mathattack

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   by mathattack 13y ago

   All you have to do to make time is turn off the TV. :-)
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   by mathattack 13y ago

   This makes intuitive sense. One of the best bug-fighting techniques is walking away for a little bit.
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   by mathattack 13y ago

   I do buy this. It would be interesting to see them quantify math * 2 versus math + running.
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   by mathattack 13y ago

   This seems more intuitive. Better athletes being quick on their feet figuratively as well as literally. This (and confidence) may be a reason that athletes make good salespeople. And it could explain why so many are traders. I've se
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   The republic of paperwork(johnhcochrane.blogspot.com)

   1 points by mathattack 13y ago|0 comments
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   by mathattack 13y ago

   I'm not sure I buy this. Wouldn't this suggest that natural athletes are better students? My limited sample size suggests that most of the best students I've known have not been athletes. Most have been musicians, though.
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   by mathattack 13y ago

   That may be a tough thing for them to monetize. Generally websites do better owning the customer experience and then farming the users out for content after they're already engaged. (Think Facebook) But I concur - being the recipien
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   by mathattack 13y ago

   It's good and healthy to be skeptical about talk like "This is one big family" because the economy is littered with public companies that operated like families until they laid everyone off. Saying, "Only be loyal to you
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   by mathattack 13y ago

   I agree with you. Medium isn't trying to be the next blogspot. It's not all things for all people. Medium is a place to read recommended essays. Having a group of more influential writers emerge who happen to read and recommen
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    Japan won't give up CD obsession(money.cnn.com)

    1 points by mathattack 13y ago|0 comments
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    by mathattack 13y ago

    I was thinking the same thing when I saw that. If you have too few people doing the job, the sh*t will really hit the fan. If everyone's too busy to do their own job, nobody will watch the watchers.
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    by mathattack 13y ago

    OP - If you can sell, you can sell yourself and your firm. Short term you'll have problems, but medium term you'll be ok and long term you'll do fine. Hang in there!
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    by mathattack 13y ago

    Very tough story. What I don't get is why someone who is so good at sales (the story supports this) is on food stamps. If you can say, "I landed clients A, B and C" then a competitor would hire you to do it for them too, no
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    by mathattack 13y ago

    They were very quick to determine that it was an isolated incident. I'd be interested to see if any more of this surfaces. Of course I'm sure being stupid enough to put extortion into email is isolated.
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    by mathattack 13y ago

    Nothing can prepare you for hang ups. But how you react to it shows your character. And if you can't handle it, find a job that doesn't require cold calling.
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    by mathattack 13y ago

    Wow - what a completely and totally awful experience. Normally I tell people to take any and every opportunity to study abroad, but this makes me rethink that. Perhaps it's gender blinders that make this experience seem so unthinkabl
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    by mathattack 13y ago

    They're the only folks in NYC with a worse reputation than investment bankers, Patriots fans, and the teachers union.
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    by mathattack 13y ago

    At first I thought he would be a quack, but his technical credential look legit. http://www.icarusinterstellar.org/team/harold-white/ I just wish he would explain a little better why this was an allowable violati
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    by mathattack 13y ago

    Sounds like they need funding for 100 years. That's a lot of money! It's actually basic science like this that I think is a defensible form of public research spending.
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    by mathattack 13y ago

    Nice analogy!
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    by mathattack 13y ago

    My observation on sales in general, and this applies especially to software: - If you can only sell when your product has every feature, and the cheapest price, then you're not really selling. You're taking orders. - The sales jo
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    by mathattack 13y ago

    Ahh - thanks for the distinction. Makes good sense to me.
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    by mathattack 13y ago

    I hope that when it does get written, they don't make so many narcissistic allusions to "As you know from reading my prior body of work..."
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    by mathattack 13y ago

    Not everyone needs to code competently. Just like not everyone needs to speak Spanish competently. (Or can learn other languages competently) But... Learning a little Spanish can increase one's appreciation for Spanish culture. Eve
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    by mathattack 13y ago

    You caught my spirit perfectly. A little biology knowledge can help interacting with a doctor. It's silly to assume people should know how to compile their operating system, but an appreciation and understanding for how data is aggre
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    by mathattack 13y ago

    Of course not. And everyone doesn't need to learn how to drive. Or speak Spanish. Or cook for themselves. Or balance credits and debits. But people who can do any of the above proficiently have many doors and options open to them t
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    by mathattack 13y ago

    Large monitors are a huge productivity benefit. As are multiple monitors. That's why they're considered a status symbol at many places. It used to be you could tell bad places to work by the power of the chips on the machines th
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    by mathattack 13y ago

    If twitter is ignored because it's all noise, what's the point?
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    by mathattack 13y ago

    He was already out, no?
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    by mathattack 13y ago

    It's hard for me to believe in grand conspiracies of a ruling class that is in competition with itself. I'm more inclined to believe that bullshit jobs exist because there is bullshit work to be done, and more of it piles on when