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by jacinda 12y ago
I don't know about that. It's hard to be effective at "nagging someone to success" unless they have a positive bond with you (friendship). All the nagging in the world from someone you don't trust just makes you sto
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by jacinda 12y ago
They mention in the article that the tutors are typically recent college graduates, which would means they would be closer in age to the students they are tutoring. This could lead to more of a sense of camaraderie between the tutor and pup
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by jacinda 12y ago
I would compare this to using something like Spritz ( http://www.spritzinc.com/ ) for a sighted person. At first the higher speeds feel too fast but your brain quickly adapts, especially with daily practice. Given that he&#x
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by jacinda 12y ago
http://www.pythonchallenge.com/ - Gamified way to learn Python, but is a puzzle in addition to being a game. Is not exclusive to Python, but many things are intended to be solved with things that are idiomatic in Python. ww
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Blocking receptor in brain’s immune cells counters Alzheimer’s in mice(med.stanford.edu)
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by jacinda 12y ago
Obligatory XKCD: http://xkcd.com/1337/
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by jacinda 12y ago
I'd be interested to know if the amount spent on the wedding is the amount the couple personally spent on the wedding or if it's the total amount that was spent on the wedding. If it's the former, that means couples whose par
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by jacinda 12y ago
Pedantic, I know, but it should be "throes of."
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by jacinda 12y ago
Me, for one. I've wanted to since I was a kid, and was quite vocal about it before StartX even existed. Friends of mine know that if I only had myself to consider, I'd take a one-way ticket in a heartbeat and live there the rest
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CodeSpells: Procedurally Generating Worlds(codespells.org)
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by jacinda 12y ago
I find it interesting that the three areas you highlight are all areas that Elon Musk has companies in. Electric Vehicles = Tesla Motors SpaceX you mentioned by name Energy = SolarCity It would be interesting to contrast Peter Thiel's
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The Ivy League, Mental Illness, and the Meaning of Life(theatlantic.com)
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Machine that keeps lungs alive outside body tested(usatoday.com)
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by jacinda 12y ago
Dive Into Python - http://www.diveintopython.net/ Some of the examples are a bit dated now, and this type of immersive learning at intermediate/advanced levels is increasingly common (e.g. the Head First series, Codeca
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by jacinda 12y ago
>not being able to catch a single terrorist Except, you know, this guy named Osama Bin Laden. http://www.ibtimes.com/nsa-snowden-leaks-satellites-drones-c...
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by jacinda 12y ago
Yes - too late to edit, but remote is an option for an excellent candidate.
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by jacinda 12y ago
Doctor On Demand - http://www.doctorondemand.com/ San Francisco (SoMa), CA We have current openings for full-stack and front-end engineers (particularly with experience building single-page applications), as well as custome
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The Oatmeal - Using the power of comics to ask for $8 million(cnn.com)
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by jacinda 12y ago
Looks like all the promo codes have been redeemed at this point. Any others available? Curious if you used the Spritz ( http://www.spritzinc.com/developers/ ) API for this or something else? I'm able to do the 700
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by jacinda 13y ago
The top answer about HyperLogLog on stackoverflow links to this awesome visualization: http://www.aggregateknowledge.com/science/blog/hll.html SO Answer: http://stackoverflow.com/a/13074072&#x
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Neil Armstrong on Being a Nerd(phdcomics.com)
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by jacinda 13y ago
Personally, I think Microsoft or Amazon (mentioned as possibilities in the article) are good guesses. I can't think of many other tech companies large enough to want space for 8-10k employees that don't already have headquarters
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What mystery tech company is moving into new 10k-capacity San Jose office space?(mercurynews.com)
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SF Startup Doctor On Demand Offers Free Telemedicine Feb 14-28(blog.doctorondemand.com)
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by jacinda 13y ago
This is like xkcd in essay form. Thanks for posting!
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Doctor On Demand - The Doctor is Always In(techcrunch.com)
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Sick? Try a video call with a licensed physician from your smartphone(pando.com)
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by jacinda 13y ago
This article brings to mind the story of Harrison Bergeron, a short story set in a dystopian future US that attempts to remove all possible sources of inequality. http://www.tnellen.com/cybereng/harrison.html
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All I Ever Really Needed to Know I Learned in Kindergarten (and at MIT)(mitadmissions.org)
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by jacinda 13y ago
This is exactly what I wanted to say in response to his penultimate question: "I can't imagine working for a big corporation again, but should I just give it up and get a "normal" job for a little while to build up some savings again before

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