to think that developers wouldn't implement this kind of functionality on ethical grounds -I bet there are some at facebook who refused- but I also bet there are some there who will do anything for buck no matter how questionable i
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by droz 15y ago
Napkin drawings. Lots and lots of napkin drawings.
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by droz 15y ago
Record labels can be useful. For example, take Mo'Wax from back in the day. Under James Lavelle they cultivated an impressive collection of up and coming artists in the electronica scene. Finding similar artists became a breeze by browsing
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Acoustic cryptanalysis: On nosy people and noisy machines(tau.ac.il)
6 points by droz 15y ago|0 comments
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by droz 15y ago
Not every company has to be huge or insanely profitable.
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by droz 15y ago
I've never owned a mac before, never really had the inclination, but have been curious about developing on the platform. This is the perfect kind of solution (albeit poor pricing plan) that would allow me to give things a try before I commi
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by droz 15y ago
I'd like to see a "Local Product" search come out of this. Allow businesses to integrate their inventory systems with Google so that I can search for a copy of Strictly Turntablized and see that a used CD shop down the street has a copy. Ha
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by droz 15y ago
Every change of medium results in the old being shoe horned into the new until people figure out the new for what it can be.
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by droz 15y ago
I'm sure that I'll find myself updating it again. I think if I still had the motivation and focus I did when I was younger, I would be able to stick with it. But when blue skies and mountain calls you, you got to answer.
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by droz 15y ago
I think a lot of blog abandonment is a consequence of shifting priorities. I started my most recent blog back in 2008 to keep track of the projects I was working on and to build a body of work that I could present along with a resume. A lot
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by droz 15y ago
One thing I find interesting about the stories that have been getting the most circulation is that almost all of them bemoan the system, yet very few bother to outline how they plan to improve their situation. Seems to me a few of these peo
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by droz 15y ago
I'd still like to see an eReader that also allows me to use a stylus to write notes in the margins or open up a notepad like app for full page notes.
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by droz 15y ago
The ultimate goal ought to be to teach students Computational thinking. How it is taught - mathematics, programming or otherwise - is irrelevant.
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by droz 15y ago
It's ReSharper from JetBrains. It's a widely used plugin for Visual Studio providing a handful of refactoring and productivity tools.
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by droz 15y ago
I'm surprised they let that slip by too. I would have expected 'to date' instead.
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by droz 15y ago
Most projects are abandoned due to political reasons. Very rarely do they get dismissed because someone didn't code to whatever standard of the moment.
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by droz 15y ago
Interesting to compare it against goodread's list: http://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/science-fiction
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by droz 15y ago
This just seems really odd to me because you are skipping a number of "social requisites" for inviting someone into your home and furthermore for cooking/eating for strangers. I just see this turning in to another craigslist. Starts off wit
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by droz 15y ago
I think it's a byproduct of the education system. When you are young, you are taught to do well on exams instead of having a deep understanding of the material.
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by droz 15y ago
Couple years back, I spent a few weeks looking through different jewelry sites for a necklace for my girlfriend. During this time, I let my girlfriend borrow my laptop one night. Each site that she visited was riddled with ads for engagemen

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