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by kermittd 8y ago
No not all. It’s why I said auschwitzean like. O there is the corporate tag line. I think it goes improving lives through the power of work. I’ll get a source on that
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by kermittd 8y ago
Glad to hear this come out. Worked at a Goodwill store for a summer. Involved lots of heavy lifting of furniture, strict managers, insane scheduling rationale, and auschwitzean like propaganda regarding the power of work.
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by kermittd 8y ago
Fair point about your experience but at the same time some people hate(ed) their formal educational experience and/or had to work constantly through college.
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by kermittd 8y ago
The fact that college can teach critical thinking I find highly suspect. Also when exactly does all the critical thinking skills "taught" activate? Is it after my freshman year, going into my senior year, or only once I have that
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by kermittd 8y ago
I’ll throw mine in the ring: http://kermittdavis.com
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by kermittd 8y ago
Very interesting. The question that springs to mind; what is to be done? Is it fair that teachers can’t afford to live in the districts they teach in? I think not. Should districts have to cut activities ( sports, arts, etc) to pay for a pa
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by kermittd 8y ago
Incredible concept! On mobile (ios 6s) the website needs some work.
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Algolia’s Awesome API(medium.com)
2 points by kermittd 8y ago|0 comments
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by kermittd 8y ago
Haven't tested it quite yet but great concept! Definitely something I need to prioritize on my own side projects
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Complexity Reduction in UI(kermittdavis.com)
1 points by kermittd 8y ago|0 comments
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by kermittd 8y ago
I couldn't agree more! I'm really disheartened at the pessimism that some HN members show towards people working low paying/status jobs.
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by kermittd 8y ago
I would normally say shameless promotion: But you asked! I'm working on this website called BrainAB[1]. It's an intuitive way to search for and download classic ebooks. [1] http://brainab.com
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by kermittd 8y ago
Yep there's a ton! The one you've linked I have seen before as well
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by kermittd 8y ago
I would say a more intuitive/modern interface. I did not know ePub was a general standard as I had always used it in the context of Apple books.
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by kermittd 8y ago
Hi HN, The creator of the project here. This is a major update to a project I submitted a year ago. At the time I could not develop nor set up a website and let Weebly do the heavy lifting. This caused a ton of technical issues and held up
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Show HN: E-Book Site for Classics(brainab.com)
9 points by kermittd 8y ago|5 comments
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Reductions in User Interface Complexity(kermittdavis.com)
1 points by kermittd 8y ago|0 comments
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by kermittd 8y ago
Regarding France. The issue of anti-immigration may very well be caused by a poor economy and lack of opportunity. Did Hitler come to power because the innate hatred of jews the Germans had or because of a garbage economy?
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by kermittd 8y ago
Yep completely agree. Had spent time "homeless" as a child, middle class as a teen, and then actually homeless during (very) early adulthood. Additionally some of my best friends parents are multi millionaires so I've seen th
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by kermittd 9y ago
The obvious question given it's Elon Musk...is this for real?
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by kermittd 9y ago
Well said! I agree with you about hyperbole although it can be both drama and reason. In fact I edited my comment a bit after reading yours. Two examples one is Churchill'/ warning in the 1930s that Hitler is evil, cannot be trust
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by kermittd 9y ago
Does the holy script of a degree confer these qualities?
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by kermittd 9y ago
I sure wouldn't but that's a good point. What I would say is the the ability to read is not much of a economic differenator unlike in many pre- modern cultures where the mere ability to read/write would put you at the top of
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by kermittd 9y ago
I think your view is small minded. One it's possible that you learned nothing during your PHD or more accurately you learned what paths not to go down. Your knowledge doesn't disappear sure but your opportunities particularly the
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by kermittd 9y ago
This was mentioned in another comment but nothing about "education" is about actual education. It's primarily about credentialisim and not being locked out of a career with a high ceiling. Though I disagree with many of his p
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by kermittd 9y ago
Yep I have heard about several similar promotions in the LA area from drivers. A lot of drivers tell me often that as they close to hitting their number they get rides that are far away from where they are. They then have to drive across to
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by kermittd 9y ago
I apologize for the reddit level of discourse...here here!
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by kermittd 9y ago
Funny enough that one in downtown Santa Monica just shut down after being open for twenty-something years. Source: I work/live near there and always went. Also http://www.laobserved.com/archive/2018/01/ba
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by kermittd 9y ago
I only saw screenshots but looks great! A Fallout version would be incredible.
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by kermittd 9y ago
Yep agreed. It also may be possible that the nature of lower paying jobs makes it far more difficult to work extra hours. As "knowledge" workers if you were treated like minimum wage employees how many hours do you actually work?

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