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by itmag 15y ago
Kudos to you for daring to confront your problems.
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by itmag 15y ago
I am going to assume you are not American and that this is an honest question. Yup, you guessed right. The Americans I've met here in Sweden have been pretty homogenous as a whole, didn't matter if they were from SF or Kansas or Boston. T
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Well, that's always nice to hear. Mind telling me more? :)
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by itmag 15y ago
I saw that movie "Friends with benefits", which made the East-West divide out to be a big deal. Is it, though?
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by itmag 15y ago
This offers a good overview, about an hour long or so: http://pickuppodcast.com/2012/01/16/episode-dr-robert-glover...
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by itmag 15y ago
I am an introvert male and one book that really helped me be assertive, certain, spontaneous, and happy in the social arena is "No more Mr Nice Guy" by Robert Glover. Highly recommended! http://www.amazon.com/No-More-Mr-Nice-Guy/dp/0762415
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by itmag 15y ago
Personally, I think increasing productivity is a huge reason to implement some kind of Guaranteed Minimum Income. This guy puts it better than me: http://www.xamuel.com/ten-reasons-for-guaranteed-minimum-inc... Also, I think it's a bit cr
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by itmag 15y ago
Has anyone here checked out Ramit Sethi's paid materials on freelancing? Were they any good? I am a fan of what he gives away for free: https://www.odesk.com/blog/2011/04/5-techniques-to-double-yo...
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by itmag 15y ago
I don't know if I would call Google evil per se. Paternalistic and cavalier about invading people's personal space? Yes. Evil? Hmmm, I think that cheapens the word somehow.
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by itmag 15y ago
Whoa, you actually built a brain-boosting machine in your garage? Who are you? :p
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by itmag 15y ago
I'd be interested in hearing what a (non-kooky) fringe scientist like Seth Roberts has to say on ADD. It always seemed weird to me that huge amounts of people should be taking Speed on a daily basis. Has there been any research into treatin
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by itmag 15y ago
Is their slogan "Squeal if you'd like a porkchop"?
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by itmag 15y ago
The real tragedy is that MMORPGs are better than real life for many people. Personally, I try to view my life as an RPG. Ie levelling up, acquiring awesome loot, raiding with my loyal guild mates, etc. Fun life analogy.
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I can sell you one for 50 sticks of eye-liner.
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It's simple: if it jiggles, it's fat.
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11. Build an Etsy for Intellectual property Sounds really intriguing. What would it look like?
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by itmag 15y ago
2. Gamify learning core subjects: specially maths and physics to start. 3. Allow the community to make lessons and have voting systems for quality. As someone who is itching to start an e-learning startup, what would be some ways to imple
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by itmag 15y ago
It's important to have clear and powerful linguistics. Sticky linguistics make sticky minds. Compare inuits, with their multitude of words for snow - they probably have richer and clearer discussions on snow. The same thing is true in progr
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by itmag 15y ago
Sure, but that also means I am free to try and re-re-define words back to their origin as well :)
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If anything, the idle minds belong to those who are constantly tired out and distracted by their work. Freeing people from this onus would mean a lot of more thought-cycles spent on important problems. Here's another good read: http://www.
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by itmag 15y ago
Productive work and 9-to-5 work are two things that don't always overlap. Oh and read this if you're not convinced about the Guaranteed Minimum Income: http://www.xamuel.com/ten-reasons-for-guaranteed-minimum-inc...
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by itmag 15y ago
Maybe there could be a bookstore with a bunch of Kindles laying around instead of physical books? Combine this with some kind of café and it might just work. Of course, it would be hard to charge any kind of margin on the e-books as the cus
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by itmag 15y ago
I asked this on her blog: As a programmer who's always looking for new projects, this made me curious. What is a piece of software that would make your life as a used book store owner easier? What is a piece of software that would help your
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by itmag 15y ago
I think my comment is valid and on-topic. People make fun of conspiracy theories, but the fact is that conspiracies go on all the time. There is even a crime called "conspiracy", after all. It would be better to say "implausible crank theor
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Yeah, but those startup people could be working in Big Finance or whatever. Having them working on useless social apps is harm reduction :)
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by itmag 15y ago
Another thing that's pathetic is the NEED to move around so much. A lot of work could be done at home if deeply ingrained cultural assumptions about work, management, and productivity were not so flawed. Who says it's a panglossian necessit
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Conspiracy just means "in the same spirit" (from the latin con spirare - breathe together).
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The idea that small cabals of individuals can act in collusion like this goes against the commonly held view of the economy as an anonymous force of nature that always moves toward efficient equilibrium. But sometimes that's just what happe
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Gee, I didn't know that employees were akin to the King's game, making it a Bad Thing to poach them. In my world, poaching employees == offering them better options in exchange for the value generating capabilities that they bring to the ta
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Obnoxious, cryptic, and incommunicado?

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