mbauman

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   by mbauman 9y ago

   If you're interested in translation, you may want to check out Why Translation Matters by Grossman, who translated Love in the Time of Cholera among other things. I hadn't thought of translation as anything other than utilitar
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   by mbauman 9y ago

   I'd lean toward the Lenovo. Anecdotally, I've had a 2nd gen i5 in my desktop since I built it in 2011 and still have no complaints with its performance.
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   by mbauman 9y ago

   If you're like me, nothing. I need to sit down and find ways to break something to understand how it works. What I do find useful is listening to books on practice or management. Something like The Pragmatic Programmer, The Practice of
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   by mbauman 9y ago

   I'm using Lua whenever possible for side projects. It's familiar enough syntax-wise that it's easy to transition to it and get something done but weird enough that I don't feel like I'm still at work. I even kind of
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   by mbauman 10y ago

   The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Díaz (fiction) - At face value, a story about a nerdy outcast in love, which means most people I know will relate to it. Pulitzer Prize winner. The Elements of Typographic Style by Bringhurst (des
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   by mbauman 10y ago

   This was my first thought, as well. It's hard to think when you're staring at the blinking cursor. Spending a little bit of time with a pen and a napkin works wonders for design and reduces the number of times you'll have to