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by jpwagner 16y ago
MIT teaches it as its intro now... http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=602307 and Norvig uses it... http://www.norvig.com/python-lisp.html I mean what more endorsement is needed? How about something really eloquent... http://norvig.co
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by jpwagner 16y ago
Best example I've ever seen of something HN-worthy that someone new to HN might comment "why is this here"
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by jpwagner 16y ago
Q: Integral dCabin/Cabin? A: natural log cabin
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by jpwagner 16y ago
Don't take a feature request at face value, translate it into a request to fix a problem. Customers will always solve your problems poorly. If they didn't they would be in your business.
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by jpwagner 16y ago
art is not what you learn in "art class"
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by jpwagner 16y ago
I would be totally with you if lowglow's question was: "what about a long division test?" or something similarly snarky. but art is an interesting cultural phenomenon that very likely occurs in some form in many animals. Alan's supposition
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by jpwagner 16y ago
No offense, but this comment is awfully condescending considering the interesting question it's in response to. I think Alan's claim of the motive of the original question is unfounded. *edit: reworded for clarity
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by jpwagner 16y ago
Isn't a threshold defined by one line? I guess you are arguing that implementing a threshold later evolves into a continuous gradient. I disagree.
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by jpwagner 16y ago
Not sure what "for the sake of art" means, but these guys pass or come close: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bowerbird http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPbWJPsBPdA
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by jpwagner 16y ago
The best joke on the site: "Jason Boiled"
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by jpwagner 16y ago
Although you come off as somewhat biased, your circumstantial evidence could be convincing.
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by jpwagner 16y ago
What do you mean? Where did you find a logical discussion on this topic? Who is Texas Oil? What are the positives about the environmental bill that would be lost? Scare? Does that mean there's no logical argument for potential job-loss
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by jpwagner 16y ago
I have been unable to find any logical discussion on prop 23. Was AB32 tied to some massive layoffs?
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by jpwagner 16y ago
Cool post and great that he backed up his argument with data. My only beef with this article is that it does not follow logically that "bimodal" returns means that you want to get in every deal. That's the "throwing good money after bad" f
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by jpwagner 16y ago
It's nice imagery, but it's totally unfair to that profession, and it's about as accurate as saying that software people have to like precise finger movements.
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by jpwagner 16y ago
aside: how does the above comment receive so many downvotes? it's fact, backed up with data, with no spin, and on-topic.
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by jpwagner 16y ago
this seems like a terrific idea, until you think of the practical implications...
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by jpwagner 16y ago
equally absurd
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by jpwagner 16y ago
Yes, the existence of money is what stops me from shooting you
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by jpwagner 16y ago
I, for one, appreciate that you've logically outlined some counterargument. There are certainly immature, naive libertarians out there (probably down-voting your comment right now,) but the places where you have been immature and naive here
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by jpwagner 16y ago
Fair enough, but just remember that ~35%-40% of people will not pay a dime... http://www.taxpolicycenter.org/taxfacts/displayafact.cfm?Doc...
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by jpwagner 16y ago
so now you're joining in the slander? -he didn't use the word "friend" -you didn't read the article -According to Wikipedia, he reported just over $67,000 for just one year (not for his 370MM lifetime.) Sorry to be nit-picky, maybe he is a
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by jpwagner 16y ago
why is it divided equally?
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by jpwagner 16y ago
Is that really how you read it?
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by jpwagner 16y ago
"why [so-and-so] is wrong" is a great way to get your stuff read, but is so typically devoid of content and full of misunderstanding that i've grown to hate this type of post. the author clearly seems to misunderstand that PG's "rules" are
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by jpwagner 16y ago
how about this conjecture: the metrics used for "happiness" also correlate to individual proactivity.
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by jpwagner 16y ago
I don't have data to back this up, but I imagine sales increase more when a product is "on sale at a low low price" rather than the market price actually falling to that low low price.
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by jpwagner 16y ago
note that this does not apply to any of the following types of businesses: • Businesses that performed services in health, law, engineering, architecture, accounting, performing arts, consulting, athletics, financial services or brokerage.
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by jpwagner 16y ago
"pro embryo life" doesnt have the same ring to it
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by jpwagner 16y ago
correcting typos should be reserved for when it causes confusion. in this case, no one thought he was describing a rabbit with no legs.

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