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by frigg 11y ago
If you want to learn probability and statistics I recommend http://probabilitycourse.com For linear algebra I heard Paul Dawkins' document is great, it's not on his site anymore but you can find it online. I've re
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by frigg 11y ago
What about the design? The user interface is important obviously, do you know design 'well enough' to make a passable interface or do you work with a designer?
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by frigg 11y ago
>Their open-source friendliness has unfortunately coincided with a decline of their respect for user privacy and choice (Windows 10). As far as I know they give you the option to opt out of everything. Are they bad even for asking?
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by frigg 11y ago
>I must have misunderstood this somehow, because this is just too idiotic otherwise. You did misunderstood. Belgium incorrectly offered tax aid to companies and now it's required to rectify it, hence said companies must pay what is
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by frigg 11y ago
The second most important thing is taking notes (by hand). The most important thing is applying that knowledge, so doing exercises of various sorts. You say you are having trouble retaining details, how fine grained are we talking about? Be
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by frigg 11y ago
This is more than feasible in many European countries (and not only).
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by frigg 11y ago
Switzerland is the most unfriendly country for non-EU.
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by frigg 11y ago
I tried Pelican just to see how they work and what's so special about static site generators. The downside for me was having to go through the process of re-generating the site and committing just so you can fix something as simple as
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by frigg 11y ago
The registration fees are very low and they're a yearly fee which doesn't make that a big burden. >"keeping desirable domains available" Eh, they're more like keeping the domains and selling them to the highest b
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Ask HN: How could we solve the problem of domain squatters?
19 points by frigg 11y ago|40 comments
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by frigg 11y ago
How does working remotely..work exactly? I know there is a contract but assuming you are from the other part of the world, aren't you at risk of not getting paid if something happens to the company or they start acting unethically? Law
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by frigg 11y ago
No, but I do listen to a variation of sounds from here[1]. I found it's much better than complete silence. [1] http://www.noisli.com
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by frigg 11y ago
>There's really no "right" answer to how asynchronous courses should be. Sure, but given Coursera's popularity it seems to be doing something right. >On the other hand, if you run things on a tight schedule, real l
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by frigg 11y ago
I did follow a few courses on coursera and I remember the professor saying that the number of students who successfully completed the first/previous iteration of the course was around ~5% or less, so I'd say you are right on the m
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by frigg 11y ago
That is a big reason why Coursera is so appealing and it won in the MOOC race. By having a few open sessions a year, they can provide official support from course TA and students all gather in an active forum to discuss the material and hel
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by frigg 11y ago
>what risk do you take by going on a vacation for a few weeks? But what about afterwards? Assuming this to be true, you just return to normal life after a few weeks?
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by frigg 11y ago
>And don't forget, BBC is also funded by a government. So is Canadian CBC. CNN also gets a lot of gov contracts and gov crossover. I don't know if BBC is, what is your source on that? As for the others, they may receive money f
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by frigg 11y ago
Sputnik[1] is a Russian government-controlled website with very little credibility when it comes to anything Western. Secondly, this is Assange, while no doubt the US is guilty of a lot of things, Assange and Wikileaks' purpose seem to
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by frigg 11y ago
I've been there and often am there. The problem for me is that I consume too much irrelevant and useless content. Browsing reddit, HN and other sites, reading many news stories and blog posts, all of this impacts how much actual work I
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by frigg 11y ago
The Metamorphosis of Prime Intellect by Roger Williams. http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/64341.The_Metamorphosis_o...
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by frigg 11y ago
I don't like it. To me it looks like a doodle a 12 y.o. made and reminds me of comic sans.
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Ask HN: How can I protect my personal info for TLDs that don't offer whoisguard?
1 points by frigg 11y ago|1 comments
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by frigg 11y ago
3K is not on the low side, it's at the bottom of the barrel. The project doesn't sound simple at all (on the contrary) and the time frame is short. Is 3K for each OS platform or for all three? Assuming the latter and assuming you
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by frigg 11y ago
A user above mention Microsoft's PhotoDNA. He could run the flagged images through that first and if it returns nothing maybe look at it. Or don't look at it until a certain number of users flag it but still run it through the Pho
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by frigg 11y ago
Doesn't there need to be a "report abuse" button on each image? Users could report it and only then would he use something like Microsoft's PhotoDNA (which an user mentioned above).
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Reddit bans 'Fat People Hate' and other subreddits under new harassment rules(theverge.com)
22 points by frigg 11y ago|6 comments
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Ask HN: What started the flat design trend?
2 points by frigg 11y ago|7 comments
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by frigg 11y ago
We sleep in cycles which last about 90 minutes each. Assuming it takes you around 15-20 minutes to go to sleep you wake up at the end of a sleep cycle and don't feel drowsy. What also helps is going to sleep at the same hour every day,
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by frigg 11y ago
I think your point is interesting but the article refers to company secrets mostly.
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by frigg 12y ago
Please stop recommending this book if you have no idea what's it about.

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