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by oxalo 12y ago
Stories like this amuse me because I see it happen so much. New company forms, gets insane adoption rates, rapidly grows their number of employees, the fad ends, no longer need employees, big layoffs. 'Beware the local maxima'
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by oxalo 12y ago
Powershell?
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by oxalo 12y ago
Try these things: https://monitorbook.com/ or https://github.com/cantino/huginn/
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by oxalo 12y ago
So are they policing all the corporations with this law too? Or just Average Joe?
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by oxalo 12y ago
I read an article recently about how the NSA spying strips people of their privacy, which in turn strips them of their humanity. I think that fits really well into what the OP is saying here. Without the ability to selectively disclose info
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by oxalo 12y ago
I think it'd be interesting to see this map in conjunction with a map of housing prices.
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by oxalo 12y ago
Ah I was going to post asking why Android Wear doesn't do all the things the article mentions; then I noticed it seems they only have an iOS app at the moment.
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by oxalo 12y ago
Did anyone notice in those graphs that the temperature anomaly for the southern latitudes/ hemisphere seemed lower than for the northern latitudes/ hemisphere? Anyone know why that would be?
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by oxalo 12y ago
Unless someone steals your phone, grabs the lock pattern 'hash' (not sure on implementation details...), and brute forces it on a computer in a few seconds. Guess I need to go read how that's implemented now.
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by oxalo 12y ago
And that's the other thing: use what works for your team. If you have an idea on how to make it better, try it. If something isn't working well, change it.
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by oxalo 12y ago
Simple answer, no. If you're using if/else all over the place instead of a branch, what's to stop you from forgetting to remove one when you decide your new work is 'production ready'? At the easiest level, I'd
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by oxalo 12y ago
So it makes sense that the surveillance will never be curtailed politically, but what about technologically? Is it possible that software that fights surveillance will become prevalent?
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by oxalo 12y ago
The example websites all had 'obviously' bad design. They look like they're from 2000. I'm more curious about the subtle things that affect design; how to go from good to great.
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by oxalo 12y ago
In regards to your comment about 'this will optimize X,' it reminded me of article [0] I read recently. The main point of it is to 'beware the local maxima.' Governments seem to focus on one goal at a time, the X, and se
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by oxalo 12y ago
I think it's hard to understand because he's generalizing a set of experiences or insights he's had, but he's only writing about the generalization. You don't know all of the insights and experiences and so the gene
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by oxalo 12y ago
I'd say 25 hours a week. But what does that mean? Are you looking for actual work towards your company's product? And what does THAT mean? Time spent coding a feature? Research? Professional development? Or are you looking for jus
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by oxalo 12y ago
First thing I thought of once I started reading this was Neil Stephenson's 'Anathem.' In it there is a monastery of sorts with gates separating different areas. There are gates that open once a year, once every ten years, onc
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by oxalo 12y ago
Ah! That's what it's called. I remember reading about RISUG/ Vasalgel a few years ago and wondering why there isn't more research on it. Seems like it would be the ideal male contraceptive as it's fast, cheap, rever
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by oxalo 12y ago
Love the downvotes, but I was just trying to show how silly numbers like that are. What does '5000 API calls' even mean?
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by oxalo 12y ago
Oh man they've added 5000 API calls. That's 1000 more than iOS 8. Guess Google wins.
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by oxalo 12y ago
I'm curious what the cause of the dip is in the 90's. Anyone have any ideas on what could've caused that? Price of school, societal trends, etc.
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by oxalo 12y ago
Yeah after reading Ray's conversation with the bot, I was surprised that 30% of the judges were fooled. I guess maybe they were also 13 years old and had English as a second language.
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by oxalo 12y ago
Good thing I bought and use my own router and modem. Although the interesting bit I noticed from the article was about the 'additional bandwidth' that gets allotted. Meaning Comcast doesn't let you use all of your bandwidth.
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by oxalo 12y ago
oh look it's snapchat
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Ellen Langer: Science of Mindlessness and Mindfulness(onbeing.org)
3 points by oxalo 12y ago|0 comments
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by oxalo 12y ago
Just finished watching that show, and (unrelated) it seems the show puts forth only two sides: you're either accept the corporations lording over you or you're a violent terrorist.
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by oxalo 12y ago
Interesting analysis, but it only focuses on the financial side. In software development, there can be a lot of other costs associated with hiring contractors that can't be expressed in terms of dollars. Emphasis on one of his last sta
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by oxalo 12y ago
What do you think this is then?
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by oxalo 12y ago
Is there really money in this? As someone who has suffered the pain of insta-sellout-tickets, I understand. But from a business perspective, you need a way into the market, and 'supporting the loyal fans' I don't think will c
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by oxalo 12y ago
Does the article ever address why it wouldn't have happened five years ago, or did I miss that?

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