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> Unfortunately, I woke up the other day and realized it was September :) I hate it when that happens. :/
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Probably too well. That guy's married, and his wife's the jealous type!
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Apparently his faux pas was asking serious business questions at a dog and pony show.
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Imagine that: free TV, over the airwaves... ;)
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The decreasing marginal utility of money meant that it was a good exit for the founders, regardless of whether it would have been optimal for the company in the long run.
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Hacking whom, now?
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> A new paradigm where you design your software according to the end users mental model. Understand DCI and you should be able to craft software that makes more sense per usability. If you understand the end-user's mental model, your
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> Right, learning the syntax of a programming is easy and quick, if you already understand the programming model. Or at least, it should be. Hence my criticism of Perl.
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I switched an app I'm working on from a desktop app to a web app after doing a similar analysis. You also scratched at something that played a huge part in my decision: monthly subscription fees are a lot better (in terms of both recurrin
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Scheme can indeed be learned in a day, if you understand the programming model. And my standards for a programming language's learning curve applies to experienced programmers. It's just a happy coincidence that python offers a gentle lear
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No; no [programming] language should require two books and several months to be fluent in.
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> The only people that can't read their own Perl after 6 months are the people that don't really know Perl. And by "know" I just mean they read and understood most of Programming Perl/Objected Oriented Perl. Python taught me that ther
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Academic?
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"Starting a startup is like science in that you have to follow the truth wherever it leads. In the rest of the world, people don't start things till they're sure what they want to do, and once started they tend continue on their initial pa
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> cat mykey.txt > authorized_keys I'd be legitimately upset if they did that instead of cat mykey.txt >> authorized_keys
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> First of all, it's insulting to intelligent people. One of the hallmarks of intelligence is not taking offense when none has been given.
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> Also why is there a lack of African American people there? This article attempts to explain it: http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0615/p02s04-usgn.html
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> The more serious problem may be that the sun doesn't shine 24 hours a day. Can someone in the Eastern hemisphere confirm this? ;-)
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s/Some/Most/
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> it takes 2641 kcal/day for chinese person to weigh 65 kg while it takes 1989 kcal/day for united states person. There's no magic going on here: http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=cars%20per%20capita...
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Exactly. I may enjoy pie, but you won't win my favor by presenting me a pie to the face.
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It would be fair to say, "use your discretion". Any topic can be presented in an inflammatory manner.
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If you can't tell by sight, then you don't need it.
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That car accident should have been a wake-up call. Cut down your hours on either the consulting or the startup. Work from home more. If your "client" doesn't like it, remind them of this: http://www.vanderbilt.edu/ocga/vupolicies/consult
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> The researchers caution, however, that using this drug to extend the lifespan of humans might be problematic because it suppresses the immune system — potentially making people who take it more susceptible to infectious diseases. Ther
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This is excellent advice. However, finding that out through the crucible of running a business has the added peril that both your relationship and your business will fail at the same time.
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Both your startup and your relationship have a high chance of failure. Better play it safe and concentrate on the French lessons. ;) On a more serious note, drop the French lessons, and use that time to pay attention to your girlfriend. Ho
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> If she spends all her time on the startup, and you spend all your time on the startup, you get the best of both worlds. Business partnerships are already volatile enough without adding romance into the mix.
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> These "rules" are a little too shallow to be very useful. Not so! The are pithy, handy, and can be printed onto a small notecard.
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The first (and only) thing you should do with with any proprietary UNIX's cc is to build gcc. After that, your problem disappears.

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