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by rgoddard 12y ago
This is talked about near the end of the article. Having self-control is an important component but the other portion is having a "burning goal" as Dr. Mischel puts it. This matches exactly with what you are saying.
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by rgoddard 12y ago
In the US one way to help mitigate this problem is to start shifting some of the risk from the insurance plans on to the provider networks. As mentioned people can change insurance plans frequently so investing in their health can be diffic
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by rgoddard 12y ago
Need to develop a viral version of Joel's OS.
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The highly productive habits of Alan Turing(arstechnica.com)
16 points by rgoddard 14y ago|0 comments
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by rgoddard 14y ago
Honestly, the overall process reminds me of what I do some days trying to automate processes which were not designed to be automated. I know what I want to do, I just have to figure out how, step by small step, using things not in the way t
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by rgoddard 14y ago
If (API Copyrightable) = False THEN Google Not Guilty If (Google Violated Copyright) = False THEN Google Not Guilty If Google has Fair Use THEN Google Not Guilty Google Guilty The judge needs to rule on the first statement, the jury came ba
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by rgoddard 14y ago
Fair use is a defense against copyright violations. If you are deemed not to have a copyright violation to begin with, you do not need to use fair use as a defense.
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Orc Battle In Clojure(rgoddard.blogspot.com)
1 points by rgoddard 14y ago|0 comments
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by rgoddard 14y ago
One of the big differences is just the size of the schools. I was in Ireland for 8th and 9th grade. The school I went to consisted of grades 6th-12th with a total of around 300 students, with 48 kids in my grade. My graduation class from hi
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by rgoddard 14y ago
There is the HCRA surcharge (at least in New York state) that gets applied to many hospital and physician services. Part of the money from that is used to pay for these hospital services. Edit: Clarification
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by rgoddard 15y ago
But not all colleges and universities are at the same level as Stanford. The idea is to provide higher quality education to a larger group of people who might not otherwise not be able to receive it. As you state, this cannot replace the be
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by rgoddard 15y ago
But all of those answers can be followed up by more detailed questions with specifics. If you are a company that values code quality, how do you back up that value? Do you have coding standards, do you do code reviews and so on. Either way,
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by rgoddard 15y ago
Insurance rates are based on the risk pool you fall into. When companies are purchasing plans for health insurance, the company as a whole is placed into a risk pool. Since you are dealing with a large group of people, in general the risk p
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Cloning vs Copying and Stealing of Game Ideas(penny-arcade.com)
2 points by rgoddard 15y ago|0 comments
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by rgoddard 15y ago
Normally that basic cycle would go: 1. I need to view some data, if I do not already have it, request it. 2. Generate html from data 3. Take generated html and place in appropriate place on page. This skips step 2 by requesting the required
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by rgoddard 15y ago
I see this as more then just an extension. The basic premise is that you cannot build an elegant solution to a problem that you do not have a deep understanding off. When working in a domain that you do not know, create an inelegant solutio
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by rgoddard 15y ago
The shell companies are to hide the profits and maximize the studio's gain.
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by rgoddard 15y ago
"In the absence of this forcing mechanism human nature takes over and most students fail miserably at the time management aspect of online classes." But does this have to be the case? In the current educational environment, I would agree th
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by rgoddard 15y ago
Conversely, if a student thinks this is something they want to do, and find out this is not what they want, better to do that sooner rather then later. Cheaper to do it this way then in college.
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by rgoddard 15y ago
Well designed and well organized might be a better goal. As you suggest, there does is some bound on the minimum amount of complexity inherent in the problem. The goal is to reduce the unnecessary complexity in your code. Being able to reco
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by rgoddard 15y ago
www.ascd.org/publications/educational-leadership/oct07/vol65/num02/The-Perils-and-Promises-of-Praise.aspx Includes references for further reading if so desired.
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Japan, Before And After The Tsunami(npr.org)
2 points by rgoddard 15y ago|0 comments
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by rgoddard 15y ago
This reminds me of the discussion on the where are people located survey and how self reported data like this is essentially worthless. Since the only conclusions one can draw from this sort of survey is that of those who responded 63% pref
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by rgoddard 15y ago
Because in the end, him meeting a tragic end all to appease the author's anger does no good. While if Kim Jong can open up it would have a larger and more positive impact. Just a matter of trying to break the cycle of violence.
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by rgoddard 15y ago
I think the important fact is that this worked. If this did not work even for someone with a sizable reputation and fan base, then the outcome would be bleak for those who do not. Plus as more people follow this path with success, even thos
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by rgoddard 15y ago
Since with recursion you can have a large but finite number of calls that could blow the stack, but not have the same problem with a for loop.
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by rgoddard 15y ago
The biggest competition for founders is not other startup funds, but regular employment.
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by rgoddard 15y ago
I would think it would be to make sure to control the actual physical distances. You are more concerned that two buttons are 10mm apart then 10px apart. If they become too close physically, then the higher the chance to miss click or other
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by rgoddard 15y ago
Unlike trademarks, you can hold a patent without having to defend it. You are not legally required to use it. So the choice to use it is yours. The logic behind defensive patents is similar to creating nuclear weapons as a deterrent and the
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by rgoddard 15y ago
The problem is, patents are not a repository for searching for solutions and solving problems. If you were to do so, you open yourself for further liability down the road. Not only that, you then harm the person who discovers the same solut

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