paul

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by paul 19y ago
Yes, I should have said "you OR the people around you". Someone needs to be excited, but they certainly aren't all going to be (most will think it's a bad idea). This is also a good reason to spend more time with the "right" people (people
962.
by paul 19y ago
That's a good strategy. Even if the idea were good, if you and the people around you aren't excited about it, then it will be difficult to execute well.
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by paul 19y ago
Yeah, random curiosity is definitely a good thing, or at least some amount of it is (like spending 20% of your time on completely random things). But during the other 80% of the time, we just need to move forward without getting blocked by
964.
by paul 19y ago
But a lot of the other words make it entertaining. Cutting it down to a few power-point slides full of bullets would be a lot more concise, but also boring (and therefore less effective).
965.
by paul 19y ago
That's disappointing. I had thought that Google finally invented Magic. Oh well, maybe next year...
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Paul Buchheit: Three types of ideas(paulbuchheit.blogspot.com)
37 points by paul 19y ago|18 comments
967.
by paul 19y ago
It's not at all the same. Do you understand the difference between buying a lottery ticket and playing russian roulette? Your strategy should be to seek upside while limiting downside.
968.
by paul 19y ago
It's obviously not perfect, but the notion that it's worthless is dangerously wrong. I can confirm from experience that it covers treatment at least some of the time (nobody I know has been denied).
969.
by paul 19y ago
The smart employees will go to the places that have a better atmosphere, so those places will have both things. It really isn't that complicated. It's like asking whether you'd rather spend your time in a maximum security prison, or a tropi
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Paul Buchheit: Not getting health insurance is a really bad idea(paulbuchheit.blogspot.com)
26 points by paul 19y ago|24 comments
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by paul 19y ago
Nonsense. The "perks" have a lot to do with improving the culture and atmosphere of a place. I've worked at a number of companies with different "perks" (MS, Sun, Intel, and Google), and I can tell you that it is very important. At this poi
972.
by paul 19y ago
I enjoy his posts, though apparently they aren't for everyone.
973.
by paul 19y ago
Define "frivolous"
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by paul 19y ago
I wouldn't put c++ in the same category as Java. C++ has many layers of "stuff" (templates, macros, etc) while the Java compiler is so simple that you can easily do a reverse-compile. Personally, I'd rather have a useful syntax and maybe a
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by paul 19y ago
There are probably 1000 more important things to worry about.
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Stevey's Blog Rants: Rich Programmer Food(steve-yegge.blogspot.com)
30 points by paul 19y ago|25 comments
977.
by paul 19y ago
There's a big difference between "maybe we'll sell eventually" and "we're looking to flip this thing right now". It's important to avoid _having_ to sell.
978.
by paul 19y ago
It's funny that you mention the economist, because I used to feel the same way about them, but then a few years ago they published some article about Google that was full of errors. Clearly the old model isn't working though. I think the so
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by paul 19y ago
Yes, that would be much better. I hate tinyurl -- it completely obfuscates things.
980.
by paul 19y ago
The fundamental problem is real though. News sites, including social news like reddit, are riddled with errors. Finding the truth often requires a real effort on the part of the reader, and for the most part I'm just too lazy/busy.
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The Power of Yes: A Simple Way to Get More Out of Life(getrichslowly.org)
14 points by paul 19y ago|4 comments
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by paul 19y ago
Yeah, and Google is just a box that you type stuff into. Just because someone can make an oversimplified explanation doesn't make it true. There's a lot more going on in these products than you realize. There's a reason why Facebook is winn
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by paul 19y ago
True? He criticizes it for being a "website". Also, he claims to be listening to a "zune", which means he probably works at MS and is bitter about other people succeeding... :) I used to read this same kind of nonsense ("it's just a website
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Official Google Blog: Putting crowd wisdom to work(googleblog.blogspot.com)
3 points by paul 19y ago|1 comments
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by paul 19y ago
So don't use inheritance. Seriously. Inheritance is annoying, but unnecessary. I generally avoid it. You can still use other parts of OO.
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by paul 19y ago
No, it was never "do no evil" -- it just got misquoted a lot.
987.
by paul 19y ago
It's the integration with your friends network and newsfeed that makes it so powerful.
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by paul 19y ago
Yup, there certainly isn't anything wrong with doing things the "right" way. It only gets to be a problem when people think that there is only one "right" way and that everyone must follow it.
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by paul 19y ago
Oops, fixed :) thanks
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by paul 19y ago
UI latency is actually very important, and generally under-appreciated. Sometimes, it's better to be fast than perfect.

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