mzarate06

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by mzarate06 11y ago
1) C, for the low level concepts and fundamentals it bestows the programmer. 2) JavaScript, because if learning one language, such as C, is important, so is learning a language on the other end of the spectrum. And in some important ways
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Satya Nadella reveals Microsoft's new mission statement(geekwire.com)
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Google Designers Rejoice About Material Design(businessinsider.com)
2 points by mzarate06 11y ago|0 comments
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by mzarate06 11y ago
> My issue with this advice is that things change. Often times they don't. My experience has been that wishful thinking prolongs agony. The sooner you get out, the sooner you find better opportunities. I agree it'd be nice to
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Steve Ballmer on leaving Microsoft, relationship with Bill Gates [video](cbsnews.com)
1 points by mzarate06 12y ago|0 comments
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by mzarate06 12y ago
Here's what I did to start solving this problem: I hired a good designer friend to have weekly design sessions with me. They've been incredibly helpful, and a lot of fun. Books and blog posts help, but nothing beats having a pas
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by mzarate06 12y ago
Plus, local storage doesn't support async operations; it's synchronous only.
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by mzarate06 12y ago
> What if the source code needs to be maintained internally? Our source code cannot be stored in "the cloud" ... Then move your SCM server wherever "internally" is? SCM does not require "the cloud". Regard
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by mzarate06 12y ago
I agree with the overall point: tool complexity can be a major downer and impose residual drag throughout a project's life cycle. I too "just want to code". However, I don't agree with some of the author's example
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by mzarate06 12y ago
When I read that I immediately thought of BJ Penn. He has a rather wide face for his size. He's never been knocked out, although he was TKO'd by Hughes when held down in the crucifix position in their second fight, but I conside
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Public memo from Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella(thenextweb.com)
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by mzarate06 12y ago
The Y-meter isn't very useful to me. Respectfully, I don't care about an abstract graph, nor about having to remember point ranges for its various states. I care about the actual points, and seeing their numerical value is faster
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by mzarate06 12y ago
Agree. To add to what you've said, 9 times out of 10 I'll actually click to scan the comments first, not the article. Comments often provide some summary that indicate whether an article is worth reading or not.
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by mzarate06 12y ago
I recall the panel type being listed somewhere in the specs. However, I can't find an advertised panel type for the 2007wfp today. This is the only Dell web page I found that still lists that monitor, but panel type isn't cited [
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by mzarate06 12y ago
Good question, but indeed it did, for a couple reasons. For one, I only purchase IPS monitors. Even before I found out about everything, I had already noticed slightly less picture quality compared to other IPS monitors I used; lesser view
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by mzarate06 12y ago
Dell does this with their monitors [1], first by shipping certain models with IPS panels, then with cheaper PVA panels after good reviews are published. That bit me w/their 2007wfp, which was a great monitor mostly for 1 reason: it was
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by mzarate06 12y ago
Understood. I do focus on full stack web, but primarily through JavaScript and LAMP. I'm positive I'm not co-founder material though. I'm still going to keep eye on you guys, primarily b/c I hope you succeed, though I
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by mzarate06 12y ago
Wow, this blows me away. Are you open to sharing what stack your team will develop with? I didn't catch that here, on your site, or your HN profile. As someone that's interested in this, that's one of the first questions I
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by mzarate06 13y ago
> For the past year I've been trying to optimize my life as best I could. This meant cutting out time for food ... [now] I cook all 7 days worth of food on Sunday nights ... it's working great. Have you considered intermitten
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by mzarate06 13y ago
Ah yes, you're right. Thank you, great way of explaining it.
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by mzarate06 13y ago
> The first beat comes in a little bit too soon to be 7/8 Are you referring to the opening note of the track? I'd argue that's a pickup note. Edit: Either way, I just tapped out to 13/16 and see how that fits perf
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by mzarate06 13y ago
Hmm, so you don't hear 7/8? Maybe I'm off, but do you hear the repeating percussion pattern on these notes (-- means an eighth rest)? 1 & -- & 3 -- 4 & -- -- 6 7 I hear that through the entire track, and counting
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by mzarate06 13y ago
I hear 7/8 all the way through. Because I can't remember how to phrase an up beat in an */8 time signature, think in terms of 7/4 for a moment. You can clearly hear the repeating percussion pattern on these notes throug
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by mzarate06 13y ago
Absolutely, every day. I can't imagine great products being built that aren't used by at least the core/founding team on a very regular basis, if not every day.
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by mzarate06 13y ago
I always prefer an explicit answer on financial runway vs. inferring based on the company's last round. That provides a more meaningful picture since there are things you may not be able to piece together during the hiring process (cu
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by mzarate06 13y ago
Saying "I want to start a tech startup but I don't want to code" is as ridiculous as saying "I want to sell horses but I don't know anything about them and I certainly don't want to have to learn anything abou
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by mzarate06 13y ago
I agree with some of what you say (e.g. a non-technical founder that learns some technical aspects of the business will be more respected). Though in practice I've experienced too many cases where I couldn't imagine non-technical
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by mzarate06 13y ago
Such a great write up, thank you for sharing. Question: what are you going to do with the product now?
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by mzarate06 13y ago
I've found about 6 months to be the cut off point. I never set that time frame intentionally, and most of my jobs/contracts last much longer, if not for their full term and beyond. However, in bad situations, 6 months happened t
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NSA Coworker Remembers Edward Snowden: "A Genius Among Geniuses"(forbes.com)
372 points by mzarate06 13y ago|171 comments

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