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by rizzom5000 14y ago
There are surely many reasons it was worth sharing. For me it was educational to contemplate the number of applications submitted. Also, in this case it was fun to the see the letterheads for a large number of well-respected engineering sch
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Right, not to say that they weren't "great" teams. But do you have any evidence/numbers to show the rest of us "why" they were "great" - if for nothing else, than for perspective. I could tell you my high school stint at McDonald's was the
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by rizzom5000 14y ago
I've been known to do this when there aren't any cars on either side of the stop light, and the light is known to ignore cycles. Other than waiting a random amount of time for a car to come along and trip the sensors, my only other alternat
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I disagree. Labels are sometimes derived of prejudice and bigotry. But if someone is obese, and I call them fat - it's not a label that I invented because I'm "not thinking" and "I don't realize the possibilities". I am thinking, and I do r
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by rizzom5000 14y ago
Learn to read... sure, I've heard the US adult population is 30% functionally illiterate. Learn math... sure, I've heard the US has some of the worst math scores in the developed world. Learn advanced mathematics, why not? Learn to rebuild
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by rizzom5000 14y ago
This article seems to have missed or glossed over a number of critical relevant points: 1. Few people on this planet would consider Atlanta, Phoenix or Las Vegas as cities to emulate. They are all excellent examples of unsustainable growth
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My opinion tends toward the idea that professionals, by definition, participate in continuing education. This can be sponsored by an employer, but it seems that in the software industry it is more often than not up to the individual. On the
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by rizzom5000 15y ago
While I enjoyed the article and its message, I found the spelling error on the resume example underwhelming. A professional's resume is the veneer they present to strangers. It's like the login page for your app. Do you want a spelling erro
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by rizzom5000 15y ago
You should also consider that fertilizers and pesticides are derived from fossil fuels. Modern agriculture and oil go hand in glove and not just because equipment, processing, shipping and storage all rely on it to function.
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That sums it up in my experience. The entire 'idea' of 'personality' is likely much more dynamic than static, despite the concerted efforts of 'social 'scientists'' attempting to justify their existence (as meaningful) - despite nearly a ce
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IIRC there was some evidence of this found in research -- cited in "59 Seconds: Think a Little, Change a Lot". IIRC the study was focused on characteristics of 'successful' people where 'success' was defined in terms of societal achievement