edw519

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by edw519 15y ago
I'd like to add one more "B" to OP's title: Body. I have found after many years of programming that how I take care of my body before I ever sit down is much more important than the environment I sit down to. I have sat in over 100 offic
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World's Most Complex Radio Telescope Snaps Stunning 1st Photo of the Cosmos(space.com)
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Buildings house secret servers that keep Net humming(usatoday.com)
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by edw519 15y ago
I realize this isn't exactly Hacker News, but sharing the source of my inspiration brings me more comfort than just about anything I've ever posted here. She was the perfect mother for an introverted, achievement-oriented nerd trying to fin
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Betty Weissman (mother of edw519) 1930-2011(edweissman.com)
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by edw519 15y ago
everyone knows how much everyone else makes This may work well when things are going well, but as soon as there are internal "issues", it is a recipe for disaster. "Joe earns 25% more than me, but doesn't show up until 10:00, so why shoul
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Play "The Game of Nine" On-line(gammahoo.de)
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Mountain Trail Math Puzzle (1 min video)(singingbanana.tumblr.com)
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Game of Nine (short video)(singingbanana.tumblr.com)
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Your high IQ will kill your startup(maxkle.in)
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by edw519 15y ago
I love that you're going after a market so ripe for disruption, appreciate your coming to Hacker News for feedback/community, and I wish you the best. But I think you have it backwards... The real problem is not the time spent in the supe
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Behind Closed Doors Of Ultra-Exclusive Startup Accelerator, Techstars NYC(businessinsider.com)
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Your ZIP Code, Sex, and Birthday Reveal Your Exact Identity 87% of the Time(slate.com)
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Are airline pilots forgetting how to fly?(msnbc.msn.com)
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OnSwipe Wants to Reinvent Content for Tablets(gigaom.com)
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by edw519 15y ago
I mean that I am making myself feel worse for reading HN... <lightHeartedAttemptAtEmpathyAndEncouragement> That's a signal that your focus has shifted a little too much from your own work to HN. Take a day off and invest that ener
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Shakespeare is Awful, Jefferson was a Rapist, and Pi is Useless(jamesaltucher.com)
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What Does Google Mean By “Evil?(aaronsw.com)
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Don't Fear the Computer Job Takeover(slate.com)
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HP’s 2,000 webOS patents and how they could reshape everything(scobleizer.com)
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With HP tablet dead, who can challenge Apple?(msnbc.msn.com)
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by edw519 15y ago
...you shouldn't compare yourself with others -- you didn't start in the same place or with the same challenges... Reminds me of this: Reb Zusha was laying on his deathbed surrounded by his disciples. He was crying and no one could comfor
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by edw519 15y ago
I said, "No, I'm never going to leave Hewlett-Packard. It's my job for life. It's the best company because it's so good to engineers." It really treated us like we were a community and family, and everyone cared about everyone else. Engine
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by edw519 15y ago
From what I've seen, there's just no crossing the skill chasm as a software developer. You've either got it, or you don't. No amount of putting your nose to the grindstone will change that. What a scary thought. Good thing it's not true.
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This Man Can Teach You To Make Your Own Stunning Infographics(slate.com)
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New IBM computer chip mimics the human brain(cnn.com)
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Understanding Groupon Means Understanding ACSOI(aaronsw.com)
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by edw519 15y ago
What do long hours often represent? Enterprise: Incompetent management, lazy co-workers, and spoiled users. Small Business: Tough competition and limited resources. Startup: Taking advantage of opportunites that may not pass this way again.
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WTFs by programming language repository on github(codeodor.com)
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by edw519 15y ago
Great list! A few more: We're so successful because we're smarter than everyone else. We learned everything we needed to know in college. Our technology was so good, it was only a matter of time before everyone found us. Most of our unit t

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