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by pcsanwald 11y ago
Were the diagrams done with software, or hand drawn? If software, I'm curious what package/style you used, the style looks very similar to Martin Kleppmann's presentation at StrangeLoop; I assumed his were hand drawn but I&#x
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by pcsanwald 11y ago
I've always assumed that maintaining the 140 character limit is a marketing decision, and they've long since removed any technical limitations that keeps tweets to 140 characters. Does anyone know if I am correct?
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by pcsanwald 11y ago
I'm 38, and have been working as a professional programmer for 18 years, since I was 20. Here's what works for me: - Fitness: Eat reasonably and stay in good physical condition (I box and run). I enjoy food but eating in moderatio
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by pcsanwald 11y ago
that's been my experience, too; both for myself personally, as well as people I've hired.
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by pcsanwald 11y ago
I'll second that. I'm an amateur boxer, and these people are quite skilled, make no mistake about it. There's a lot of thought and technique that goes into being able to have participated in 300 fights.
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by pcsanwald 11y ago
As someone who does a lot of hiring for a startup, I will say I'm agnostic with regards to languages and frameworks. We've hired folks with all sorts of disparate backgrounds including embedded C (we mostly use Java and JavaScript
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by pcsanwald 12y ago
If anyone has interest in harmonic theory and why I/IV/V progressions are so pervasive, I highly recommend "The Harmonic Experience" by W.A. Mathieu. He really gets into the harmonic series, and how intervals are really
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by pcsanwald 12y ago
I haven't really found an open source vertica style columnar store either, and I find this mystifying.
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by pcsanwald 12y ago
it depends on the city. In NYC, this is a reasonable expectation. If you're in baltimore, you should let me know, I might have a job for you.
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by pcsanwald 12y ago
I love pages like this because this is how the internet used to be. weirder.
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by pcsanwald 14y ago
a lot of people know his album "time out", with "Take Five", but the quartet got a lot wilder than that. My favorite record is "Jazz At Oberlin", Dave really plays some different stuff entirely, the interplay is fantastic.
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Just intonation vs equal temperament: a simple contrast(paulsanwald.com)
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by pcsanwald 14y ago
Hard to tell from docs if fish has vi mode? vi mode is the main thing I love about bash.