jderick

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by jderick 18y ago
I think these results may be misleading -- most the methods I know of that are >200 lines are implementing some kind of large case statement. Often, these are auto-generated files, not hand-coded ones. So it may not be a fair comparis
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by jderick 18y ago
Sorry, why would I use a mouse? It's emacs.
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by jderick 18y ago
Its just a matter of hiring enough lobbyists to get the leverage limits changed. I think as we see the true consequences of the current crisis Canada's system will look better and better.
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by jderick 18y ago
Yes. We can argue all day about how credentials shouldn't matter. But they do. Put up with a little BS for a few years and it will pay off.
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by jderick 18y ago
Essentially what he is saying is that it is better to take initiative and do what you think needs to be done rather than try to get approval first. There is a parallel here to startups -- no risk no reward. By taking on a project without a
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by jderick 18y ago
Competition is great.. but if they are planning to go head to head with Intel, that is a recipe for failure. Hopefully that have something novel in mind.
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by jderick 18y ago
Model checking.
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by jderick 18y ago
Try it: http://bacolicio.us/http://news.ycombinator.org/
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by jderick 18y ago
It would be an amazing resource. However, you cannot really anonymize that kind of data because if someone knows only a few facts about your medical history they could discover your identity. Still, the benefits probably outweigh the risk
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Boo Hoo in the Boardroom(egan.blogs.nytimes.com)
13 points by jderick 18y ago|6 comments
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by jderick 18y ago
How about a karma floor for upmodding?
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by jderick 18y ago
~300$/mo for a financial advisor?
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by jderick 18y ago
And I hope that my peers who tend to sit on the sideline while others attack will start to take a stand against it. And I hope people take this literally. IE, grab the jerk and call the police. Don't just let him walk away.
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by jderick 18y ago
Maybe you should be talking to your users more.
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by jderick 18y ago
Often the most difficult task, I would say.
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by jderick 18y ago
I remember when Java first came out there were ads looking for "7 years Java experience"
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by jderick 18y ago
This needs to stop.
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by jderick 18y ago
Before we worry about an API, how about some decent blogs?
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Wall Street Voodoo(nytimes.com)
1 points by jderick 18y ago|0 comments
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by jderick 18y ago
Sounds to me like you are already ready to leave. I'm guessing it's just the poor economy that is keeping you from wanting to search for another job right now.
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by jderick 18y ago
"You will fail in a boring and project specific way" Corollary: and then you will blame it on something else I mean, who really quits their job because of the copayments on their health insurance?
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by jderick 18y ago
The main problem the simulus is trying to avoid is capital destruction. At some point, if enough people get laid off, it becomes a self-reinforcing cycle. Now, instead of a few people being laid off for a couple of months, companies start
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by jderick 18y ago
This is the best explanation of how to get short term gain at the cost of long term ruin I have seen. However, let's not get caught up in the details. These bankers knew what was going on. Wall Street told shareholders around the world th
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by jderick 18y ago
When you have to define "fools" as "almost everyone in the world", I'm not sure you have a workable definition.
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Ask HN: Parallel Programming Languages
4 points by jderick 18y ago|1 comments
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by jderick 18y ago
It's just that good, that's how.
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by jderick 18y ago
I'd like a better HTML export. One that spits out all the worksheets in an XL file as one simple HTML document with a bunch of tables. No javascript or multiple files, just a simple file that can be parsed easily. Also, the ability to im
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by jderick 18y ago
I think it is great that he is working on this. It will be interesting too see what kind of ideas come out of it.
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by jderick 18y ago
I don't think anyone who has ever reviewed a paper would consider these three things to be "myths" -- they are just obvious facts. I do think the peer review system will eventually change to something more like hacker news. It is a much mo
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by jderick 18y ago
I've though before that a data driven approach would be an interesting attack on this problem. Take the applications, then 4 years later (or 10 or 20) compare it to the students' records and see what factors correlated best with success.

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