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by nbashaw 15y ago
> It makes no sense for your brain to re-evaluate the same thing over and over again But we don't ever get the result of our query - we never know the true answer to the problems facing society. So I don't think caching is a good metaph
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On Political Belief(nbashaw.tumblr.com)
51 points by nbashaw 15y ago|20 comments
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by nbashaw 15y ago
I don't think it's misleading at all. Here's a direct quote from the page: "While we focus on the Metro Detroit area, we do include entries from throughout the entire state of Michigan. For us it’s about the cause, not about drawing lines i
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by nbashaw 15y ago
True, our kids won't grow up hacking the same systems we did, just like we didn't grow up hacking the same systems as our parents. But there is something basic to the human spirit that guarantees as long as this branch of the gene pool is s
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Dangerously Seductive Ideas(nbashaw.tumblr.com)
1 points by nbashaw 15y ago|0 comments
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by nbashaw 15y ago
It's always interesting to me what makes it up and what never catches on. Apparently more HN people are intrigued by the mere title "lights" than a title with more explanation.
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by nbashaw 15y ago
I thought the post was meant to be ironic.
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by nbashaw 15y ago
You realize they all have this sort of thing prepared ahead of time?
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Is there any truth to the Ballmer Peak?(quora.com)
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Zuckerberg Programs New Website [2004](thecrimson.com)
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by nbashaw 15y ago
See my comment above - the image is using fixed-positioning and has a default z-index above that of the links. They can fix it by setting the image's z-index to -1. Edit: looks like they fixed it.
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by nbashaw 15y ago
Great site, but the image of the kid on the left should have a negative z-index so it doesn't get in the way of the sidebar navigation.
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Strategy & The Internet, by Michael Porter [2001 PDF](cis.gsu.edu)
1 points by nbashaw 15y ago|0 comments
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by nbashaw 15y ago
But "I am nothing" is so much more poetic! :)
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by nbashaw 15y ago
I don't think Paul's saying he's an altruist when he says "I am nothing". It's about not assigning attributes to our identity.
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by nbashaw 15y ago
That's my bad - I'm the designer at Olark who forgot to make our WP theme look good on mobile. Fix coming tonight. Sorry about that!
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by nbashaw 15y ago
Sorry our blog is down now - we're trying to get it back up ASAP!
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by nbashaw 15y ago
I have a few friends that are in it - I can probably intro you, they might be able to give you some good advice since they're in the trenches with this stuff. E-mail me if you're interested (nbashaw at gmail.com).
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by nbashaw 15y ago
It's a wonderful book. I read it before I'd been exposed to too much other philosophy and I thought it was the greatest thing that had ever been written. Then in college I started reading a lot of other philosophy and didn't ever quite reac
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by nbashaw 15y ago
Yes - haha we actually do have that now, but admittedly not as well-integrated into themes as groove has. It's something we'd like to work on more, but there are a couple other items on the roadmap that are much higher priority. Thanks so m
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by nbashaw 15y ago
I work at Olark - just out of curiosity, what could we do better?
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by nbashaw 15y ago
Fair enough, but I still don't think a business that is wildly successful would fail by discontinuing IE6 support -- even in a "random niche industry" where IE6 users make up more than 2% of their customer base. In fact, I doubt any of thos
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by nbashaw 15y ago
I seriously doubt IE6 support can be the difference between "wildly profitable and failing" for any business. Can you name one example of a failing company that started supporting IE6 and then became wildly profitable?
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by nbashaw 15y ago
Borders closing != no more bookstores. They'll survive and morph into even more fun places to hang out and browse content. The reason why borders closed is because the atmosphere wasn't conducive to just hanging out. I always wanted to leav
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by nbashaw 15y ago
haha that's exactly what I use it for too. I just keep a big #startupidea list in it.
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by nbashaw 15y ago
Using the website isn't honestly that great of an experience, but the iPhone and Mac apps keep me coming back for sure. Every time you put a thought in, you get one back from the past. It's always an interesting surprise.
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Thoughtback - Program Your Mind(thoughtback.com)
106 points by nbashaw 15y ago|45 comments
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by nbashaw 15y ago
Why is it bullshit?
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by nbashaw 15y ago
You're wrong about one key point - judges in policy debate are allowed to use whatever decision-making framework they want. They don't have to consider a dropped argument valid. But most do, because the point of policy debate is not to wax
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by nbashaw 15y ago
It not indigestible, you just have to train your ears to hear it and think fast. After two years you start to have less and less problems with it.

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