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by thebear 13y ago
We meant zooming in the browser, using C+ and C-. And yes, I agree with the s--t part.
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by thebear 13y ago
I think you nailed it there: they obviously don't think that chronological order matters, and so much for that.
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by thebear 13y ago
As I learned from billnguyen's post, you can make it change the number of columns by zooming in and out. With the 3 column layout your mind immediately gives up on wanting to figure out the chronological order. Am I the only one who thinks
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by thebear 13y ago
I find the two-column layout hard to deal with. I think I have figured out an algorithm for visually determining the chronological order of the posts, without having to read the timestamp in each post. But my algorithm requires considerable
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I didn't know that C++ auto and decltype were this tricky(thbecker.net)
3 points by thebear 13y ago|0 comments
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by thebear 13y ago
Several people have pointed out a possible irony in Item 1, "Try not to give unsolicited advice." Be that as it may, I have a different issue with this item. The vast majority of the unsolicited advice that I have received in my life was us
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by thebear 13y ago
Thanks for mentioning impostor syndrome. I think it is indeed closely related to the "generalized postnatal depression" that we're talking about here: the latter is not wanting the thing I worked for anymore, the former is believing that
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by thebear 13y ago
Good thoughts, thanks for sharing.
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by thebear 13y ago
Interesting. I, and at least one other person I know, had it after receiving our US citizenship. Weird. It did go away pretty soon though :-)
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by thebear 13y ago
I have experienced, and heard of others experiencing, something even more drastic: when achieving a goal after a long and exhilarating journey, not only was I less happy than during the journey, I was actually depressed, thought the thing j
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by thebear 13y ago
I agree that this feeling of being on the cusp of something big is ultimately just that, a feeling, and one should not try to be more specific about it. However, it seems to me that there is at least one type of situation where that feeling
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by thebear 13y ago
I am in the situation of having a product that doesn't sell. It may very well be that my product is no good and would not sell under any circumstances. However, I have observed the following behavior on the part of some potential buyers: 1)
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by thebear 13y ago
Good point. I missed that way of interpreting the question, but it is probably how it was really meant.
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by thebear 13y ago
What I find interesting is how many respondents name worries that are in or related to their own profession or field of study. Note that the question is "What should we be worried about?" So now I am worried that nobody can see past the e
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by thebear 13y ago
What I find interesting is that almost all respondents name worries that are in or related to their own profession or field of study. Note that the original question was "What should we be worried about?" So now I am worried that nobody c
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by thebear 13y ago
One aspect that people stubbornly ignore in discussions of this kind is that nobody, in particular no 401k investor, has all his or her money at the beginning of the 50 year or so investment period. People start with a small amount, then ad
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by thebear 14y ago
I think there's a bit of a misunderstanding in the paragraph about C++: when people say that a programming language is "inefficient," they usually mean that programs written in that language run slowly. That is certainly not the case with C
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by thebear 14y ago
Let's not forget that the more economically successful a society is, the more resources it has to help others, save people, and prevent people from dying. In other words, one can contribute to such causes indirectly, by creating economic va
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by thebear 14y ago
This is a problem inherent in all surveys Sorry, I'll have to very strongly disagree on that one. If, for example, you conduct a public opinion poll in the United States, then all that matters is the size of the sample and your method of
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by thebear 14y ago
The hubbub of big city coffeehouses is indeed not conducive to hacking. If you have the luxury of being able to move around, it's worth checking out coffeehouses in small towns. My current favorite in Northern California is the Curly Wolf i
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by thebear 14y ago
I too find this to be a problem. So let's add this piece of advice to the author's list: watch out for the least unergonomic chair/table combinations, and memorize the good ones. I know of some decent ones that I keep returning to.
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by thebear 14y ago
One caveat for those who are pushing the big 5-O (and trust me, sooner or later, you all will be): the title of the article should have been "Reasons Not to Stretch before Exercise." Stretching for the purpose of counteracting the loss of e
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by thebear 14y ago
I agree, the thesis sounds plausible. A more thorough investigation would probably reveal good significance in its favor.
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by thebear 14y ago
At the risk of sounding like a nitpicker, as a statistician, I'll have to comment on the methodology. I believe the crucial clause in the article is when the research and analysis firm Forrester recently surveyed our readers about how much
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Ask HN: What is the scope of a variable in javascript?
1 points by thebear 14y ago|0 comments
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by thebear 14y ago
During the time when his vessel, the "Endurance," was stuck in the ice, Shackleton applied management principles from which perhaps startups can learn. He made sure to pay attention to what and how everybody was doing at all times. One thin
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by thebear 14y ago
That was my first thought as well. Puzzling, vexing, yes, but there is nothing "controversial" here. Moreover, I'm not sure if the expression "controversial fact" even makes sense, linguistically speaking. Isn't it true that if something is
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by thebear 14y ago
I've heard great things about Play. When I had to choose a Java framework about 2 years ago, I chose Stripes, and I've been very happy with it. But I notice that it doesn't even get mentioned in discussions like this one. Wonder why that is
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by thebear 14y ago
I agree with the author when he says, "Fundamentally, you only need to know one thing: To build wealth, you must spend less than you earn." But there remains one other thing. To build wealth, you'll have to keep your money somewhere. That s
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by thebear 14y ago
Thanks for the explanation, this really piques my interest in Rust. BTW, now I have a follow-up to my question whether Rust's references are the analogue to C++ weak pointers. C++ weak pointers can be dangling, but in a controlled manner, t

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