paul_milovanov

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by paul_milovanov 11y ago
Good luck, I'm afraid that you're up against a really difficult problem. I earnestly have no doubt your girlfriend is a wonderful person, but thought patterns that lead to such beliefs, once established, appear to be very hard to
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by paul_milovanov 11y ago
I know a really successful, world-class, senior Google engineer who doesn't have a high-school diploma. He's very smart and incredibly hard-working, a great mentor and an inspiration to others. He's also probably been lucky.
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by paul_milovanov 11y ago
Beware of foregoing formal university education just because you are getting coding gigs. CS/math fundamentals are golden and make the difference between you being just another redundant dime-a-dozen ruby coder and a world-class engine
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by paul_milovanov 12y ago
I have 57 points left and I'm determined to spend them.
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by paul_milovanov 12y ago
They lost me at Hello.
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by paul_milovanov 12y ago
I just read "Lincoin" instead of "Lincoln". My first thought was thus, why haven't I heard about this particular cryptocurrency?
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by paul_milovanov 12y ago
I see, so we should maintain a tragic and somber appearance because this is about blind people and therefore very serious stuff.
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by paul_milovanov 12y ago
I wonder whether there is a limit to the size of the soundboard at which the extra amplified overtones start to muddle the cords even played in the middle register and above. Big grand pianos are not particularly transportable and organs ha
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by paul_milovanov 12y ago
Excuse me but it's GNU/BLINUX.
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by paul_milovanov 12y ago
Thanks! Of course you're right -- I just mentioned several hours worth of non self-reported tests (performed by a psychologist by referral from an MD that has perhaps already taken history and self-reported stuff) because that is at le
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by paul_milovanov 12y ago
What part of my above comment was passive? You just told the person that might really benefit from seeing a psych* specialist that adhd is bullshit and they just need to stop procrastinating. You are obviously neither a doctor nor a psycho
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by paul_milovanov 12y ago
Consider this: you mentioned a history of depression. Depression doesn't have to be at the level of a major depression to affect your functioning. And moderate chronic depression will certainly affect your focus. I hope I'm wrong,
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by paul_milovanov 12y ago
Also: regularly do something fun that's not computer-based. Schedule obligatory "play time" and don't tell yourself you "don't deserve it". Treat it like food (or exercise, or sleep): basic survival need.
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by paul_milovanov 12y ago
Something you can start doing right now: exercise and take non-computer breaks. Even 30 minutes of walking around will sharpen your focus. 20 minutes on an elliptical will be even better. There's ample clinical evidence on how exercise
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by paul_milovanov 12y ago
Competition is good. Above all, for a long time Chrome has been the tide lifting all boats, or pushing other browsers to improve. That Firefox is now a leaner, more secure browser is a testament to Mozilla as well as the Chromium project.
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by paul_milovanov 12y ago
Supreme Court holds that a proper remedy to hate speech is not censorship, but more free speech. Publishing slanderous accusations ("Wadhwa invites women to his office hint hint wink wink ") only serves to discredit the cause.
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by paul_milovanov 12y ago
My thoughts on the original article: I'm sure Wadhwa does a lot of things that are counterproductive to his stated goals and obstructive to the women trying to have their voices heard. I'm sure he is oblivious to the fact that he
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by paul_milovanov 12y ago
"Love for sale"
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by paul_milovanov 12y ago
reposting again from article comments -- I guess I'm just trying to score HN points :)) ======================== Hi Julien! Thanks for engaging in discussion :) Your argument is certainly reasonable and logical! What I disagree with is
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by paul_milovanov 12y ago
posted in article comments: ============================ Quote: "Over time, we’ve encountered some remote candidates who want London rates whilst living in a lower-cost country. I don’t mean them any harm, but can’t think of any other
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by paul_milovanov 12y ago
Btw, I wish the answer was "only work on very interesting stuff" :) But such is the nature of the profession unless you're independently wealthy.
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by paul_milovanov 12y ago
Your very brief description appears highly consistent with a possible ADHD diagnosis. Go talk to a psychiatrist ASAP if you haven't yet. Medication can do wonders and improve your quality of life and future prospects dramatically. So c
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by paul_milovanov 12y ago
Buy the ticket, take the ride.
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by paul_milovanov 12y ago
Can't believe nobody has thought of a syringe with a needle as a metaphor for sharing. </sarcasm> Ok, ok, how about wrapped candy?
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by paul_milovanov 12y ago
Oh ok, there's a linked research paper and it's more nuanced. It might actually have some data to support their claim that if a buyer has kinky tastes in toothbrushes, it also spreads to toilet paper.
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by paul_milovanov 12y ago
The general idea is reasonable ("in product study, make sure your sample is representative") but the recommendations are problematic. Obviously if you just put a product in a store for a certain period of time, only pay attention
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by paul_milovanov 13y ago
but we do: basic emacs org-mode file format is simple, intuitive, text-based and human-readable.
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by paul_milovanov 13y ago
can't believe nobody has mentioned org-mode yet.
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by paul_milovanov 14y ago
Please consider writing a letter to the Editor (at this url: http://www.theatlantic.com/contact/ ). Here's what I wrote: Hello, I've been very disappointed by Atlantic's decision to run the Scientology promo article under sponsored content
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by paul_milovanov 14y ago
Usage of "shut down" is more prevalent and has a longer history in English, although "shutdown" is also correct and has entered wide usage at the beginning of 20th century. Google NGram Viewer ftw: http://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?cont

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