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by philk 17y ago
Pretty much every time there's a discussion of dogs on the internet there'll always be at least one guy who pipes up and tells you you're a monster because you haven't sold your house, moved to the country, bought a farm and spent all day c
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by philk 17y ago
This sort of feedback is the very definition of bikeshedding: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bikeshedding I'm sure Joel can work out how to raise a husky and keep it happy and healthy without all of us giving our 2c
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by philk 17y ago
I know it's peripheral to the article but that punching app sounds creepy as hell.
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by philk 17y ago
These things are generally about politics rather than "technical considerations" or "reality". People have explained that these things aren't going to work but it doesn't seem to slow politicians down if they think there's a vote in it. To
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by philk 17y ago
So. . . I daresay that the comment does sound pretty awful. Awful is probably the wrong word. Delusional, megalomaniac, may be better words. Anybody who doesn't have a bell curve around the ages of people they're willing to date (yes, with
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by philk 17y ago
I'm really not sure why you're using "just dating" pejoratively. The GP might feel no desire to settle down or might enjoy repeating the initial rush through serial monogamy. Alternatively, he may be open to the prospect of marriage but no
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by philk 17y ago
Good point but we need to consider the change in price as well. If the 2004 model cost five times as much then they're still roughly in line with Moore's law. Also there's the possibility that the bottlenecks in bandwidth have been on the
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by philk 17y ago
That sounded promising but then I did some googling and got things like: Red Envelope Saga All But Over ( http://techcrunch.com/2008/04/03/red-envelope-may-be-heading... ) Deadpool: Red Envelope Files For Bankruptcy ( http://techcrunch.com/
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by philk 17y ago
I think the line gets a bit blurred when you charge as much for tuition as some of these MBA programs. (The value proposition is actually a bit puzzling given you could lock yourself in a cheap apartment somewhere for ~18 months and try out
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by philk 17y ago
I'm betting that the student is currently really grateful that he sampled other classes and hence didn't get stuck with this guy.
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by philk 17y ago
The tagline for mixergy is "Online Business Tips from Successful Entrepreneurs". I'm having a hard time imagining how he fits with that or why he'd make a great interviewee. As far as I can tell, his claim to fame is writing a narky email
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by philk 17y ago
I'm not saying that there aren't good people out there with certs [1], I'm just saying that personally it'd make me wonder why someone had so many of them. It's more that when I visualise really sharp technical people I don't see them havin
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by philk 17y ago
Probably the most important part of the article is: Bart Perkins is managing partner at Louisville, Ky.-based Leverage Partners Inc., which helps organizations invest well in IT. Contact him at BartPerkins@LeveragePartners.com. Leverage P
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by philk 17y ago
To be honest, if someone had a whole lot of certifications I'd be worried that they needed them to cover for their lack of talent. Also if certifications play a meaningful role in your hiring process you're probably doing it wrong.
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by philk 17y ago
Not sure I agree here: a) A developers biggest problem is his competitors. As the culling is a specific category of apps, it's unlikely to remove his competitors from the mix. b) It adds uncertainty into the business model. You can spend
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by philk 17y ago
To be honest I think the "no formula for success" thing is the reason why entrepreneurship can still command such outsize rewards for the amount of work put in. People don't like the uncertainty and will hence shy away from being an entrep
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by philk 17y ago
Luck boils down to hard work ultimately as the more you work on something the more chances you have to get a lucky break. Connections, similarly, are related to how hard you're working; the fact that you're working really hard is unusual en
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by philk 17y ago
Going outside and enjoying the world might be more rewarding but if you've paid actual money for something you have a right to expect it to work.
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by philk 17y ago
LaTeX also makes it easy to write big documents. MS Word becomes painful to work with when you get over fifty pages or so. Also the final output is much, much prettier.
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by philk 17y ago
I'm not sure that these albums do much good for the humanitarian effort to begin with; people who buy the albums will feel that they've already done something to help and hence donate less through other channels. All I can really see it ad
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by philk 17y ago
I'm not sure it's a particularly new development. People have been acting in their own self-interest for time immemorial. (And indeed economic models which work on the basis of enlightened self interest have been the most successful and de
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by philk 17y ago
Taking actions that in sum lower the probability of things you like being produced in the future is incredibly stupid. I don't think it's particularly stupid because the actions of an individual choosing to block ads will have a negligibl
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by philk 17y ago
Because unless you're equally successful "this guy was a tool" comes across as poorly concealed envy. If you're going to trash someone who's way more successful than you are, use specifics and acknowledge his positive characteristics as we
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by philk 17y ago
Your criticism would ring less hollow if you were the one worth $100 million.
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by philk 17y ago
This also fails to account for CPI which makes things way less impressive. Assuming 3% CPI it's ~$450K vs. ~$1.875M
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by philk 17y ago
That's hilarious. Doubtless they'll be offering a smaller share of the profits as they're bringing their all important idea to the table. I think I'm going to try this stunt with every service I consume. "Yes, you see, you give me a hairc
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by philk 17y ago
It's also because as the host you have both a large built-in boost to your social status and a reason to talk to anyone.
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by philk 17y ago
This article misses the fundamental point that steaks are tasty.
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by philk 17y ago
I think you may be overestimating the standard of living and technical sophistication of North Korea.
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Murdoch and his legacy(printthis.clickability.com)
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