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by timmg 4y ago
In every failed relationship there are two sides. Maybe one is entirely at fault, maybe the other, maybe both share blame of maybe there's just a basic incompatibility. This is true for work just like it is for marriage. In each case
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> The initial preview is a little disappointing because it feels like it does a great job displaying the pedagogical style but not enough to demonstrate the pedagogical value (i.e. whether this resource actually does a good job teaching
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This is a good article and it does a nice job of explaining some of the problems at Google. Of course, much of them are overstated and others overfit to the particular group this person was hired into. As someone who has first-hand kno
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The thing with heat pumps is that they don't create heat, they pump it. So they are "more than 100% efficient" (meaning: they move more heat than what the equivalent energy is).
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by timmg 4y ago
FWIW, I tried to read that book. It really didn't connect with me. Probably because I don't understand where it's going. Does anyone have a good pointer to a different tutorial that tries to teach type-driven development?
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I have no idea if it is the end of the Big Bang Theory, but I think it would be super fun if it is: * It doesn't have a negative effect on anything if it turns out to be wrong (other than some theses). * It would be pretty cool to get
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by timmg 4y ago
Quite honestly, I love what MS has done with JavsScript with Typescript. It would be great if they could do the same for C. I guess the hard part will be the fact that all your dependent libraries will (likely) still be unsafe.
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by timmg 4y ago
> I strongly disagree that the iOS App Store should be treated as an "internet service" rather than a part of the device. It's also on the web, e.g.: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/facebook/id
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I had been using z-lib as a way of "format shifting" some of my books. I live in a small apartment. My books take up too much space. For some, I've found the PDF on z-lib and thrown out the hardcopy. I don't think tha
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I'm in that camp, kinda. We're looking for a small "vacation place". The area we wanted to buy in saw ~40% increase in the first half of this year. We hope it goes back down the same amount (but have no idea!) In my c
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I did it last year. Was not that hard.
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Can you explain why?
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How do you feel about the fact that it effectively discriminates against Asians? (And do you think it is relevant to mention the previous discrimination against Jews, decades ago?)
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Do you think it is ? As-in, is it the right (legal) decision in your view?
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Funnily enough, I can't guess what generation you are in based on this comment. I'd argue it's pretty bad -- but not the end of the world -- for everyone from Zoomers to Gen X.
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> According to the University of California’s own internal study, there is a small group of students with terrible GPAs and good test scores. They tend to do well in college. This was me, fwiw. I’m so lucky that the engineering school I
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by timmg 4y ago
https://archive.ph/aNJ6O
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> Those nuclear plants won't have a dramatic impact on the price of gas or energy, so the cost of the federal programs will be there nonetheless. Even if it doesn’t change the price of gas, wouldn’t it mean buying/burning less
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by timmg 4y ago
Above you pointed out the high cost of replacing fuel rods. How does that compare to the “federal assistance” required to pay bloated gas bills?
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How do ya’ll manage to live next door to France? They seem to have it figured out.
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Well, I mean, I'd hope you wouldn't recommend they just take no drugs at all. I don't think anyone thinks geo-engineering is the preferred solution (in the abstract). The question is what is a practical solution to the proble
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> We don’t provide equal access to parents and friends who are enthusiastic and pushed to do well on these tests. We don’t provide equal access to a culture that values academics over, say, sports and entertainment. Who is “we” in this c
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> The challenge for large and heterogeneously diverse nations like the U.S. is to offer an educational system that provides access to quality education regardless of parental involvement. But don’t your stats show that we already do? We
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That's the least of anyone's concern, though. If Google's CEO took a big pay cut and gave raises to his employees: no one would switch from iPhone to Android.
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> Google used to be, at least from an outside perspective, one of the most innovative and forward thinking companies, constantly releasing new and interesting products. Honestly, I think the change from a SWE CEO (Schmidt -- and less so
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I mean, it was probably a lie. But, also, things may have changed. It's not like Google didn't just go through a big hiring freeze and budget process.
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Couldn't they have prosecuted VW on the basis of "competition"? Like VW had an unfair advantage over other (non-EU) car companies because they didn't meet the standards. The reality is that they didn't want to hurt
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> and gives the US giants a free pass otherwise. Probably because I work in tech in the US, but that has not been my view. What was the fine that the EU put on VW for intentionally cheating on emissions standards? And how does that co
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This is pretty much equivalent to a technique I used to see people use in Photoshop. I think it's gone out of style recently, but used to be common (IIRC): * Import a photo as a layer * Duplicate that layer * Increase saturation in th
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They had a reputation for great tech but not great products. Glass was not compelling (or, at best, not marketed well). No one wanted it -- except gadgets nerds. So it was easy to complain about one thing or another. If Apple does it, e

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