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jtfrench
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jtfrench
13y ago
Impressive makeup work
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Nice, sounds like more or less what I've been doing. I got a few books from the lib (one on Quantum Chemistry which is kinda cool), and then on Hulu I've watched What the bleep and other such oddities. Have yet to meet someone who
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13y ago
Does it have quantum-y jokes?
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Some pretty wild implications. Exciting! Or, if you prefer, depressing!
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13y ago
This is great, andrewflnr, thanks a lot. Might I ask what got you into this stuff/how you learned?
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Does anyone else think about quantum physics on a daily basis?
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[Peter Griffin] "See Meg, these are the questions."
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It's a good point, and I wonder what is the ultimate underlying reason because I've heard many share that same opinion. Despite all the things the US political system gets "wrong" and other systems "get right"
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13y ago
I find it hilarious how you and others ask rhetorical questions like this, as if you had trouble reading what I wrote, and need me to repeat it. Without going into this again, you can refer to my previous comments.
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You (and many others) are having a knee-jerk reaction to what I said. I'm not saying that the US has the best example of democracy (and based on the rest of my post, you would think that would have come across). What I am saying is tha
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just look around you. Surely I'm not the first person to mention this concept to you. I'm not saying I believe that the US has the best example of democracy, but true or not, that's the general story being "sold" on
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>> A critical test? He doesn't have enough power to do anything about it. If this is indeed true, then it would mean that the US political system (which is regarded as the best example of democracy, globally) is corrupt from the
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>> "Ratio of "acquihire haters" to "haters who would turn down a well-priced acquisition offer on that basis" = ERROR DIV0" You sir/ma'am, are hilarious.
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13y ago
^what ben said, though I would tweak the "GitHub full of Ruby/Python/Javascript". This is certainly great advice, but I think the most "to the point" way of communicating your skills is showing projects you
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>> I remember paying $60 for a Genesis cartridge, back when graphics and immersion were improving every year. Seems crazy though, I don't feel like I live in that world anymore. I wonder if the fact that we're talking digita
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>> Minecraft is a similar example (~$27) but people tend to blow that off as not relevant to the conversation because any other game isn't Minecraft. so true
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13y ago
This problem you describe is the reason why Facebook is still printing cash. Somehow the majority of the population either just doesn't understand or doesn't care about the value of their privacy, or what their actions entail. Per
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[stewie voice] "oh boy..."
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So true. C# = What Java wanted to be, sans "write once, deploy anywhere" hype
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13y ago
I would have to second that. Scott's book is great (and he's a fellow Brown alum)
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...is this just a way to get me to look at relay?
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I've been doing this as well. It's interesting how it is almost like a "micro" version of the App Store — with the added perk of selling to customers that desperately want to spend money on whatever looks cool to add to