kobey

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   by kobey 12y ago

   I can't speak for the TEM in STEM, but for science it doesn't really matter that much where you do your undergrad. In fact, if you choose well, it's better to go to a less prestigious university if you will have an opportunit
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   Ask HN: Managing Feature Creep

   1 points by kobey 12y ago|0 comments
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   by kobey 12y ago

   One interesting possibility that doesn't seem to get discussed much is metallicity. Stars containing more heavy elements tend to be younger, while older stars tend to have a lower metallicity. Looking at our own biochemistry, you don&#
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   by kobey 12y ago

   Now I just think you're trolling. There isn't any taboo against sharing personal information, but there are consequences. A truly tolerant society doesn't care what people are doing in private. The only reason to go to the tr
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   by kobey 12y ago

   Here is the best explanation I have seen of the issue: http://chronicle.com/article/Why-Privacy-Matters-Even-if/127... The tl;dr is that arguments against privacy generally focus on not having anything to hide if
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   by kobey 12y ago

   I don't have any interest in being a salesman (working for someone else). As someone in the very early stages of trying to start my own business (technical founder), this type of thing sounds interesting, but 8-10 weeks of a full immer
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   by kobey 12y ago

   I worked in a lab where we had a computer dedicated to running a very specialized piece of equipment. The computer was a 386 running DOS. We had all of the software updates (including operating system) to upgrade everything if needed in cas
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   by kobey 12y ago

   One thing to be aware of is imposter syndrome ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impostor_syndrome ). From your description, it sounds like you may be selling yourself short. I don't know about the prevalence in CS, but
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   by kobey 12y ago

   This is definitely not the best approach. But when I am way out of my depth, the first place I look is at degree requirements for that area of expertise (from looking at a couple university websites) and then I find the textbooks used in th