tarheeljason

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by tarheeljason 8y ago
Panera has a really good model (Rapid Pickup) whereby preorders are name-tagged and shelved on a self-service, grab-and-go counter.
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by tarheeljason 8y ago
Yes, of course--the affiliation just jumped out at me.
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by tarheeljason 8y ago
> Salsify is led by [...] Catherine Wu, a junior at Saratoga High School in Saratoga, California. Oh
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by tarheeljason 9y ago
+1. Calling this speeding is willful ignorance of the practical flow of traffic everywhere in the country.
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by tarheeljason 9y ago
> There is no traffic "around" them, just the car behind. How about when merging, or changing lanes? The speed limit is not _always_ safe or practical to obey strictly.
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Linear regression by hand(dsgazette.com)
129 points by tarheeljason 9y ago|34 comments
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by tarheeljason 9y ago
> This is white-knightism shrouded in ... The author is a woman; not saying you didn't know that, but knights are traditionally men. > The real causes are slew of issues that start and end in everyday human activity. If you want
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by tarheeljason 9y ago
> "When you think about Microsoft and you hear our mission – to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more – it’s powerful." What? They're 'starting with why' - https://w
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by tarheeljason 9y ago
> money goes directly between checking accounts Some see this as a disadvantage of Square Cash--they say individual transactions clog their checking account statements, they prefer to withdraw a consolidated amount from their Venmo balan
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by tarheeljason 9y ago
For data science: http://insightdatascience.com/ only accepts those who have completed a PhD
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by tarheeljason 10y ago
> Because it is normal for people to travel with blank devices, in no way will the CBP officer suspect that you have something to hide. It is common for businesses to issue employees blank laptops specifically for international travel.
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by tarheeljason 10y ago
Expensive placebos work better. http://blogs.sciencemag.org/pipeline/archives/2015/01/29/exp...
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by tarheeljason 10y ago
Yes, I immediately thought of Citi's Virtual Account Numbers. Citi also offers a card with no annual fee and 2% cash back, so if you use Final you're effectively paying $49 plus 1% of your spending each year for a trivial increase
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2016 Course Report Coding Bootcamp Alumni Outcomes and Demographics Study(coursereport.com)
1 points by tarheeljason 10y ago|0 comments
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Coding Boot Camps Attract Tech Companies(wsj.com)
35 points by tarheeljason 10y ago|49 comments
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by tarheeljason 10y ago
Really nice, succinct notes here as well: https://www.math.hmc.edu/calculus/tutorials/ (includes some linear algebra, despite the URL)
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by tarheeljason 11y ago
Zinsser* - my apologies.
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by tarheeljason 11y ago
That example affirms the power of "show, don't tell." Those pages, in the raw, assure the novice or insecure writer that even experts revise and resubmit. RIP, Zissner.
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by tarheeljason 12y ago
An average is an arithmetic mean. But if you found the question vague, you would ask for clarification. These students volunteered answers.