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by tchaffee 7y ago
Exactly. He has decided to take on what he has decided on his own is better for society. Which is fine. As long as you are aware that much of society has different priorities and might ignore your improvement. Altruistic is something I deep
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by tchaffee 7y ago
You pay for those building regulations in the form of the tax revenue required to pay that official, along with the system that enforces it. I agree with you that it's money well spent.
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by tchaffee 7y ago
Can someone confirm or correct my suspicion? That the founders are interested in education finance reform and not so much education? Are any of them former teachers? What's their background in pedagogy? It's cool to hack code, sys
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by tchaffee 7y ago
She introduced herself with a little background. So what?
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by tchaffee 7y ago
Don't they already? The people in society pay for what matters to them. I think the real truth trying to get out here is that we wish what matters to society were different.
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by tchaffee 7y ago
> While Wallace wrote beautifully Beautiful writing is useful.
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by tchaffee 7y ago
The feeling I am left with after reading the essay is that the author is more interested in being right in an "I've won the debate" kind of way, than he is interested in being useful. And that the author admires his own writi
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by tchaffee 7y ago
I would have upvoted this except for > You're just embarrassing yourself by making it. One reason I like HN is because the personal attacks are so infrequent. Please let's not ruin a good argument by making it about ego.
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by tchaffee 7y ago
When I started my career in software engineering, I increased my salary 300% in one year as a result of ignoring taboos and talking to peers about what they were earning. Anecdote yes, but perhaps useful to some who look at these numbers an
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by tchaffee 7y ago
Where in the spreadsheet does it say salaries shouldn't be different? Information is usually a good tool you can use to your benefit. But if you don't find this information useful, no harm done to you.
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by tchaffee 7y ago
It's useful to see what your peers are earning, especially for your next salary negotiation. And it's pretty obvious that if you don't live in SF, you shouldn't expect SF salaries.
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by tchaffee 7y ago
I don't love this analogy because a healthy person doesn't need medicine. If you can make something for $1 and sell for $2, it's very healthy for a business to take on debt in order to make more of those things. Which is why
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by tchaffee 7y ago
London itself has a pretty large range for living expenses. Zone 1 is going to be far more expensive for almost everything including even your groceries. If you are willing to commute a little on the tube, your rent and other expenses can b
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by tchaffee 7y ago
I don't have an answer, and I'm curious to hear ideas. I wonder if a "stupidest question" contest could be a good ice breaker? First question of the day earns some privilege for the rest of the class?
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by tchaffee 7y ago
I don't want to get into a debate about whether Coursera themselves are disruptive. My original question was intended to be more about online education as a whole, even if I didn't make that clear. I do think popularity and mark
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by tchaffee 7y ago
Taking something that exists, and making it hugely popular or more accessible (think ride sharing or house sharing ala AirBnb) can be disruptive. I'm not talking about who invented it. I'm talking about how disruptive it is. Seems
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by tchaffee 7y ago
Where are the physical classrooms?
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by tchaffee 7y ago
Of course when it comes to the web it's three languages underneath. Per the standard, you can't escape that. Now look at apps that are built to run on an OS using MVC. It's usually all in the same language. Why? Separation of
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by tchaffee 7y ago
Separation of concerns can be handled in one language. The popular MVC pattern does not require three separate languagues. And in fact that's rare in my experience. So web frameworks moving towards the norm and allowing it to all be ha
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by tchaffee 7y ago
So ruined that it's one of the most desirable places in the world to live and work, and housing prices are super high as a result. California's "problem" is that it is so successful compared to other states.
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by tchaffee 7y ago
The EU is increasingly fining and cracking down on tax avoidance. Seems like things are headed in a good direction, if slowly.
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by tchaffee 7y ago
If they can't find a legal loophole, they will indeed just start paying regular taxes. As many companies do around the world.
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by tchaffee 7y ago
You didn't say people should be prepared for how delicate the baking chemistry can be. The article said that. And you called the article terrible.
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by tchaffee 7y ago
Why is an article about someone praising how smart and brave their own politics are, on the front page of HN? Definitely not what I come here to read.
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by tchaffee 7y ago
You're still missing the point that baking is far less forgiving about getting measurements wrong. No one is saying you shouldn't experiment and learn if you want to. The point is that you should be prepared to witness just how de
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by tchaffee 7y ago
Two friends who are pro bakers will make small adjustments based on the outside humidity, how much gluten they can feel in the flour and so on. Baking to high levels of quality and consistency is actually very hard and requires precise me
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by tchaffee 7y ago
How then to explain the huge variations in recipes? Most recipes (there are exceptions like baking) are simply a suggestion to me and I improve upon them to great result. Although I will admit I am naturally gifted at it, and also have load
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by tchaffee 7y ago
Is my Mutter Paneer still the same dish if I add extra fresh ginger? I like a little extra ginger.
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by tchaffee 7y ago
There is plenty of evidence showing that huge gaps in equality are highly correlated with increased unhappiness at both ends of the spectrum, along with other negatives like increased crime. Humans are social animals, so a part of living st
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by tchaffee 7y ago
I love it and think it's a great language. It has bad parts, but they are easy to avoid, especially with a modern linter. So there you go. You're wrong. At least one experienced developer who has coded in many languages thinks Jav

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