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by thomasmeeks 7y ago
Snopes has a great write up on it that points to primary sources, including a “60 Minutes” interview. https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/george-soros-ss-nazi-germa... The tl;dr is that such accusations are weird, false,
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by thomasmeeks 7y ago
Unfortunately not any that still exist. The only companies that seem to be able to accomplish it are early stage startups; because it is orders of magnitude easier to do with such a small group of people. Code School & Envy Labs are my
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by thomasmeeks 7y ago
So I haven't found any of the common measures of intelligence (self-reported IQ, presence in honors/accelerated programs in school, "seems to learn new concepts quickly," etc.) to be indicative of anything particularly u
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by thomasmeeks 7y ago
Senior leaders and people that want to get there take note: cognitive load is the base problem one solves for when scaling development organizations. This article is a pretty good introduction -- especially building with empathy and emphasi
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by thomasmeeks 7y ago
Yeah, I think so. The players in the industry that went after enterprises are doing well, the players that stuck to selling mostly to individual customers are having a rough go of it. Udacity definitely had some big enterprise deals with th
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by thomasmeeks 8y ago
The answer is a quick Google search away, diversity increases innovation: https://www.google.com/search?q=diversity+increases+innovati... If you don't agree with that, I'd love to hear why, and why the related st
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by thomasmeeks 8y ago
Thanks for this, it resonates with me strongly but somehow I didn't pick it up from the book.
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by thomasmeeks 8y ago
Looking at it from a strictly "benefit to government's tax coffers" standpoint (since that's the argument for the tax breaks): Would those new Amazon jobs cause 25k people to move to NYC? Or is it more likely to just mak
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by thomasmeeks 8y ago
Do you really think it is that simple?
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by thomasmeeks 8y ago
As organizations scale they find that teams just can't communicate enough (while also programming) to solve these problems through human interaction. That's kind of OK when it is just one or two teams that have the problem and rot
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by thomasmeeks 8y ago
That's a good point. Trust seems to be built on repeated interactions no? Could the doctor spend that time building the trust so that the education sticks?
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by thomasmeeks 8y ago
Yeah, though it is bad form to comment on up/downvotes, the voting in this thread is super weird for hacker news. It is putting some other conversations on the site recently in a new light for me, though.
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by thomasmeeks 8y ago
This is true with regards to measles. It is also true that babies tend to have some level of immunity for the first year (assuming their mother is), which is why the vaccine isn't given until the 12 month mark. https://www.n
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by thomasmeeks 8y ago
That's true. But what about the people that never do take the time to educate themselves on their own? Could it be worth the extra expense to society to have a (presumably) trusted individual take a bit of time to explain some basic co
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by thomasmeeks 8y ago
I own one of each. They are very similar, and use the same motors & control boxes. Jarvis upcharges for "extended range", uplift has that by default. Uplift also has a little bit more reinforcing that makes it less prone to si
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by thomasmeeks 8y ago
I read and thought about your comment for a while because I am also a white male, mid 30's, low end of the socioeconomic status in my childhood, and at one time had a lot of the same thoughts as you. Here's what changed my mind. I
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by thomasmeeks 8y ago
In the general sense I don't think frontend or backend web development is more difficult than the other. It has more to do with the problem being solved and the expertise of the individuals involved. For example, your comment made me w
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by thomasmeeks 8y ago
I think there are a few different factors at play: 1. Javascript has a massive and diverse community. Developers that would otherwise avoid the language must learn to use it. So, where other languages would rally around one framework (becau
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by thomasmeeks 8y ago
It sounds like you're being hit with a retargeting ads (you look at a fridge, and then suddenly the entire internet showing you fridges from that, or related, retailers). Retargeting is considered to be a pretty efficient ad spend. Tho
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by thomasmeeks 8y ago
I believe we have very different personal experiences with this sort of thing. I'm jealous of you! I am constantly surprised at how many people are very much not serious about a subject -- even when they think they are -- because they
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by thomasmeeks 8y ago
I don't believe that is true. I've witnessed too much satire of that sort become reality, both offline and online. Of course, I can't speak to the rate at which it is harmful.
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by thomasmeeks 8y ago
It demeans the scientific process to call this fake news. If you want fake news to stop, probably don’t do that. But it is true that it is a difficult battle to fight.
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by thomasmeeks 8y ago
They do prefer that, yes.
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by thomasmeeks 8y ago
Curious, let me construct a bit of a straw man. Would you be ok with their data collection if that data was only interaction data? What features are you using, sans tracking features that may reveal who you are and what sites you visit? Ass
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by thomasmeeks 8y ago
I hadn't heard that bit of history, found it interesting. Though apparently they spent $10mm in cash and $90mm in stock to acquire the company.
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by thomasmeeks 8y ago
I agree with everything you wrote, and have found that by and large companies don’t reward the good managers you described. The lack of recognition gets exhausting and eventually those good managers either leave management or start focusing
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by thomasmeeks 8y ago
Given RSU vesting schedules this is absolutely a better deal for hourly workers. Especially seasonal. I’d take the cash too.
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by thomasmeeks 8y ago
Well you comitted the blessing of helping me feel heard so hopefully that balances out the sin. :) Exactly my point.
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by thomasmeeks 8y ago
We differ on worldviews I think. I don’t find conversations interesting or fun if a bullshit pass has been granted. The point of a low stakes conversation to me is learning something about a person or subject — so distoring overmuch causes
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by thomasmeeks 8y ago
Interesting to me. I don’t feel like I'd find this tough but taken one step further (veganism) it’d be disappointing. I have the unfortunate luck of being allergic to things like chickpeas and pea protein, so the various vegan substitu

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