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   by g_delgado14 11y ago

   Yeah I'd like to check it out!
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   by g_delgado14 11y ago

   For some reason the roboto font couldn't load on my macbook (chrome) and defaulted to a serif font.
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   by g_delgado14 11y ago

   Computer games can stimulate curiosity so labelling computer games and other child-related things as "hedonistic" might imply that they contain zero inherent value, which I think is a serious oversimplification.
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   by g_delgado14 11y ago

   > If you don't pay for the product, you are the product I'm starting to think that this statement is becoming really generalized. Anonymized data has the power to help society. I.e. anonymized cancer patient data to help doctor
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   by g_delgado14 11y ago

   > or if you're less keen on making money, "economics". Economics is about modelling behaviour (be it macro or micro), it has nothing to do with making money.
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   Psychological effects of Internet use(en.wikipedia.org)

   6 points by g_delgado14 11y ago|1 comments
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   by g_delgado14 11y ago

   I feel like there's a bunch of data over-fitting going on here. The examples here are merely the ones that fit with the author's model, are they not? I'm sure I could have had a theorem that points to the idea that "fast
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   by g_delgado14 11y ago

   I can't answer this question, but what makes you think the "superhumanly productive" have a good work-life balance?
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   by g_delgado14 11y ago

   I'm guessing cause the 'overqualified' engineers are tied up with what they were hired to do. Not to mention that the monumental risk that a company takes on when they do moonshot projects. There are very lax expectations of
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    by g_delgado14 11y ago

    Wordpress is extraordinarily clunky. There's a lot of configuration you have to concern yourself with (i.e. plugins, SEO, etc). If you want a custom domain with wordpress there's even more of a hassle. With Jekyll + GH Pages you h
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    by g_delgado14 11y ago

    Does anyone happen to know how this site makes the graphs interactive? What library are they using?
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    by g_delgado14 11y ago

    Don't fret. Everything that comes out of DC's head makes most ppl say, 'what?'.
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    by g_delgado14 11y ago

    I totally agree with what you're saying. However, I'd like to point out that the initial intention with MOOCs was to lower barriers to entry for low income learners around the world. Adding a fee to certificates may have increased
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    by g_delgado14 12y ago

    I disagree on the addictive nature of sites like Reddit, FB, etc. Yes, they are addictive. And yes, ppl (especially young children) will get hooked - but when you're surrounded by eager peers who are exploring interesting things (perha
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    by g_delgado14 12y ago

    I'd like to add to this by saying that Ed Snowden's documentary, Citizen Four, is a great and informative film.
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    by g_delgado14 12y ago

    shouldn't we be talking about scientists to global pop. and not just nominal number of scientists?