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by gklitt 14y ago
Yes, there are examples where the syllable discrepancy is a bit larger between English and Japanese, but I think you're right -- perhaps the syllable difference is not too big of a deal. Now that I think more about it, perhaps the actual ad
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by gklitt 14y ago
Agreed. I went to Japanese elementary school (in college now, so within the last 15 years) and didn't learn this lines method ever. What I found greatest about the Japanese method of learning multiplication was actually the method for learn
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by gklitt 14y ago
I think this would have been a stronger article if it had addressed the counterpoint that was floating around in my head the entire time I was reading this: correlation doesn't equal causation. While this phrase has become somewhat cliche,
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by gklitt 14y ago
Props to Facebook for being so responsible about fixing this bug. After seeing so many blog posts about companies not responding to emails from whitehats finding XSS vulnerabilities ( http://www.troyhunt.com/2012/08/why-xss-is-serious-busin
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by gklitt 14y ago
I found it quite a stretch to call manufacturing exactly identical iPhones "truly one of our civilization’s greatest accomplishments". An impressive feat, to be sure, but pretty far down there on my "greatest accomplishments of civilization
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by gklitt 14y ago
Love it. Great use of websockets to create a simple solution to a common problem.
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by gklitt 14y ago
I see the general point being made here, but it's important to put it in context. The current homepage design is arguably more minimalistic and useful than any design from 2000 onwards. Links to other Google services are conveniently locate
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by gklitt 14y ago
This is an important point to keep in mind. I was surprised that the analysis seems to suggest a slightly more favorable view of Obama's performance than Romney's on Twitter, given the general consensus in the media that Romney won. It's pr
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by gklitt 14y ago
It really annoys me that questions like this aren't welcome on Stack Overflow anymore. This is a great example of a question which doesn't have "one right answer" but is still constructive and relevant.
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by gklitt 14y ago
Looks like a pretty well-designed offering, and I appreciate the focus on security. However, to get me to switch from Things (or Remember the Milk, etc), it'll first need to match those offerings on all levels, and then offer a killer featu
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by gklitt 14y ago
I'm guessing this wasn't intentional, but it was still a good laugh.
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by gklitt 14y ago
Wow, I must say the comments on this post are a great example of the vitriolic nature of HN recently. I hope you guys don't get too discouraged by them. The site looks well designed, and I think there's definitely room for a social networki
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by gklitt 14y ago
A professor of mine who worked at Bell Labs once made the same point. "In the old days we had to think a lot about how our punch card program worked because we'd only find out if it worked the next day. Nowadays you guys just throw crap at
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by gklitt 14y ago
This is particularly timely given the recent success of the Mars rover landing, which is a good reminder that having a ton of meetings and spec-ing something out robustly in advance is still a valid approach in some contexts.
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by gklitt 14y ago
These fascinating Web 1.0 pages prove that content is king. I miss Geocities.
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by gklitt 14y ago
Congratulations to her for learning the basics, but I find it annoying that this article seems to consider "knowing how to code" as a binary variable, either you know it or you don't. What she really did is learn to add a basic website feat
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by gklitt 14y ago
Ironically, when I move the scrollbar on this blog post (in Chrome), the scrolling is noticeably not "buttery", probably because of the JS-heavy interface...
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by gklitt 14y ago
I've never had a problem with the standard Arduino IDE, including libraries, or compilation times. And I suppose the remote flashing might be useful in some circumstances, but for any actual development I want to be in the same room as the
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by gklitt 14y ago
I'm a happy RTM user as well. This doesn't look like it does anything better, although I guess for people who don't need the more advanced features of RTM it's a good alternative.
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by gklitt 14y ago
Entertaining video, but the production value was so high that it made me wonder whether this project really needs my money...
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by gklitt 14y ago
I don't think the OP is claiming that everyone should learn to code. He's just saying that people can think of creative ways to find a job, whatever industry they might happen to be employed in.
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by gklitt 14y ago
Is it common to use the word "patent troll" to describe any type of legal troll nowadays? Just wondering because as far as I know there are no patents involved here, just a trademark.
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by gklitt 14y ago
I agree with this. The business context is really the one where email is most broken. Tools like Basecamp and Trello do a good job with project management, but they aren't a 100% substitute for all the various functions of email. I sometime
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by gklitt 14y ago
Could someone with graphic design background explain why colors that are equally spaced on the color wheel would look like "part of a family" any more than erratically spaced colors? I think the old colors were far more attractive.
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by gklitt 14y ago
It'll be fun watching the Dragon docking live while following along with this document.
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by gklitt 15y ago
Do you mean that Evernote should be valued at less than Instagram? I think the opposite is true. Evernote has demonstrated that it can monetize its user base, and it has a strong lock-in effect (I store all my stuff there so it's not worth
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by gklitt 15y ago
Web 3.0? Seriously, CSS like this makes me think web interface development is entering a new era.