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by pesmhey 8y ago
The initial payment of ~$2000/recruit sounded reasonable, and then you realize that the total expenditure was for $40,000/recruit. Even if Accenture Federal Services delivered, is that price tag an accurate reflection of the true
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by pesmhey 8y ago
Ten functions performing narrow, non-overlapping aspects of a large program is pretty decent design, so that you can change/update/troubleshoot one function without affecting too much of your whole system. Your alternative has bee
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It’s cool af, and revolutionary. Uber also seems to have a cutting-edge machine learning presence. I don’t want to diminish in any way how great the new technologies coming out of Silicon Valley are. The thing about it, though, is that ‘tec
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by pesmhey 8y ago
Totally agree, that distinction will be important. Personally, I think it’s a distinction in letter and not in spirit. Had to look up Teh Grauniad, thanks for the laugh!
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It's definitely better, no arguments here. My point is that Silicon Valley has branded everything it does as 'tech' when in reality, it's just a better taxi company, a better hotel company, etc. unencumbered by the old w
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by pesmhey 8y ago
It's definitely complex. Thanks for the link to Microsoft's trouble in this area. It seems somewhat similar, based on this line: Microsoft’s problem was that it failed to treat them like ICs — that is, like people running their o
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by pesmhey 8y ago
I've found myself drinking someone's branding kool-aid before, and this is how it happened. You think to yourself what you've just laid out, that this is so obvious a seven year old should know better. So obvious, in fact, th
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by pesmhey 8y ago
Yeah, I agree with your sentiment. Also, this is absolutely correct in the context of this conversation: you can't have a different set of laws for Google than you have for every other company. While I agree with the sentiment, the r
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by pesmhey 8y ago
Given the undercurrent of class warfare in today's politics and economics, it makes some sense that this is news. By the way, you do yourself no favors: This really isn't that outrageous are generally treated like second-class
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Would you agree that more often than not, most ‘revolutions’ throughout history have been members of the ruling elite wielding wealth redistribution as a political tool? I ask this seriously, and if you can point me towards some related lit
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by pesmhey 8y ago
Yes, it’s quite the correct sentiment! https://aeon.co/ideas/how-climate-change-and-disease-helped-...
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And if it really got bad, you’re not winning against fighter jets and tanks with whatever guns you’ve been allowed to amass. The 2nd amendment is weird, and the political fighting about it even weirder. In 1776, you could reasonably expect
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by pesmhey 8y ago
The story of the fall of the Roman Republic is not so much a story of the decay of democratic or governing institutions as we know them as it is the story of a ruling oligarchy that gradually loses the ability to discipline its own members
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What would you say about the argument that that breakdown of compromise and trust was, and is, spurred by the expansion of full citizenship and voting rights, in both republics. Preventing more Italians from Roman citizenship seemed to be o
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by pesmhey 8y ago
I saw this interview with David Icke, the lizard-people guy. He was like, “did you know that there are families that control a lot of land and hold a lot of power and they’ve been in Europe for centuries.’ And the host was like, ‘hahaha yo
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by pesmhey 8y ago
Those are all western countries. Do you think Americans could be amenable to a European-based reserve currency? They share our values.
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We have a large military presence within South Korea. They are an ally. We’ve fought together, and have a common interest in a contained China. Tech dominance IS national competition.
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Straight from the source: On Google's philosophy versus Apple's: "I used to have this debate with Steve Jobs, and he would always say, 'You guys are doing too much stuff.' He did a good job of doing one or two thin
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by pesmhey 8y ago
There’s also the tribal knowledge that you spend the last 10% of the time on 90% of the project. Perhaps every hour after 40 is diminishing, but required to achieve your goal. Could be true, could be a fallacy, but just saying that after a
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by pesmhey 8y ago
It’s tough, the balance between the two extremes that you’re talking about. Immigrants, and the previous generations, were a lot more preoccupied with survival than with self-actualization. Watching a movie like Office Space becomes interes
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The premise is no gaps, but the reality is that some gaps are more difficult to close than others. Some gaps will continue as demand increases.
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by pesmhey 8y ago
What would that look like? So like, some chimps see a monolith and then start using bones as blunt weapons - fast forward some millions of years and we’ve got machine guns. What is the octopus breathing apparatus version of that? Maybe that
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by pesmhey 8y ago
The lifestyle depicted IS the product. It’s an entire ecosystem of values, where buying a Pixel allows you to participate.
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I remember seeing screenshots of wc3 alpha during development, and the graphics looked similar. Maybe this stuff has been sitting around, unused all this time.
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Creator's probably could have went in the direction of a deep-dive into Apu's family. A smart-mouthed son, a bookish daughter destined for success at intellectual pursuits. They probably speak English in the same way that kids wit
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by pesmhey 8y ago
Figuratively, being free to express, “I don’t want to do this.”
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by pesmhey 8y ago
I agree with you whole-heartedly that money is a social contract. I did disagree with how you’ve formed your argument: The credit crises is not a issue of money, it's an issue of confidence in the system. Money is a social contract.
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I'm not sure I entirely follow what he's saying. My understanding is that Von Neumann is saying that at its core, mathematics is about describing nature, so the mathematician should prioritize keeping those descriptions useful ove
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by pesmhey 8y ago
On a second read, I realize this comment is almost disrespectful to Swedes, not my intention at all. Just a little shade at the people - from anywhere - that would put a chip in their thumb.
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Swedes are very pragmatic... Wear a fucking wristband. Mind-bogglingly pointless.

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