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by peterb 16y ago
In my neck-of-the-wood it is probably higher, more like 85-90% Microsoft. Programmers use Windows in the Enterprise, Banking, Insurance, old media, etc. Startups and Web-dev are on other platforms, but they are in the minority. I've used Wi
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by peterb 16y ago
CPU speed doesn't concern me, as memory access/front-side bus tends to be the bottleneck in the applications I'm interested in. But non-EEC is a problem. Intel intentionally crippled Atom to not cannibalize its server business. I think a si
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by peterb 16y ago
The point was if you want to help a large number of people with their statistical problems, the basics should be really simple (like dropbox).
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by peterb 16y ago
You are right. Python and R are not the right tool for them. They are not "dropbox" simple. Er, wait ...
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by peterb 16y ago
Yes, I like the Python also, but you have missed the point. For MBA-types, business types, and scientists the programming concepts are too much to learn. Why should they have to learn programming when their needs are simple? It is not jus
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by peterb 16y ago
+1 on exercise. Endorphins are nature's anti-depressant.
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by peterb 16y ago
They know exactly what they are doing. They are "knifing the baby". Some employees will suffer, but it is for the greater good. If the company fails (look at Nortel), then everyone suffers.
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by peterb 16y ago
They are going to buy lots of RAM. I'm excited about redis nodes running on low power, small ARM A15-based linux servers with lots of RAM and an SSD. Diskless, fanless and 3-5 watts per node in the data center.
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by peterb 16y ago
Most people/companies are discrete about tax avoidance. Personally I like paying taxes, it buys civilization.
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by peterb 16y ago
I wouldn't do that yet. The stickiness could be on the keyboard only. I would disassemble (get instructions for your model from http://www.ifixit.com/ ) and visually inspect for damage. Make sure everything is completely dry, reassemble
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by peterb 16y ago
I take this back. I have played with "ping" for a few days and it is bad. It feels like a "minimum viable product" where they forgot the "viable" bit.
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by peterb 16y ago
Facebook is about baby pictures, girls/boys night out, kids soccer results, and "how the hell are you". This is no facebook killer , but it may bleed off X% of discussions that deals with media.
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by peterb 16y ago
I'll take that bet. 160M accounts solves the "get traction" problem of most social networks. Once you get outside of the geek community, people love iTunes.
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by peterb 16y ago
To export to LaTeX, see: http://orgmode.org/org.html#LaTeX-and-PDF-export
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by peterb 16y ago
Amen.
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by peterb 16y ago
I agree, but take it one step further: it is unethical NOT to walk away. The whole point of the clause is to ensure everyone is taking equal risk in evaluating the property: the bank and the owner. It is bad for banks to make loans without
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A Bigger Danger: Scientists Build Case for Undersea Plumes(nytimes.com)
16 points by peterb 16y ago|2 comments
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by peterb 17y ago
An interesting article. Unfortunately the results are biased unless they are double blind tests.
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by peterb 17y ago
Not with Chrome on OSX. Browser hangs & dies.
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by peterb 17y ago
Exactly. Many (most?) geeks use an adblocker.
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by peterb 17y ago
I felt the same way until I watched many of the presentations. TED has some very deep thinkers. I don't find deep, complex subjects "liberal" or "bland". Just my opinion.
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by peterb 17y ago
I like to buy local simply because I like Dwight (my Angus beef farmer), Steve (my lamb guy) and the chicken lady down the street (I forget her name). Seriously, these are interesting people who work hard at their craft and have to perform
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by peterb 17y ago
I am the father of a Type 1 who is 8 years old. The problem is the same with any of the diabetes tools: you have to manually enter the numbers. Until you can get around this fundamental problem, you will have difficulty getting people to
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by peterb 17y ago
I respectfully disagree. I thought it was melodramatic, not funny and missed the mark for the vast majority of the audience watching.
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by peterb 17y ago
I respectfully disagree. It is not a knee jerk reaction. The writing is on the wall for many single use 'gadgets': gps, point & shoot cameras, calculators, etc. It is not google per ce, but powerful pocket computers (iPhone, Android, e
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by peterb 17y ago
Right. You can also look at it as a type of hack ... an emotional hack, if you will. It tends to work well with men. It is similar to the cliche teachers use: "you will never amount to anything". The idea is you will get so angry, you w
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by peterb 18y ago
My experience with "stud technologists" is that they never call themselves "stud", "rockstar", "ninja", etc. The truly outstanding developers I have worked with were humble and a little on the shy, geeky side. Some may even have had Asper
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by peterb 18y ago
Agreed. Microsoft has released best of breed products. But Microsoft's product decisions are largely driven by "PMs", whereas open source is driven by technical merit and Apple is driven by industrial design. Microsoft occupies this weird
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by peterb 18y ago
... and this explains, in detail, why Microsoft products are so much more difficult to use compared to Apple (designed by industrial designers) and less functional than FOSS (designed by programmers and domain experts). They are designed b
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by peterb 18y ago
Quality is quality, no matter how many people work at the company. Often it is preferable to do business with a one man shop versus Megacorp, because the guy/girl you are dealing with will do what it takes to keep your business.

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