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Don't use double quotes in PostgreSQL(blog.lerner.co.il)
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by reuven 12y ago
SEEKING WORK - remote development and mentoring (Israel), on-site training I am a full-stack Web developer (since 1993) and an independent consultant (since 1995). I set up one of the 100 Web sites in the world, write the monthly Web techno
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by reuven 12y ago
In Israel, we don't (yet) have Uber, but we do have GetTaxi, a similar service. I have become addicted. It's convenient, simple, gives me a GPS indication of where the taxi is, and lets me use a credit card. The fact that I know
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If you don't use “with”, when does Python close files? the answer: It depends(blog.lerner.co.il)
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Show HN: DailyTechVideo.com, a new conference talk each day(dailytechvideo.com)
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by reuven 12y ago
Yup! Every month since early 1996...
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by reuven 12y ago
To my mailing list, via a bunch of blog posts (on my blog), at free Webinars I've given, during a talk a gave at the hack.summit(), and on Twitter. I tried some ads (Facebook, Google, and Reddit) for a short time, but they didn't
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by reuven 12y ago
I wrote an ebook ("Practice Makes Python", http://lerner.co.il/practice-makes-python ) for people who have learned Python basics, but want to gain fluency. I'm working on videos for a higher-tier offering, a
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by reuven 12y ago
I have to assume that Netflix is weighing the cost of a potential lawsuit, or having content pulled, vs. the income that they receive from overseas customers. I live in Israel, and bought Netflix and Amazon Prime subscriptions so that my fa
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It Looks Like Netflix Is Cracking Down on VPN 'Pirating'(gizmodo.com)
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by reuven 12y ago
SEEKING WORK - remote development and mentoring (Israel), on-site training I am a full-stack Web developer (since 1993) and an independent consultant (since 1995). I set up one of the 100 Web sites in the world, write the monthly Web techno
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Show HN: DailyTechVideo.com, a new conference talk each day(dailytechvideo.com)
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Daniel Handler (aka Lemony Snicket) made this very clear in an interview that I saw several years ago. He said that in order for children to be heroes, the first thing that you have to do in any children's book is get rid of the paren
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Show HN: “Practice Makes Python,” an ebook for after your first Python class(lerner.co.il)
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I can completely understand removing Lewin from the faculty as a professor emeritus. I can understand getting rid of his e-mail address and office (which I believe were also done). If he really engaged in sexual harassment, then he deserves
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by reuven 12y ago
Wow, this is a tough one. When I was an undergrad at MIT in the late 1980s and early 1990s, Walter Lewin was synonymous with amazing physics teaching. We would watch his videos on MIT's internal cable TV channel, to better understand
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by reuven 12y ago
I'm actually not of the opinion that the stipend should be higher for married couples with children -- just that someone in that situation should understand that the PhD student's spouse will need to have a good, full-time job to
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by reuven 12y ago
My PhD stipend (at Northwestern, a major private US university) was about $1200/month. That's enough for a single, unmarried, childless person who is sharing an apartment with one or more roommates. It was laughably low for someo
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by reuven 12y ago
Yes yes yes yes yes. Well said. Find out how many of your advisor's former students want to continue working with him or her. That might be a good measure of how much they want to deal with him or her once they don't need to.
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I finished my PhD about 6 months ago, at the age of 44, married and with three children. It took me 11 years, and cost an enormous amount of money. Before I started, I was an independent consultant. After finishing, I'm an independe
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by reuven 12y ago
As an Israeli, I'm delighted to see Gaza citizens building businesses, gaining skills, and making money. This is in the mutual interest of Palestinians and Israelis alike. I wish that it were somehow possible for Israelis to help the
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Solving Problems with Sets and Comprehensions in Python(hackhands.com)
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by reuven 12y ago
SEEKING WORK - remote, from Israel I've been a full-stack Web developer since 1993, when I set up one of the first 100 Web sites in the world. I've been working as a consultant since 1995. I have extensive experience with Ruby (
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by reuven 12y ago
My sister-in-law recently became blind after many years of declining sight. It is heartbreaking to see how difficult even the most seemingly simple journeys have become for her. (And I'm quite impressed by the way that she has been p
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by reuven 12y ago
SEEKING WORK - remote, from Israel I've been a full-stack Web developer since 1993, when I set up one of the first 100 Web sites in the world. I've been working as a consultant since 1995. I have extensive experience with Ruby (
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Just How Good Was Mark Zuckerberg's Mandarin?(wsj.com)
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I'm much more amazed that so many people around the world have managed to learn English at a high enough level that they can work and study in it.
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by reuven 12y ago
Yes, but I live in Israel. It's normal here to expect native English speakers to learn Hebrew to some degree. But Chinese is seen as completely impenetrable, more than any other language. People use "Chinese" to mean somet
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by reuven 12y ago
It comes down to: (1) Chinese people are blown away when a Westerner speaks Chinese, and (2) Americans are blown away by anyone who speaks Chinese. I have been taking daily Mandarin lessons for the last few months, since I'm traveling
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by reuven 12y ago
I very strongly recommend this, too. Fun and practical. I have been taking Mandarin lessons (eChineseLearning.com) every day for about three months, and am having the time of my life. I took my fourth business trip to Beijing after only

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