mgob

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by mgob 11y ago
Who cares? The /r/fitness inspired idea that strength training is the end-all-be-all for health and fitness needs has really gotten out of control.
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by mgob 11y ago
The idea that uber will replace public transit in NYC is laughable. Sure, there is a group of rich yuppies (and their parents) that will gladly give uber their business, but NYC's transit system serves a much, much broader demographic
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by mgob 11y ago
My favorite line from that book: "I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I ha
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by mgob 11y ago
I always describe this to "non-mathy" people when they ask what could possibly be fascinating/beautiful/etc about math. I'd like to think I've changed at least a mind or two.
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by mgob 11y ago
I cringe to bring up such a trivial example, but it would seem like it's this easy to expose how ludicrous this opinion is...in whose ambulance, on whose roads, and in whose building would you receive treatment for any kind of medical
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by mgob 11y ago
Those fly-by-night establishments are what keep a neighborhood vibrant at night, though. I understand that's not what everyone is looking for, but all else being equal, a populated neighborhood is safer than an empty one.
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by mgob 11y ago
Or the 2/3. Or you could, uh, transfer?
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by mgob 11y ago
Sure, but coding doesn't apply to the position you applied for. Fermi questions are a good way of determining cognitive ability and problem solving, especially when coding or algorithmic questions aren't appropriate. I've gon
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by mgob 11y ago
Any recommendations for learning web app architectures for an otherwise experienced back-end dev?
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by mgob 12y ago
I'm not an academic so I won't profess to be an expert about papers, but it struck me as odd that it was written in the first person. Felt like a blog post with lipstick. I'm under qualified to address the paper itself, but i
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by mgob 12y ago
http://bropages.org to the rescue!
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by mgob 12y ago
Echoing other comments here, I think college towns make excellent startup founding locations. They often have plenty of access to graduating talent, and many have thriving tech scenes to begin with. Ann Arbor, Boulder, Waterloo, Champaign,
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by mgob 12y ago
This isn't a question I have an answer to, but isn't it likely that users relinquish their right to data privacy when they sign a privacy policy and/or terms of use?