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Georgia Tech admits first cohort ahead of online masters degree program launch(insidehighered.com)
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by epenn 13y ago
That wave of novelty could just as easily gain them a critical mass of customers as well. Ultimately it will depend on their satisfaction/dissatisfaction with the product.
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Scientists Discover a Jewel at the Heart of Quantum Physics(wired.com)
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Stanford scientists boost motivation with electric current to the brain(businessinsider.com.au)
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Chimps should be recognized as 'legal persons,' lawsuits claim (cnn.com)
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When is each sorting algorithm used?(stackoverflow.com)
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by epenn 13y ago
It was the summer of 1996. I was 12 years old and really into exploring older computers, especially the Commodore brand, after my grandmother gave me an old Commodore Plus/4 that she had won as a door prize somewhere many years earlier
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Kern Type, The Kerning Game(type.method.ac)
55 points by epenn 13y ago|23 comments
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by epenn 13y ago
Normally I wouldn't comment on someone downvoting me. However I'm going to presume there is a very high probability that it's due to my analogy with the goto statement, something which most programmers seem to view as inheren
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by epenn 13y ago
To expand on your point, I look at print statements in the same light as goto statements. There is a time and place for both, just make sure it's the best tool to accomplish your goal. In C I often use gotos for error handling, but I w
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How Google built the interactive web app for The Hobbit Experience(html5rocks.com)
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by epenn 13y ago
Having a good mental model of your programming environment This also does a lot to cut down on cargo cult programming [1] which in my experience is much more prevalent than I would like. Having a solid understanding of the environment you
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by epenn 13y ago
A person can have multiple interests.
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Fukushima is still a mess(cnn.com)
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Relational Databases and Quantum Mechanics(arxiv.org)
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Researchers Draw Romantic Insights From Maps of Facebook Networks(bits.blogs.nytimes.com)
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Illegal Prime Numbers(en.wikipedia.org)
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by epenn 13y ago
It can be at first, but it just takes some conditioning. The more you do it, the more your muscles will adjust to it. An added benefit is that you likely be less tired standing in line too.
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When is one thing equal to some other thing?(math.harvard.edu)
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Companies who give candidates homework assignments: Knock it off(technologywoman.com)
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INTERCAL Programming Language(en.wikipedia.org)
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by epenn 13y ago
Sometimes it's just a matter of thinking outside the box and doing a little research, rather than assuming it's impossible or impractical. Good advice in general too, not just when buying an island.
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Science confirms: Politics wrecks your ability to do math (grist.org)
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by epenn 13y ago
Can you elaborate on why you believe this to be the case? Saying that a scientist is one who does science seems like a truism bordering on being tautological. I'm curious why you disagree.
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Why Obama’s Radical Education Plan Could Finally Disrupt College(techcrunch.com)
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Top Ways to Destroy Earth(livescience.com)
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The 1931 Histomap: Entire History of the World Distilled into One Chart(slate.com)
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HackMIT - Hackathon for students from any school, Oct 4-6(hackmit.org)
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Whole Foods Market worker quits in 'epic' resignation email(dailymail.co.uk)
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AI System Takes IQ Test, Smart as a 4 Year Old(sciencedaily.com)
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