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by pvdm 16y ago
Cisco ? They never got wireless working on the Flop Camera.
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by pvdm 16y ago
He mentioned everything I like about Forth. Peek and poke machine registers. Quick check out of hardware. Forth should be in the toolkit of any one bringing up new hardware. What is there to hate about it ? Every tool has it's limitations a
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by pvdm 16y ago
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monroe_Trout
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by pvdm 16y ago
Other techniques ? There is only one core technique. Some people do yoga as an adjunct activity. I have an hourly chime that keeps me centered in case I stray. Minimum amount of TV. Walking vs driving. If I have to drive, I stay in the righ
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by pvdm 16y ago
A/B testing at it's best. The exact wording of your introduction also makes a difference depending on what part of the country you live in. In silicon valley, "startup" will perk up most people's attention. "entrepreneur" in the midwest wil
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by pvdm 16y ago
They given up on MeeGo ?
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by pvdm 16y ago
I suspect there is some underlying issue that you are not divulging. Do you get along with the founders ? Are you comfortable asking them to pay for the internet ? Do you feel you are being treated unfairly ? Talk these things out with them
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by pvdm 16y ago
In the OP's case, it was an assistant Prof trying to move up.
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by pvdm 16y ago
In a public traded company, the owners are the stock holders. Some of the people running the company hired by the shareholders are paid well and do not suffer any consequences if they do a poor job. This is how big corporations work.
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by pvdm 16y ago
A job in a swiss patent office is hard to come by.
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by pvdm 16y ago
The brickwalls you have to break through while doing a startup is much harder than the mental discipline needed to finish your degree.
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by pvdm 16y ago
wow! "A job is a TV that takes up even more time."
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by pvdm 16y ago
"Give me the place to stand, and I shall move the earth." Archimedes. Said to be his assertion in demonstrating the principle of the lever.
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by pvdm 16y ago
Nice quote - "The three most harmful addictions are heroin, carbohydrates, and a monthly salary."
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by pvdm 16y ago
I suppose I am too naive to think Ph.D advisors would not treat advisees like a piece of meat.
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by pvdm 16y ago
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1931503/posts
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by pvdm 16y ago
Talking to humans improved my writing skills :) Reading about mythology e.g. Joseph Campbell improved my story telling abilities.
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There is a third generation of search(selberg.org)
3 points by pvdm 16y ago|0 comments
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by pvdm 16y ago
It is oppressive just like Hawaiian shirt days are oppressive. Pasted-up fake smiles demotivates.
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by pvdm 16y ago
In the math portion, an 800 is a perfect score.
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by pvdm 16y ago
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What do Bill Gates and Richard Stallman have in common ?(en.wikipedia.org)
71 points by pvdm 16y ago|23 comments
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by pvdm 16y ago
Thought about it some more, seems if you want to use the arm forces analogy, MIT is more like Navy Seals Hell Week :) Tough while you're going thru it, but the friendships last a lifetime.
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by pvdm 16y ago
I don't know about the army/marines analogy but I know that "IHTFP" would not have taken hold on Stanford campus :)
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by pvdm 16y ago
6.170 switched from clu to java not the compiler course 6.035.
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by pvdm 16y ago
Married with 2 kids. Hypocrisy.
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by pvdm 16y ago
What are the chances that Twillo will take an Uzi to it's API users ? http://twitter.com/cdixon/status/14636556473
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by pvdm 16y ago
why Bill Gates hand over the reins to Ballmer, I never understood.
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by pvdm 16y ago
He uses swear words a lot :)
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by pvdm 16y ago
I guess working for google would be out of the question.

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