jmilloy

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by jmilloy 15y ago
For what it's worth, I don't really think that your down votes are because other people misinterpreted what you were saying; rather, you didn't really say anything. In subsequent comments you've revealed what you meant, and it's interesting
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by jmilloy 15y ago
This sort of analogy doesn't go very far for me because spoken languages evolve organically and continually in ways that computer programming languages do not. My compiler/interpreter doesn't meet me half way when I make small human-compreh
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by jmilloy 15y ago
>personally, I would know what was going on out side. What do you mean? It sounds like you mean that you don't want to work somewhere where people are allowed an open space to work in. The described workplace has an open plan working ar
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by jmilloy 15y ago
A more appropriate solution, I would think, is regional filtering here on HN. Label submissions with the relevant region, if any, and add one more tab which filters results by region according to a black/white list in your profile. Maybe ha
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That actually makes a big difference. As a supplement to what's taught in class, I think the language is probably appropriate as it is.
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by jmilloy 15y ago
Agreed. "To put this into laymen terms, HTML determines the semantic structure..." doesn't sound like laymen terms to me.
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I don't think I get it; I've never launched a site, so maybe that's why. I'm going to be critical and skeptical about this particular post , but that doesn't mean that I don't think it's laudable, stressful, and exciting to launch a produc
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by jmilloy 15y ago
Menus, shortcuts, and command search each have their place. One of the goals should be reducing the frequency of keyboard <-> mouse switches. If I'm using Paint, it would be annoying to type to search for commands; it would be the o
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by jmilloy 15y ago
Of course, one reason this works so well is that programming really can be like a game. Growing up, I didn't play console/pc games, I wrote code!
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I tried the practices, and I didn't like it because they don't provide sample input, and you can't test your changes in browser. Most of my seconds are spent copying and pasting, and setting up sample input. I guess other people are more pe
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by jmilloy 15y ago
I think that's only part of the argument. The other part is that, regardless of what's right or wrong, the OP thinks that using the software/service perpetuates it, and choosing not to pay for it isn't enough.
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by jmilloy 15y ago
>Copyright, at its heart, is aimed at giving the person who creates something control over the creative work. I'm not sure about this. Copyright is aimed at enabling and encouraging creative works. It achieves this by giving the creat
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by jmilloy 15y ago
Presumably I know why I want to use git before I look at this guide. Also, I know what a repository is (in the English sense), but just in case, I typed define repository into google: "A place, building, or receptacle where things are or ma
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I don't know the first thing about FORTRAN. How does it enforce this?
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by jmilloy 15y ago
I will go into every interview expecting that we are equals. You know what you or your company already is and what it wants. I know what I am and what I want. Then, we decide together. Interviewing/recruiting does not give you high-status.
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by jmilloy 15y ago
Yes. But it could be true that most people looking for jobs don't deserve them, and yet it would still be important to remember that the interview is nothing but a process for finding a good match.
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When you're in school, it often doesn't seem like the work is given to you. I remember knowing this, and I remember when it switched over for me in different subjects or different contexts. I'm not sure that start up world or "real world"
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by jmilloy 15y ago
Great! It sounds like we're just using the terminology differently (and perhaps the same is true for ajjuliani and myself). When young students improve as writers, they broaden their executive function in which, in large part, they learn di
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by jmilloy 15y ago
It's different because the students have control (topic, depth & breadth, time management), and given the right atmosphere and guidance, will have increased ownership and investment in their project. Ideally, students will also have inp
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by jmilloy 15y ago
"Many times in education we believe the only way to hold students accountable is by giving some form of assessment." What is the aversion to assessment? If I did work in a class, or in any context with a mentor, and did not receive assessme
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by jmilloy 15y ago
No. More cheerful designs for paid customers would not make the free users read directions carefully or appreciate a thank you email.
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by jmilloy 15y ago
If you have kept up with this particular friend so that you know his current situation, then you have not removed yourself from the moral dilemma. Glad you got out, and there may be other reasons not to turn someone in, but this is a bad ex
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Epitomizes "show, and tell".
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For the record, (Wikipedia says) the initial release of subversion was Oct 20, 2000. It's still understandable that Wikipedia rolled it's own.
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Let's be clear: both explanations are that higher salaries result in better teachers which in turn results in higher student performance. It's not that saying that paying a teacher more results in higher performance.
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Many of these things are great ways to improve forums in general (hence google wave, perhaps). For example, integrating async and real time is an interesting problem. I've also thought about this with respect to my gmail account. Some email
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by jmilloy 15y ago
I think forums have served this problem for over a decade. Voting systems on comments and nested comments like slashdot and here and reddit are just an improvement on forums. So what are these formats lacking for you? (I agree they could pr
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I agree - I think the Bach and Escher examples throughout the book are frequently a stretch. There's plenty of value outside of these areas, however. I think that without being an expert in each of the fields, we can use our critically th
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> There is no reason that there could not be a graduated difficulty for these classes. Of course there is. These classes are provided for free, yet require time and money and effort. You've likely more than tripled the required resource

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