ryanobjc

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by ryanobjc 12y ago
Thanks for the honest answer! I know a lot of geeks wont agree with this, but the reality is when you are doing PR (or anything else, including/especially software engineering) you need to be as simple as possible.
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by ryanobjc 12y ago
This is really cool and awesome, but after seeing the slow pace of JVM development over the last 6 years I really despair of doing major systems/database work in Java. It just feels like we are 10+ years ahead of where the VM is at.
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by ryanobjc 12y ago
I disagree that "they didn't dwell" - you honestly don't know that and in fact we know for a fact some did.
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by ryanobjc 12y ago
You're nitpicking a rhetorical effect and it makes no major difference on the article as a whole.
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by ryanobjc 12y ago
I found the 'requirement' of set theory in the book is very 'common sense' and doesnt really use any advanced knowledge. It depends greatly on finite sets, which is easily and intuitively drawable. The point of these in
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by ryanobjc 12y ago
But is this the best pedagogical approach to teaching this area? In the book "Conceptual Mathematics" the concrete example is finite sets and mapping between finite sets. That is way more understandable than 'objects' a
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by ryanobjc 12y ago
This is an ok introduction, but for a much much better introduction check out the book "Conceptual Mathematics". It does a little better than using abstract words like 'objects' (which has a particular connotation for p
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by ryanobjc 12y ago
I do think things are as the grandparent noted. These companies are shifting risk around and attempting to reap reward. I have a feeling that your 'there are laws' is more a general rallying cry rather than the particular nuances
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by ryanobjc 12y ago
To put that in perspective, you synthesize quite a bit more: "10,000 to 20,000 IU of vitamin D are produced in 30 minutes of whole-body exposure, in the skin of most vertebrate animals, including humans." as per http:/&#x2F
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by ryanobjc 12y ago
About time. The usb physical standards have sucked, and hard. Mini usb tended to break on the device side, usb3 micro usb foot print is obscene etc.
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by ryanobjc 12y ago
Caffeine withdrawal is just a few days...
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by ryanobjc 12y ago
It took me over a year to get the stock certificates for a well known, highly funded (> $80m total) company. CFO kept blowing me off. I kept emailing every few months. Finally got it. A lot of "don't worry we recorded it&quo
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by ryanobjc 12y ago
There's been a lot of research and people interested in grass-fed beef. I'd love to learn more about the results of this study compared to the discoveries about grass-fed beef, omega 3 and the omega 3/6 balance stuff. On one
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by ryanobjc 12y ago
Yes. That is exactly what us happened. I know a few people who were edged out like that. Make no mistake, Amazon is not a great place to work. Ok place to work maybe. Good if you have managed to fit in. But even after that, they underpay. F
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by ryanobjc 12y ago
Your argument over 'gluttony' is silly. Without shared meanings behind words, we cannot communicate. The common, shared, understanding of gluttony comes with moral failing. After all: http://en.wikipedia.org/wik
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by ryanobjc 12y ago
Yeah. Now if I was establishing a hedge fund, maybe it might be worth it?
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by ryanobjc 12y ago
What's healthy? I switched my diet to substantially up my saturated fats, increased my red meat intake by 4x and ended up losing weight, improving my lipids, and blood pressure and a lot more. Basically, what I'm saying is, by ign
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by ryanobjc 12y ago
Bah to your sarcastic pessimism. Doesn't help you, doesn't help the world. Here, read this and upgrade your thinking on the subject of failings of capitalism and why they are so: http://slatestarcodex.com/2014&#x2
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by ryanobjc 12y ago
See, you are assuming that noodles, flour, rice are healthy for you. There is good evidence that in fact, it is not. Many of those things are inflammatory. Also, following advice they get from doctors, they are using more and more poly-un
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by ryanobjc 12y ago
A lot of your statements are ignoring broad swaths of biology and neuro-psych research! To talk about weight gain without digging in to the biochemical reasons why is ridiculous. To just chalk it up to "well the foods are bad, and hey
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by ryanobjc 12y ago
individual version is like $250 or so.
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by ryanobjc 12y ago
Yes, exactly, it's complicated. I was going to say I expect more out of HN commenters, but then I'd be lying. The people here are perhaps "smarter" than many, but their heads are made out of the same fallible gloopy cho
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by ryanobjc 12y ago
You probably inherently understand that obesity is widely considered a moral disease. Therefore, the only solution to a moral failing is trial by fire. So, by recasting obesity as something OTHER than a moral failing, well you are removing
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by ryanobjc 12y ago
That's so patently false it's ridiculous. The taxi regulations are lengthy and serve multiple purposes. To classify it with a single sentence is just silly. After all, requiring proper operating equipment and frequent inspections
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by ryanobjc 12y ago
Completion rates is a pretty poor measure of what I think we really care about the most: educational uptake and learning. On a side note, I'm a little disappointed in ed-tech. I was hoping for a revolution in pedagogical approaches.
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by ryanobjc 12y ago
The answer is fairly simple here, is that software quality is not everything in this space. The systems are not mission critical, and PR, marketing, money and a good "property" (eg: star wars) can pave over quality issues. For ex
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by ryanobjc 12y ago
Is it considered idiomatic to mix in test and production code in the same file, and therefore the same binary? Also, is it considered idiomatic to not leave any commentary breadcrumbs on what files and classes and structures are for? I get
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by ryanobjc 12y ago
The article makes a very clear case against this notion that it's a personal opinion. The problem is while you might like it, you also don't have a continuing objective measure of your own costs of working in an open office plan.
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by ryanobjc 12y ago
Alas, employee equity holders are last on the list of winners.
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by ryanobjc 12y ago
Looking at the alleged copying, I note a few issues, one is that by the essential nature of the business, these pages must appear similar in some fashion. "Who needs to sign" is fairly generic and an essential question related to

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