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by gyom 16y ago
I don't know, to me it seems like a legitimate observation and not trolling. It's not really an anti-ipad argument, but it's just a reminder that the iPad isn't a replacement for everything below a certain threshold.
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by gyom 16y ago
I'm a French Canadian guy working in an English workplace and I feel a bit insulted whenever I hear this expression. I never hear anyone complain about it, but it makes me want to start saying "pardon my English" right after belching loudly
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by gyom 16y ago
I also agree with metering if we're charged prices that we consider reasonable (defined by the prices that most people are paying elsewhere in the world). I'd like to pay for internet like I pay for electricity. We pay by the kW*h and that'
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by gyom 16y ago
The impression that I got from watching that video was that they were trying to 1) flatter the average person by telling him/her that he/she is a very creative individual, 2) convince us that having a funny little device with 3 flexible scr
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by gyom 16y ago
The whole point of this little exercise was to make predictions based on things that aren't "fragile". I like this idea of extrapolating from robust things (coffee, bikes) and thinking about what are the things require so much "fragile orde
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by gyom 16y ago
Same issue as with fractals. What's the length of Britain's coast ? Infinity ?
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by gyom 16y ago
The small book from the author is very nice and fun to read. It goes well with the myth of the romantic opium den.
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by gyom 17y ago
I read Dale Carnegie's book 4-5 times over because I enjoyed reading it. It really backfired on me one time, though. I was staying in a hostel and some guy was angry at me (it's not important why). I decided to go for the "take the blame, a
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by gyom 17y ago
Being able to brute-force mentally these kind of vans/cars problems is a useful skill in life, but it's not going to be learned by solving systems of equations. Actually, if you fudged the numbers a bit, you'd end up with equations that yie
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by gyom 17y ago
My conclusion was actually that the points M and N must be the same point, which then implies that they also coincide with R. The drawing can be "faked" by sketching the diameters to be a bit off-center, which results in M,N and R not being
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by gyom 17y ago
I read that line as : "if you're not enjoying your experience at all, don't worry, it'll wear off after a few hours". I don't think anyone will claim here that the worst drug abuses won't cause long-term damage, but it's not the point.
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by gyom 17y ago
short version : If you do it full-time, don't sign up for an undergrad program to get a diploma. Get good advice (from the department) for the courses that you want to take and go for those. Don't be a fool signing up for Measure Theory bef
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by gyom 17y ago
I play Peggles on my iPod touch.