mlwarren

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by mlwarren 13y ago
Yes. I was unhappy with my previous job because the company mission was to just make money providing "business solutions". I'm now working at a Smart Grid company where one of our policies/goals is to reduce the carbon f
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by mlwarren 13y ago
I don't have it. I'd strongly consider getting it if it covered burnout.
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by mlwarren 13y ago
Nearly four. I have the Cherry Blue switch version in my home office and love it. I've been strongly considering getting the same with Cherry Browns for my work office.
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by mlwarren 13y ago
Are there any good monitoring tools out there for letting you know if your droplet is having problems? I know DO has a REST api and you can obviously check stuff out via the DO web interface, but I am curious if there are any third party to
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by mlwarren 13y ago
I work for a smart metering company and I can confirm that there are a lot of interesting developments in this space. In addition to the meter itself and the functions the meter can do (automatic reporting, disconnects, connects, etc) I thi
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by mlwarren 13y ago
I agree that it's too bad that there's no official licensure process (at least in the US). Strangely enough, when I asked on HN and reddit there seemed to be a lot of hostility to the idea. [1][2] [1] https://news.ycombi
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by mlwarren 13y ago
I have a 50Mbps/5Mpbs connection that I upgraded to recently. I do have to download large code bases and upload large .war files, but I've noticed that it's not really my connection speed that's limiting. Often I'm
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by mlwarren 13y ago
I think the Big Nerd Ranch book covers (at some level) the broad spectrum of iOS. It may have some "beginner" feel but it wasn't one of those books where it goes over simple language constructs for half of the content. I read
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by mlwarren 13y ago
This article ( http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/05/09/the-scientific-7-mi... ) was popular on HN months back. Looks like http://www.7-min.com/ has made a timer application for the workout rou
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Ask HN: What are your thoughts on licensed Software Engineers?
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by mlwarren 13y ago
Could you post the price for the people without massdrop accounts? I'm curious but I don't want to sign up.
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by mlwarren 13y ago
I don't agree. I use a full size wired Apple keyboard now and use the PageUp/PageDown buttons. I prefer it that way. Also Home/End scroll to the top and bottom of the entire document vs the beginning and end of a line and I&#
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by mlwarren 13y ago
I stopped reading after the Page Up comment. Keyboard preferences are obviously subjective and the author of the post feels very strongly in a way that I don't agree with. I used the wireless Apple keyboard for a while but I missed Hom
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by mlwarren 13y ago
I'm in the Gen Y bucket and I refer to people born in the mid to late 1980s until the mid 1990s as Gen Y. I'm not sure if this range is appropriate or the standard. I've made the distinction between Gen Y and the Millennial a
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by mlwarren 13y ago
I'm in the same boat as you. Even if I have free time in the evenings or weekends a lot of my desire to be in front of a computer is gone. I've been slowly chipping away at a side project but I feel like if I wasn't weighted
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by mlwarren 13y ago
Here is the PDF version ( http://stone.com/dmt/DMT-NeXT-and-the-HumanMachine.pdf ).
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by mlwarren 13y ago
Ahh, see, I was under the impression that the customer was failing to understand. If they think the rep is wrong then that's a whole other problem. If that's the case then you're right, it does come off as condescending. I&#x
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by mlwarren 13y ago
For a customer that just doesn't get it, I don't see why the dishwasher/vacuum cleaner analogy is bad as long as it's delivered nicely.
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by mlwarren 13y ago
"There are [environmental] risks, of course" I think what they're getting at is the environmental risks and not implying that the benefits you described are anything bad.
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by mlwarren 13y ago
I used to be on a team which used SameTime. Although I disliked using Lotus Notes for email SameTime was a joy, especially the ability to take and send screenshots from the chat window.
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by mlwarren 13y ago
Ex IBMer here. Spent some time there when I was OPs age and my experience was similar. I'm at a mid-size company and it's better but still not perfect! Nothing is, at least all the time, I assume.
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by mlwarren 13y ago
Quiet: The Power of Introverts really opened my eyes to the fact that other people feel the way I do and that it's alright to be "introverted". I highly recommend it if you haven't read it and this type of subject matter
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by mlwarren 13y ago
In his first post ( http://thomasbacklund.com/2013/03/lean-startup/ ) he mentions some of the tools he's bringing with him. This includes mobile broadband.
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by mlwarren 13y ago
Sorry. What I meant was I don't know anyone who owns a car and is able to charge a $100/hr consulting rate and only drives 700 miles each year. Barring edge cases, I expect the usage pattern for the average person for car driving is >70
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by mlwarren 13y ago
~700 miles each year is about 2 miles each day. Presumably if saintx hadn't structured his or her life around maintaining walkability then it would be necessary to travel longer distances each day. This would drive the total cost up. I don'
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by mlwarren 13y ago
I found this book by Duckett to be very helpful. It provides a good visual overview of the stuff you're learning. http://www.amazon.com/HTML-CSS-Design-Build-Websites/dp/1118...
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by mlwarren 13y ago
OP mentions that earbuds (plugs) are one of the best things he's done to improve sleep. Has anyone out there reviewed a few different brands of earplugs? I've used Hearos Ultimate Softness but I'm reading that there are better plugs out the
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by mlwarren 14y ago
You may want to check out the Quora thread on learning iOS ( http://www.quora.com/What-are-the-best-resources-to-learn-iO... ). When I was starting to learn iOS I saw this thread and picked up the Big Nerd Ranch book. I read through it and
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by mlwarren 14y ago
They can reach me via IM, phone, webex, etc. Initiating communication this way (maybe excluding IM) is somewhat more formal than face to face chatting. This gives the initiator more incentive try to work out their own problems first without
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by mlwarren 14y ago
My main drivers for working remotely are what you just described and eliminating commuting time. I find I'm much more productive and happy without those inconveniences in my life.

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