jwdunne

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by jwdunne 10y ago
I have done that before. I just have a long list of things I want to do, not necessarily learn, but don't end up doing them.
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by jwdunne 10y ago
Actually yes. This is exactly what happens to me. Even after months, I come back and have an easier time. I think this touched on in Barbara Oakley's stuff though she seemed to criticise the extreme lengths between my learning. My othe
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by jwdunne 10y ago
That certainly sounds right! I documented my general process above and it pretty much makes a spiral pattern of filling deficiencies as they arise.
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by jwdunne 10y ago
Funnily enough the pattern goes like this: 1. Read into something for a while 2. Realise I'm deficient in X 3. Repeat 1 with X until I get into a state where I feel "blah I can't focus on anything long enough to get ahead&quo
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by jwdunne 10y ago
It is because of ADHD that I pursue these. It's a constant stream of stimulation. If my gut says no, it's impossible to focus on it no matter how hard I try. But I do spend time on them. People think I'm a weirdo for even rea
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by jwdunne 10y ago
Hrm. Learning anything requires sustained and consistent focus on the subject. I don't think I can. I have tried learning physics, linear algebra, calculus, abstract algebra, discrete maths, proofs, drawing, game development, compiler
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by jwdunne 10y ago
What did they taste like and what was the flavour?
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by jwdunne 10y ago
I agree. I found the "ideal" argument length of 0 (or I think 1) to be a bit ridiculous, though I was in the love affair period you have when you first start learning functional programming. I read (see below) that the idea of Hun
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by jwdunne 10y ago
Yes. The lion stamp means that effectively. I think it was a national initiative: Edwina Curry took the rap. In all the EU stuff slung about lately, eggs never get mentioned. Unusual action for a conservative, however.
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by jwdunne 10y ago
I used to do this but actually I've started to get the water to a rolling boil and timing it just right from there. 6 - 7 minutes produces an egg where the yolks are not runny but are also not chalky and brittle. They have a creamy tex
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by jwdunne 10y ago
I think salmonella from a UK egg is incredibly rare now. Pregnant women are advised not too but they're advised to eat well done steak too: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-25154046
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by jwdunne 10y ago
Run your business like a monad. Remain pure whilst working with the real world.
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by jwdunne 10y ago
Elasticity of demand. I was just reading a piece about mental models and how having one or two is like the old hammer nail problem. I think this article suffers of that a bit along with generalising to a set of principles anyone can agree w
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by jwdunne 10y ago
2 year old gone off crisp?! Anyway, I just don't think I've seen a product with both dates on!
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by jwdunne 10y ago
Except the British, or at least Mancunians. "Ugh tastes a bit dodgy" does not sound foreign to me in any way.
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by jwdunne 10y ago
I don't think I've seen this before but good point. I'd have thought use by would be equivalent to best before in that case. Usually the use by is a couple of days, up to a week e.g meat, milk, etc.
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by jwdunne 10y ago
"Guaranteed until xxx" - all brands guarantee their products before the best before. "Hazardous after xxx" - literally, this could kill you after this date. The other problem is forcing brands to put "hazardous&quot
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by jwdunne 10y ago
There is that. It rarely happens the day after best before - still perfectly edible if stored right. I've met people who refuse to eat food a few days before the best before so as to completely avoid getting ill. After the best before,
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by jwdunne 10y ago
This can generate a bit of confusion. Many won't eat anything past its best before date, as though it's a use by date. Best before date = no guarantee of quality after. Use by date = potentially poisonous after. In fact, we have o
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by jwdunne 10y ago
I'm no expert but due to the language I think you need to specify types somewhere. It just offloads it to your test code as opposed to the algorithms. With python, your algorithm will work with the primitives without specifying either
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by jwdunne 10y ago
It wasn't a parlour trick. He was a savant. If you have read anything on Kim Peek, this would be clear. We wouldn't want that nor could do we do that - he suffered more than hev benefitted.
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by jwdunne 10y ago
Not gonna lie that made me chuckle. I should read the daily wtf more when I really feel like an imposter.
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by jwdunne 10y ago
Yes. No degree, failed high school (well a levels) and yet I can at least do fizzbuzz. I'd have no chance in a corporate. I don't think I'm a great programmer but if this is what a "bad programmer" is maybe I can br
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by jwdunne 10y ago
EU member states and the US are mixed economies. EU countries are at various levels of command and market, dependent on nation (though policy exists to prevent direct public ownership in some areas). The US is generally considered "mor
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by jwdunne 10y ago
Anyone who has run a wordpress or vbulletin site has probably seen this at some point in time. Got tonnes of logs from IPs in Ukraine, Russian, China, etc that crawl for holes and if they find one you will find something like this somewhere
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by jwdunne 10y ago
I think there's a bit of a difference between "making it look nice" and good design. The article does touch on points that help make a better design but doesn't link to the deeper meaning behind it. Design is, in effect,
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by jwdunne 10y ago
I agree with that. Some things are a bit different, like PS -> GIMP, but once I had the basic equivalents down, I found it a great tool.
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by jwdunne 10y ago
I think the last set of qualities is fine for Knuth level developers - they're that off the charts you have no idea how to classify them.
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by jwdunne 10y ago
Thank you very much for your insight :) Unfortunately too late. My sister has had her first drink a year or so ago. She was 14 iirc. I had mine at 11 - 12. We can shun alcohol. I have a bottle of Jaeger in the fridge untouched. I got it las
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by jwdunne 10y ago
Brit here too. I feel your pain. I'm not a drinker but my parents are. It's getting more and more excessive. I'll find litres of whiskey hone in a sitting. The drink has ruined my relationship with them. When I was a teenager

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