j_baker

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by j_baker 15y ago
I'm sorry, but I simply have no idea what you're talking about. I'm sure it's just me being an idiot, but I'm lost whenever we talk about "composition of sequential software with disjoint data". Could you explain this to me like I'm an 8-
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by j_baker 15y ago
It's interesting that you put it that way, because I also feel discipline is overrated too. :-) That said, I'm by far not saying that attention is unimportant. I'm just saying that it doesn't deserve the importance we assign it. Also, I w
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by j_baker 15y ago
Am I the only one who feels attention is overrated? The thing is that lack of attention is correlated with creativity: http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2012/02/why-being-sleepy-a... This is why most people hate morning classes. Your
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by j_baker 15y ago
It sounds like you might be looking for something more like squeak: http://www.squeak.org/
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by j_baker 15y ago
Most people write sequential software. Do you have any proof of this? Because all you need to do to turn that sequential software into parallel software is run it in a web server. In fact, with emphasis on UI responsiveness on the front
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by j_baker 15y ago
I think it's stretching it to say that 95% of programs won't peg your CPU. Ok, maybe 95% of all programs written for an actual desktop/laptop that aren't games are. But we live in a more complex world where mobile devices are slow, but ha
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by j_baker 15y ago
That Instagram would turn out like FriendFeed would be my major fear. I mean, who uses it any more?
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by j_baker 15y ago
If your goal is to succeed in the real world, of course it is. If your goal is to get Google to beg you to pay inappropriately large amounts of money to acquire you, it's the best idea ever.
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by j_baker 15y ago
Well, it certainly wouldn't happen if your company employs anyone other than Turing, Einstein, Dijkstra, and Knuth. That said, that doesn't mean that the talent isn't inflating the price at least a little bit.
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by j_baker 15y ago
I have to say: it's nice to see an acquisition where the product is valued enough to not be summarily taken out back and shot. I'm curious how it fits into Facebook's product strategy though. It doesn't seem to be their style to keep a b
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by j_baker 15y ago
I'm confused. I understand the whole "we are the web" thing. But do we really need a PSA for social networks? Seriously, is there some grander message I'm missing?
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Computer programming for everyone(python.org)
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by j_baker 15y ago
We don't treat any other profession this way. Do civil engineers have a specific bridge they'd like to build before they become engineers? Or do accountants have a specific balance sheet they'd like to create before they get their degree?
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by j_baker 15y ago
Perhaps I'm missing something here, but I find it necessary to point something out: lack of evidence doesn't necessarily mean that something isn't a trend. For all we know, asking for a Facebook password could be the hottest trend that ev
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by j_baker 15y ago
I think that advice is a bit antiquated. There are plenty of times where the passive voice is ideal. One very common reason to use the passive voice is that the end of a sentence is the ideal place to put something you want emphasized: Th
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by j_baker 15y ago
This seems incredibly out of touch with reality. I can buy that there's a better model out there than search, but what is that model? Until the author can give me something better, search is still the best model for this, even if we accep
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by j_baker 15y ago
I'm curious what we could change legally to make this less an issue. There's a clear conflict of interest between doing a public good by disclosing a vulnerability and not wanting to risk (at worst) the FBI coming after you or (at best) lo
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by j_baker 15y ago
I like this article. It strikes a great balance between "just make it work" and "new stuff for me to play with!". Plus, it encourages CTOs to stand up to CEOs, something I wish more of them did.
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by j_baker 15y ago
You could come up with a similar list for just about any big corporation. A few of these really don't prove your point though, because you're comparing them to services that are also copies of something else. iPad = Nokia N800 Facebook = M
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by j_baker 15y ago
There's also a difference between lying and fiction. Fiction serves a higher purpose. Lying doesn't. In this particular case, I agree that the company is probably overstating their concern. And you're probably correct that this is border
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by j_baker 15y ago
You may be right. But I really find it difficult to see the harm in one-upsmanship over apologizing to customers. I've seen much worse ways of one-upping others. I mean as you say, things are always going to break, whether you do shitty s
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by j_baker 15y ago
Is it just me, or does the person who wrote this sound like a snob? * "In a startup, you can’t afford to hire B-players." * "...a technique I’ve come to call it the “average-need-not-apply” method." * "You saved yourself from hiring a B-pla
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We Can Survive Killer Asteroids — But It Won't Be Easy(wired.com)
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Pondering a universe without purpose(articles.latimes.com)
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MIT imagines self-forming "smart sand"(news.techeye.net)
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by j_baker 15y ago
There's a world difference between speaking ill of an open source project and speaking ill of someone you couldn't negotiate a contract with. We're used to people ranting about open source projects. It happens every day. In a perfect worl
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by j_baker 15y ago
I said no such thing. What I did do is question whether it was a good idea for the ant to throw the pebble at the elephant. The pebble did little to harm the elephant and might have earned the ant a reputation for being a pebble-thrower.
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by j_baker 15y ago
Out of all the ways I can think of to describe Pierce's article, "incredibly polite and graceful" is probably at the bottom of the list. Pierce branded a potential employer "evil" because of a minor detail in his contract (granted, a min
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by j_baker 15y ago
Celebrities can get away with a lot, but they don't have carte blanche to say whatever they want. For instance, Lady Gaga's comment indicates that she has some business acumen. I guarantee she wouldn't have gotten away with saying somethi
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by j_baker 15y ago
Porter forgot the number 1 rule of politics: If your opponent is making a mistake, don't stop him. I understand what Pierce is saying (and can't help sympathizing), but I can't help thinking that writing that editorial was poor taste on P

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