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by pc2g4d 12y ago
When we got moved into an open floorplan office, all engineers were issued Bose noise cancelling headphones. They're not perfect (you can still hear close conversations) but they're at least officially approved.
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by pc2g4d 12y ago
You're absolutely not too old for an internship. I did two internships when I was 29, one of which led to full time employment. Internships are tryouts---the company sees what you're like, you see what the company's like. I t
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by pc2g4d 12y ago
More people = greater diversity of opinions and interest groups, thus greater difficulty achieving consensus (or even majority).
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by pc2g4d 12y ago
Except for patents: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PageRank#Relevant_patents
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by pc2g4d 12y ago
Its utility diminishes as the difference between its original environment and the current technical environment increases. However, given a replica of its original intended environment (e.g. an OS image in a VM) the code will run just as we
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by pc2g4d 12y ago
The fact that SWAT is so easily manipulated seems to me like a symptom of their being out of control in general. A little eager to get in there and beat down people's doors without proper evidence, aren't they?
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by pc2g4d 12y ago
Google Charts. Not comfortable sending my data through them because I don't trust them.
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by pc2g4d 12y ago
It's "fun" to write code that doesn't get pwned... but maybe there is a sweet spot out there of security and fluency?
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by pc2g4d 12y ago
How strong is Australia's right to free speech?
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by pc2g4d 12y ago
Perhaps information theory was viewed as more EE than CS?
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by pc2g4d 12y ago
Ironic given the concentration of tech companies in the in-between zone. (Adobe, Microsoft, Oracle, etc.)
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by pc2g4d 12y ago
The author abruptly dismisses blockchain technologies as an approach to this problem, but then goes on to propose a peer-to-peer network that shares some important features with a blockchain: "Monitoring logs, obtaining consistency and
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by pc2g4d 12y ago
I'm guessing they meant they implemented a websockets application, not the actual protocol.
764.
by pc2g4d 12y ago
Can you go into more depth on your tax/accounting incentives theory?
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by pc2g4d 12y ago
Has any _real_ work in this area been attempted?
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by pc2g4d 12y ago
Continue involvement with open source projects in a way that shows good will toward the larger community. Stay on the course it's on at the moment---it will pay off.
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by pc2g4d 12y ago
"those who can, do" Also works as a rationale for... basically anything. Murder. Theft. Slavery. Etc. So maybe don't lean on that one.
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by pc2g4d 12y ago
I believe the number of "dialects" named in My Fair Lady can be largely explained by the lack of clear distinction between language and dialect over the years. From [1]: "There is no universally accepted criterion for distin
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by pc2g4d 12y ago
The article itself gives plenty of reason to doubt that "rich people act meaner." Attempts to replicate these studies resulted in opposite conclusions or no conclusion at all.
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by pc2g4d 12y ago
Really??
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by pc2g4d 12y ago
I don't understand why OpenJDK hasn't been able to supplant Oracle as the standard Java distribution. That would eliminate reliance on the corporate whim of Oracle.
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by pc2g4d 12y ago
The Code of Federal Regulations definition of "natural flavor": "The term natural flavor or natural flavoring means the essential oil, oleoresin, essence or extractive, protein hydrolysate, distillate, or any product of roast
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by pc2g4d 12y ago
Different problem domains. Collaborative annotation + canonical digital citations is an important use case that GitHub simply isn't aimed at.
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by pc2g4d 12y ago
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peer-to-peer_web_hosting ?
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by pc2g4d 12y ago
Some perspective: http://www.wbez.org/news/chicago-polices-so-called-black-sit...
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by pc2g4d 12y ago
Yes! Loved his Civ IV voice work!
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by pc2g4d 12y ago
"There are no hard problems, only problems that are hard to a certain level of intelligence. Move the smallest bit upwards [in level of intelligence], and some problems will suddenly move from 'impossible' to 'obvious.&#
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by pc2g4d 12y ago
My take was that "distribute" means everybody has some sort of decision making power, and the power to make all the decisions is not concentrated in hierarchical fashion. Those who wield the power to make a particular decision are
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by pc2g4d 12y ago
What are facts but beliefs that are not considered controversial?
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by pc2g4d 12y ago
Why not just "LOC"---Lines of Code? To exclude Makefiles and the like?

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