metamemetics

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by metamemetics 16y ago
English is and will be the de facto language of globalization. All of the world's elites speak it in every country. People will speak their local language, AND English. I think this is a given. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ftF8sXzoWk E
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by metamemetics 16y ago
Exactly, English isn't perfect, yet it's still a great example of how something that's "good enough" can become dominant. I'm not saying it should be dominant, but that it is and will inevitably continue to be (there are more students takin
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by metamemetics 16y ago
Let's look at spoken language. As humans move from a type 0 to a type 1 civilization [borrowing terminology from Michio Kaku], English is becoming the global language. It's certainly possible to never learn another language after English an
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by metamemetics 16y ago
It depends. If he writes and supports all of his own programs and has success doing so it very well could be. Computers don't care, just as long as it compiles down or uses standardized interfaces. If he plans to live a lot longer, hire a l
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by metamemetics 16y ago
Can't replace adequate product testing. For example I think the biggest problem with the iPhone4 was not attenagate but the material chosen for the camera lens. After 3 weeks the phone camera is completely unusable due to blurriness from th
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by metamemetics 16y ago
On ubuntu. I actually just created a simple To Do App using web.py and mysql, might throw it on github this weekend.
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by metamemetics 16y ago
voting for plain text or pen and paper. What I've found most helpful is writing down 'predicted time required' next to each task. And then if you run over adding an additional prediction next to it. And if you run under writing how long it
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by metamemetics 16y ago
Independent of consensus on the threshold concentration for Mercury poisoning, What I explicitly stated is that sardines contain lower levels than tuna, which IS correct. By definition of them being a smaller fish with a shorter lifespan, l
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by metamemetics 16y ago
Seems low on Zinc, Calcium, B12. Even if you're a vegan you should consider Oysters. They are the most concentrated natural source of Zinc, do not have a central nervous system, and oyster farming actually helps clean the environment. Diets
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by metamemetics 16y ago
Wow, google streetview has reached Antartica. Truly amazing site, lots of beautiful countryside from learning Taiwain isn't one giant city to seeing houses built on steep slopes in rural Italy.
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by metamemetics 16y ago
http://encyclopediadramatica.com/June_Maxam Yes, that was a link to Encyclopedia Dramatica. Yes, they actually have more info than you would ever need to know about the operator of the site in question.
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by metamemetics 16y ago
Btw I enjoyed your http://www.tryarc.org website, great job. It needs a big GET ARC button at the bottom though. Linking either to the canonical install page on arclanguage.org or the community anarki git repo. The decision is yours as to
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by metamemetics 16y ago
Do you have any thoughts on a built in help operator mapping other operators to docstrings?
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by metamemetics 16y ago
i use it just as a windowlist autohiding on bottom to show open programs. I like the UI\feel more than a panel extending across the whole screen. Also, the clock docklet is better than the default gnome-panel system clock. I also really enj
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by metamemetics 16y ago
> comparison to languages like English and Japanese That was my point. Just like a speaking language, you can only learn them by practicing them. Just like a speaking language, the pedagogy has to be geared towards forcing yourself in
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by metamemetics 16y ago
I've already completely removed gnome-panel in favor of just Gnome-Do and Docky. Don't see the appeal in Unity. Looks like my gnome-panel setup used to: skinny left bar with Talika window list plugin. I don't see the need to have panels to
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by metamemetics 16y ago
Why do we need to come up with metaphors? Isn't calling a programming _language_ a "language" already an ideal and evocative metaphor?
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by metamemetics 16y ago
You could hire Computer Engineering instead of Computer Science majors, they usually all know C well even if they practiced it in relation to hardware\embedded systems. [at UIUC everyone does C++ Data Structures, but CS starts with Java, CE
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by metamemetics 16y ago
> "But if you think of willpower as something that is not easily depleted, you can go on and on." That's the problem. Going on and on and on. Usually when it comes to any complex task, going on and on and on is a BAD thing. Forcing yo
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by metamemetics 16y ago
Those are still dishes imo (at least the still need to be cleaned at some point). Also if I take time to cook anything with pots it's more than I would eat in one sitting . And I enjoy the process of eating more and pay more attention to wh
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by metamemetics 16y ago
> dishwasher for dishes The trick to doing less dishes is not using a dishwasher but to have less dishes. If you're not a family of 4 you don't need to dirty 4 plates. Put only 1 of each thing in your main cabinet and the extras in a s
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by metamemetics 16y ago
import urllib params = urllib.urlencode({'days_wasted': 99, 'hours_wasted': 999, 'minutes_wasted':999}) for x in range(999): f = urllib.urlopen("http://www.iestolemylife.com/save", params) print f.read() tl,dr: don't
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by metamemetics 16y ago
> HN is just a side project of YC, and can't take up disproportionate amounts of time I'm guessing were going to have to: 1) Learn ARC 2) Fork ARC news app source: http://github.com/nex3/arc/blob/master/news.arc 3) Make changes 4) G
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by metamemetics 16y ago
No, hot water. Plus Honey if you need a sweetener. Milk works too. Also if you'd rather eat cocoa than drink it, I would order bulk organic cocoa nibs rather than processed sugarified chocolate bars. [ If you want to get fancy I'm sure you
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by metamemetics 16y ago
Hmmm maybe I was thinking of an analogy to foreign relations. You need to show this would-be invader that you DO have a military (lawyer) of your own and are capable of defending yourself. To discourage invasion. Once you have discouraged s
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by metamemetics 16y ago
Water and Cocoa. By cocoa I mean Undutched (non alkalized) pure unsweetened cocoa powder and water. I used to drink a lot of tea, but cocoa actually has way more antioxidants and I much prefer its effects to nearly every other psychostimula
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by metamemetics 16y ago
Here is someone a little while back who did a Rate My X: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1794251 He has a ton of programming done and the site is working, but he is clearly no designer and needs a lot of help on design [ he might have
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by metamemetics 16y ago
Also, if you are an HNer and see a "Rate my X" post in the new section, be sure to give feedback. I usually upvote everyone of those I see even if I dislike the idea behind the website\service linked. After all, they are asking for critic
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by metamemetics 16y ago
Casually start giving "guy" the impression you have been always been talking to lawyers since the beginning even if you haven't. You need to start methodically slipping in mysterious phrases like "me and original cofounder Y's attornies", e
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by metamemetics 16y ago
He uses Buildout in conjunction with Fabric as recently as http://github.com/jacobian/django-deployment-workshop also linked on this page. I think a fair assessment is that buildout is much more powerful but also more complicated than usi

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