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by gacba 15y ago
As a former science major, this kind of stuff is scary... 1) Scientists, with a crapton of data, interpret results to the best of their ability. 2) Scientists report results, with caveats, to Country. 3) Country reported results to Publi
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by gacba 15y ago
It's funny...the one thing she didn't mention is probably the most important: Actually BE an expert in something and know it, inside and out. The tangible product part is good, but you kind of also need to know what the hell to do in the
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by gacba 15y ago
For those wishing to learn a little more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Srinivasa_Ramanujan#Ramanujan.2...
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by gacba 15y ago
Annoying, the author doesn't seem to answer his own (@#*&$ question with anything substantial. I'm hoping by posting here that something other than the Atwood Developer BoR can be cited as something valuable...one study is hardly enoug
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Do developers really need a second monitor?(itmanagement.earthweb.com)
3 points by gacba 15y ago|4 comments
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by gacba 15y ago
Um, since when do you have to lock your cell phone in a safe, sign an NDA, and get password-protected training files from Apple for a "fun-time party"? Not even Apple is that paranoid.
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Translation Guide for Software Job Listings(lessonsoffailure.com)
2 points by gacba 15y ago|0 comments
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by gacba 15y ago
When Web development company ArsDigita wanted to expand its programmer force in the spring of 1999, founder Philip Greenspun went extreme: He parked a yellow Ferrari F355 in the parking lot, and promised it as a reward to any employee who
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by gacba 15y ago
It would be impossible to upvote this enough. Work-at-home dad here with 3 kids (1.5, 3, 6--only one of which regularly attends school). My wife's time is 110% occupied with them. If you're going to pull this off, you need: a) dedicated
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by gacba 15y ago
The Gunsmoke trend will continue as long as customers keep changing their minds about what the heck they think is important, or because the software needs more power to satisfy how the users actually work with it. That certainly drove the e
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by gacba 15y ago
Not to mention the widespread, ongoing corruption of the local authorities, government employees, and infrastructure managers. Imagine having to constantly pay bribes to keep your Internet connection available, the lights on, and your buil
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by gacba 15y ago
Am I the only one who thinks this is a terrible idea? The entire notion of going out to eat with someone is now being co-opted by having to get "entertained" via another device, interfering with conversation, and reducing human interaction
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by gacba 16y ago
Closed it how? Can you provide a link?
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by gacba 16y ago
Three words people: In App Purchases! If you have a free app, and then use In App Purchasing for your real revenue stream, you won't be affected by these Orwellian terms and Amazon's whims. It's relatively new on Android, but a number of
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by gacba 16y ago
I wouldn't suggest LinkedIn recommendations are all that exclusive today...The way it usually works is that you ask Sue for a recommendation after giving her one (per the way LinkedIn promotes it). It's always tete-a-tete, so in my mind th
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by gacba 16y ago
I'd like to be able to see more about the classes & the site before you demand with a stop-screen to "You must login to continue"...I think you'll have stronger conversion rates if you let people look around a bit first. Registering jus
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by gacba 16y ago
Given the rude, my-opinion-matters-more-than-yours, troll and flamebait culture that you see on any Internet forum, I can't upvote this story enough to underscore the importance of basic courtesy, kindness, and persistence to get what you w
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by gacba 16y ago
Here's what I appreciated: Both Fred and PG are willing to a) admit mistakes and b) be totally transparent about it and c) publish that transaction for others to learn from put them BOTH in a class above and beyond traditional VCs. Are y
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by gacba 16y ago
You're thinking of RCS: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revision_Control_System
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by gacba 16y ago
Better make it two, because after you drink in too much culture, you're going to need to un-acclimatize. :)
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MicroConf 2011: The Conference for Self-Funded Startups & Single Founders(microconf.com)
65 points by gacba 16y ago|27 comments
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by gacba 16y ago
Given what I see for your add-ons, they are very generic and solve problems that others have solved in other ways. Not trying to sound harsh, but your product probably isn't compelling enough for most folks to pay for because they can get
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by gacba 16y ago
> involve selling premium add-ons (see #1) I happen to run a Wordpress plugin that is free for the base installation (awpcp.com), but I sell premium add-ons. Wordpress plugins have a similar "stigma" if you will, but the reality is,
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Are prices killing tablet adoption?(pcworld.com)
2 points by gacba 16y ago|0 comments
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by gacba 16y ago
I give Nokia Plan B a solid D- for too little too late. MeeGo got a horrible reception today by Intel ( http://www.slashgear.com/meego-preview-at-mwc-2011-disappoin... ) and it's obvious why Nokia abandoned it at this point, even for a bad
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by gacba 16y ago
The only one I can figure out is the "Steve Jobs as God" metaphor from the bleeding heart makeover of the Apple logo.
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by gacba 16y ago
Maybe Nokia has 41% of the market today, but back in 2006 they had 76% of it (source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symbian ). They're losing ground like an avalanche, Symbian is quickly becoming irrelevant in this world.
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Two Major Privacy Violations You Probably Didn't Notice(lessonsoffailure.com)
2 points by gacba 16y ago|0 comments
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by gacba 16y ago
Yes, and whichever you choose, you're wrong because you'll be double-spacing in it.
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by gacba 16y ago
Actually, I'm scared that the florists and cashiers will start applying for programming jobs again after attending a DeVry Insitute program or something similar. I remember suffering through this during the DotCom boom...it sucked.

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