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In the mood for productivity(brendandmcdonald.com)
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by meisterbrendan 14y ago
Tesla customer care appears ignorant/poorly trained. This debate over things as trivial as a .6 mile discrepancy actually underscores the most damaging assertion that can be made against Tesla: that driving its vehicles in normal winter co
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The New Year: Getting more done(brendandmcdonald.com)
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by meisterbrendan 14y ago
I think this underscores the need to have smart advisors. I could see myself making similar mistakes; to avoid them, consult people who have done stuff similar to what you're trying to do. It seems most of these issues could have been preve
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by meisterbrendan 14y ago
I think we need to induce more crises in government to get perpetually-unsolved policy problems to finally get results. Like a mandatory 10% slash in government spending if we don't get immigration reform passed by Dec 31, 2013. Any numbe
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We Need More Crises: Notes on the US Federal Taxes Showdown(brendandmcdonald.com)
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Let my email go: A critique of Google Play's unsubscribe flow(brendandmcdonald.com)
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Study: Employees Want Employers to Talk Politics(blogs.hbr.org)
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by meisterbrendan 14y ago
Why isn't Albuquerque a tech capital when it has everything else going for it? It's not a cool place to be. Young whippersnappers taking on the world want to be around like-minded (read: young and educated) people, who congregate in big,
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Build Better Habits(brendandmcdonald.com)
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by meisterbrendan 14y ago
This is poor advice. Asking people if they would do something may not give you good data: people are finicky, and may not do what they say they will. Alternate solution: put up a kickstarter. Instead of asking people if they would do som
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by meisterbrendan 14y ago
When I switched from using mostly windows to a lot of Linux, I celebrated the lack of distractions on Linux. Goodbye, productivity.
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by meisterbrendan 15y ago
yeah. This is the best textbook I've ever read, period. The tangents are actually quite helpful, because they keep you motivated to keep reading, and slow down the pace a bit. Also check out tryruby.org for an awesome interactive tutorial
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by meisterbrendan 15y ago
#1 change I want for HN layout: infinite scroll. #2 change--drop the numbers for the articles. Unecessary. #3 change--make the comments click area larger. Everything else is pretty much perfect.
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by meisterbrendan 15y ago
Sure, families as a whole spend trillions a year, but you don't get any meaningful insight at such a high level of abstraction. Also, many of the ways that families spend money--like games (mobile games), toys (toygaroo), and entertainment
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by meisterbrendan 15y ago
does this mean oral exams are the ultimate teaching tool? Something to loose (bad test score) + you have to be able to think on your feet and respond to questions (which I find broadly similar to teaching; it tests the depth of your knowled
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by meisterbrendan 15y ago
I'm not sure if it's a non-starter. As a total code newb, I would find it very enticing to have to learn fewer things--like just their front end--rather than server-side too. If they are truly awesome, I'd probably be willing to pay throug