jasonwocky

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   by jasonwocky 16y ago

   Some of these might help: http://boardgamegeek.com/forum/2017/the-settlers-of-catan/va...
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   by jasonwocky 16y ago

   You're confusing Typing, Motherfucker with Programming, Motherfucker! It's ok. My project managers have made the same mistake.
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   by jasonwocky 16y ago

   Cuz we XPers are too busy Programming, Motherfucker!
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   by jasonwocky 16y ago

   So what are those traits? After all, I'd hate to offend you the next time I visit Austin.
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   by jasonwocky 16y ago

   Outright rejecting ideas because they're not part of your core competency is a growth-limiting position to take. Core competencies can get commoditized over time. If you don't skate to the next thing, you wither and die.
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   by jasonwocky 16y ago

   Does it matter? Are you disputing the claim? Do you think that people care more about the ability to bounce their laptop off of concrete than aesthetics?
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   by jasonwocky 16y ago

   Basically everyone has to maintain a fund... And with that, you're no longer in a free market.
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   by jasonwocky 16y ago

   >And Rake plugins (pieces of middleware, done in a standard/reusable way, contrary to Django's middleware) are just awesome. I think you mean Rack plugins (noted b/c Rake is something entirely different in Ruby parlance).
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   by jasonwocky 16y ago

   > It's not clear to me why regulators want to prevent mutually agreeable transactions from taking place. In general, because the regulatory functions are aware of information asymmetries that could lead to large numbers of people transf
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    by jasonwocky 16y ago

    It's fast It's fun It's the ultimate resume Sure, if you're trying to land a job, the build apps not businesses approach can work (and is possibly better than the opposite approach, cost/benefit-wise). If you're trying to become your
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    by jasonwocky 16y ago

    I think the point of the these articles is to point out a smell. An indication that maybe we aren't putting the best people in the best positions. Maybe we're doing so after all, but it's worth asking the questions. And it's worth asking th
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    by jasonwocky 16y ago

    I disagree with your "less common in the western world" assertion. There are still plenty of fast moving things that you might suddenly find it useful to be afraid of, from poisonous spiders to runaway vehicles. But aside from all that, fea
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    by jasonwocky 16y ago

    "Believe me failing sucks really bad but there are no repeatable patterns that lead to startup success." Maybe not, but there are definitely repeatable patterns that lead to startup failure. Time familiarizing yourself with them can be time
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    by jasonwocky 16y ago

    I don't believe the distinction is necessarily along the lines of software / hardware. It's more likely along the lines of "founding and running a new, small company" vs. "operating and growing a large, profitable company."
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    by jasonwocky 16y ago

    "Can't believe that lack of choice can ever be a good thing." Google Tech Talk on the Paradox of Choice: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6127548813950043200#
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    by jasonwocky 16y ago

    I don't see a distinction between "bigger market" and "how many users actually buy digital content". I think these are the same thing.