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   by mathattack 14y ago

   You're right, it's old news, but I do think the more we hear of this, the more it's likely to start a movement rather than be a novelty.
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   by mathattack 14y ago

   Actually with whiskey I am more than willing to take a one sided opinion. :-)
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   by mathattack 14y ago

   This is an interesting story. I remember when the worm happened, and never followed up with, "Whatever happened to him?"
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   Does cable TV rip off people who don't watch sports?(marginalrevolution.com)

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

   I interpreted it as more of a longwinded way to take both sides of an issue to not anger either side. C programming seemed less controversial than something like guns or abortion, but perhaps not around here. :-)
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   by mathattack 14y ago

   "If by C programming, you mean writing unreadable code with memory leaks that is impossible to support and violently breaks in unpredictable ways, then I am against it. If by C programming, you mean writing elegant code that dances with the
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   by mathattack 14y ago

   If he had done this above board, he would have a very profitable consulting firm. It's the subterfuge that got him.
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   by mathattack 14y ago

   It's interesting how close his comments are to Fight Club. :-) From http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0137523/quotes "Man, I see in fight club the strongest and smartest men who've ever lived. I see all this potential, and I see squandering. G
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   by mathattack 14y ago

   Wow. There are a lot of interpretations on why this is HUGE - a game changer. In addition to what's been mentioned above, this is the shot across the bow of Google. I suspect Google has better search, but their social graph is much worse.
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    What constitutes cheating?(rjlipton.wordpress.com)

    5 points by mathattack 14y ago|0 comments
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    What bygone absurdities can tell us about the future(forbes.com)

    2 points by mathattack 14y ago|0 comments
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    Higher Education Bubble and Athletics(forbes.com)

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

    I like an article about mastery that doesn't talk exclusively about 10,000 hours. The idea of nailing a subject's fundamentals is import. Similar to the story, I did some of my best academic work in the subjects that I knew the least abou
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    by mathattack 14y ago

    Humility.
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    by mathattack 14y ago

    I've got to say that I never expected folks to be comparing Bench Press results on Hacker News. The story starts with a known truth, "Health Clubs are RipOffs" and then gets a little off track. Barbells aren't the only thing. They're impo
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    by mathattack 14y ago

    IMHO the big breaks (40+%) happen at major transition points: Promotion, post-grad-degree & new job. Everything should be aimed at those big 3 for long term compensation increases. It's very hard to generalize on specifics. If you're
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    by mathattack 14y ago

    My undergrad used to offer an inter-departmental major between Computer Science and Philosophy. At first I thought it was crazy, but there were many overlaps: formal proving, digital logic and hardware, AI, and many more.
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    by mathattack 14y ago

    I found the last line to be the most important one, "it's good to know that even with scientific funding losing priority in the west, the importance of fundamental science is still recognized somewhere in the world."
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    The psychology of on-line reviews(bps-research-digest.blogspot.in)

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

    Is the story consistent with the 5 year performance of the stock? http://finance.yahoo.com/echarts?s=S+Interactive#symbol=s;ra... ; Quoting the article, "When Dan Hesse took over the reins of Sprint on Dec. 17, 2007, he had quite the mess
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    Gigaom conversation with Dan Hesse of Sprint(gigaom.com)

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

    I had envelope issues with wedding invitations - a lot of people received empty envelopes.
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    by mathattack 14y ago

    It's a great story. One of the things I'm curious about is the original use... What was it created for to begin with?
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    by mathattack 14y ago

    While this does scare me some, the following suggests that some fears are overblown: "C. difficile and MRSA aren’t rare bugs. Warriner noted that as much as five per cent of the population carries MRSA without showing symptoms."
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    by mathattack 14y ago

    I think the question is bigger than just what's being asked. Of course we all know that version control is vital. But has there been any formal study that documents how much? There are a lot of common accepted practices that actually have
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    How music becomes popular(freakonomics.com)

    1 points by mathattack 14y ago|0 comments
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    Anatomy of an IT breakdown(informationweek.com)

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

    Thanks! I wonder if there is a way to piece out trends better - for instance, are influencers using Ruby? That said, hard to go wrong teaching intro to CS in Python. It's flexible enough to show most of what you want to teach.
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    by mathattack 14y ago

    Great! Tip #1, "Dilbert is Real" How painful, but true. :-)
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    17 lessons from the Economist's World in 2013(6thfloor.blogs.nytimes.com)

    2 points by mathattack 14y ago|0 comments