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by tcpekin 10y ago
There is such a system in place actually [0]. It is believed that the playerbase is separated into pools [1] somewhat based of this number. How it is calculated is anyone's guess. [0] https://www.reddit.com/r/DotA2
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by tcpekin 10y ago
I don't really get the difference. I'm in academia i guess (grad school) and use MATLAB a bunch, as well as Python (not a CS major). I don't think it's that much work to switch between the two, and I don't understan
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by tcpekin 10y ago
I'm a grad student as well, just finished my third year. Yeah it's super fun and I have a ton of freedom, but I make roughly 1/5 of what people I graduated with. I'm sure that holds a lot of people back. That being said,
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by tcpekin 11y ago
Carmakers continually buy all sorts of competitors' models for comparison testing and R&D purposes. From what I remember, the company I interned for (one of the big 3 in Detroit) bought Ferraris, Porsches, BMWs, etc to compare driv
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by tcpekin 11y ago
It can also be fun to read something that just isn't parsed down to the bare facts. For example, in my opinion, [0] would be much less interesting without the benefits of long form journalism. [0] http://archive.wired.com&#x
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by tcpekin 11y ago
Why not just read for the pleasure of it? Do you every read anything from The New Yorker, or Esquire, or The Atlantic, etc.? There can be great stories that are enjoyable to read, while still being nonfiction.
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by tcpekin 11y ago
Here's a great article on this for anyone interested in more back story: http://www.vanityfair.com/news/2015/06/fake-bomb-detectors-i...
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by tcpekin 11y ago
Turn on the density maps and zoom out. It is awesome to see commonly used shipping lanes light up.
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by tcpekin 11y ago
Very odd. I found that I have the best success browsing HN when starting from the active page. The things people usually complain about being flagged are usually very high with the active ranking system. https://news.ycombinator.
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by tcpekin 11y ago
Here's a link to the paper itself if you have access: http://www.nature.com/articles/srep15233
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by tcpekin 11y ago
People in this neighborhood choose to not rob a classic diner. People in this neighborhood respect John's Diner, and its proprietor. People in this neighborhood like the one restaurant they have left. I'm just as confused as the r
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by tcpekin 11y ago
I don't think interdisciplinary work has to be between fields that disparate to begin with either. From personal experience, I think there are definite benefits from just having different fields of engineering collaborate and share ide
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by tcpekin 11y ago
>I have not set foot in a grocery store in years. Nevermore will I bumble through endless confusing aisles like a pack-donkey searching for feed while the smell of rotting flesh fills my nostrils and fluorescent lights sear my eyeballs a
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by tcpekin 11y ago
Correct me if I'm wrong, but the linear elastic region usually ends somewhere around 0.2-5%, meaning 1% strain is not well within the linear elastic region. If you just do σ_y/E, you'll get the yield strain. Using rmxt's
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by tcpekin 12y ago
FWIW, Google Maps biking time estimates are for a very leisurely ride. If you're not already comfortable on a bike, by the time you are, you should be able to easily shave half an hour off that time, unless you're going uphill the
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by tcpekin 12y ago
Couldn't you wet sand it to minimize dust?
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by tcpekin 12y ago
Endemic in this situation is used as commonplace. He's just saying that cases are commonplace. It's not a perfect use of the word, but one I've definitely seen and used.
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by tcpekin 12y ago
So I did a quick search for actual statistics here at CPSC website where they collect data on this sort of thing[1]. Here are the results: http://imgur.com/a/E35py Essentially, for 2013, there were 559 injuries sampled
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by tcpekin 12y ago
I'm in Detroit right now, Midtown is not really a suburb at all, it is 1.4 miles from downtown according to Google Maps. Midtown, which houses Wayne State, has all the amenities a urban state college would have, including a grocery sto
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by tcpekin 12y ago
For notes, I rely 100% on paper. I don't remember things as well when I type them out, and keeping it on paper gives me a sort of spatial awareness on where to find what I need. However, with research papers now, I've started to u
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by tcpekin 12y ago
I absolutely loved this game. In the beginning, I took my time, thought about what each [Solve] would do, and really paid attention. As more and more options popped up, I ended up clicking faster and faster. This lead to a bitter life and t
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by tcpekin 13y ago
Looks great, one tip is that its nuptials not nuptuals. Congrats!
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by tcpekin 13y ago
I spend a significant amount of time looking up live shows, but what about the Ticketmaster website for Shoreline doesn't do this? As far as I know, everything at Shoreline has to go through Ticketmaster/Live Nation. If the venue
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by tcpekin 13y ago
Sennheiser HD280 Pro headphones are pretty good at isolating yourself from the outside, and the outside from you. Definitely sound different than a set of open ear headphones though. Just a recommendation. I have a pair and they're pre
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by tcpekin 13y ago
Zero credibility?? I can't speak for Alabama but I know several people who went to Texas and USC for the education. Both have strong (top 15 [1,2]) engineering programs, USC has well known med, law and film schools, UT Austin is labele
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by tcpekin 13y ago
Why do you take the GRE often??
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by tcpekin 13y ago
I noticed that but wasn't sure what the OP meant with a "good job". Looking at the examples between Basic, Intermediate and Proficient, Proficient seems pretty required for what I would consider a non-menial, well paying job.
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by tcpekin 13y ago
For anyone else wondering, I believe the statistic comes from p. 15, Table 8.
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by tcpekin 13y ago
The fact that Uber may charge more during peak hours does not eliminate the fact that the poor and middle class from using buses and subways, basic government supplied transportation, both of which are abundant in Manhattan. I don't re
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by tcpekin 13y ago
People who play games (I for one) like mechanical keyboards. I'd say the three main key switches provided by Cherry are the Cherry MX Blue, Brown, and Red, in that order from typing oriented to gaming oriented. The Blues are loud and h

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