misterbwong

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   by misterbwong 19y ago

   Just a thought. Couldn't a user that is below average who thinks he is above average take this fact as a cue to vote as average to show that he is above average? Wouldn't it then skew the above-average-average-voters downwards?
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   by misterbwong 19y ago

   Not wanting to threadcrap, but what is the point of this poll? Are you compiling these stats for something?
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   by misterbwong 19y ago

   Our company works on a half-day Friday system. We work for 8.75 hrs M-Th and 5 hrs on Fri. It seems to work well and the work days are short enough to prevent burnout.
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   by misterbwong 19y ago

   Definitely sounds like a good idea. Add to that a decent message/spam filtering mechanism (like karma) and you're in business.
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   by misterbwong 19y ago

   I must admit that Ruby was the reason I started looking at Python as well as other web frameworks. I've ultimately decided on Python/Django as my start point.
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   by misterbwong 19y ago

   Interesting. Sounds about the same as the OC.
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   by misterbwong 19y ago

   Not the most efficient, but here was my process: 1. List 100 things about your company and what you want it to represent. 2. Throw that into an application with custom rename logic (i.e. remove vowels, flip words, replace similar sounding
8. 608.▲
   by misterbwong 19y ago

   I'm not discounting the Finnish school system or anything but I would take any results based on standardized tests with a grain of salt. Many tests of this nature have been shown to be biased or skewed to the benefit or detriment of certai
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   by misterbwong 19y ago

   <disclaimer>I'm still in the process of starting my first business and still working for 'the man.' Take what I say with that in mind.</disclaimer> I've mulled over this question a lot. After reading all kinds of articles
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    by misterbwong 19y ago

    In my experience, business users rarely know what they want. This could be a good tool but the definition of the problem will always be the key.
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    by misterbwong 19y ago

    Agreed. They definitely should have had some visual cue in the bottom nav showing where you were. The page num in the article tools didn't cut it.
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    by misterbwong 19y ago

    Excellent article. It seems what he said about classmates would also apply to choosing a startup founder: What if you could buy 10% of one of your classmates and their future earnings? You wouldn't buy the ones with the highest IQ, the bes
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    by misterbwong 19y ago

    Hm. It seems like the mobile space is following the same path as the PC space. Phones (like PC's) are tending more towards thin client status. As soon as Android and Webkit are up to snuff with rich web apps, we will be seeing mobile phon
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    by misterbwong 19y ago

    It seems as if the author is looking at the attempted Yahoo! acquisition as a pure business/user play. BG said it himself-it's the engineers he's after, not the market share.
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    by misterbwong 19y ago

    Instead of saying the cost of failure is zero, I think the author should have put it in terms of risk tolerance. In general, people younger in age have less to risk, thus 100% risk while younger < 100% risk when you're older.
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    by misterbwong 19y ago

    While I do agree that most enterprise software support offices are-let's be honest-crap, that fact doesn't negate the enterprise's need for software support. Companies desire that safety blanket and "having someone to blame" even if they a
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    by misterbwong 19y ago

    I'm with parent. I do enjoy and learn a TON from this site but I doubt I would qualify for any sort of "hacker" title. I'm very much a H.I.T. (hacker in training).
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    by misterbwong 19y ago

    Thanks! Going to put these tips into practice with our newly deployed site.
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    by misterbwong 19y ago

    icanhas was the first thing that popped into my mind heh
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    by misterbwong 19y ago

    This is a great move business move by MSFT-it should have been done long ago.
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    by misterbwong 19y ago

    Agree with the rest. FAW is a must-read. My copy has so many notes you can barely read the text anymore. :P
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    by misterbwong 19y ago

    This was probably mentioned in some form before, but what about a combination user spam button/automatic temp-ban? If the last X posts by user were marked as spam, ban account for X days. Two temp bans = perm ban.
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    by misterbwong 19y ago

    PST here.
24. 624.▲
    by misterbwong 19y ago

    I've been thinking about getting an MS in HCI. How did you like the program?
25. 625.▲
    by misterbwong 19y ago

    Info & Comp Sci Degree from UC Irvine. Just transitioned to being a programmer in our group.
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    by misterbwong 19y ago

    Very cool.
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    by misterbwong 19y ago

    Recommended reading for anyone interested in what's going on in the world economy. These are just starting points. http://www.marketthoughts.com/z20060921.html (yen carry trade) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiat_currency (fiat currency
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    by misterbwong 19y ago

    Any music that my brain doesn't try to process. Preserves concentration while keeping out noise. I'm currently listening to Nujabes - Modal Soul. It's a mix of hiphop/jazz and mostly instrumental.