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by henrik_w 11y ago
On the subject of art and programming, I really like how Fred Brooks described it in "The Mythical Man-Month": The delight of working in such a tractable medium. The programmer, like the poet, works only slightly removed from pur
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I haven't had time to watch yet, but Khan Academy has a lot of presentations here: https://www.khanacademy.org/economics-finance-domain/core-fi...
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How to Name Clojure Functions(stuartsierra.com)
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Replacing Judgment with Algorithms(schneier.com)
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by henrik_w 11y ago
Number 3 on the list is Malta, and I just have to add that one of the best books I have ever read is "The Great Siege: Malta 1565" [1]. It's quite short, but absolutely fascinating. I wrote this in my Amazon review of it: The
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Are Your Programmers Working Hard, or Are They Lazy?(mikehadlow.blogspot.com)
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by henrik_w 11y ago
I just finished reading "Why We Get Fat" [1] and was really surprised by it. The research seems quite plausible to me, but the recommendations in terms of not getting fat are not what I have heard as the common advice. The advice
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Regarding happiness (as opposed to goals), I thought this post was pretty good: https://medium.com/keep-learning-keep-growing/the-secret-to-...
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by henrik_w 11y ago
In the same vein: "Bring back the 40-hour work week" "150 years of research proves that long hours at work kill profits, productivity and employees" http://www.salon.com/2012/03/14/bring_ba
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Diversity Policies Don’t Help Women or Minorities, White Men Feel Threatened(hbr.org)
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Understanding the Promise and Pitfalls of Machine Learning(data-informed.com)
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by henrik_w 11y ago
I love reading, but read 20 or max 25 per year. So what I do read I want to be really good. That's why I like lists like Bill Gates' (and the subsequent discussions on HN) - they help in finding the gems to read. I also like writi
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by henrik_w 11y ago
About what to work on (said about no estimates, but works equally in the face of a mounting backlog) from Kent Beck on Twitter: "Alternative to estimates: do the most important thing until either it ships or it is no longer the most im
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Why 2015 Was a Breakthrough Year in Artificial Intelligence(bloomberg.com)
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Four hot-spots for entrepreneurship(linkedin.com)
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Huh? Your health isn't worth more to you than the price of a standing desk?
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by henrik_w 11y ago
Get ergonomic keyboard and mouse (laptops are terrible ergonomically), and get a break program to remember to take breaks. I didn't, and was fine for over ten yeares, before I started to have bad RSI problems. I managed to get well, bu
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by henrik_w 11y ago
In Chrome (probably the others too) you can set it to keep the open tabs open across restarts.
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by henrik_w 11y ago
The evidence they present points to bubble thinking, not the other two reasons. The material in question is here: https://www.coursera.org/learn/global-financial-crisis/home/...
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by henrik_w 11y ago
I'm currently taking the Coursera course "The Global Financial Crisis" [1] (from Yale) and quite enjoying it. Their answer to what caused the crisis is bubble thinking from all involved, not moral hazard on sub-prime loans or
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The four trends that will change the way we work by 2021(fastcompany.com)
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Social Engineering from Kevin Mitnick(henrikwarne.com)
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Parents are buying their kids all the wrong toys(qz.com)
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One Way to Unrig Stock Trading(nytimes.com)
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The Surprising Startup Hub That's Second Only to Silicon Valley(inc.com)
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In programming, there are themes that are the same, regardless of language etc, that you keep and develop even as you change the stack you are working in. That's what I tried to convey in "Programmer Knowledge" http:/&#
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The professional trajectories of the original Star Wars cast(economist.com)
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+1 for Sapiens. Good overview of the histroy of humanity, and I especially liked the theory of how shared beliefs enable cooperation among larger groups. The example of "The Legend of Peugeot" was also great: does the company Peug
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by henrik_w 11y ago
I took "Learning How to Learn" [1] early this year, and can recommend it. Very well presented on how to learn effectively. Most of the strategies were not new to me, put it was still good with a refresher. And it was a quick and e
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by henrik_w 11y ago
Strongly agree on point 3. On top of my list of requirements for places to work is "the product is software", just before "great colleagues". http://henrikwarne.com/2013/03/26/what-do-progr

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