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   by mathattack 14y ago

   Thank you for the correction
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   George Lucas's daughter goes from 'wimpy fat kid' to pro MMA fighter(bloodyelbow.com)

   2 points by mathattack 14y ago|2 comments
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   by mathattack 14y ago

   Intuitively I knew that scam existed. I appreciate getting the number. It's hard to monetize 210K, but for a vanity project by a CEO, why not?
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   by mathattack 14y ago

   Agree completely.
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   by mathattack 14y ago

   This is a very true post, but I don't think the solution is at the university, at least for undergrads. Schools barely have enough time in 4 years to create entry level programmers. Lopping off half the coursework in exchange for domain k
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   by mathattack 14y ago

   I can't see how taunting government leaders ends well for a company. You may not agree with them, but what good comes from taunting? Will this really be productive to getting France to ease up on union laws?
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   Head of Caltech heads to Saudi(latimes.com)

   2 points by mathattack 14y ago|0 comments
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   Levitt (Freakonomics) on Reddit IAmA(reddit.com)

   2 points by mathattack 14y ago|0 comments
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   by mathattack 14y ago

   I wrote imprecisely. The technology is there - it's adoption is what will render this problem obsolete.
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    by mathattack 14y ago

    This is in part driven by the nature of their street markings. Addresses have 4 numbers, rather than number and street. As such it's awful to find places. It is customary to fax maps. Eventually Google will render this obsolete.
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    Boycotting the CS final to get an A(insidehighered.com)

    5 points by mathattack 14y ago|0 comments
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    by mathattack 14y ago

    The scary reality is most of Wall Street and The City is built on Excel. It's universal, and non-CS quants can understand it. Of course QA on these sheets is near impossible.
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    by mathattack 14y ago

    I guess this answers, "What's he been up to?" Great for him! The need is real. I feel like most discussion boards I'm a part of haven't evolved much relative to the rest of the internet. Even news.ycombinator.com is a case in point.
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    7 myths of Spanish Colonization(livinganthropologically.com)

    2 points by mathattack 14y ago|0 comments
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    by mathattack 14y ago

    They weren't having any wars or fighting each other either. And no populations to give them germs.
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    by mathattack 14y ago

    It seems like a general need as well as price. I used to buy every textbook (even the optional) but in hindsight, I was never held to anything in the optionals. The course packs were the real value added content.
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    by mathattack 14y ago

    I came to the exact opposite conclusion as the author. Programmers should know a lot of things, including both recursion and math since tere are many ways to approach a problem.
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    by mathattack 14y ago

    Unlimited Vacation policies borrow from the Unlimited Sick Time. Most companies used to be explicit about sick days. "You get 6 per year." Then a few companies started with a more enlightened policy of, "We don't count, we trust you." P
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    University of Wisconsin - Bachelor based on competency(online.wsj.com)

    4 points by mathattack 14y ago|0 comments
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    by mathattack 14y ago

    This is true too. Sometimes screens are designed by people who don't think in terms of relational tables, and then the data eventually gets messed up.
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    by mathattack 14y ago

    I have to say, this shows a lot of skills in web development. It's creative, even if the look and feel were borrowed from Amazon. This shows someone who can make something that "Looks like this..." If only I was hiring...
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    by mathattack 14y ago

    I love the Access analogy. It burned me quite a few times in prior lives, when every project started with, "Let's build an access database." Ultimately it's a tradeoff in abstraction and usability.
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    by mathattack 14y ago

    So the news is the stock quote? I got it now...
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    by mathattack 14y ago

    I'm not sure I follow this. A like to Google quoting Apple's stock price?
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    Career advice from Richard Thaler(marginalrevolution.com)

    1 points by mathattack 14y ago|0 comments
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    Chief Rabbi Sacks on Comparative Advantage(marginalrevolution.com)

    1 points by mathattack 14y ago|0 comments
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    by mathattack 14y ago

    You had me at the headline. :-) It is ironic to see Orwell misattributed given his dislike for doublespeak in the news. I could attack the headline and say that news is really about the surprise factor - the more new information, the more
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    by mathattack 14y ago

    Indeed! Why are we at the top of the clear thinking food chain? You are clearly a functional programmer. :-)
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    by mathattack 14y ago

    Given my screen name, one would suspect that I like this article. :-) Math should be a joy. I wish I had heard of this book sooner. I certainly added it to my wish list in Amazon. http://www.amazon.com/The-Joy-Guided-Tour-Infinity/dp/0
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    by mathattack 14y ago

    This was an eye opening article. It's a strange question, almost science fiction, "What's it like to be in a country that is entirely brainwashed?" It's also a philosophical and ethical question, "Are we morally required to intervene"? The