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by massung 7y ago
I've read many articles along these lines, and I'm gonna say they all suffer from two logic fallacies: 1. Correlation != causation. 2. Confirmation bias. There was no comparison mentioned in the article (or just about any similarl
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by massung 7y ago
I enjoy hacking in dynamic languages as much as the next programmer. But, the big take-away is that "the initial implementation was done in 1/2 the code" not that the resulting code was more extensible or maintainable (by oth
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by massung 7y ago
mariushn, I've sent you an email. > What prevents one importing each CSV in a postgres db as tables, creating indexes and then start running queries? There are many reasons: * Experience/knowledge. Many labs don't have any
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by massung 7y ago
Obviously, I can't speak for "anyone", but all the groups I work with do not. There are a myriad of reasons for this, and reasonable people could effectively argue to the merits of those reasons. It's also important to r
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by massung 7y ago
> What ideas do you have on how one can accelerate scientific research? I work in genetics (as a software engineer). If there was a major flaw in current scientific research (that involves software), it's that most labs care more ab
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by massung 7y ago
I like this one. I'll have to add it to my list.
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by massung 7y ago
So, this is from the other side of the table. Every place I interview, with every person who interviews me (phone and in-person), I always ask: "If there was one problem here that you could snap your fingers and magically 'fix&#x2
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by massung 7y ago
I always feel like the idea of "clear" vs. "clever" is missing the point. When I've come across - or written - "clever" code in my career, it's always been about making something that normally wouldn&
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by massung 7y ago
Anyone know if this will affect the internal use (e.g. EMR) s3 schema: s3://bucket/path/key?
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by massung 7y ago
Option 4: sell your ride data to a 3rd party. Knowing who you are, where you travel to, what's around those areas. They - or a 3rd party - could advertise what's in the area you were taken to, track where you frequent and recommen
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by massung 7y ago
Doesn't this presume that "sad music" is - in fact - sad? There's plenty of music I will sit and listen to that my daughter asks me to turn off because it makes her sad, but I find very uplifting. Examples: https:/
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by massung 8y ago
> When it comes to pay, it’s an inherit property: you’re looking to max out your pay, and they’re looking to minimize. While I can understand what drives this statement, I believe it's fundamentally flawed (from both perspectives).
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by massung 8y ago
I'll prefix my answer with a definition: adj. meaningless - not bringing a sense of meaning, satisfaction, worth, value, or purpose. Now onto my response... I was in AAA video game development, and regardless of what game I worked on,
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by massung 8y ago
Just noting that if you're like me and use multiple gmail accounts for personal, work, etc., then I suggest Wavebox.
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Show HN: Weekend project – reimplement “finger” using GitHub(finger.codeninja.blog)
2 points by massung 8y ago|0 comments
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by massung 8y ago
The Knowledge Portal Network Group at the Broad Institute [0] is looking to hire a senior, front-end, Java/Groovy engineer to maintain, extend, and improve our complex-disease knowledge portals [1]. You can find the complete job listin
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by massung 9y ago
I picked it more as an example of a company that goes to great lengths to maintain its image and quality. And one which I think reasonable people could understand why they choose to defend that image in court if their products were used in
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by massung 9y ago
I'm looking at this as though Trader Joe's was a different company... say Disney. Disney goes to great lengths to work out how its products are used, packaged and distributed to not only maximize profits, but also to maintain a ce
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by massung 10y ago
Forth is awesome. Simple as that. But it's important for people (especially those just being exposed to it) to completely understand why, and what it's done for everyone. The indirect threading model was absolutely brilliant. Almo
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by massung 10y ago
Gettysburg The Final Fury by Bruce Catton. https://www.amazon.com/Gettysburg-Final-Vintage-Civil-Librar... I'm not much of a reader. I like short, concise, non-fiction, and this was perfect! Highly recommended. If anyo
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by massung 10y ago
Just a thought: it would be nice if Jarvis could remind someone from my contacts to do something for me... Jarvis: "X is reminding you to go to buy eggs."
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by massung 10y ago
I don't know if you're applying for jobs in the U.S., but here's some thoughts from an American perspective: * Bullet-point what you actually did as a "Mobile Game Developer". Also, say who you did it for, otherwise
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Cosmology from quantum potential(sciencedirect.com)
17 points by massung 12y ago|3 comments
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Stuff Goes Bad: Erlang in Anger(erlang-in-anger.com)
146 points by massung 12y ago|21 comments
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by massung 12y ago
I absolutely love the mockup. And I agree with most of your analysis. I've felt the same way about the Haskell homepage for quite some time.
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by massung 12y ago
Some initial thoughts: A good recruiter (is that an oxymoron?) will not have much expertise in the field they are recruiting for. Their experience is in their field. However, a good recruiter should have an excellent relationship with the c
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by massung 12y ago
Don Quixote. I was in HS at the time. Was pretty pissed off at the ending after reading through it all. Looking back, though, I'm glad I read it.
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by massung 12y ago
I'd echo many of the things that Arjuna stated. I'd also like to offer some additional thoughts... Please believe me when I say that your entire world view/focus is going to change over night when your child is born. Your amb
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A Rough Guide to Spotting Bad Science(compoundchem.com)
1 points by massung 12y ago|0 comments
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by massung 12y ago
There are several factors here that I haven't seen anyone else bring up yet, so I'll mention them: 1. Negotions will be very different if you need the job rather than "just looking" - especially if they know it. Try no

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