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by riveteye 9y ago
They do not take into account the mass introduction of environmental contaminants following the 1880s Industrial Revolution.
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Forget Elf on the Shelf: Worry about Hello Barbie, actual child surveillance toy
9 points by riveteye 11y ago|1 comments
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by riveteye 12y ago
UPDATED: So this little article has travelled pretty far! There were a lot of good tips, comments and insights into the origin of [x] but none as good as this email that I received from Windows 95 team member Daniel Oran. “Hi Lauren, A frie
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The Origin of X-to-Close in UI Design(medium.com)
3 points by riveteye 13y ago|1 comments
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by riveteye 13y ago
I strongly believe that work is not a job.* Work is what you do in your life every day to create value for yourself and for the people you care about. Your work should make you happy and help you to feel fulfilled. Your work could take 5 ho
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by riveteye 13y ago
Thanks! HN search ahoy!
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by riveteye 13y ago
This is helpful, thanks. I'm looking for a guide to A/B Testing, and other related tests for Web Analytics. Any advice?
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by riveteye 13y ago
I suspect this is to counteract the search algorithm problem Google was having earlier that equated "gayest" to "worst": http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/23/google-search-algor... ( B
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by riveteye 13y ago
Exactly! Just marriage. I've noticed that this is happening in Canada already, albeit slowly. Like in this article: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/the-hot-button/brides-re...
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by riveteye 13y ago
I want to emphasize this. Always use appropriate safety equipment when exploring old buildings. Steel-toed boots are also a very good idea, in addition to a respirator. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urban_exploration#Saf
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Web API Design - Crafting Interfaces that Developers Love(pages.apigee.com)
1 points by riveteye 13y ago|0 comments
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by riveteye 13y ago
If a graphic designer/data-driven/infographic designer made this pretty I'd buy one for my cube wall...
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Game Of Thrones Finale Breaks Piracy Download Record(themarysue.com)
8 points by riveteye 13y ago|0 comments
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by riveteye 13y ago
Selective enforcement has got to go. It's an infringement on all of our rights as human beings. Get rid of selective enforcement, and you get rid of ridiculous laws?
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by riveteye 13y ago
I should probably add I'm in favour of full and open access to all data. For CIA Directors and Fishmongers alike. There should be no secrets. This half-assed 'privacy for the powerful, illusions of privacy for all!' approach
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by riveteye 13y ago
Privacy is an illusion, and a dangerous one. It allows dishonest people to appear honest, and further perpetuates the lie of 'normal'. It closes minds and turns us against other people who are just as human as ourselves. Privacy a
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by riveteye 13y ago
Yeah, I'm a member of a hackerspace which is almost entirely made up of PhD's, engineers, security specialists, artists, creatives, inventors and innovators and almost all of what we do is related to fire and explosions (and electronics and
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by riveteye 13y ago
Hmm. I was under the impression that burning garbage is different in that you are burning carbon that is already in play in the carbon cycle system - unlike burning coal, which without human intervention would never be introduced into the e
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by riveteye 13y ago
I know exactly the kind of mindset it takes to do 'experiments' like this: Clever, mischievous, inquisitive, questioning, maybe even a little defiant but not malicious. Never malicious. Authorities don't understand that knowledge and experi
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by riveteye 13y ago
Learn from other people, let people learn from you. A great way to cultivate a more fulsome understanding of a topic is to try to describe it to others, to share your understanding with others. Mentoring is like writing that way, and like w
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by riveteye 13y ago
By selecting the right candidates for the right traits (traits previously unquantifiable and untenable before Big Data techniques) these companies might eventually, in the long term, build better workers. For example, if the selection crite
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by riveteye 14y ago
I love Codecademy, like, as an addict, but it doesn't teach anyone how to make anything. This could probably be seen as a serious problem, but not a problem with Codecademy, more of a problem with society as a whole. Codecademy DOES provide
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by riveteye 14y ago
MOOCs combine the INCREDIBLE FREEDOM (and efficacy) of self-directed learning with the benefit of access to discipline-leading educators, scaleable web-based interactivity, and active participatory online community. Even given all that, not