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by mathattack 13y ago
On points 1 and 3 - people are not interchangeable, and good ones are in tremendous demand. I think the big difference between 1999 and now is back then anyone who could spell HTTP could get a great offer, because there was a lot of dumb mo
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by mathattack 13y ago
I'm sorry - I wasn't very precise. I think his wife does some supervision. Most of their coursework is online.
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by mathattack 13y ago
That's why I separate degree from mindset. By education mindset I mean understanding education and wanting to teach.
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Angry Flier Spends $1,000 on Promoted Tweets to Trash British Airways(dailyfinance.com)
2 points by mathattack 13y ago|0 comments
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by mathattack 13y ago
I think this only solves a few of their alcohol related problems. http://www.cbsnews.com/2100-500290_162-6975132.html http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/blog/shutdown_corner/post/Police...
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by mathattack 13y ago
I'm in a large urban area too. One where 85% of the kids in the school on my block failed the state math and english exams. (50% got the lowest score possible) The prison model isn't working for them.
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by mathattack 13y ago
But wasn't a lot of money wasted on all those other years? Or are you suggesting that you need to waste that money for each classroom teacher to reach 1 or 2 a year? (And eventually everyone gets caught)
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by mathattack 13y ago
In a sense I have to admit that I'm envious! I would love to dedicate a lot more time to educating my kids. (I give an hour a day to it now.) Unfortunately I couldn't pay the rent doing it.
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by mathattack 13y ago
Educators tend to be big on calculus because it correlates with college success [1]. Independent of the studies (there are more) I think that stats is very underserved in society. Nurses should know statistics. Knowing joint %s and Bayesi
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by mathattack 13y ago
One of the smartest executives I know is homeschooling his kids. I also know an uber-religous politician doing similar. Both for different reasons. To do it right, it seems to help to have a parent with an education degree or mindset, or
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by mathattack 13y ago
You have a great background to weigh in here. Can I ask a few more questions? On point #2 - why is that? Because of standardization? Lack of accountability? Overall what is your opinion of the charter school movement?
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by mathattack 13y ago
The prison scales, but they are absolutely awful at what they do, and waste an incredible amount of money. I've seen some online curriculums that are promising, but that requires a parent to be at home. Some charters have some good i
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by mathattack 13y ago
As they worded it, I don't think so. They included potential and leadership, in addition to experience. There's a judgment call on if that's less qualified or more. If they said, "We'll weight GPA and test scores
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by mathattack 13y ago
Most schools are awful, and drive any vestige of curiosity out of the students. But... The best teachers I've had have been the ones who knew exactly how hard to push students to master a body of material, and were respected when the
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How lucky are world chess champions?(chessbase.com)
1 points by mathattack 13y ago|0 comments
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by mathattack 13y ago
It isn't just that people depend on the features, you frequently lose track of which features were created for who, and for what reason. Sometimes it's just easier to keep things in motion, rather than start over and wait for som
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by mathattack 13y ago
I was hoping this would a discussion about an old line tech company hitting numbers at all costs so they can buy back shares versus new companies (like LinkedIn) that issue stock to grow. It's the natural order of things, not anything
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by mathattack 13y ago
Good luck. It's not a bad problem to have. Either way, the decision isn't irreversible. The same option may not be there in a year or two, but other options will be.
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by mathattack 13y ago
Yearn for privacy? “Headphones are the new cubicle,” he said.
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IBM to customers: Your hand is staining my window(cringely.com)
7 points by mathattack 13y ago|3 comments
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by mathattack 13y ago
I think it's a great product. I check it before every business meeting.
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by mathattack 13y ago
It can be very hard to time, and you have to pay dividends/interest while shorting. Lots of pain for people who shorted tech in 1998. Or financials in 2005. No limit to your downside.
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by mathattack 13y ago
I was thinking similar. It would take a LOT of earnings to come up with the cash that selling that equity would provide. (3-4 years of forward earnings, 30-40 of trailing, unclear on cash)
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by mathattack 13y ago
My 2 cents... You seem motivated enough to learn on your own. You also left off a key detail - where are you from, and what is the visa situation? 46K is not much to live off of in SF, and you could struggle to find a new job w/out
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Will Big Data bring more price discrimination?(forbes.com)
2 points by mathattack 13y ago|0 comments
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by mathattack 13y ago
I hated this perspective as a 22 year old when my (prior) company practiced it, but I can see the wisdom of it now. Not everyone should be on the bleeding edge, or even leading edge. It's important for both employers and employees to
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by mathattack 13y ago
"IF YOU DON'T WRITE IT, THEY WON'T COME." A rare example of words that do belong in CAPS. :-) My one comment on the original note... I think an article that is written with the intention of being well done might be mon
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by mathattack 13y ago
I found the relational beauty in being able to "store every unique value just once." It resonated with the programming concept of "write a function so that you don't need to change things in many places." This in
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by mathattack 13y ago
An old friend wrote a book on Cisco technology. He said it was a great experience, and helped his non-writing career along, but unlike a startup you shouldn't plan on a financial return on the investment.
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by mathattack 13y ago
It's a very important topic, but I have to admit the sequencing threw me for a loop. If every tech documentation that I read started with, "Before you read this post there are two other things I think you should read first"

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