jliechti1

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by jliechti1 10y ago
This looks like it will be quite useful for anyone practicing languages that have their own word for 10,000 (Chinese, Japanese, etc), thanks! In Chinese, the number "100,000" is not read as "100 thousand", rather it is &
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by jliechti1 10y ago
"And open and good is what Macs are again, finally. The intervening years have created a situation that is, as far as I know, without precedent: Apple is popular at the low end and the high end, but not in the middle. My seventy year
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by jliechti1 10y ago
Are you in the US? If so, not having a CS major shouldn't hold you back too much. My major was not CS and I am working for a well-known technology company as a software engineer. Feel free to reach out to me privately (email in profile
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by jliechti1 11y ago
I would recommend this 22-part tutorial on async concepts: http://krondo.com/?p=1209 It uses Python's Twisted framework. You don't need to use this for your development, but I would recommend working through and u
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by jliechti1 11y ago
I would certainly pay for an in-depth break down of a popular open source JavaScript app/library.
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by jliechti1 11y ago
I'd recommend at least adding contact info into the 'about' section of your profile. Right now you have none. (The email field is only shown to admins).
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by jliechti1 11y ago
What method did you use to initially learn the characters? If you just used Anki, I could see your result as making sense. I used Heisig's Remembering the Hanzi to learn the characters and then would practice them in a space repetiti
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by jliechti1 11y ago
Are you able to share a few?
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by jliechti1 11y ago
But if you take a 2 hour train ride to Shijiazhuang, you'll get stares all day. :) And for those that don't know, it's not a small city (urban population: 2.7 million, metro population: 4.7 million). I had some young kids the
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by jliechti1 11y ago
This was the previous discussion on this case. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5784990
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Reprimanded ex-teacher sweeps Batavia school board race(chicagotribune.com)
2 points by jliechti1 11y ago|1 comments
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by jliechti1 12y ago
“Abel, put that camera down right now!” Armstrong screamed on the call. “Abel, you’re fired. Out!” You can listen to the actual clip here (I wouldn't say he screamed at him, but it was forceful): http://www.slate.com&#x2
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by jliechti1 12y ago
I've done my own manual version of this kind of service to learn Chinese. Would definitely pay for something like this! The biggest problem for me is the availability of Chinese audio books (specifically, non-abridged versions - anyone
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by jliechti1 12y ago
My guess is that you won't find any course that explains all the prerequisite math. It's probably more useful to build a solid foundation in probability theory (and therefore calculus) before going on. For machine learning, a good
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by jliechti1 12y ago
Here's how I did it: Listen a lot, as often as possible. Watch TV and movies - there are many on Youtube and Youku. I like to convert interviews from Youtube into mp3s and listen to them during the day during down time. Pick a characte
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by jliechti1 12y ago
Nice work. Any chance you could expand this and make it customizable? I'd love to see these simple metrics on other frequent sties (Facebook, gmail, etc...) - even better if I can choose exactly which sites to show.
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by jliechti1 12y ago
Have you tried Mnemosyne? http://mnemosyne-proj.org/ It may not have as many features as Anki, but it has a good plugin architecture and the UI is very simple.
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by jliechti1 12y ago
大山 (Dashan), or Mark Roswell, a Canadian, is the Chinese equivalent. He's a TV personality in China and is known for his perfect Chinese and his ability to do certain comedic styles, that are difficult even for native Chinese speakers
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by jliechti1 12y ago
> They key is to make the practice good practice, and not just mindless repetition. This - it needs to be emphasized more. I feel a bit pedantic when I make this point, but I really think it's crucial. If you read the original resea
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by jliechti1 12y ago
The lineup looks pretty good so far: Ron Conway, Reid Hoffman (LinkedIn), Danae Ringelmann (Indiegogo), Emmett Shear (Twitch). Anyone know who else they might be bringing in? Does Zuckerberg do it every year?
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by jliechti1 12y ago
I asked a particle physicist to compare the validity of this to the faster than light neutrino claim that came up and his response was: "Although several people are drawing that comparison, they're really not in the same class. O
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by jliechti1 12y ago
"TSA will not disclose which airports will be conducting the additional screening, although it will be at some airports with direct flights to the U.S. Industry data show that more than 250 foreign airports offer nonstop service to th
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Ask HN: How can a college student build credit?
11 points by jliechti1 12y ago|48 comments
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by jliechti1 12y ago
Guido himself has said no multiline lambdas is an explicit design choice, and it's not really a technical issue: "But the complexity of any proposed solution for this puzzle is immense, to me: it requires the parser (or more prec
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by jliechti1 12y ago
>> but is there a way to teach yourself to be able to engage in these marathon creative sessions or is it something you must be born with? Anecdotally, I think the answer is yes. Concentration is a skill you can develop like anything
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by jliechti1 12y ago
Lauren Holliday is a full-stack marketer and journalist with a marketing mindset. She has written for publications across Florida and blogs across the U.S. Email Lauren at lah@freelanship.com. Two weeks ago I saw a post about Full Stack
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by jliechti1 12y ago
Many engineering types seem to feel more at home making tools to "automate all the things". On the surface, it appears a lot easier than making 100s or 1000s of phone calls, but it can be dangerous because it gives you the feelin
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by jliechti1 12y ago
If you want something more challenging than a unicycle, you should try the BC wheel (the name comes from the stone wheel that characters in the popular comic strip ride). It's basically a non motorized version of what they describe in
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by jliechti1 12y ago
Here's a video of what a laser looks like from a helicopter pilots perspective. It's a lot more powerful than you think it might be. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iI7Qq1mYQlI
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by jliechti1 12y ago
I've had the most success with Spaced Repetition Systems when I create the cards myself, and the cards are all material that I am reviewing , not something I have never seen before. I think this makes a large difference for foreign la

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