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by namank 15y ago
Well, yes. But Contextual Design, by definition means building something for a specific user. As you say, its a first step towards the the pc-free, cloud-enabled, dev environment. The 'cringe' factor will always be there with new things!
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by namank 15y ago
What you have done here is an HCI study. On yourself. You could formalize this with related models and write a paper on it if you wanted.
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by namank 15y ago
Gett there...slowly but surely!!
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by namank 15y ago
Well now I can honestly reward myself for picking the University of Waterloo. All of the points made by this article are well understood by second+ years of Waterloo Engineering. How? The coop program i.e. the four month work then four mont
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by namank 15y ago
Cool! Definitely going to be on the lookout for when you guys make your way back to Waterloo.
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by namank 15y ago
So is the guy I'm working with but he is a couple of layers above the transistors...more into FPGA/Systems/Logic CAD. I understand your point; only wondering why use 'hardware' and not 'electronics' - from a business development perspective
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by namank 15y ago
Very NICE! I've heard about you guys but never tried...yet! A question if I may: Any particular reason for calling yourselves a hardware company? Wouldn't electronics be more appropriate and familiar to the people checking you out?
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by namank 15y ago
Excellent! It has an implicit deadline AND its actually relaxing. Surfing the net, unless its social, does a little to relax your eyes, your brain, or your body's posture. I don't have any physiological proof but moving away from the scre
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by namank 15y ago
Out of curiosity, what purpose does this kind of a session serve?
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by namank 15y ago
Well, I'm also to be blamed for this exaggeration. Last night I also posted one of those links on HN. Sorry about that, reading stuff at 3 in the morning isn't such a great idea after all.
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by namank 15y ago
The actual paper: http://dl.packetstormsecurity.net/0610-advisories/Practical_...
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by namank 15y ago
Knock it off, maybe. Find new friends? That seems silly. Grow a thicker skin and joke right back at them. In times like these, you can barely hang on to your own skin.
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by namank 15y ago
Dude you are pretty lucky that you failed so hard so young. I know the climb up is going to be hard (depressing and humbling, actually) but now you know what failure feels like. Now you know what counts and whats bullshit. Hang on man, keep
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by namank 15y ago
OK a bit harsh but speaking from experience: You can adjust the surrounding (yes, it does help) but nothing is going to get done till you make the decision and the plan to do it. Clean you room, it'll work for 5 minutes...maybe even a day a
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by namank 15y ago
Very good question. There should be. You should email them.
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by namank 15y ago
Yeah, no...an outlier that is also your dataset's most beautiful (valid) point? I don't think so. Either we are plotting him in the wrong graph or our initial hypothesis is incorrect. Oh the Secret of Steve Jobs! One day there will be a per
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by namank 15y ago
I did read the last paragraph. IMHO, Its too cyclic (link wise) and ambiguous to be of much use. But if it really was what the authors main agenda was, then props to them...except why in the very last paragraph? What is everything before it
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by namank 15y ago
Miraculous? So what about NEXT and Pixar? Apple the second time? They were also just strokes of miraculous luck? I disagree. Of course it takes technical talent to start a company but that doesn't mean you need it to make a big/good company
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by namank 15y ago
Explain Steve Jobs please. Sure he went and sat in some courses but only for a limited time and only when he thought they taught something he liked, like calligraphy. Doesn't that imply that school is but a matter of interest? So if your
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by namank 15y ago
What? This article should be titled how to sound sophisticated (possibly pretentious) but not "deep". You want to talk deep? Think things through. Go for the WHY of everything - from technical systems to relationships to art to everything e
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by namank 15y ago
Well I was more focusing on the effect than the cause since this is a cause in the current context (i.e. lack of 'hunger'). But yeah, most of it IS probably driven by culture. That said, I'm sure there are some biological intricacies too. S
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by namank 15y ago
I agree with the philosophy. Foundations of learning should not be built on use of Google as a search engine. Foundations should he a mix of the things necessary for brain and personality development. Its synonymous to the debate about lett
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by namank 15y ago
I think so. Debt is not even the biggest concern. My biggest concern is the mentality to avoid failure at all costs. Since the world's reward system isn't structured to always reward effort, school (imo) teaches you to pass, not excel. And,
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by namank 15y ago
Much as I'd like to believe this, I was recently having a discussion with a neuroscience researcher where he talked about this natural phenomenon they've observed. Infants are on this side of the line craving novelty and mastery while aged
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by namank 15y ago
Yes. Its for people to see what kind of data is readily available and what isn't. I know someone here mentioned why don't they set up a site where anyone can access it.
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by namank 15y ago
DOWNLOAD a copy of your personal data here: https://www.facebook.com/settings Click 'Download a Copy'
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by namank 15y ago
This doesn't contain the payload. That means its target is not the same as Stuxnet. I would assume that master copy of the Duqu takes over a computer then installs a recon'ing version on the USB stick that travels to the targeted facilities
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by namank 15y ago
I don't understand WHY Facebook chose to not reveal the rest of the data on the first attempt. Let it be a sign of good faith! FB is not alone in this, obviously sites that I visit track usage and what not. If its a best practices for busin
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RIM to Unify Phones, PlayBook Under BBX OS - Won't support Java ME(pcworld.com)
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by namank 15y ago
Getting a user to buy advertising for them? See now thats why Dropbox is the hottest thing right now!

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