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by getpost 11y ago
I agree. It's like Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server shows she's too clueless to be president.
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by getpost 11y ago
For me, the most interesting part of the experiment was how it was ended. A moral person objected. That's a real lesson in leadership. Wikipedia: "Zimbardo aborted the experiment early when Christina Maslach, a graduate student in
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by getpost 11y ago
In LA, Amazon same day delivery didn't deliver on the same day in 2 of 3 orders. The order that was delivered same day came at 10pm, much too late. Of course, I only ordered same day delivery because I actually needed the item that day
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by getpost 11y ago
This is a sincere question. It's one thing to be involved in a court case and have a gag order in place while a case is in progress. But here, I'm operating my business lawfully, and out of the blue, the government tells me what I
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by getpost 11y ago
I'm curious, has the constitutionality of warrant gag orders ever been tested in court? How does the government's interest in a gag order trump my right of free speech?
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by getpost 11y ago
The license prohibition on reverse engineering rubs me the wrong way, not that I'd bother to do that. This app should be open source, especially if it is used to gather evidence for use in court.
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by getpost 12y ago
Should recent grads be making major engineering decisions for any established company? This article smacks of entitlement. A very few recent grads may be able to make major contributions. How do you know if you're one of them?
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by getpost 12y ago
No, it's not acceptable. I'm assuming you find the contact info by looking at interview records in the scenario you gave. You can't ever use any privileged information for personal purposes.
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by getpost 12y ago
Interesting example, but then you're at risk of creating code paths that vary depending on whether boolean values are true, false, or other, which is contrary to the definition of a boolean value.
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by getpost 12y ago
// Of course this is only an example, but except in rare cases when the value of a boolean is significant (e.g., interfacing code in different languages), don't compare to booleans! Not only is it redundant, it's another
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by getpost 12y ago
With Google's track record of customer service and product abandonment, I can't see doing business with them, except when there is no alternative. Why would a company as rich as Google want to be in the domain business? It can&#x2
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by getpost 12y ago
A search URL that does not change, preferably hosted on ycombinator.com. A search URL that does not redirect to Octopart, bless their hearts.
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by getpost 12y ago
I've interviewed and worked with many people, MANY!, including e.g., Stanford MS CS graduates, who can't write real-world apps. I assume these people can score well on an algebra test. As far as I know, the ability to write non-t
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by getpost 13y ago
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi is the guy to read on flow. Try his book, "Finding Flow: The Psychology of Engagement with Everyday Life" Not exactly on your point, but here he is on video http://www.ted.com/talks/mih
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by getpost 13y ago
Speaking of oaths, the President's oath is to "preserve, protect and defend the Constitution," not to protect the health or safety of Americans in general. Do NSA officials take an oath like the President's? Every NSA em
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by getpost 14y ago
If I understand correctly, this finding seems consistent Elon Musk's hypothesis on how the battery is fundamentally unsafe. "Large cells without enough space between them to isolate against the cell-to-cell thermal domino effect means it is
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by getpost 14y ago
Google 4, Bing 1, but I mostly use DuckDuckGo. But Google is unmatched for geographic terms, so I override with !gmaps
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by getpost 14y ago
On another note, this gives me an idea for a product. Auto-delete all email in your main account after some designated period or other rule(s), but keep separate encrypted backup.
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by getpost 14y ago
How long before every government requires this kind of disclosure? What other types of invasive personal disclosure (e.g., cell phone records, health records) will be required, now that it's possible because the data is online? Requiring th
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by getpost 14y ago
I checked that link, and Google's profile of me is way off. Earth Sciences? Seriously? This is a comfort, since I figure letting the system run on bad information is just fine. It does suggest that Google isn't using some information it has
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by getpost 14y ago
Agreed. Square's policy seems clear. Since Square pays out transactions very quickly, it's essential to be able to recover funds when there are questions. Merchants need to anticipate this. The alternative is Square holding the money for a
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by getpost 14y ago
Endless scrolling is uncool if you want to click any of the links at the bottom of the page, Lists, RSS, Bookmarket. Maybe these links can be relocated to the top of the page? I sometimes go to Lists | bestcomments to find the creme de la c
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by getpost 14y ago
I don't see how this could ever work, in practice. What constitutes a sufficient surveillance capability for a webapp that is constantly evolving? With every change to your app, you have to update the surveillance aspect as well. This seems
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by getpost 14y ago
>But how do you avoid mistakes you make by default? For me, this is what mindfulness is all about. A mindfulness practice gradually develops the ability to be in the present moment and be aware of the choices you are making.
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by getpost 15y ago
I've noticed the prevalence of alcohol in the tech workplace has increased in the last few decades. In the 80s, in Silicon Valley, a Friday beer bash was not unusual, but it wasn't every Friday, and alcohol wasn't offered at other times. Ba
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by getpost 16y ago
Eating sweets does improve mood. There are several known mechanisms. e.g., carbs facilitate amino acid transport across the blood-brain barrier [1], and wheat stimulates endogenous opiate receptors [2]. But, if you want to influence brain c
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by getpost 16y ago
CEO Bob Parsons' sickening behavior is reason enough to quit Godaddy, but by coincidence, I'd already decided to transfer my domains to Namecheap. Here's why 1) Godaddy's domain admin web site in almost un-navigable. Beyond being an awkward
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by getpost 16y ago
The OS X uploader requires installation of Adobe AIR. Adobe bloatware? Another piece of software checking for updates? Another piece of software that needs to be updated? No thank you. I'm all for getting a product out the door, but is a na
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by getpost 16y ago
I appreciate the positive outlook expressed in these letters, and it's helpful to reflect on progress our society has made in so many areas. Coca-Cola's performance is striking. In 2011 you can still make a fortune, as Steve Jobs put it, 's
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by getpost 16y ago
What Mz said. I'm doing this living-without-a-car experiment as well, and it's one of the best things I've ever done. Like Mz, I just walk, and take public transportation, and don't use a bike. It's great walking around, getting more exerci

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