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by phaus 8y ago
> it's entirely reasonable that the VCs want a full-time commitment before paying you. I agree with this, but instead of being douchebags and wasting everyones time with stupid games, why dont they just say "look, we need a ful
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by phaus 8y ago
I'm not sure how your comment is relevant. Brakenshire suggested that you could buy a type of cheese that's marketed as a specific kind of cheese, only to find that it is completely different in consistency, texture, and flavor. I
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by phaus 8y ago
I've never seen parmesan packaged in anything that wasn't transparent or completely clear. If you buy a block of parmesan that doesn't seem to actually be parmesan its probably your fault. Some cheeses like the one you mentio
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by phaus 8y ago
It's possible for them not to get back pay, even though so far they always get paid. It's worth noting, however, that government contractors sometimes don't get back pay after being furloughed due to a government shutdown.
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You don't call teleporting across the map for free melee kills with the stupid sword thing a special ability? The introduction of that one item almost ruined the entire genre for about 10 years.
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I just finished this book. It wasn't a bad book, but after Masters of Doom it seemed pretty mediocre. Every story was about something interesting, but they were all pretty shallow. At the end, regardless of the actual outcome, they pre
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by phaus 8y ago
Are there any good books/resources to learn functional programming for a beginner? I know the syntax for like 5+ languages but I've never made anything beyond simple command-line programs.
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by phaus 8y ago
If they announce AR glasses that look like anything besides a regular sized, normal looking, but super stylish pair of sunglasses running amazing software that always works, with a killer feature that no one even knew they needed, it will b
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by phaus 8y ago
>Also... for an alternative viewpoint on Mental Illness, you might wish to read "The Myth Of Mental Illness" by Dr. Thomas Szasz, M.D. I might check that book out because it sounds interesting, but the Wikipedia article makes h
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by phaus 8y ago
I've never been asked either but some companies care where you went to school. However, it still matters outside the context of trying to get a job. If for some reason you want to transfer to a different school, if you don't have
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by phaus 8y ago
Cognitive bias is something that everyone deals with. There are tons of techniques and processes that journalists are supposed to employ in an effort to minimize its effects. One example would be analysis of competing hypotheses. Another ex
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The conspiracy theorizing consists entirely of you reading into what I said and turning it into an argument that it wasn't, but that you feel would be easy to dismiss.
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You're making an awful lot of incorrect assumptions here.
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> There is no evidence of this. it is pure narrative based upon what you perceive as motives. There is plenty of evidence to suggest it. What you're looking for is a smoking gun that definitively proves it beyond a reasonable doubt,
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>If revealing the democratic party's misdeeds hurt the democratic party and helped russia, then we agree that there is an element of complicity for the messenger. You're still oversimplifying it. I'm saying that they were
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by phaus 8y ago
No. Alt-right tabloids like Breitbart are obviously significantly worse than mainstream media, but almost all journalism is trash. Every major network can point to really great work that some of their journalists have done. However, every d
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I expect nation states to do what is in their best interest. Wikileaks helped Russia whether they wanted to or not. Russia's attempt to interfere with our democracy has led to one of the most toxic political climates in US history. The
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by phaus 8y ago
No one has argued that Wikileaks has never done anything right. You're disingenuously oversimplifying the situation to imply that my position is ridiculous. When your ridiculous position is simply that "Wikileaks did a thing that
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There's a difference between objectively revealing all relevant, true facts at your disposal and selectively releasing true facts that support your agenda or actively harm your opponent, at very specific times when its most advantageou
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Their net worth isn't really comparable though. Spike Lee makes polarizing movies that appeal to niche audiences. Carmack made a couple of the best and most popular games of all time. He also achieved revolutionary technological advanc
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by phaus 8y ago
I'm left-handed and there are several techniques for writing left-handed with a fountain pen. They don't all involve twisting your writing hand into "some bizarre contortion". I collect vintage fountain pens, mostly abou
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Really? I admired his accomplishments before I even read this book (which is an amazing read), but it kind of makes him seem like a sociopath.
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All its going to take for the next paradigm shift will be for voice assistants and batteries to get better, and for google glass-like devices get so good that they match the feature set of smartphones and standalone VR systems and also beco
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by phaus 8y ago
Carmack worked on the engine. Romero built the dev tools in addition to designing levels. Both contributed significantly to the design of the game. Carmack is one of the most talented engineers alive, but that doesn't negate all of the
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If you go back and read my comment, I didn't say that out of Apple's entire customer base, more people dislike the keyboard than like it. I said that more people are having issues with this computer than a normal Apple MBP. Just l
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I don't have a problem with the touchbar, its the keyboard that they introduced on the same model.
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I work at a company where most of us use Macs. Everyone that has upgraded from a 2013-2015 MBP to the touchbar model absolutely hates it, including me. There's gotta be someone around here that actually likes it, but I haven't met
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by phaus 8y ago
>He asked you for "how much is google's spend" and you finished your estimations without giving him a dollar value? Did you forget his question? He didn't say he finished without ever giving him an answer. He was simp
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>Some Evidence Obviously the studies aren't definitive, but if they were and multitasking caused me to be less intelligent and less able to focus due to "permanent physiological changes in the brain", I would consider my b
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by phaus 8y ago
Airpods are some of the better truly wireless earbuds, but they are still mediocre and lots of people have the issues I mentioned with them. I don't miss the cable, but I miss reasonable prices, audio quality, and not having to deal wi

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