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by pwhelan 16y ago
Thanks. This is kinda difficult to wrap my head around though. I found this passage interesting: "By this account, there are no metaphysical or epistemological problems special to mathematics. The only worries left are the general worries a
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by pwhelan 16y ago
That is true. I could be wrong, but I personally feel that Apple is being difficult on purpose. I do not think they want the iPad to become a business device (or be a company that produces primarily for businesses). I think they want to be
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by pwhelan 16y ago
That was a poorly written post on my part. I am starting out using Android (getting an HTC Incredible soon as well). If I can get things working well with Android and want to start selling apps and/or start a software company for mobile pho
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by pwhelan 16y ago
Excellent point on quants that I didn't think about it. The only stereotype I have is that I hate them because I wish I had their money but I wasn't old enough to cash in.
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by pwhelan 16y ago
The only problem is when you see someone in a suit "who is he trying to impress?" is not the same thought at 99% of people in life -- and many of those people are the people who decide if we are serious about what we are doing. I would love
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by pwhelan 16y ago
Hyperbole is a literary tool to emphasize a point and should be put in context knowing this.
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by pwhelan 16y ago
I know "12 Angry Men" that might beg to differ about people just sitting around making a great film. Regarding Hogan's Heroes -- some ideas might require better execution to succeed. Tablet computers, which have been around for a while, see
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by pwhelan 16y ago
"Pure" mathematics sometimes has applications as well - number theory and cryptography, boolean algebra and circuits, etc. I do not think that Adams would argue that pure math is worthless, rather that it has applications that haven't shown
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by pwhelan 16y ago
True, however there is something saying "the people who do this are less desirable", thus if you do that you are less desirable. Why these people are considered less desirable is debatable. Also, in science don't we include medical personne
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by pwhelan 16y ago
I like what you say, but I am conflicted. As I understood it, math is the language that physics uses for us to understand/manipulate reality. Just as one understand "coffee" without the word coffee, one can understand projectile motion with
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by pwhelan 16y ago
I don't think it is as much being told they cannot do science (as incapable) as much as it is being told they are odd and less desirable (consciously or subconsciously) if they embrace math/science/tech. It also depends on the woman how dif
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by pwhelan 16y ago
However, for someone like me who is starting to develop for a possible startup idea -- I'm starting with Android. If this doesn't pan out, then other dev will be on Android. I'll do iPhone next then others if it pans out, but if it doesn't?
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by pwhelan 16y ago
And why Android will likely take over the medical market, because one doesn't have to deal with this nonsense.
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by pwhelan 16y ago
It will also end up being questionable considering USSC rulings on reasonable expectations of privacy in public settings. That is what surprises me considering this seems to fall squarely as 1st, 4th, 5th, 14th amendment issues.
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by pwhelan 16y ago
Even Eugene Fama no longer believes in the efficient market hypothesis.
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by pwhelan 16y ago
I am asking in all seriousness, what about this venture seems moral? This screams sleazy personal injury lawyer to me that wants to sue for car collisions where the paint didn't even chip.
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by pwhelan 16y ago
That is true but I am presuming you have some ties to Utah (being Ute fan and all) thus I presumed that you live in the US which doesn't remove the fact that you could still flirting with some big consequences. The other problem is that say
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by pwhelan 16y ago
A site like this would also be an enormous legal headache with libelous claims and counter-claims flying around like gnats on a summer day. If you are building it to sell to police, then I can see the value. However if this is just a commun
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by pwhelan 16y ago
Budweiser, Miller, Coors vs. Dogfish Head, Southern Tier, Bell's (though best is pretty subjective) He makes a good point that you should invest heavily in the product, but that doesn't mean that the rest of business isn't incredibly import
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by pwhelan 16y ago
I agree. I find it disturbing that colleges do not at least mention to students that they should think about their earning power after school. I don't know how much sympathy I can have though for people who should just plain no better. No o
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by pwhelan 16y ago
I agree with you just at least at my school we didn't have it. I have a friend who works in the CS department now (and is one heckuva lecturer) that I'm going to mention it to. I still don't know much about version control but perhaps a wra
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by pwhelan 16y ago
As someone not too far out of coursework in the US -- neither I nor most of my classmates didn't use source control. For most homework assignments and projects it just wasn't a necessity. You were working with so few people and just sorta g
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by pwhelan 16y ago
I fail to see how saying that I am disappointed that something hasn't been mentioned is saying "most of the adivce in the HN comments is crap" or is imposing my beliefs on others. Saying people should think about something does neither and
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by pwhelan 16y ago
I've been pretty disappointed that I haven't heard people mention charitable donations as something to do once you've hit it big. That we have talents and opportunities makes us pretty damn lucky and helping out the unfortunate -- not just
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by pwhelan 16y ago
Voting down someone for saying it is linkbait? I don't get that. The title is entirely misleading in this community.
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by pwhelan 16y ago
FDIC insures up to 250k. If you want to park it there -- go ahead. Short term CD ladders (so you always have some money free if you need it but most of it is actively earning interest) seem like a good option as well.
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by pwhelan 16y ago
I see. I did not search for the actual study -- only that the researcher interviewed said that exercising aiding sleep is a myth in the article. Silly me, I forgot to remember media often distorts science If that is indeed what they are cla
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by pwhelan 16y ago
You mean the anecdotal accounts of sleep and admittedly poor perceptions of exercise the participants in the study had? It seems what they should be claiming is that your mental state matters more than your physical state for sleep. Changin
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by pwhelan 16y ago
Not only that, it says nothing about stress levels (running is a great way to relax). How hard were you working out -- low hr runs, sprint intervals, tempo runs? Were you already a bit sleepy? Did you have established circadian rhythms? “Th
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by pwhelan 16y ago
To be fair he likely lost focus, checked some email, read another article and had forgotten his point and just thought "Meh, I'll go with it."

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