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by nbashaw 15y ago
You have a good point here - why not just learn to understand and articulate arguments by doing something productive for the world rather than competing against one another in pointless weekend tournaments? It makes no sense to compare deba
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Everyone in debate knows they're just there to win rounds. People often argue ridiculous things (e.g. "your plan to explore space should be rejected because it reifies western colonialism") just for a kick. If you asked them whether they be
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by nbashaw 15y ago
Running outside is the same, at the end of the day you return to the same place you started. The point isn't to get somewhere fast, it's just to run. We do it because we want to be healthy and athletic people. In the same way, you join deba
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by nbashaw 15y ago
I debated in High School and College. I don't think you're giving competitive policy debate a fair treatment here. On the surface it seems stupid to think that an un-refuted argument should be considered true. But arguments are evaluated th
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by nbashaw 15y ago
This is pretty cool - but it's hard to get to the book content itself. Maybe consider just publishing it as blog posts?
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Sunyata - We are just information(arr.am)
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Lean Writing(nbashaw.com)
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Awesome! I have been thinking about making something like this, but it looks like you did a better job than I would have. Responsive design is an idea who's time has come.
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by nbashaw 15y ago
Yes, but following something on Twitter or Facebook doesn't guarantee you'll see what you've subscribed to. It's so transient! I'm finding it difficult to replace RSS with that.
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Ask HN: Is RSS dying?
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The Idea Matters Too(nbashaw.com)
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by nbashaw 15y ago
My response: http://www.nbashaw.com/2011/06/09/ideas-matter-too.html
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What Makes Software Great (And What Doesn't)(nbashaw.com)
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Grand theorizing isn't unique to design. I can name probably 20 variants of "x driven development".
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I found that weird too. It seems like a low number.
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2011: The Year of Collaborative Consumption?(techcrunch.com)
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by nbashaw 15y ago
Haha I just found out about this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Considered_harmful
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by nbashaw 15y ago
I'm almost hesitant to mention it, since they're the startup-du-jour, but Airbnb is a perfect example. Can you imagine your grandparents using it? Maybe, depending on whether or not they were hippies, but my guess is that the majority of pe
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Douglas Crockford Lecture on the History of Computers(developer.yahoo.com)
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How does the author measure anxiety, hostility, depression, confidence, compassion, and happiness? That seems to be left out.
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What the AA of "AARRR" looks like(cindyalvarez.com)
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by nbashaw 15y ago
Sure - but I'm mostly curious to learn what kinds of experiences good hackers have had in trying to get their ideas out there. The publishing industry just seems terribly archaic, and most people trying to write books are locked into it bec
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If you don't mind me asking, why did it leave a bitter taste in your mouth?
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Congrats! Sounds like a success to me. How'd you make the decision to self-publish? Did you try and shop it around to literary agents first, or go straight to the readers?
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Ask HN: Have you written a book?
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Detroit Venture Partners Launches(detroitventurepartners.com)
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by nbashaw 15y ago
One explanation of the possible higher education crisis could be that we simply have higher expectations. The world is moving faster and our education system hasn't caught up. Our grandparents typically stayed with the same company for deca
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by nbashaw 15y ago
Quora is of greater intellectual merit than Yahoo Answers, and isn't siloed into verticals like Stack Exchange.
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This gives me an idea. What if there were a virtual university that was entirely conducted via chat? Like Quora meets Convore.
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There's a pretty lengthy section in the middle of "What Technology Wants" by Kevin Kelly that argues against romanticized portraits of the hunter-gatherer lifestyle. Here's the short version: Lifespans were short, so there were basically no

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