flexie

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1. 1021.▲
   by flexie 14y ago

   Thanks
2. 1022.▲
   by flexie 14y ago

   Maybe. Good luck with Meteor. It's interesting to follow!
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   More than 1,000,000 syntax exercises served(code.he.net)

   2 points by flexie 14y ago|0 comments
4. 1024.▲
   High lightning frequency leads to slow IT diffusion [pdf](econ.ku.dk)

   2 points by flexie 14y ago|0 comments
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   Better solar panels with nano optics?(nature.com)

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6. 1026.▲
   by flexie 14y ago

   "we've arranged $11.2 million in funding for Meteor's continued development." That's a nice arrangement. Do anyone know about other open-source web frameworks that have managed to get so much funding?
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   In Defense of Parenthood - new research suggests children makes you happy [pdf](dunn.psych.ubc.ca)

   23 points by flexie 14y ago|20 comments
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   Judge Posner on why Americans are more religious than Europeans(becker-posner-blog.com)

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9. 1029.▲
   by flexie 14y ago

   That lawyer sets a great example to follow.
10. 1030.▲
    by flexie 14y ago

    "(even cheaper than any Eastern European capital)" That may be true if you exclude Warsaw, Budapest, Prague, Bratislava, Bucharest, Sofia, Ljubljana, Zagreb, Belgrade, Sarajevo, Skopje, Riga, Talinn, Vilnius, Kiev, Bratislava and a few more
11. 1031.▲
    by flexie 14y ago

    But why grant software patents at all? Software is already protected with copyrights as literary works. Copyright protection is not as broad as patent protection. It doesn't prevent competitors from writing a program with similar features b
12. 1032.▲
    by flexie 14y ago

    Gates and Zuckerberg dropped out of college. Skype's other half, Friis, dropped out of highschool. The point is that IT founders and employees in average have shorter education than founders of pharmaceutical companies. I think it's a fact
13. 1033.▲
    by flexie 14y ago

    Debating whether patents are good without differentiating on industries seems wrong to me. I've been involved in investments in pharmaceutical companies and investments in IT companies. Those are two completely different worlds. In the phar
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    by flexie 14y ago

    Many team sports could benefit from a scientific approach to management (Moneyball style). But I think the real game changer at the individual, technical skills level is systematic video tutorials. Up until a few years ago kids could only l
15. 1035.▲
    by flexie 14y ago

    They are almost exclusively on the business side of tech or journalists writing about tech. What about women in the tech side of tech?
16. 1036.▲
    by flexie 14y ago

    Yes, LA - and especially SF - has nice climate for biking.
17. 1037.▲
    by flexie 14y ago

    I used to bike to work in my suit in Copenhagen. Kids are driven to nursery and kindergarten on bikes like this: http://www.christianiabikes.com/ In NYC I always thought they could benefit from real, separate bike paths and not just the b
18. 1038.▲
    by flexie 14y ago

    It probably wouldn't work. Denmark taxes residents on their world wide income, cf. the Danish Act on Taxation at the Source: https://www.retsinformation.dk/forms/r0710.aspx?id=134306 (Sorry, I can't find a translation) Another question is
19. 1039.▲
    by flexie 14y ago

    Danish attorney (and python noob) here. Just want to add that if you can't qualify for one of the working visas or a family based visa, which can be tricky due to the many specific requirements, you shouldn't lose hope. If your girlfriend i