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by kadabra9 13y ago
Aside from the typical methods I used to pick up other languages (trial and error, practicing with sample projects, banging my head against the desk), the two most helpful resources I found were the book Modern Perl ( http://moder
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YogaGlo Update(yogaglo.com)
80 points by kadabra9 13y ago|70 comments
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by kadabra9 13y ago
This doesn't surprise me at all. I basically always choose to login via Google rather than Facebook when given the chance, even if the service is only requesting bare minimal permissions when authenticating via FB. If given the option
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by kadabra9 13y ago
I'm not disputing that these options are probably more effective the OP in terms of getting his situation made right (although I'm not sure what the BBB / FTC could do), but the point of "whining" on an internet for
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by kadabra9 13y ago
For me, these "Top X under Age X" articles always used to create these needless benchmarks and comparisons in my head, as if I had some expectations to live up to by a specific age. I'd read the "30 under 30" and th
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by kadabra9 13y ago
The site, and the bed, look great. Congratulations. I'd be really interested to read a follow up post detailing a little more about your story, how you guys got started, challenges you faced, what you'd differently, etc...at least
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by kadabra9 13y ago
Does anyone have any statistics or articles about the price differential between ebooks and print? I use my kindle for things like biographies and novels, and exclusively print for things like technical books, mostly due to the poor experie
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by kadabra9 13y ago
Reading more about this match and Magnus in general, I learned of a measure termed "Nettlesomeness" which has been used to measure which players do the most to make their opponents to make mistakes. Magnus, with his highly creativ
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by kadabra9 13y ago
great call. You can be a strategic genius but it will mean nothing if you can't get out of the opening without hanging a piece. chesstempo is a great resource that I completely forgot about. Thanks for bringing it up.
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by kadabra9 13y ago
Tactics are often associated with winning material through a combination or attack, so you could think of concepts such as trapping an opponents queen or blundering a knight are more tactical in nature. Other ideas, like discovered check, p
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by kadabra9 13y ago
I know this is cliche, but I think the single most effective way to improve is to play a lot, then review your games with a player that is stronger than you and have them point out better moves you could have made, explain your thought proc
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by kadabra9 13y ago
I'd agree with this. A few top players have stated that Carlsen is extremely difficult to prepare for, because he's capable of playing a wide range of openings, using obscure variations, and adjusting his play/style towards h
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by kadabra9 13y ago
I agree that Carlsen isn't quite at Kasparov's level of dominance yet (he's only 22), but the James Harden analogy is a poor one. Harden is a great player (say someone like Aronian in the chess world) but isn't quite a o
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by kadabra9 13y ago
What's really scary about Carlsen is I don't think he's close to reaching his full potential yet. He's rapidly approaching the level of dominance in elite chess not seen since Fischer or Kasparov, and he's only 22.
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by kadabra9 13y ago
> Is our industry doing the equivalent of offering free rides to hopeful software developers, calling them pilots, and throwing them by the thousands into airplanes just to watch them crash and burn? The evidence is pretty compelling. Th
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by kadabra9 13y ago
I'm so sick of reading these worthless comments in show HN threads. What do they add to the discussion, besides making you feel smug about some using some cheap pun to dismiss someone elses's work? If you think OP's project c
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by kadabra9 13y ago
This is nothing more than a huge bluff from the NFL/MLB on behalf of the major networks. The networks have seen the lower courts mostly rule in favor of Aereo, and are now pulling out all the stops to play the scare card by floating th
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by kadabra9 13y ago
Seriously, what is the point of making such a pointless statement like "meh, this would take an hour in Meteor"? Is it because "Meteor will kill Rails" is the buzzy headline of the week on HN, and you felt the need to be
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by kadabra9 13y ago
This seems so obvious and straightforward, but it bears repeating: If you value someone as an employee, show them. Whether this is through salary increases, promotions, or even just pulling someone aside for five minutes and saying "He
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by kadabra9 13y ago
> we strongly encourage people to choose between the MacBook Pro and Air. We’ve had several people originally opt for various flavours of Linux, but they’ve all swapped over to Macs within 12 months. I'm curious if they've swap
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by kadabra9 13y ago
The content on the web could gradually begin to resemble an ad in and of itself. We're seeing this to an extent now in other forms of media, with the growth of (increasingly shameless) product placements, promotions, etc in movies and
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by kadabra9 13y ago
> This is why companies should always be proactively adjusting compensation, perks, etc to retain the people they can't afford to lose, though very few actually do this. Precisely. It's amazing how quickly some companies will o
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by kadabra9 13y ago
This arrangement sounds great, theoretically. At previous jobs I left, I constantly thought about trying to set up this sort of open conversation with my manager, and laying out my reasons for considering making a change. I never did it. No
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by kadabra9 13y ago
Love tools like this, some quick feedback: At least on Chrome, the contrast is really low, so much so that it looks hazy, almost as if something is still loading. The light pink background on white is pretty strenuous. Is it possible to exp
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by kadabra9 13y ago
I started experimenting with different nap schedules when I found myself too worn out after work to get to the gym, run errands, or do other things I had planned to do that afternoon/evening. It became a huge bottleneck in my productiv
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Ask HN: Advice for discussing a substantial raise with my employer?
3 points by kadabra9 13y ago|8 comments
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by kadabra9 13y ago
What bothers me the most about the discussion from marketers regarding the new tabbed inbox is the sense of entitlement, as if they should have some sort of right to not only bother me with pointless emails to try to lure me back, but also
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by kadabra9 13y ago
I've been following this site for a little while now, it's turned into a great resource for me and I've really enjoyed watching it come along. Nice job.
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by kadabra9 13y ago
Exercise - I try to lift, run, or some combination of the two at least three times a week. It really helps to clear my mind, especially after a stressful project. Read/Write - It took me longer than it should have to realize how critic
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by kadabra9 14y ago
Great article. For a while, I was even hesitant to simply show some of my projects to other developers I looked up to..I figured the code was so bad, and the project so trivial, that why bother? Reading sites like HN, you read about these t

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