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by hangonhn 13y ago
"I guess the most direct answer would be, since it was a problem that I could have resolved with tech, I didn't see a reason why they couldn't resolve it with tech." That really captures how engineers think. I think I o
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by hangonhn 13y ago
But what made you think the primary reason for their failures is the lack of good engineers?
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by hangonhn 13y ago
"I don't know. If you have a team that is able to consistently ship products that work and are well received by your existing client base, you probably do have some badass tech guys." From my experience, a good manager can sh
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by hangonhn 13y ago
I've done tech at a hedge fund. I'm an engineer at big tech company. I'm friends with many startup engineers. The whole lot is a mixed bag. You can't imply anything from their place of employment. Some really brilli
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by hangonhn 13y ago
It's $58 to order the watch from TI. I've seen some deals go as low as $24 on other websites. I wanted this because I had a minor moment of panic when my iPhone started flaking out on me. This would be a small price for me to p
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Google Authenticator on a TI Chronos Watch(circuitcellar.com)
12 points by hangonhn 13y ago|2 comments
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by hangonhn 13y ago
I actually use this strategy. Because I mentor high school students, I sometimes ask them what they use the most. Facebook is not on that list. Instagram and Tumblr for sure and maybe SnapChat. That's not to say that FB is out. So
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Easy cold-brew coffee with a French press(boingboing.net)
3 points by hangonhn 13y ago|0 comments
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by hangonhn 13y ago
I think that's how they got theirs to work well in daylight. My guess is that the area in front of the HUD on windshield has a reflector that only reflects light of a certain polarity. It might still work with some polarized glasses as
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by hangonhn 13y ago
It shows the speed all the time. It shows the turn direction, distance to turn, and street when navigation is on. It works well in daylight. The only caveat is that you can't wear polarized sunglasses. Here's a video of it: ht
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by hangonhn 13y ago
Maybe it's the grass is greener thing, but dude, that's one awesome life you've lived. "Life is wonderful if you keep right on living." Love this.
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by hangonhn 13y ago
China has the reverse of ageism: the Chinese tend to worship the old. A noted Chinese thinker commented that in China, the praise is "He is young but acts old." and in the West the praise is "He is old but acts young."
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by hangonhn 13y ago
I'm not generally a fan of Google Glass and skeptical of its future in the form it is today. However, I see a huge potential for it as a tool for cyclists, runners, etc. and ... drivers. It can potentially improve our awareness while
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by hangonhn 13y ago
You can get HUDs in cars now. My BMW has a HUD and it's hard to imagine how I used to drive without one, especially with GPS. I used to had to glance down and it felt dangerous. When I got my new car, this was the feature I wanted t
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by hangonhn 13y ago
If it is then a $500 refrigerator would have the same value to an Inuit as a $500 heater.
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by hangonhn 13y ago
On Amazon they're $23. Am I looking at the wrong ones? Moleskine $17.
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Why People Mistake Good Deals For Rip-Offs(newyorker.com)
6 points by hangonhn 13y ago|0 comments