fatjokes

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by fatjokes 13y ago
As a soon-to-be-defending PhD student in CS deciding between industry and academia, I've found Matt Welsh's posts to be most interesting.
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by fatjokes 13y ago
I use only legitimate means to consume entertainment right now, but shit like this really makes me wonder why I should let them use my money to take away my freedoms.
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by fatjokes 13y ago
So what's worse? When it's driven by people thirsty for power, or people thirsty for money?
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by fatjokes 13y ago
I think this article is horribly written. I get that the main point is to point out the absurdity of grouping fashion models with tech workers under a single visa class, but the whole prayer thing is really stretching it. There's also this
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by fatjokes 13y ago
I don't think it has anything to do with better/worse. It's just silly to group fashion models into the same category as tech workers. They are more similar to performers/athletes.
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by fatjokes 13y ago
Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't they integrate "Summly's summarization technology" into their app, which was licensed from SRI?
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by fatjokes 13y ago
I suspect a big part of the reason that Yahoo! makes these acquisitions if for PR, i.e., "look! we're a dynamic company making huge moves!" Look at Summly---how much value did they reap simply from the media coverage? They killed the softwa
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by fatjokes 13y ago
(╯°□°）╯︵ ┻━┻
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by fatjokes 13y ago
So much for Made in America. Seriously though, the Q wasn't a bad idea. I would've gladly purchased a Google-branded audio player if it weren't so ridiculously overpriced.
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by fatjokes 13y ago
> Don't you think that the same could be said about pretty much everything? ... Not really. Sure, there are risks involved with most activities, but this is one I found I can actually avoid. I chose to move to a city (NYC) where the vas
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by fatjokes 13y ago
So many downsides (increased danger, maintenance costs for vehicle, insurance costs, can't drink then drive). The only upside (mobility) can be compensated with money (i.e., cabs). It does suck when I want to go on a roadtrip though.
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by fatjokes 13y ago
The authors of the study actually recommend you do it 3 times. So it's actually a 21-minute workout.
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by fatjokes 13y ago
As a person who can't drive and refuses to learn, I can't wait for the coming driverless future. All hail Google!
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by fatjokes 13y ago
I'm not a fan of the Tiger Mother method of parenting, but the description of the incident hardly sounds like a breakdown. It describes Lulu when she was 4 years old, so it's more of a child's temper tantrum than a breakdown.
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by fatjokes 13y ago
Because of the boldness of their ideas and experiments. At the very least they will attract more talent over competitors.
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by fatjokes 13y ago
Absolutely, but it's not Zuckerberg's generation that created them.
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by fatjokes 13y ago
I think he meant that thanks to FB, a lot of people over the world have wasted a lot of time.
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by fatjokes 13y ago
How does Glass tell if you're winking or blinking?
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by fatjokes 13y ago
I presume it was for his 10+ hr flight home.
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by fatjokes 13y ago
yup. this is exactly what i meant.
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by fatjokes 13y ago
> The western world didn't come from nowhere. People built it, and their successors should be able to reap the fruits of it, not have to flee to the developing world. If the successors should reap the benefits, then should they also pay
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by fatjokes 13y ago
Brilliant! Add a couples option for registration! Like, a small discount over $9/person x 2 ppl.
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by fatjokes 13y ago
this was exactly my interpretation. "Lightworks Linux", rather than "Lightworks for Linux".
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by fatjokes 13y ago
Agreed. This is just going to push people towards piracy.
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by fatjokes 13y ago
Bottom line: he was beating the house. There is no way that would've been "fine" to the casinos. On the bright side for him, at least it's not the "old days" when casinos were run by the mob. From that perspective, he should be grateful to
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by fatjokes 13y ago
I couldn't find too much info about this. What are advantages (and disadvantages) of Lightworks over other distros like Ubuntu?
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by fatjokes 14y ago
wat. I'm guessing you mean you "made money" because you saved on rent?
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by fatjokes 14y ago
The author states that CS + Journalism does not exist as a formal major. This is not exactly true. Columbia has a MS in CS+Journalism. Also, the author should check out the Brown Institute for Media Innovation (a joint program between Stanf
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by fatjokes 14y ago
Slightly off topic: I use to be an avid Quora user until I got sick of the circle-jerk and became offended by some of their privacy-invading practives. I deactivated my acount--- deactivated , not deleted, because deleting is not an option.
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by fatjokes 14y ago
it's called an ahjumma perm.

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