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by oz 14y ago
For what it's worth, I use Google Authenticator and Maps on my BlackBerry. Google pulled the Gmail app, but the native mail app supports Gmail quite well.
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by oz 14y ago
"in the Israeli startup scene ties, not launching are your best bet at getting a good job." Could you explain why?
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by oz 14y ago
I don't know. We all have outcomes we prefer. Shouldn't we take rational actions to create those outcomes? Sure, "life is what happens while you're busy making plans," but some people do accomplish what they set out to do. I want to join
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by oz 14y ago
This is the age-old debate of maximizers vs satisficers: http://happiness-project.com/happiness_project/2006/06/are_y... In a nutshell, Dustin is a maximizer. Regarding flatware, my views have changed as I've grown older (I'm 26). A few y
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by oz 14y ago
Anna Salamon wrote an article on LessWrong, "Humans are not automatically strategic," which changed my life: http://lesswrong.com/lw/2p5/humans_are_not_automatically_str... I wrote a bit about it 2 weeks ago here on HN: http://news.ycomb
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by oz 14y ago
Ah, I was wondering why Postbox complained that it couldn't login to any of my several Google Apps accounts.
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by oz 14y ago
Upvoted. This is something I've thought about as well. My general motto is "We gain nothing by denying the truth," but I've also learned that the mind can sabotage us in very subtle ways. On LessWrong, the idea is that "our brains are untru
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by oz 14y ago
Yup; it was an article on her work in NYMag that 'diagnosed' me. I think it was 'The Power & Perils of Praise.' I remember reading it and thinking, "holy fuck, that's me!" I think that was also when I was exposed to the "Talent Doesn't
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by oz 14y ago
Thanks. It's often recommended to start at the Sequences (most of which I haven't read yet): http://wiki.lesswrong.com/wiki/Sequences Harry Potter & The Methods of Rationality: http://wiki.lesswrong.com/wiki/Methods_Of_Rationality_(f
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by oz 14y ago
On campus, full time. I'm doing consulting. I've been eyeing the online CMU Masters in Software Engineering after undergrad.
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by oz 14y ago
Perhaps...
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by oz 14y ago
Ignoring the semantic controversy on 'mastery' and 'expertise', here's my story. I dropped out of a CS program after first year. I was the classic case of a student who had always been told he was brilliant, so I never worked very hard. In
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by oz 14y ago
Indeed. The libertarian in me rejoices at the 'one man against the world' dynamic of his story.
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by oz 14y ago
So why should we be paying approximately $1/repository when we don’t need all the open-source-focused features? And why does it make sense to pay per repository when the real cost is in space and IO? Our whole set of repositories probably
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by oz 14y ago
patio11 (as usual) said it best. There is a lot more going on behind the scenes of a professional datacenter than you are aware of, and even if you were aware of it, you might not be able to replicate it. The hardware they use is differen
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by oz 14y ago
Don't I know it! I have them bookmarked :)
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by oz 14y ago
Can't wait! :)
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by oz 14y ago
It's not your client's job to care about your vacation - it's yours. The reality of freelancing is that you are responsible for your vacation, taxes and healthcare. That's one of the reasons people hire you - They don't want to have to th
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by oz 14y ago
Ah, the good old "We try harder"; made famous by AVIS: http://www.avis.com.cy/We_try_harder.html
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by oz 14y ago
Happy to help! One thing that you'll love about VMs is snapshots. The ability to revert to a point in time gives you the ability to mess up without consequences. Take full advantage of this.
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by oz 14y ago
Former Big-4 sysadmin here. Most people who become sysadmins are simple the guys and gals who were playing around with from an early age and got good at it. This playing around led them to discover things like the concept of services, the r
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by oz 14y ago
A bit off-topic: I'm a Jamaican, so perhaps someone can explain for me: Why do Americans yell "Stop!" when chasing someone? Is a person who is running away gonna stop because you said the 'magic word'? Not being snarky; these cultural dif
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by oz 14y ago
I've been loving Postbox. It's based on TB, but with a better UI and great Gmail/Google Apps integration. It has a free 30-day trial, and will import your accounts from TB seamlessly.
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by oz 14y ago
Thanks. I really enjoyed writing it. One thing in the US that would never fly in Jamaica is being charged for incoming calls. C&W used to do that when they were the monopoly, but Digicel didn't it. If any of them tried it now, there wou
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by oz 14y ago
Interesting, indeed. The comments on Crackberry are filled with people who were waiting it out, but have now decided to jump ship, mostly to Android. Regarding the pricing, I see from the image that your USD50 plan gets you 1GB data plus
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by oz 14y ago
When even you're pissed, I know it's bad. I thought of getting the Galaxy Nexus due to the stock Android, but my carrier in Jamaica just launched the quad-core S3 for USD 715, so I'm gonna go with that. What's your PIN? Might as well enjo
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by oz 14y ago
>Blackberry's value is not in the core operating system. I don't know. RIM gets high marks from governments around the world for its platform security, and it's the OS that is certified. Version 7.1, for example, was recently certified
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by oz 14y ago
I, as well as HN user 'HorizonXP' have commented extensively on RIM, so I suppose I need to give a statement. I tried and failed to compose a meaningful comment, so, quite simply: I'm switching to Android later this year. Probably a Galaxy
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by oz 14y ago
>Nobody can possibly think it is a good idea to use someone's API to create a product that directly competes with the API providers' paid offering. I thought as much. If they allow it, then great, but you're asking for trouble. The cros
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by oz 14y ago
Wow, didn't know that! Last time I was there, I brought a flask of J Wray with me. You should have seen the looks on everybody's face when I uncorked it and started pouring it into the orange juice...I offered some whoever wanted, but no on

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