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by dschoon 18y ago
Irrespective of whether you agree with all the points here--and there are many thoughtful ones--let's all take a moment to agree the writing here is excellent.
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by dschoon 18y ago
I enjoyed this article enough to wander about James' site for a bit. But I didn't appreciate his core point until I read several other articles: judge a language by the problems it solves. Or even more harshly: the problems it has solved.
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Would You Bet $100,000,000 on Your Pet Programming Language? (2007)(prog21.dadgum.com)
25 points by dschoon 18y ago|7 comments
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by dschoon 18y ago
Man do I love Erlang. I rushed over to HN as soon as I heard a new Erlang community had popped up!
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by dschoon 18y ago
I think the article is brilliant for exactly one sentence, which in my experience comes up all the time in organizations filled with smart people: 3. The more perfect I think it is, the less willing I'll be to let anyone change it. I've see
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by dschoon 18y ago
See, I like this article partially because it invites the reader to reflect on these thoughts, rather than provide an explicit, pre-packaged way of approaching life. I agree because I think this is another way of searching for authenticity
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by dschoon 18y ago
Hacker Culture: Taking itself only seriously enough to look ridiculous.
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Interview with a Hedge Fund Manager II: Financial Meltdown(nplusonemag.com)
2 points by dschoon 18y ago|0 comments
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by dschoon 18y ago
You're not. I've been tethering my jailbroken phone for a week now, and the process is exactly as you describe. The only difference with the app is the ability to trade one line of typing for $10.
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by dschoon 18y ago
While switching operating systems or avoiding email/IM in the modern workplace is more than a little unrealistic, the core message is good. Distraction undermines productivity.