msutherl

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   by msutherl 12y ago

   Raytrix has already been doing this: http://raytrix.de , however stereo-cams, time of flight, and structured light approaches are usually more effective. You can do everything you can do with a light-field array camera with 3+ le
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   by msutherl 13y ago

   I got a copy for $150 or something. I should do a scan.
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   by msutherl 13y ago

   Owning something rare is a pleasure in itself.
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   by msutherl 13y ago

   Dear companies, please also post design and management positions! Also, 'whoishiring', please consider adding "designer" to your list of examples of job titles that "may interest HN readers". There are many of
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   by msutherl 13y ago

   I agree with most of the other replies here, but also: consider (1) seeing a therapist and (2) reading the Tao Te Ching . If you're so stressed out about your work that you can't lead a joyful life, and you can't even give y
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   by msutherl 13y ago

   What on earth is livecoding: http://www.dazeddigital.com/artsandculture/article/16150/1/w...
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   by msutherl 13y ago

   I got a great job through the the Who's Hiring thread. The company that hired me said the signal:noise ratio from HN was about 50:50, much higher than any other method.
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   by msutherl 13y ago

   I keep track of the posts that work for me and refer back to them: http://x.are.na/uCUxINP
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   by msutherl 13y ago

   Q has a successor called Pure, which is a very interesting language: http://purelang.bitbucket.org/ .
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    by msutherl 13y ago

    me too – I think my email address is there
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    by msutherl 13y ago

    What really bugs me are Vim modes that don't allow you to easily add new keybindings that abstract combinations of keystrokes, i.e. map <key> <keys>. For instance, I love to bind "s" to "go into insert mode,
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    by msutherl 13y ago

    I think it's better to make that decision when you're 18, not 16. Always best to keep your options open because you don't know how you or the world will change, even in the near future.
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    by msutherl 13y ago

    I'm not sure it's advisable to encourage somebody not to do well on their A-levels. It's not like the US where you can get low marks in secondary school and be fine. He won't be able to attend a decent university, ever.
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    by msutherl 13y ago

    I've found this fear to be my greatest motivator, but it has also lead me down false paths. Truth is, your dichotomy is a fiction. There are plenty of people who live fulfilling lives without ever having consciously focused on learning
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    by msutherl 13y ago

    I just want to emphasize the trick you outlined because it is the most effective for me. Have something to do? Just get started on it and do a little bit. I don't mean get started on it with the intention to finish it. This is what sto
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    by msutherl 13y ago

    > Eventually we'll just jack our devices directly into our visual cortex instead of bothering with all the issues screens+optics brings. This will not work. The visual system is not an "information processing" system like
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    by msutherl 13y ago

    I just want to say you're not alone in being jaded and disillusioned about "Silicon Valley at large". There are a lot of things about it that are fucked up and you should absolutely blaze your own trail or look elsewhere if i
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    by msutherl 13y ago

    Embrace creative destruction. Apps die and it gives new ones a chance to fill the space. Keeps the ecosystem responsive and gives everybody a chance to innovate. Want apps to stick around? Enjoy Excel, Photoshop, etc. :)
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    by msutherl 13y ago

    Sci-fi as a genre is not defined by "extrapolating from interesting science". It can also extrapolate from uninteresting science.
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    by msutherl 13y ago

    Here's a whole book about how politics (ideology) is written into code: http://www.amazon.com/dp/0262572338?tag=morgasuthe-20 . See also actor-network theory: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Actor
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    by msutherl 13y ago

    If I could recommend one sci-fi book, it would be Dune.
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    by msutherl 13y ago

    > The Silicon Valley touts itself as a meritocracy where people climb the economic ladder based on the power of their ideas. Maybe it's not worth pointing this out over and over again, but a meritocracy is not a system whereby you
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    by msutherl 13y ago

    re: the latter, there's a nice illusion for getting a feel for that: http://i.imgur.com/G3EoK.png – an optical effect that allows you to see true cyan vs. computer display cyan
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    by msutherl 13y ago

    You're right – I changed the wording to sound less like a conspiracy theory. Indeed nobody is exempt from ideology, but it is important to be aware of it. Interacting with people outside "the system" is one way to do that.
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    by msutherl 13y ago

    The issue with "incredible teams" at companies like Facebook is that they subscribe to ideological frameworks that lead them to make decisions that make sense internally, but not so much externally. You see evidence of this in the
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    by msutherl 13y ago

    For me it's all the features of Facebook I don't use with better design. I have everybody blocked from my News Feed and only use Facebook for a couple of Groups, Events, and Messages. I would love to see a dedicated Events app.
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    by msutherl 13y ago

    I've been looking for this link for weeks: http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/um/people/bibuxton/buxto... ! Thank you!
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    by msutherl 13y ago

    Immortalized: http://x.are.na/FkFuYti/show/194326
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    by msutherl 13y ago

    I see no reason that the OS can't support both flows.
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    by msutherl 13y ago

    No, they are vertical. An horizontal layout was not an option in this case. Not a bad idea to include labels – thanks for that!