logicalmind

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by logicalmind 17y ago
Linq to SQL produces expression trees. These expression trees are interpreted by the query provider. In the case of Linq to SQL the query provider produces SQL for the SQL Server dialect. The SQL can be optimized. This SQL is sent to SQL Se
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by logicalmind 17y ago
There are so many levels to the performance that measuring the surface and making a generalization is practically useless. I find the comments on the article even more baffling. Here are a couple relevant questions: 1. What is the scope of
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by logicalmind 17y ago
This is true. I used to work for a company that would assign coupons to shoppers based on their shopping history. One of our biggest hurdles was avoiding people who would, in a sense, reverse engineer our coupon dispersion so that they coul
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by logicalmind 17y ago
Interesting, I never bothered to look for his picture. But when I visited that link I saw the pic and thought, "who's that?". Over time you get a mental picture in your mind of someone you don't see, like when listening to the radio. Then s
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by logicalmind 17y ago
Somewhat off topic, but that blog is the first time I've seen a picture of pg after all the years of reading his essays and such. He looks nothing like I imagined he'd look. Not sure if that is good or bad, just interesting.
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What browser do you use that is current and works on an old version of OSX?
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by logicalmind 17y ago
As a long time PC user I bit the bullet about 5 years ago and bought a Mac. I was very familiar with PC's and a long-time linux user. I figured it was unix-based and had a nice UI. I didn't have any serious problems like the author of this
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by logicalmind 18y ago
But aren't they also commoditizing the infrastructure for scalable social sites? You can read, or watch videos, of their entire approach to the design and architecture of their systems. They are essentially doing the R&D and sharing it
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by logicalmind 18y ago
While I don't condone anyone intentionally getting food poisoning, your post is exactly what my father did to quit smoking. He contracted a bout of severe food poisoning that was so bad he couldn't even smoke. He had been a pack-a-day smoke
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by logicalmind 18y ago
Another thing that is somewhat interesting about the social networking aspect of some of these ventures is that it makes it easier for people to socialize against you. This could mean something like "fight facebook so they don't charge us"
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Can you give a bit of insight into this? It seems to me that facebook or twitter are simply a reinvention of the same kinds of companies that started and failed in the dotcom era. I thought the lesson learned was that technology companies a
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I find this speech baffling. Investors don't make companies successful, sales do! Do you want taxes to increase on the people investing in companies that may or may not succeed or do you want taxes to decrease on the people who buy your pro
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I find this interesting. Like many I can relate to the article too. I live in the midwest and some of my problem is seasonal. My doctor specifically told me that I should consider moving to a more sunny climate. I have toyed with the idea o
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by logicalmind 18y ago
Can you give an example of something that intellectuals believe based on faith?
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I would say that anti-intellectualism is more about people putting faith above reason. An intellectual believes they have the superior mind and can reason about anything. An anti-intellectual believes they have no great intellect and rely o
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I don't get the fascination with taxes. Being a business owner my fascination is with sales and revenue. If my taxes are cut I don't create jobs or give raises, quite honestly, that doesn't even enter into the equation. My goals is to do th
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by logicalmind 18y ago
Couldn't you just do this: askwolfram "What are all of the questions that will ever be asked?" | askwolfram "How do I format this answer for wikipedia?" > wikipedia.html