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by jdotjdot 13y ago
A little risky though, if your test is imperfect. People may work to outsmart the tests rather than actually solve the bugs.
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by jdotjdot 13y ago
How exactly do I identify the product I want to purchase? There can be many slightly distinct versions of the same product on amazon. It sounds like I would have to pre-select the products that my users would be purchasing, because for them
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by jdotjdot 13y ago
Actually the trend these days is aircards... Never even get as far as checking out the hotel wifi.
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by jdotjdot 13y ago
While I agree about missing the technical articles; I appreciate seeing these, as I actually had no idea about the seriousness of some of these re-entry issues. Maybe the solution is a dedicated HN technology page, and a separate, dedicated
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by jdotjdot 13y ago
It's only a good practice if X is very, very highly correlated with (and only with) being a terrorist. It's not really that great security practice if you're missing a ton of real terrorists who don't do X, and you'
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by jdotjdot 13y ago
I wish someone would post an article that actually provided a serious, levelheaded view of the ups and downs of a PhD as well as what it's actually like instead of the overly negative articles? I understand that it might not be what it
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by jdotjdot 13y ago
Isn't that kind of how it is right now?
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by jdotjdot 13y ago
Agreed. What if we could have a world where work was the pursuit of intellectual growth rather than the pursuit of money? What would it be like?
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by jdotjdot 13y ago
How could that possibly be acceptable? Not just the fact that it remains mob justices, post trial or not, but what about appeals? Errors? New evidence? And how is any of that not torture? Seems like your definition of torture is just "doesn
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by jdotjdot 13y ago
Disrespectful because of the playing of music or because it's out of fashion? (not serious)
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by jdotjdot 13y ago
That's absolutely incredible that your university refunded everything, and I'm glad to hear. Maybe you should consider pursuing fellowships or work at companies that would pay for you to get a higher degree and also provide a reasonable liv
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Histography: History is now at your fingertips(beta.histography.org)
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by jdotjdot 13y ago
If you're interested in this, you might also be interested in the Atlas of American English by William Labov, et al (some information about it can be found here: http://www.ling.upenn.edu/phono_atlas/home.html ). Brilliant guy.
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by jdotjdot 13y ago
You actually can open two word files side by side with advanced functionality as part of the compare or combine documents feature, at least in Word 2010. But you're right, it's really hard to use, and almost no one knows it exists.
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by jdotjdot 13y ago
I'm not sure why you assume he didn't make any mistakes, or even that he didn't make any serious one. Just because he was ultimately successful doesn't mean there was a lot more behind it than pure "right-decision-making" or skill. How many
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by jdotjdot 13y ago
Can you talk more about this? I hear more and more PhDs aren't worth it, which is really sad. What's a guy who wants to continue studying to do?
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by jdotjdot 13y ago
You're just proving the point that there's a huge shortage.
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by jdotjdot 13y ago
Such as?
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by jdotjdot 13y ago
I am both astounded and encouraged by the fact that the NHS has such a high trust rating. I wonder how that could factor into the ongoing American health care debate.
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by jdotjdot 13y ago
No lock in because we don't get pensions at all. Not exactly a benefit.
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by jdotjdot 13y ago
Thanks for posting about this. I know I've found the resulting conversation helpful, and I bet many others have as well who are looking for meaningful work with a sustainable lifestyle.
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by jdotjdot 13y ago
Agreed. Not everyone is aware of OpenOffice (or even if they are, of what the .odt extension refers to), and PDF is probably the best way to go. If you're really against proprietary formats, why don't you just create a simple HTML/CSS we
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by jdotjdot 13y ago
It's not about "cozy" or "relaxed"--regardless of my thoughts of how cushy or stress-free an environment should or shouldn't be, SpaceX is at the point where simply you are reducing the productivity and effectiveness of your employees, as w
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by jdotjdot 13y ago
I'm actually pretty curious how this will fit for people who already wear glasses or some kind of eyewear. Will there be prescription Google Glass(es)? That could shoot the price way up, especially if Google is the only merchant for them.
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by jdotjdot 13y ago
I'm of the school of thought that that kind of life isn't "a price," it's poor management. Work quality (as well as employee health) decreases with incredible speed under those kinds of conditions, with very real permanent damage possible.
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by jdotjdot 13y ago
Thanks for pointing that out, got scared.
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by jdotjdot 13y ago
You got lucky with SpaceX. From what I hear, it's a sweatshop, with minimum 70 hour weeks and 120-hour weeks not unheard of.
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by jdotjdot 13y ago
That can't be right. First, your Delta study is woefully lacking in school - specific information. Second, the college confidential link's methodology seems to be missing a lot to me, particularly in the way of revenue. For example, for man
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by jdotjdot 13y ago
It sort of is, there is a submission time penalty.
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by jdotjdot 13y ago
I've has decent experiences with Python in Google Code Jam, with two exceptions. (1) Python can't handle large numbers, so the mere existence of huge integer inputs for the large prime number problem blew up my code since Python could not c

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