rverghes

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by rverghes 13y ago
Out of curiosity, why only have one string type? We don't do the same for numbers. Many languages don't have "number", they have int, float, long, etc. Instead of just String, maybe we should have ASCIIString, UTF8String
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by rverghes 13y ago
This is a pretty good overview of the case for Cuban: http://www.professorbainbridge.com/professorbainbridgecom/20... Apparently, simply owning stock is not enough to make you an "insider". You have to be a f
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by rverghes 13y ago
Joel Spolsky had an excellent post on the two models, Ben and Jerry's vs Amazon, and when each is appropriate: http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000056.html
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by rverghes 13y ago
In my opinion, using expected value to evaluate lotteries is not correct. Realistically, there are only two outcomes. Either you win millions, or you lose a few thousand over several years. The future where your outcome matches the expected
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by rverghes 13y ago
This is my understanding of the situation: Traditionally, book publishers sell to stores at a wholesale price. Stores then mark up the price a bit and sell it to the end consumers. Amazon then started selling books for prices below the whol
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by rverghes 13y ago
It's hard to design and create software for subjects you don't know much about. It's not really a surprise that people create software for their own lives. A lot of open source is focused on programming languages, libraries and things to he
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by rverghes 14y ago
As a blogger, I like comments. They give you immediate feedback. Things you've missed, or overlooked, or an indication that you didn't explain yourself correctly. However, you shouldn't write expecting people to comment. Sometimes they do,
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by rverghes 14y ago
Sure, but the cash has the value of being flexible. For example, if you were looking to save money, you could brown bag a lunch from home and pocket the extra $10. That flexibility might be more valuable to the employee than the nice lunch.
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by rverghes 14y ago
Why is it a stupid idea? Company A pays an employee $100 per day, and provides a lunch which costs the company $10. Company B pays the employee $110 per day, but the employee has to provide her own lunch. Is it really fair that Company B ha